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WEEKLY EDITION OF THE KUlaycrods Evening UeraUL —•" ——— ■ — ■■■■• — —=y- OFFICIAL ORGAN OF WAYCROSJS ANT WARF COUNTY It VOLUME XXY1 WAYCROSS, GA., SATURDAY. J A MARY ■JS, 1905. NUMBER :Ui RUSSIAN STRIKERS ISSUE MANIFESTOS Clamor For Free Government and Dethronement of Czar. STRIKE SPREAD^ IN THE EM'PIRS Ancient Nation Throbs with Excite ment and Fear of Bloody Revolt* tion—Ail Business Practically 8u» pended in 8t. Petersburg. St. Petersburg, Jan. 24.—2:25 p. m. —St. Petersburg wears a martial as pect today. "Everywhere troops hav« been drawn into court yards. Only pickets are left outside, apd small squads of Cossacks are patrolling tbs Streets. Tho stores along the princi pal thoroughfares are mostly closed and barricaded. The correspondent of the Associate ed Press noticed several men distrib uting proclamations. The people for merly were thy of accepting such doc uments; now they are eagerly accept ing them and have nick named them "lastotchke” (swallows), an allusion to the sprlng-which has become a syn onym of evolution. The correspon dent secured a number of copies. They are ail signed by "th eKusslan So cial-Democratic Labor Party.” The proclamation dated Jan. 22, reads: "Comrades! So long as autocracy exists no improvement in our Condi tion is possible. Therefor© we con tinue to inscribe on our banners tha following demands: "The cessation of the war. "The summoning of a constitutional assembly of representatives of the peo ple, universal suffrage and direct, se cret. ballot. "The removal of class and racs privleges and restrictions. “The inviolability of the person'and of conscience, speech and meetings, strikes and pollt- .JWssociatlons. A second proclamation, datod Jan. 23, spys: * ' * "The protelarist oFfcll countries ars united. • "Citizens, you hare witnessed th« bestial cruelty of the autocratic gov ernment. You saw blood flowing la the streets. You saw hundreds slaugh tered defendants of the cause of la bor. You saw death and heard groans of the wounded women and defense less children! The blood and brains of workingmen were spattered around where their heads had been laid. Who directed the soldiers to aim their rifles and fire bullets at the breasts of tfas laborer? It was the emperor, or ths grand dukes, the ministers, the gen erals, the nobles of the court! "They are the murderers! 61sy Jbe m. "To arms, comrades! Seize the ar aenalr and the arms at the depots, and at the gunsmiths. Lay low ths prison walls. Liberate the / defen ders of freedom; demolish the polics and gendarmes’ itatlons, and the gov ernment and state buildings! Ws must throw down the emperor and the government, and must have oui own government! "Long live tho revolution! "Long ilvo the constituent assem bly of the representatives of the peo pie!" > A third oroclamatlon appeals to ths people not to attempt to injuiw in property. The wildest rumors are in circula tion. A mob is reported to be march ing on the Tsarskoe-Selo to see ths emperor as the multitude marched ta Versailles to ask King Louis XVI ol Franco, for bread in 1789, but th story is utterly without foundation. In certain quarters, where the woes ol Russia are always laid to the door ol Great Britain, the feeling aainst th« British had become intense, It being charged that the Bm.sh are furnish ing money to bring about a revolts tion. quickly restored. ; o. B. Chase, Ainmeua. and tne name No person was killed or vyounded on 0 f Mrs. A. Mc.Niel, 228 Michigan aven- Monday. The exact number killeo| U e. Chicago. is 90; wounded, 333, ol treated at hospitals. I The body will bo held here await ing order. NEWS TERSELY TOtD. Strike at Moscow. Moscow, Jan. 24.—11:15 a. m.—-The .trike Is spreading rapidly. All tb« { - Alfred Vanderbilt, of New York, .. been . 8toppwl - lingering from a badly wrenched nnkll as a result of a fall while horsebach vs papers will be Issued tomorrow. Thus war there have been no oolll slons with the police.. Employes of tanneries who are out on strike remain quiet. The police have ordered all armi to be removed from the windows ol tho gunsmiths, ©''majority of whom have closed their shops. Employers of Bachrushln Michael off, Linder and Schraeder factories, have joined in the strike. A body of strikers at noon today forced their way into the works of the Arm of Hopper and compelled 500 men to join the strike. Simultaneously factoriea and other works were closed throughout the districts adjoining Danieloff street. 8trlke Spreading to Othej- Towns. Vienna, Russia, Jan. 25.—A strike has commenced bore. The town is quiet. Kovno, Russia, Jan. 25.—Work has been stopped at all the factoriea and railroad shops here. Warsaw, Jan. C4 The strikers here at noon today totalled 10,000. Trieste, Jan. 25,-rSeveral hundred workmen assembled before the Rus sian consulate here lato last night crying:* "Down with the czar!" "Down with tyranny!” “Down with Absolutism!'* The police dispersed the crowd. Vienna, Jan. 25.—Workmen held a meeting in a hall here last night to discuss the strike situation at St. tersburg. As soon as tho ilrst speak er mentioned the word St. Petersburg^ the police official, who always attends such meetings, ordered tho meeting to be dissolved. His order was carried out amid considerable tumult. Tokio, Jan. 25.—The Japanese ar> How Japan Views fetrike. keenly watching developments at St. Petersburg. The newspapers publish ing extra accounts of the riots are eagerly read. The people were shock ed at the death roll and there is a widespread feeling that the bu roacracy will be powerless to stem the tide of reform, and that the down fall of the bureaucratic system must end the war. A member of a foreign legation said: "The war is over unless the Russia a people are crushed with an iron heel. It haa brought about a crisis. The Japanese army is now fighting the battle of the Russian people.” € St. Petersburg, Jen. 24—11:10 a. m Til. night wan quiet. There art &_y>us of undue excitement thli morning, Tktwngh thousand, of work man are itroDlng through the street A number of government printed resumed work this morning. An official account of yesterday's tranta la as followa: - During Monday there were coll). ■Ions between the strikers and th. troops. Detachment, of aoldlera had no need to use their armt as ths crowds dispersed when the troope ap paired. , Is the conn eof the day an attempt was made to stuck Oostlnny Dvoi market, but It waa repulsed. Work men at ths electrlo stations Joined th. ttrik. in the evening. Then eomt groups taking advantage of the dark nets began to break windows to th, ■t«t; bnt older wan ovarywhers found bearing her name In carohf Mrs - News at London. London, Jan. 25.—A dispatch to news agency from St. Petersburg timed 12.21 today, says: Crowds of strikers are again con eentrating on the Nevsky prospect. The situation I* so tense that many inhabitants of St. Petersburg sending their wives and children to Helsingfors and elsewhere for safety. A meeting of '-150 barristers and so Heitors has passed a resolution of sol idarity with the strikers, protesting against the action of the government in provoking bloodshed, declining to plead In the courts and decided to open a subscription in aid of the prop aganda. A big ty-aps plate at the entrance ol the Russian embassy here was wrench ed off at 2 o’clock this morning. A special constable of duty at the em bassy witnessed the act, but was un able to get to the spot in time to ar rest the man, who eluded pursuit. Thl incident is Regarded as simply the act of a common thief. KILL8 SELF ON MOVING TRAIN. Young Woman Commits 8uicide In I Pullman Car Birth. Albuquerque, N. Mex., Jan. 26.—A mysterious death occurred In a Pull man car attached to a Chlcago-Callfor nia Santa Fe train which passed through here. The victim wss % wo man, possible 26 or 30 years old. Papers Indicate her name to bo Mary McKee, No. 2251 8an Jose avenue, A> ameda. Cal. Her ticket reads frois Chicago to Los Angeles, and tha Pu!> mas conductor and porter say that when she entered tha coach eba wai heavily veiled. After retiring tha first night tha wo man did not Isavo her berth. Aboul twa hour* before the train reached here the porter heard a moaning sound from her berth and asked if ehe want ad anything. She replied in thl negative. An boor later the porter found thl woman dead la tha berth. Although no poison could be found tha theory of -suicide waa advanced because several placet of paper wen riding. Thomas M. Hill, Agent of the South ern railway at Greers, S. C., was an rested today by the American Sure ty company, of New York, charged with embezzling |3,000. Jim White, a negro, accidentally shot Lewis Wood, at Ashburn, Ga. Wood lived 30 minutes. Both werl small boys. White tried to carry him home, but gave out. The thermometer registered 24 da grees below zero this morning at Ch» toau lake, N. Y. Lake Champlain if completely frozen over, the Ice being from 5 to 20 inches thick. A bill to abolish "bucket shops” ll the state of North CaroHna has bees introduced in the general assembly; also a bill to make passenger fares t cents a mile and abolish second-clasf fares. • Tho 3-weeks-old Infant of Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Gibeon was found, <lead Id bed about 7 o’clock In the morning It is supposed that the cause of thl dcadth was heart failure. Mr. and Mrs. Gibeon’s home Is in Columbus, Ga. ’ ' The racing board at Ormond, Fla, has decided to begin the motor racel at 1 o’clock Tuesday with stock carl for distances of one, five and tes miles. *The races will continue from day to day, later each day. The vreath j er Is*excellent. A remarkable wreck occurred ob the Illinois Central railroad near Win ona, Miss., when five cars of a south bound passenger \rain were derailed, two sleepers turned completely ovei and a large number of passengers e» caped without a scratch A dispatch from Jackson, Miss., sujs that Ralph Rodgers, a prominent young planter of Bay Springs, Ja» per bdUBty. Miss., was assassinated last night by unknown parties. Blood hounds have been placed on the trail There is much excitement over thl murder. J. H. Disheroom, s young white man charged with embezzling funds from the Forbes Piano company at Laurel, Miss., jumped through ths coach win dow of s train while being taken back to Laurel from Alabama. Ue madl good his escape, although handcuffed at the time. A strike of teamsters against ths packing firms of Nelson Morris A Co, SENATE PREPARING FOR SWAYNE TRIAl Chief Jut-tic-; Fulltr Will Swear In The Souatorg. CAT TIE RAISERS ENTER PROTEST Appeal to Interstate Commerce Com mission Rcg.-.iding Freight Rates. Happening* in the House and Sen- ate. Washigton, Jan. 25.—-At 2 o’clock today Chief Justice Fuller will swear In the senator^ .as a trial court of im peachment for tho Judgo Swayne case. A resolution will probably be passed authorising Senator Platt, of Connec ticut, to preside during the impeach ment proceedings as Senator Frye, president pro tempore, does not feel strong enough to preside over the leg islative session and also during tho impeachment trial. Psrformsd on Thomas A. Edison, tht Famous Inventor. New York, Jan. 25.—A critical sur gicai operation has been performed on Thomas A. Edison at his home neat Orang<-, N. J. Great secrecy was maintained by the family in regard to the affair, and few details cnuld be ob talned. Tho operation was for a mastoid ah Cattle Men Register Protest. Washington. Jan. 25.—S. H. Cowan, of Ft. Worth, Tex., representing the cattle raisers’ association of Texas, was heard today by tho house commit tee on interstate commerce and for eign coiniwA'ce on the bills to giw further power to the inter-state com- mdrc6 commission. Ho suid the cat tle mon believed they had been In jured by advanced rates and had made compiaint to the inter-state < nieree conimmsinn. ile said there was no basis for making a rate, but be lieved that railroads made rates with a view to making tho.most money. Whether the shipper should pay more than he did in 1898, snid Mr. Cowan, should net bo left to tho railroads for determination, hut to some ono else. Throughout tho entire southwest, he said. It viras the universal opinion ol cattleman that freight rates on cattle were too high. The railroads, he add ed, have.fKaid in defense of advances rotes -that they should bo permitted fc° neral Prosperity thft*c6um#’1>ut • he said If there \ anything in that theory, they should also share In adversity. In the Senate. Washington, Jan. 25.—Tho first mar terial evidence that the tmuate is about to enter upon tho Swayne im peachment trial appeared In the sen ate chamber at the beginning of the session today in the shape of a hall dozen chairs placed Inside the bsr. They were located In the front of th< ths first row of seats on the represen tative side of the chamber. Of the and Armour A Co., has been voted by. jieven managers only five appeared, the Packing House Teamsters' union/ “ of Chicago, If such action becomes necessary to procure the reinstate ment of three men discharged by the packing houses. A delegation representing the offi cial and commercial bodies of Mobile^ Ala., extended to President Roosevelt a cordiil invitation to visit tbst city. Ths presldenfextended his thanks for ths invitations'and tho president said It would afford him great pleasure to visit Mobile. CRITICAL SURGICAL OPERATION. Messrs Powers and Olmstead bolng absent. They appeared in a group In the rear of tho chamber, and head ed by Mr. Palmer, their chairman and were (mediately announced by Alonzo H. Stewart, assistant sergeant at arms of tho senate, who said: "I have the honor to announce ths managers of tbs souse or representa tives to conduct the impeachomcnt proceedings against Charles Swayne, Judgo of ths northern district of Flor Ids.” ' In the House. Washington, Jan. 25.—Upon conven ing of the house of representative! today Speaker Cannon announced hi the conference on tho part of Hit nouse in charge of tho omnibus claims bill, Messrs. Mahon (Pa.), Otjen (Wis.) and Sims (Tenn.). SHIP CARRIED BIQ CARGO. •ce»s behind the ear and very close, Cotton'Comprised Largest Single Ar to the brain. As is generally known, the inven |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 ol an operation was broached several days ago, but there was strong hope that it might be avoided. It developed, however, that while Mr. Edison was bfetter in many par ticulars, ths growth was not yield ing to treatment, and the conclusion was reached that the operation would have to be performed at once, wss begun late Ust night and was not finished nntil an early hour this morn lng, having occupied more than two hours. Mr. Edison, who Is 57 years old, r» malned up and about until a ftV hours beforo the operation began. Fall RIvtr, Mass., Jan. 24.—Prac tically every cotton manufacturing concern in Fall River reported today that more operatives ware at work than at any time since Inst July. A reductibn of lift par cant In wages want Into affect today at the six mills of tba Fall River Iron Works compa ny, manufacturers of print clotba. Tba eat waa accepted by tba 4,000 oper* Uvea. tide of Shipment. Beattie, Weak., Jan. 26.—With 20, 000 tons of trelfht, the largest cargo ever carried eshlp, and 141 passenger., the Orest Northern Steamship com pany’s new Orlontal liner Minnesota has left this port and started on hci Initial trip to Manila and Oriental ports. Cotton comprises tha great shipment of any alngle article of the vessel's cargo, which la mad# up of general merchandise, structural Iron and steel, machinery and 76 flat cars (or use on an Oriental railroad. Oovernor Frazier Inaugurated. Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 26.—Covernoi James B. Frailer waa this morning i» augurited as chief executive of Toot aoasao to oorvo his second term of two ysars. Tho Inaugural ceremonial wort on a more elaborate deal# than any hold to rocont roan and a 1argi number of people attended. The go* amor la hit Inaugural addrass vary strongly recommended many Improve manta, among them that the already large appropriatlen for schools be more than tripled. The inpreiae court of chancery appeals, and all state offl- cert attended to a body. The oath of office was administered by Chief Jastlee Beard, Scruigs-Oray Wedding \Vtnlne»dttv'. Daily. At 8:U0 o’clock last evening', at the h<'Din of her parents on Gilmore strost, Miss Ida Gray w,is married to Mr. R O. Sciugg., Rev. W. H. Scinggs, father of iho gloom, official'lng. Miss Ida is tile daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Goo. TV. Gray Uenuf- ful in person, as in character, her graciousness of uannerand uncommonly sweet disposition have at all limes won tho heaits of those with whom she ns-o- cintcd. Mr. Scruggs is ono of the leading druggists of this city, and is well known, having ninny friends throughout this section The parlors, beautiful in ar rangement, worn miido more attractive with growing palms and bowls of ferns, narcissus, japonicas and violets, and though the evening was one of the coldest known in this section for yenrs, many friends of the families came and found warmth and brightness within. At th" appointed time. Misses Daisy and Carrie Perliam sang “Schubert’s Beredmle,” and as tho song erased, Prof. J. H. Dcakius played Mundclsshon's"Wedding March.-' 'Iho bride, with her father, came down the l ing sta rway, and w,is met by the groom with Id. brother-in-law, Mr. .1. Walter Bonmt-, in ih> cent w of the front pirlor, where the) took tho vows which unit'd their lives. After congratula tions and many g od wishes extended to Iho happy young ci.u|>ly, a delicious lunch was served. Mr. m.d Mrs. Gray, Rev. and Mrs. Scruggs and Rev; and Mrs. R. A. Brown sound at llio I.ride's table. In the center was the bride’s '.-like, boa a ti fully trimmed and sur munded by a wreath of nnreissus and ferns. 1 lie bride’s gown of soft, white silk wna exquisite in every detail. \Tlioy ware the recipients of many handsome gifts. May thqir lives be fu'l of sunshine. of the Home. If yon can ar range tins lecture you will help a Worthy came, nod it will he groa-ly appreciated. If you can not that it convenient to take tile matter up yourself, vvill you kindly get some one else lo do so for us? Please write at your earliest convenience. Thanking yon in advance for your favor, 1 inn, Yours for Hum mity, J. R. Gunn, General Mat ugor. Fire Last Might. Wednesday's Dally. The residence of Rev. Buford, colored, pastor of tho First Bap tist church at Buzzard Bill, was burned )a-t night, us was also a small iiouse adjoining occupied by n colored family. Buford’s house was a large, two--story building and made a big blaze. A third house hud to bo. torn down to save Rouse’s sroro. 'Bio tire was nccidomul, catcliii g on tho inside of the building. Tho Herald hears that there was some insurance on the house, hut doos not know , low much ' We are selling for cash, there fore you ilo not have to pay the losses on accounts that aro not paid. Brinson .V Bay. fldw Thanks. MR. J. R. OUNN COMINO I The following letter from Manager Gunn, of tho Georgia Industrial Home, explains itself. Mr. Gtlcn will hciuru here, and wo sincerely hope Ire will lmvc » good lion e. The cause is ono in which Waycross is much in teiv.-t d, as we have a number of chi’dro i In the Borne: Georgia Industiia) Borne, f Macon, (in., r .fan 24, l«l)5. ) Mr. A. I*. I’erham: Durr sir:— I Blank y.,u for publishing rnv letter. I did nut xpei t that, t or dul I i xpoct to a Imi jou to--a favor s> ton, bu> wo are very much pin s ed f it funds and we me r ompt ll-d to a 1 on our friends for help, l l c fall in t ro price of roMon males ir very- hard to rairo money, but the 1110 children In ilia Horne must le fed and clnihed and ednea-ed. I will ogin next wc» k a Iccuic tour f r tne benr.tit of lie- Borne and I v pul I like lo lec ure in Way- cross on Thurrda) night, Feb ruary 2. I eccl is-* a circular which explains my le, turns, giv log subjects, ttc. I would i refer giving my lecture on "Wanted a Fool/^or the "Rcdcm ton of Childhood.'’ The latter is a new lecture, and I have pre pared it with painstaking care, though it ia not a "dry bane.’’ I wid send advertising matter, circulars, window cards aid ticko's, and will pay fur the dis tribution of tame. The admis sion charges are fifty and twenty-five cento. The entire proceeds go toward the support Wo rles re to Blank ll-o good p 0| le of Waycri s< for the many tindn.-ansslioivn us during the recoct illness ani duuhnf our dear I rather, Jan cv R. Ilonneth It it a great privibge to live in such tv_Christian community, where our frionds and neighbors are ivndy and wdling lo turn aside from I ho busy scone* of lifo and render us a id-and com fort in such hoursof dlstraesand bereavement. We de-ire to thank tbo offi cials of tho A'lantic Coa«t Line Railroad Ort. for sn kindly con senting to hold trains, if necoi- sury, in nrdnr ilint sumo of our. brother’ll rela'ivus might roach him before the final end. We desire also to Blank the manager ai d operators of tho Southern Ball Telephone Co. for the prompt nnd efficient service rendered to im iu getting word to our relatives nbout Ihe serious ndition of nur brother. Their service » us prompt, efficient and uBsfactory in eveiy partlcu'ar. Mr. nnd Mrs. John W.Bennett. Way-TO-s, Ga., Jan. -Ju, 1003. There is io danger of your failing tj go cr.da lor what >c u pay mi your 110001111’, or having si inching elm-god to you you did not get. We sell fur cash, ildw fii-iiisi n A Bay. Stockholders Mcctiaf. A stockholders meetir g of ihe 'Woycrors Fair As.-oiiutio i is hereby col ed to cr nvme in the Ffn.enix Hotel Parlor at 7:30 o’clock on.Friday night Jan,’ 27, 1000, to elect a new loard of directors and officer , hyar ret ports, and fur tin iransicii ,n of other husinesr. Leo L. Sweat, J. 1, Sweat, Secretary. President. The J. U. Lewis’ Si Pluokrrd Co., which ia billed for the Baiicy Thcatie Monday Jan. 30 presents . a talented company qf actors and comedians in an entirely new version of the well-known com edy success, Si PlunkarJ. Re written and re-construct:d. A11 new features, new novelties, everything new but the titlf. It’s an ill wind that blows no body good. The plumbers ire' having their inning today.