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Coital Husband Who Killed Young'
r ‘Wife Pays Ce-th Penalty,
j Bridgeport, N. J., F«b. 16.-—The
j crime for which Frank Raisinger to- ,
* j day is to pay the death penalty whs J
Big Eattla Is Now la Progress UhoTmital murder ot his young wifo. | Cvt
On Oct. 18. 1904. Raisinger went into
j the kitchen where his wife was at
work and endeavored to cares her.
EXTENSIVE CAVALRY MOVEMENT Sll ° ri 'P l,,! * od h,ru - aud Kaisingcr left
Along :h«) Hun River.
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niovcinlicr b io 9
Army of Field Marshal Oyarr.a’s Lett
and Center is acing Attached—Rus
sians Capture Laohunshi—Other
News Frcm Eastern Conflict.
Toklo, F*.b. 15.—3 p. m.—The Ru.-
aians have begun an extensive caval
ry movement against Field Marshal
Oyama's extreme left.
Last night they were attempting to
oross the Hun river west of Liao Yang
with 9.000 horsemen. The operation
the house. Later he returned and in
order to protect herself Mrs. Raisingur
[ seized a gun and threatened to shoot
her mhusband. He again left the house
but a few minutes later Raif.'ngor
quietly ro-ontered his home and so-
cared the gun and shot his wife.
Death was not instantaneous and
Raisinger sent another load of shot
Into the woman’s body. He then ar
ranged the body and clothing of Mrs.
Raisinger to make It appear that she
had been assaulted and murdered.
This was accepted by the neighbors,
out later the coroner’# physician pro
nounced the case one of suicide and
Cave a certificate of burial.
An investigation waa begun by the
prosecutor of the country and detec
tives. Detectives soon fastened the
crime on Raisinger. The latter con
fessed. He hat bgen placed on trial
and his testimony was of such a re
volting character that the judge ap
pealed to the murderer** counsel to
remove the witness from the stand.
Civil Liur-iry Bill.
WHAT THE CiUTil 23 TO GET j
I croass In i 9' I tS »I.\L1) FOR 1 tlriS AT MKtHNti
IN ATLANTA.
A
list
Harbors
Build.
r.d Rivers and
Besides Audi'
priatlons for Thc»s No
of Construction.
j! Appro-
a Course
COAL FAMINE IN IOWA.
marquis ota”
began tjest of Chiteitza. One
of cavalry stole into Laohunshi ;
multanrousJ
proached Tacha, which la situated 13
miles southwest of Chitaiizu and 27
miles west of Liao Yang. Nine thou
sand cavalry, with artillery, approach
ed tho river a mile below Talcha and
attempted to cross at C o’clock in the
evening, advancing on Hcikout&l (Pc-
kotal). The shelling of Oyama’s cen
ter contlnnues.
Continued Cold Weather Puts End to
Business in Hawkeye State.
Des Moines, Iowa, Feb. 10.—Contin
ued unrelenting cold and snow which
have practically put an end to busi
ness and tied up all trains entering
Des Moines and traversing the state,
have placed the entire city and state
at the mercy of a coal and fuel famine.
But one dealer in Des Moines has hard
coal for saie and that at a price almost
above reach of the consumer,
Drifts between the city and the coal
fields render teaming almost ini
ble by putting off the soft coal supply
airy force ap- j n mQny sections of the state the
News from Toklo.
Toklo, Feb. 10.—A fire took place
at the Atauta works, near Nagoya, last
Right and the damage dono waa oon-
•lderable. The origin of the lire la
unknown, but It it considered possibly
the work of an incendiary. A search
ing investigation la now In progress.
The torpedo boat destroyers Arlake
and Fubuk, conitructed in Japan, have
been placed In commission. Their
average speed is 29 knots per hour.
The torpedo boat deatroyer Arare Is
finished at the Yokohuka navy yard
and la ready to be launched.
The British steamers A polo and
Scotsman bound for Vladivostok, were
captured oft Hokkaido yesterday. The
Apolo was from Cardiff with coal,
and the Sootsman had a cargo of pro
visions on board, which, according to
her papers, was commissioned to Ja
pans.
Ate Strychnine for Candy.
Bennington, Vt., Feb. 1C.—As a re
sult of eating strychnine tablets, mis
taken for candy, Leslie El well, 3 year*
old. Is dead, and a 7-year-old brother,
Calvin, Is In a critical condition, with
London, Feb. 16.—A dispatch to a hIs limbs paralyzed. Physicians say
news agency from St. Petersburg says | that he will bo a cripple for life it
the Russian third Pacific squadron he survives. The children found the
sailed from Libau today. {tablets, which their father, D. W. El-
— ' well, had in the house as medicine.
BESTOWED WEALTH UPON POOR KING’S DAUGHTER WILL WED.
farmers are burning corn for fuel.
Hundreds of Iowa towns isolated be
cause of the stagnant condition of the
railroad service are actually suffering.
Fuel has advanced to a considerable
extent and will be unobtainable at any
price If the cold weather continues.
Tho associated charities of Des
&Iolnes says that In tho history of the
association there has never been such
intense suffering among the poor.
Body of Girl Found In Barn.
Philadelphia. Feb. 16.—While clean
ing away debris in the rear of the
Union Transfer company’s stables a
workman found the body of a comely
young woman. There was a long gash
In tho head, and the throat waa cut evi
dently by the tines of a stable fork.
The body was dressed in clothes oi
fine material and fashionable cut The
woman had beautiful blonde hair and
blue eyes. Employes of the stable say
the placo where the body was found
had been cleared away Sunday and It
was not tb<re then.
Millionaire Who Settled a Million Dol- Belgium’s Monarch Objects to Mar-
lars on Relatives Is Dead. rlage v.ith Prince Bonaparte.
Chicago, Feb. 1C.—S. B. Roath, who Turin. Italy, Fob. 16.—Prince Louis
died last night at Norwich. Conn., 1 Bonaparte has arrived here and has
was a life-long associate of John R' been received by bis sister, Princess
Sherman, father of the Chicago stock l^tltia, wife of the Duke of Aosta,
yards. j Prince Victor Bonaparte is expect-
The pioneer announced on Aug. 26, : ed hero to attend tho family council,
1908, that ha had just settled a mil-' which will discuss his proponed mar-
lion dollars on a “chosen set of rcla- 1 rlage to tha Princess Clementine, the
tives" just to see how they would usa | youngest daughter of Klqg Leopold, of
the money. Giving away his fortune, Belgium.
he made it clear that upon the beba-! King Leopold is opposed to tho mar-
▼lor of the beneficiaries depended the riage on tho ground that tho prlnco is
final division of tho property. ! a Pretenter to tha French throne. The
Roath was said to have been attract- stand taken by the king has resulted
Cd by the declared purpose of Andrew In tha princess leaving Belgium to
Carnegie and D. K. Pearsons, to die live permanently In the south of
poor. One peculiar feature of his France,
gifts was that practically all went toj
poor families—each receiving lnde-| -
^Mr^Itoub wu utlmatad to Un Boodl# Inquoat CIomo.
lilt another million. I Baoramanto, Cal, Feb. 16.—The ten-
_ . _ , _ , > ate Invaatlgatlng committee baa heard
Serloua Defect an Battleship. j t!je dating arguments of counsel In
Ban Frandaoo, Fib. 1*.—A serious the case of Senators French, Em-
defect has been found In the forward D0U , Wright and Bunkers, accused
turret of tha aaw battleship Ohio. Tha at boodlln*. It la eipected that the
Ohio left hero on Feb. ( for the Santa j oommltee'a report will ba ready to be
Barbara channel and thar tor tha submitted on Wednesday. The gen
eral tlma her bi( guns wars flred. A; ( ral opinion Is that tha sanata will
return was made to this port and than vote to expel the accused members or
H waa tonnd that tho dlaeharta of tha suspend them pending tha result of
fuss had uncovered defects In the for I their prosecution la the criminal
ward turret It will require four or courts. They will be arraltned la court
tre weeks to put the rereal’s turret Friday and their cases set tor trial,
la tho prefer condition. I
Washington. Fob. 1C.—The sundry
civil appropriation Jill us reported
contains an appropriation of $50,000
for continuing the construction of the
federal prison at Atlanta, and tho wall
around the same, and also provision
that so much of last year’s appropria
tion for the same purpose as has been
unexpended shall be made available
in addition to the specific new appro
priation. •
The item contains the eame provi
sion as the last bill, which Is that the
money shall be so expended as to give
the maximum amount of employment
to the inmates of the institution.
One hundred and thirty-six thousand,
one hundred and eighty dollars is also
provided for the support of tho Institu
tion, of this $46,180 goes for salaries,
$40,000 for subsistence, $18,000 for
clothing and transportation, $2,000 for
hospital supplies, $30,000 for repairs
and miscellaneous expenditures.
Tho bill also cites the usual provi
sion for maintenance of the fish sta
tion at Cold Springs, $80,000 is appro
priated for completion of tho marine
hospital at Savannah for Savannah
harbor under continuing contract,
$175,000 for Cumberland sound, $40,000
and for tender for the inspector of
the sixth light house district Geor
gia and Florida, $$0,000.
The bill appropriates $05,557,880,
which Is an Increase of $7,718,009 over
the appropriations for the current year.
The incrcuse includes excess required
to meet contract obligations for the
construction of publio buildings,
$3,224,339; excess required to meet
contract obligations for river and har
bor work under contract includes the
following items :
Charleston harbor, S. C., $25,000;
Cumberland sound, Ga., and Florida,
$40,000; Wlnyah bay, S. C., $76,000;
Savannah harbor, $176,000; 6t. Johns
river, Fla., $205,000; Southwest Pus,
Mississippi river. $1,260,000; Tennes
see river, below Chattanooga, Tenn..
Alabama and Kentucky, $50,000.
The items In the bill for public
buildings already contracted for are as
follows:
Anniston, Ala., $60,000; Charlottes
ville, Va., $35,000; Florence, S. C., $55,-
000; Jacksonville Fla., $100,000; May
con, Ga., $60,000; Nashville, Tenn.,
$40,000; Savannah, Ga., $80,000; Sel
ma Ala., $30,000.
Publio Building Bill.
The omlnus public building, carry
ing authorization for new public build
ings and the purchase of sites amount
ing to $9,499,000, was reported to the
house.
The bill makes the following outbor-
izatlons for new buildings, including
sites and for costs of buildings already
authorized:
Alabama—Tuscaloosa, $00,000; Flor
ence, $50,000; Bessemer, $65,000.
Florida—Ocala, $16,000.
Georgia—Gainesville, $40,000; Val
dosta, $125,000.
Mississippi—Gulfport. S30.000: Yazoo
City, $40,000; Jackson, $40,000; Green
villa, $50,000.
North Carolina—Asheville, $50,000;
Salisbury, $60,000; Kinston, $30,000.
South Carolina—Sumter, $50,000;
Anderson, $50,000.
Tennessee—Knoxville, $200,000; Co
lumbla, $70,000; Johnson City, $60,000;
Paris, $50,000; Murfreesboro, $30,000.
Virginia—Roanoke, $75,000; Win
chester, $60,000; Manchester, $60,000;
Portsmouth, $90,000.
In the Senate.
Immediately after the senate waa
called to order today Mr. Beveridge
presented a memorial from the legis
lature from Indiana, and Mr. Berry
a memorial from the legislature of Ar
kausas, both praying for the enlarge
ment of the powers of the f&terstate
commerce oommlsslon. - Io presenting
the memorial Mr. Berry expressed tha
hope that the aenate corami'tee on in
terstate commerce would soon be able
to report n bill on the question cov
ered by the petition.
“The house has passed a railroad
rate bill,” he said, “and the Interest is
so general and the demand so great
that I hope the measure will be report
ed back In time for tho senate to act
on it before final adjournment’
Kimbi
-ivta TIL'S
lions h“lcl Hfc tho
) in Atlanta, Tu(8-
ibiy, <1. t s wore tixeil for the fairs
to bj l.oM in Georgi i and adjoin*
i gatutoi this fall, llio object
of tli • iiR'otiuj: was to fix dales
for the the holding of fairs so
that ono will not conflict with
uno her.
Way cross was represented at
the meet ini' in Atlanta by Mr
W. W. Sharpe. Nov. 6th to 9th
was fixed for tho holding of the
South Georgia Fair in Waycross.
Now, that tho date for holding
our fair lias been determined,
everybody should do everything
possible to advertise this exhibis
tion, which promises to be the
greatest ever hold in South
Georgia. Let everybody pull for
tho fair.
Grand Duchess Carotin* Dean.
Weimar- '——The Grand Duch*
ess Caroline of Saxo-Welmar died to
tty of Inflammation of the longs,
caused by Influenia. She was bon
In 1M4.
WHAT Til lb MAN SAYS
Only Bc-ojlioo-e the Sentiments of
Ttiutanuds i.i Our Republic.
Thy Wit\er< ss reader ih asked
to th-»p>u£hl.v inv< stig-ite * he fob
lowing. This nan readily be done,
for tkp gentleman whosa state
men’ i published Wo* will owdy
he to» pleased to tins*or any
mmunicution mailed to him if
the wiifer really suffers from tho
annoying con-equeuce which al
ways attend inactive or weakened
kniLe^C*'
Denj’imin Riby who lives ut
127 Bridge Street, Jacksonville,
§ays: “Up to the time that I first
tried Doan’s Kidney Pills my
back had been troubling me for
several years. Tnere was a con
stunt dull pain across the sm ill
of it, worse at night evon than in
tlie day time. Often I awoke up
in the middle of the night feeling
as if a ton weight was pressing
upon my hack, and if 1 attempted
to turn over, sharp pains wou'd
rack me as if 1 had been struck
with a knife, and there seemed
to bo no strength in my back at.
all. 1 would have to use my
hands to turn myself over. Thj
kidney secretions were badly dis-
ordoted, being very dark, fu 1 of
sediment and irrevular, and much
tf o frequent. I tried many dif
ferent remedies and used plasters
and liniments, but none of them
helped mu at, all. Seeing Doan’s
Kidney Pills advertised I got a
box and tried them. They gave
me almost immediate n lief, and
sinco using them my back has b •
omo strong, l have none
of the pains which formerly
troubled me, the urine has been
restored "to u normal color and
consistency and 1 can go to Led
un J .sleep like a top and got up n
the morning feeling ready for a
h ; rd day’s work.
Blent) more proof like this
fiom Waycrcs* people. Call ot
the Seals Pharmacy and ask
what their customers report.
For sale by all dealers. Price
60 cent?. Fottor-Milhuni Co.,
Buffalo, N. Y., sole agents for
the’United Stilts.
- Remember the name—Doan’s
and take no other.
Killed In Jacksonville,
l a Mitchell, a niulattj tvumai
\va. avckU-ntl t liillwlul her l.o.m
1 Oh Cleveland Street, about
o’eb c!f yo.li nlay rcoi'niiu:. A
llrst suspicion rested 01 l’at
M.tulioll, her liu.-hainl, uln wa
arrested by 1 o’iceman Horse • G
Till Iter, but who v.as re e Ir
111 ■ eoionei ’s j iry yes.or lay uf
yes
tin oot
Union.
I \nlu
were it
number
lack
il!c
Mi clieil ami hie tvi
nlents of Waycro-s for
"f y. ars. bin Mitchell
Was lvj-jrd.d as a very goi <1 11
gro by the white pe >|.lo for whom
she worked in Waycross. It
Forms, according to a lengthy re
port of the killing in the Timoi-
Unioii, strong suspicion at first
rested upon I’uto Mitchell as hav
Ing murdered his wife. Ho was
tho ouly oye-witness to llio kill
ing, and aftnr a thorough invest!
gation of tho matter, the coro
ner’s jury decided that the kill
ing was accidental.
Will Bettn Operations Soon.
Tho German Dye Soap Co.,
which was rerently oiganized
hi re, mention of which was made
ill tho Herald at the tiiim, expect
11 begin active operaii u:n within
the uoxt two or thr.e w eeks. Ti e
a mpany proposes to prod tic > an
■ article of dve soap that will dye
tire liaesl fai r es with nit splitt
ing tile hands or cloth.
Til’s rew enterprise pr< min s
I he <|iii'c an important in lu try
hr Waycross and tics see!
To begin with, lire Compiny will
give employment to twelve or li
teo.i young holies.
The officers of tho German Dy
Simp Co., are as follow-:
J. E. T Uowden, president,
Ueo. VV. Deoti, vloc-prendon',
VV. M. Churchill, general man
ager and secretary, Dan Lot',
treasurer.
IS IT RIGHT? Is it right for
you to loso M.20 that a dea'er
may make 50 coats more by sell
ing fourteen gallons of ready-
f ir-use paint, at $1.50 prrgal-
Ion, than our agent will make by
selling eight gallons of I.. A ,Vt.
and six gallonsof a better pa n',
at <1.20 per gallon. Is it right'
The Longman & Martinez L.
& M. Paint is sold b) P. N. ilurs
cy Hnrdwaro Co.
nal say :
“in tin
Snort, n
son of \V.
R. Mea I
Slredon
trustee t
Some c t
tiro home
itoad claim, il
REFOP,MS FOR NEW CHINA.
Emperor Recognize. Inadequacy or
CxiBting Government Machinery.
Pekin, Feb. 1(1.—The emperor of
China bai lately approved a memorial
presented by the pmldent of tho
board of revenue, advising the o.tah-
ll.hmont of official parliament., where
matter, of Import.net, both foreign
and domestic can he discussed by tho
ohlef metropolitan offlelaln, mambors
of the Hanlln college, tha rarloua
boards of censors and tha grand aooro-
tarlos.
Tha council la not to hold dlactts-
■lona at regular Intervals but only
only when on by correspondence and
not verbally.
The formation of this new so-called
parliament Is ragardad by the foreign
community as entirely Illusory; use
less hut Interesting as an Indication
that China now recognises the Inade
quacy of tho existing government ma
chinery.
cor|n
Dyspopsia—btna of human
existence. Burdock Bo d Bi •
tors cures it, prompt y, per.
m-.nty. Regulates and hint
the stomach.
Is it a burn? Use Dr. Tlion,-
»’E.-lcciiic Od. A eu ? Use
I Jr. I llamas’ Oil. At your
iruggis'.
Uuufjbj, and colds, down t.
tho very borderland of con
sumption, yi-id to the s o hing
healing inlluenc s of Dr. Wood
Norway Pine Syrup.
Taylor Wants Freedom,
ago. Fob. 1C.—A writ of habeas
; for Charles F. Taylor, busi
ness partner of Alice Webb Duke, was
Issued by Judge fin tlaln Tuesday. Mr.
Taylor la ah-gt-a to lutvo -borrowed
13,0011 from li. A. Blount at Nacog-
dnehos, T> x, on falne pretenses. Tay
lor's attorney went hofui-u Judge Chot-
loin with a petition selling forth that
tho copy ot a Texas Indictment pro
duced here against Taylor Is nut a copy
of a valid Indictment and If it Is a
true copy of the original Indictment,
the Indictment Itself Is not valid. The
extrsdltlon papers, Taylor's petition
asserts, do not set forth a crlmo. Tay
lor’s attorney denied that Taylor Is a
fugitive from Justice or Is guilty of ob
taining money from Blount under false
pretenses. The writ la made return
able (mediately.
Commits Suicide at Baa.
New York. FY-b, Id.—A suicide at aea
was reported by the North American
Lloyd steamer Kran Prlnx Wllholm.
which arrived today from Bremen. Tho
victim wqs a fireman named Froh-
man, of Hoboken, N. J., on the Amer
ican line steamer St. Paul. Frohman
Jumped from the st. Paul aoon after
•he passed Sandy Hook last Wednes
day. The report of the man’s act was
oommunlcated by tho Kron Prlna WII-
helm by wireless telegraph when the
two steamers met at sea.
On'y ono romudy in the world
tint' will at Oace stop itchincH,
of tlm skin in any part of ihc
hody; Dt un’» Ointment. A
any ilrui: floie, 50 eeut-i.
Miss Jessie Royd entertaine I
quite a number of her friends
Wednesday evening with a valen
tine party. Little Mias Nellie
Davis with her beanlifnl dancing
and singing was a charming feat
ure of the evening’s entertain*
Mrs. Williams U. Bradley left
Miss Lucy Twilty haa returned , this morning for a visit to her
from a very pleasant visit to brother, Capt T. L. Bird, at
Camilla. I Taylor’s Creek, Liberty Connly,
Card of Thanks
I desire to return my sincere
thank- t» liiosi w.io rendered
assistance and extended courte
sies during the illndss and death
ol my wife. 1 will ever ho'.d in
sacred remembrance those who
shewed me acts of kindness and
spoke voids of consoialion and
ci.mfort in aiygreat bereavement
May Heaven's richest bless ngs
rest upon them all.
E. W. Parramoure.
mrw lorn, reb. 16.—Tho movement
to take the control of the Equitable
Life Assurance Society from tho stock
holders and place It with the policy
holders is to be taken up by tho board
of directors tomorrow.
At that meeting tomorrow two po-
tltlons will bo presented, each signed
by 23 officers of the society Including
the president and two of the four vice
presidents, one petition asking that
tho control of the society bo taken
from the stockholders and given to the
policy holders and the other declaring
it to be the opinion of tho : iguors that
the re-election of Jarnca If. Hyde, who
la tho owner of 61 per cent of tho
•tock, ns first vice president, would
be prejudicial to the welfare and prog*
rets of the society.
Georgians!*
satisfaction,
“President”'
Suspenders
Com fort. Style nd Service. No
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So cents and fi at any store.
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The C. A. BDGARTON Mfg. Co.
. • SHIRLEY, MASS. • *