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VOLUME XXVI
WAYCRO'S, GA.. SATURDAY. JANUARY 21.1905.
NUMBER
35
SKIRMISH REPORTED
AROUND MUKDEN
Russians Lose Five Officers and
Forty Soldiers.
Japanese outflank .Russians
State of Siege Not Renewed in Man*
churian Cities by Czar’s Men—Jap*
ansae Cruisers Captures Dutch Ves
sel Loaded With Coal.
fit. Petersburg, Jan. 18.—General
Kuropatkin, telegraphing yesterday to
Emperor Nicholas reported an attempt
of a strong Japanese detachment of
Infantry, cavalry and artillery to cut
off the column of General Mltschen-
ko's cavalry Jan. 14, as the latter waa
about to retire northward.
The Japanese, under cover of a mist,
outflanked the Russians. A battle
•asued. The Russian cavalry Inflict-
lag losses on the Japanese at short
range and then retiring. The Rus
sian losses were five officers and 40
men killed or wounded. ,
General Kuropatkin also reported
tho return of a Russian patrol after
blowing up the railroad and destroy
ing a mile of telegraph 2 miles north
of Ta Tcheklao.
KILLED BY MEXICAN BANDITS.
Wealthy Man Murdered by Half-Breedi j
in Mountains. <
Chicago, Jan. 18.—Ira A. Sanger, a
relative of Mrs. George M. Pullman,
of Chicago, has been slain by Mexi
can half-breed bandits in the mountain
wilds of Sinaloa. Mexico.
Robbery was the purpose of the
murder. Mr. Sanger, who was well
known In Chicago, although for the
greater part of bis life a resident ol
Colorado, had been in tho northern
section of Mexico along the Texas
border for three years Interested In
mining and ranches. His compan
ion In these ventures was Goorgo L.
Stewart, of Chicago, who has Just
reached El Paso, Tex., with news ol
tho murder. The victim probably was
ambushed, Mr. Stewart reported.
Mr. Sanger was well to do, having
property and Investments worth, ac
cording to the El Paso estimate, be
tween $40,000 and $80,000. He usual,
ly carried a considerable sum of
monoy with him, but Mr. Stewart de
clares ho had but a small amount at
tho tlmo of tho attack.
Mexican rurales were sent out af*
ter tho murderers. Mr. Sanger was
about 35 years old.
NIEDRINGUAUS IS
FULLY EXONERATED
ADVANCE MONEY ON COTTON.
A Delightful Gathering
Icr* Birthday.
Finding of Committee In Faror
of Republican Leader,
HIS ACTIONS FAIR AND HONEST] Oklaho
Inaaii
Bankers will Loan Farmer!
$25 Per Bale.
a*, lox.. Jan. 18.—Colonel E. | ANTICIPATED BY DIVISION MEETING
Jeis. prfrtjcent of the National
i Growers' association, stated | OF ODD FELLOWS TONIGHT,
t that ho had received from • i
Mown southern bank!ng Arm an t *
:o advance $23 on every halo ol | Wednesday's Daily,
in Texas, Indian Territory and
WILL ESTABLISH LOAN OFFICES
Representatives Casey and O’Donnel; not
errltory.
ns the arrangements ar<
nplete, Mr. Petors refused
File a Minority Report—Neidring*
haus Did Not Contribute $21,000 to
Republican Campaign Fund.
Jefferson City, Mo., Jan. 18.—Ths
majority report of tho committee on
tho Nledrlnghaus investigation jwaa
read in the lower house today in ths
presence of a large crowd. Tho find
ings of the committee exonerate Mr.
Nledrlnghaus and say that his expla
nation of the contribution of $21,000
attributed to him are satisfactory.
The report says in part:
The action of Mr. Nfedringhaus, so
far' 03 investigation of your commit
tee Is concerned, which Investigation
was full and fair, was honest and
above criticism.
The report adheres to the* declara
tion that the contribution was to the
Republican city campaign committee
of St. Louis; that Nledrlnghause did
Retail Clerks' Association to Protect
Members from Sharks. -
Chicago, Jan. 18.—Taking tho cue'not contribute $21,000 to that fund,
from the Cigarmakers* union, tho Ro-j and that ho filed no such statement
St. Petersburg, Jan. 18. The gov- . clerks’ National Protective asso-' with the recorder of deeds because he
•rament has not renewed tho state of ( c j at | on attempt to protect its was acting treasurer of the city com-
•lege In Manchurian cities at the open- j mom |, er8 j ron , i oan sharks by the es-. mittce. It seems that as chairman ol
lng of the new year, civil law in such
places replacing military rule. Tho
Russian papers protest against the im
putation that General Mistchenko’s
cavalry violated Chinese neutrality,
•Ten If. of which there la" at present „„ Mortla international secretary
no evidence, they crossed tho Liao rlv- : of th0 assoclo ao n . who has arrived
'-*r »•«* Chwanj, claiming that ! (rom De the tcai „u ar tor S of ths
• small strip on tho west h.nk is dIs. nnlon . Tie plan „ lo lh0 fundl
tlnctly reserved as Included in the „ th< asauclatlon - a troaaury for Ul „
^° St . Ue *‘ i purpose. If n member Is out of am'
Whl e the daring cavalry raid on tho l nt , nd necd , m he wll
lino of the Japanese communications ; iUa „ „„ caB0 w officorl 0 ,
was welcomed as a heavy augury C \ unlon . Hls ca!0 wU , bo iDvestl .
the operations of the new year, the
general staff does not give encourage
ment to the Idea that It was a pre
cursor of a serious Russian movement.
to divulge the uamo of tho firm mak
ing the offer, but ho declared that II
was n thoroughly reliable and respon
slide banking Institution of tho south.
The plan proposed Is that tho cotton
shall ho placed In the custody ol
trustees who will pay the money, and
See that the cotton is stored In a
warehouse acceptable to insurance
companies. The cotton is not to b«
sold until the owner la willing.
Colonel Peters stated that the de
tails would bo arranged this week, and
that nt present tho bankers were only
figuring on whether tho project would
require $12,500,000 or $25,000,000.
THREE YEARS IN PENITENTIARY
“I 1
tablishing of loan agencies at the tho state committee Neldrlnghaua
headquarters in the various large cit- j filed a statement. Including tho $21,•
lea, where the union men can get J 000 which waa properly credited to
money without interest. j him, and that Adolfua Kitsch guaran-
This plan has been announced by teed him $2,500 and Otto Stlfcl guar
anteed him $3,250 of the said amount;
that no money wns contributed by
brewers to influence legislation, and
with explanations of Nlcdrlnghati, in
regard to this $21,000, was satisfac
tory.
Representatives Casey, of Jackson,
and O’Donnell, of St. Louts, Democrat
ic members of the committee, filed
minority repqrt, along tho lines of ths
senate committee’s report made yes
terday." Casey moved to aubstltuts
gated and If he U found worthy he
will bo given $100 without interest
: for a stated period. If ho docs not
Japanoso Capture Dutch Vessel
Toklo, Jan. 17, 2:30 p. m.—A Japa
nese torpedo bopt destroyer captured
tho Dutch steamer Wllhelmlna, which
was carrying Cardiff coal to Vladivo
stok In the Tsushima straits, Monday
and brought her to Sasebo. A first-
class armored cruiser Is being con-
pay back promptly he will be black the minority repor for the majority
listed and kept from wording. The report.
Retail Clerks have 1,050 locals and a
membership ol 50,000.
.SPY IN AN AMERICAN FORT.
Private Soldier Missing, Together
With Drawings and Papers.
Daltlmoro, Jan. 18.—Private Peter
atructed at the naval docks at Kure. ! a. Bramett, a clerk at headquarters at
After the motion to adopt the mi
nority roport had been second
ed by Represrhitaatlvo NVbltecotton
(Dom.), of Monroe, a motion was madl
to have the Nledrlnghaus testimony
read.
All Opposition Withdrawn.
9t. Louis, Jan. 18.—A special from
Fort McHenry for several months. Jefferson City, Mo., says: All opdo-
THREE SUMMER HOTELS BURN and now alleged lo ho an English spy, ,| t | 0n on lh0 part 0 , ,„* Kerens
„ *>»• “'"'"F ■»»" Wednes forcaa t0 tb , election of Thomas K.
Flra at Rockaway Beach Destroy! day evening. A number of drawing, Nleldringhaus for United Stated sen.
of tho fort and other papera are also tor IUCCC e d Mr. Cockrell. Saa dl»
The police suspect that he has appeared. Representative Brace, of
left the country. 8L Loula, one of the leaders of ths
Emmett enlisted at Fort McHenry a movement againat the Republican alatl
little more than a year ago. Ho govs chairman, declared at noon that ths
hla residence as No. 38 South Greens „ tht WM at an end , and lhat , 1C W0 „U
street, this city, and said that hls leC ond the nomination of Mr. Net*
nearest relative was George Emmett, J ringhaus.
color sergeant of the Twenty-ninth in-1 - __________
fantry. _
Emmett was .it one time In tho Brit.-] PILOT'S QUICK WIT SAVES BOAT
ish army. He '•a.rie Into public notice t
some time ago wi on it was stated that Menaced by Scow Southfield's Churn
number of maps and drawings j lng Screw Averts Impact.
th\ street had been shown 1
1200,000 Worth of Property,
Now York, Jan. 18.—Three summer : gone,
hotels and alx cottages of summer res- ‘
ldonu were burned at Rockaway
Beach today, causing a loss of $?00,-
000.
The hotels wero the Waldorf, Ger
mania and Columbian. The largest
of these was the Germania, which had
100 rooms. None of the hotels was
occupied except by caretakers. Th
blase started in the Waldorf and be
fore fire apparatus could be summoned
It seemed as though the beach for a
- long distance would be swept clean of ^fdund
hotels and cottages. Hope of saving
- the Waldorf was quickly abandoned,
and efforts wero mado to save the
other two hotels, hut the heat was
•o intense that the firemen could only
fight the blaze from a distance.
New York, Jqn. IS.—Captain Samuel
to him and Identified by him aa accu- j Kohler, of tho Staten Island ferryboat
rate reproductions of fortifications at Southfield, by quick work saved hll
Gibraltar. Emmett said that he had boat from being rammed by a heavily
forir.orly been stationed at Gibraltar.
Ex Postmaster Must Serve Term fo»
Forgery.
Mobile, Ala., Jnu. 18.—The United
States court of nppcalS, sitting jit New
OrI« ans has confirmed tho sentence ol
ex-postmaster Chnrlca A. Piercher, ol
Choctaw muff. Ala.
At the last term of tho United State/
district court. Kitting at Mobile, Plerch
er waa convicted of forgery In connec
tion with some contracts for carry ini)
the I’nlted States malls, and wax sent
by Jorge Cpilmln to three years In
the federal penitentiary at Atlanta. | R*^. NV. K. Porter aild O I
In several similar cases, where a ne- j Members fivin lodges
Pur.-uaut to a cu*l iiv.uta soilc
days ivlo by Rtv. \V. E. Porter,
of Brutitwick, divM n deputy
grnr.il master, Odd Fellows from
every lodge in I bo Brunswick
judicial ci ten it will assemble in
Waycioss tonight to attend the
division meeting, which will be
held will] Waycr0‘8 Lodge No.
07, in Lott-llitch building.
Tho kcal Odd Fellow?, as
sisted by the members of Esther
Kebcknh IsOdge, have made
ample preparation to enter’a'n
the visitors in a befitting manner.
Committees will meet the
delegates at the union station
and bid thorn we’come to tho best
and most hospitable city m
Wire grass Georgia.
Tonight at the lodge room,
the initiatory and other dogrto-t
will bo conferred by well dril oJ
degree teams, and other \a’uabl.»
instruction will be imparted to
members of the order.
Addro«scs wi 1 be made
Grand Muster John \V. He n
then
gro waa the chief witness, he Waa ac
quitted.
In this case he was convicted on ths
testimony of M. O. Can doe, a promi
nent merchant of Choctaw Uluff, who
was shortly afteryards assassinated,
an investigation clearing Piercher ol
any connection with the crime, ho bo
lng: on- bail a! the time.
He will be taken to Atlanta to be
gin serving hla term.
LARGE BLAZE AT JACK80N, GA
Only Good Wo.*k Saved Buildings on
Public Squaro.
Jackson. Ga., Jan. 18.—Part of ths
business portion of Jackson Is smold
ering In mins from a fire which
broke out Monday afternoon from fl
defective flue In tho Hotel Jackson.
The brick hotel and atore rooms ad
joining and the residence of the latl
Dr. R. G. Bryans, occupied by J. M.
Allen, was tdtally consumed. The fur
nlturo of the hotel wu partially de
atroyed. One atoro room contained,
among household goods, many valu
able mementoes and keepsakes of Dr.
Bryan and hls Knight Templar eword,
which was highly cherished by hll
daughter, to whom It had been present
ed. All is a comploto loss. An
other store room was packed with
groceries of the Jackson Mercantile
company.
It took the combined effort) of thl
citizens to save the buildings on the
square.
r?—•— taunty of Fraud.
i hero uru no Rebekuh lodges
will bo given ail opportunity t >•
night t> bcCi-me monitors «»l
E.tli. r Ktbckttli Lodge, No 0
of Waycross..
At the cone usion of he oxer-
eiae-’, delicious t.ml- aubstan’i il
refreshments will be served.
Every membtr of Waycros-
Lodge, as well us oiJn r members
of the order that may b_- in ti.c
city, should avail themselves or
the opportunity offered tonight
for a pious* nt and most
profitable time.
Soap Factory Elects Officers.
Tie stockholders of the Im
penal Soap Company, the new
concern which lias 'r.ccutly
bo n organised in this city, have
elected Mr. J. E. T. Boa den,
President of tho company. The
other officers ore G, W. Dcen,
vice president; Mr Churchill
secretary ar d gene rul mint gcr,
and I). W. Lott treasurer. The
soap fnc'ory is fo ic rroved
fruit Atlanta to lids city, und
in alout two we*Is will be
ready to begin busine-s here.
Ltd its, see thoe «ervi~t«s
Mobile, Ala., Jan. 18.—Iko L. Rob- mil serviette belts, at Briii-ou &
Ilav’x, 100 w
AFTER CAMPAIGN BOODLER3.
King of Bunco Men Dead.
New York, Jan. 18.—“Iko” Vail, lot
almost half a coatury known through
out this country and Europe aa ths
"King of Bunco Men,” Is dead at ths
age of 70. Ho passed away under an
•rtson, of Abbott, Ala., pleaded guilty
to using tho malla to defraud, and was
laden scow, and evoked tho cheers ol | remanded for sentence. Ills intend- rj’j,
the ferry passengers. ; ed victims were tho Putnam Mnnufac-
The Southfield was ready to leavl taring company, of Baxter. Tenn., and
! s 0 „th perry pier on her 2 p. m. tho Wortholmer-Swarts Shoo compa- 1 tl
Missouri Officer Getting Evidence trip, when hcow E 39, loaded with dirt ny,,of New Orlo.tnH, to whom ho sent * cor| oraBoi.s and | I'iVi tu 111 mi-
About Election Contributions. " tnd stone, broke away from the Bet*! orders for goods to be shipped to hD j s Ci |, y imitaliou of
Jefferbon City, Mo., Jan. 18.—Circuit tery pier. Two men on board yellej pretended place of business at Abbott, _ J j,, , w fl ^ (J
Havannuli Pro h pi
rbiicc to u groat truth
: **Tli#} ci ntriilhsution
Attorney Arthur Sager has mado a f or help. j Ala., where he claimed to be a deal- %
«. « w» .« ...» —........ „ hurried trip here from St. Loula, Captain Kohler quickly rsng full er In dry goods, groceries, hardware the war. '1 he Ninth Will find
assumed" name at the home ofhll c * us£(i> ,a sa,< *» developments speed ahead, and «oon hls boat wnf, afld medicine*. ‘out tome thy that tie COti-
nephew In tho Bronx and probablj ,n reK " r<1 10 thc lnvesl| K allon 'n' 11 »cnt humping again*! the bridge oh gtitution.lovina Southoin plnnler
will bo buried near hla birth place;' co " U : lb , utloD 1 9 ;, the ,CTr > Th « M r « w «««*; Ejpbaaaler Ceta Ten Year., la. niirnly thin tl,„
EJahklll-on-tbe-Hudaon. Ebtlmatea at •' kci) to hls olrlclal P° altlo » and » great wash, which forced tho «cow ; vv-aahlngton, Jnn. I*.—James M. A. , ' . ,, 3
Ao tho money accumulated by Vail dur »"°**ble action In the matter ho i*ld: out In the stream. The heavy over w ,taon. a clerk In thc auditor’! of- ' 1 H|iot:c iru.l*.
lng hls palmy days agree Chat he must 1 ^ httV ® only thIs 10 Hay: ^ thl ^ an,? of th0 ucow Hcra md tho sterl g ce 0 f t j, e district government, who 1 „ • . . . »
hava taken considerably more that luatlflr P™ aa edlngs under aectlod ,, B 33 was carried psst. A tu| wm accused of embezzling $73,000 and 1 T*» I lie Lad c»h: TeltphOEC us
$1,000,000, but he spent It quickly, 7176 of the revl8 * d « ututea of 1893 ' Picked the scow up soon afterward, j recC nt!y convicted on two Indictments and w <i will und }ou u sel'Vlctlu
and ... final 1 v driven to plckln, 1 "! n MAY APPEAL TO HIGHER COURT ' Involving $12,820, was today semen- 1 ht end femettih lor ir-«Pec-
1 The section 7176 to which Mr. Sage, i ced to ten years' Imprisonment In the non. Hrtnson * Bay. 106 W
referred, provides that lt shall ho un- p|e> |g Baaad 0B th( Fou^.n,, penitentiary. Th* court overruled hla
Itwtul for any corporation to Influence Amendmant. , motion for • new trial,
or attempt to Influence the result ol, Blrmlngham . AIl , Jan . H ._ In tM
<ny election In the .tale or to procur* srimlnal courl ol j 8 ffer,on county thl,
and waa Dually
pocketa.
Pauper Lcavea $600,000.
BeUvla, Ill., Jan. 1$.—Daniel Mo
tana, an eccentric old man, who died
In bit hut on th* banka or the Foa
river two month! ago, end who fot
years had lived on the charity of kind
hearted neighbors, waa possessed ol
property valued In probat* court yc»
terday at IdSd.OOO. For years the
old men Bred alone, having by hie ex
treme frugality driven hie wife end
•on from bU home. Hie neighbor,
considered him e pauper, end nelthei
wife nor too knew of hie wealth.
Oread Duchess Caroline otto.
Weimar, Jen. It.—The Grand Duck,
ess Caroline of Sexo-Welmer died to
day of Inflammation of the lunge,
caused by (nflufuse. She was bon
In 1M4.
. , . „... Ceulon't Blow Safe Open.
the elecloo of any peraon to a publle a(tcrnoon a !(K . al ,u orn ey. represenb j Ufayette, Ala., Jan. U.-Tha Bank
L lng n negro prisoner charged with' of Lafayette was entered by robbers
But nlhL The vault door waa blown
open and tba burglara tried to blow
open tho safe, oootalnlng about $20,-
606, but failed No money waa a*
enrad.
Prlia Fighter* Raided.
Naw York, Jan. U.—A remark over
heard on an alavntad train by a do
tactlva lad to a police nil early today
on a kail lo Weat Thirty-eighth
■tract, wfcan a prtea light waa In
grograas. Thirty-six persona van
captured. Including Charted McNally,
of ftovldaaca, R. L, and -Jack- Ktu
ny, of this city, who an alleged to
have keen the principal*.
_ ; murdering another negro, -sought ta
Fugitive Killed by Engine. j haTe an | nd | Ct ment quashed upon th,
Sprlngfleld, Maas., Jan. 18.—Edwla Brounda mat not a single negro wtl
ntee, who escaped Irons the Berkshire on u,e county grand Jury which ro
county Jell. In PtttaflelJ, seven year,, tonled tha tnle bm . n , pi*., wM « k
ago. waa killed Monday by a switch; vaa biaed 0B tb . fourteenth amend-
anglne, near Agawam Junction. New, ; ont to tbe eonatltotloa of tha Unltad
of hla death waa tha Brat Intelligence, gm,*., waa 0 „ rral «] by ttt pra**
tha Jail anthorltlas bad ncalved ol judge. .
J*®’ &^a aUtad whlla dying th.lj u tba }ttry nsdl tb . negro gnllty,
ha bad Maads In North Adams and m* cat* will ha appealed to tba av
wu making hla way back to old, p « m , mn of tt , Unltwl 8 utu. u
uanu Irraspactlva of cons^aeneu dttenata . wb<tbtr or Mt lt „ „
He wu sentenced for a minor of
fame and hoitad because ha wu made
to waad tha Jail garden.
ter grand Juries of tha aevaral
lu to hava nagro mam barm.
Sunnyside Farm For Reel.
Cott-gf, luirn it ml mno'-u house
Sixty seres ut.d- r fence and
cultivation. Apply to Dr. \Y. P.
\Yilliams, Ulacknlicur, Ga.
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or'' i nlMMglmMc:
Our lertna are cash, but we
j-iye you the bint at the lowest
price. Brinson & Hay. fldw
The U. D. C. Chhpter will take
part in the exercites, tomorrow
morning, to be conducted at the
court bouse by the Confederate
Veterans. The crosses of honor
will be swarded, as it is Lee’s
birthday.
tVednmdey'a If.nij.
Heitdfjuartei's SluIIi Geoigiu
Camp, U. C. V.’s., No. Hll).
Special order No. 10H. VVny-
to.-s, Ga , Jim 10, 1U05.
1st. All members of tlic .South
Georgia Camp, U. C. Vs or oth
er volcruns are e; muinnilod lo
meot in regular session of tho
Camp nt the CjutI Hi tiso In
Waycross on the JDth of Jan.
1905, ut 10 o’cloult 11 iu. ; wear
ing badges and crosses of honor.
Como prepaicd to | a.v 'annunl
comp dues. Oftleers for the env
suing year ere 10 be elected.
2nd. Tlie Daughters of tho
Cuufcderncy ut.d other ladies
Interested are corditt'ly invited
to meet w ill) tho veterans.
3rd. Sliott and eulogistic ltd.
diesses will be inndc und poems
rend hy young lu'lios.
As this dny is (lie anniversary
of the bit-ill of tlie immoitnl Lee,
it is expec ed and desired tlmt
all veternus, wiiii their families
ami friends will be pri sent
By Cominaud. Ii. I* Jtird,
T S Paine, Maj. Comd'g
Cnj>‘. a- el As-;t. Adjt. (Jen.
TRA8HY BOOKS THROWN OUT.
Public Libraries of Brooklyn Will Ex-
elude Objectionable Literature.
Now York, Jan. 18.—Public libraries
Jn Blooklyn bavo determined tbal
neither tho morals nor tTio literary
tastes of llieir poodle .shall bo con*
laminated If thow can prevent. Ordori
have been .sent to the branch libraries
nine in number, thut all qucatlouabK
or truKhy bouka Hhal.l be withdrawn
from circulation and Mibmlttud at one!
to the director.
TIiokc volmnea conKidered positively
bad and unfit for perusal In any horn*
-will be dOHtroyod, excepting one vol*
ume In each Instance, which will bd
preserved at the main library.
Other books which the director may
Consider suitable only tor persons *1
mature ages will be held up tor writ*
ten applications.
Request Reprieve for McCu*.
Charlottesville*. Va., Jan. 18.—John
Lee and Tinsley Coleman, of Lynch
burg, and Burnley Sinclair, of Cbar
lottesville, counsed for J. Samuel Mo
Cue, wbo la to be executed Friday fot
tbe murder of hls wife, went to Rich*-
mood today to ask Governor Mont*
ffue for a reprieve. A petition If bo
lof circulated here by George El
Walker, Sinclair’s partner, asking the
governor to grant a respite for such
time m be thinks proper. Over 20Q
business and professional men have
signed the petition. Mr. TdcCue aske
this In order to arrange hls buslnesa
matters.
Texas Vegetables Killed.
Weco, Tex., Jan. 18.—The cold
weather of the past few daye has
killed all of tho fall truck vegetables
In central Texas and up and down the
Brazos valley. Orders have been
placed by local- commission men fot
vegetables from south Texas. The
cold was followed by heavy frost,
which completed tho work of destruo
llua.
Wo sii-cnlv liopo that tins
coltl weather does not reach our
friends on Io«l< *»» r ver. In
fact, wo ho:*e Flotilla wll 1h3
spared a other bid freeze.
Georgians !*
satisfaction,
t