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The Waycross Journal.
PUBL1SHEI ) TWICE-A-WEEK.
VOL. VII.—NO. 59.
WAYCROSS, GA.. TUESDAY. MAY 19, 1902.
81.00 A YEAR
fVOLCANO RUINS
CITY ST. PIERRE.
Repetition of Pompeii—40,000 People Are Desiroyed
—Only a Few Saved.
I
U every house in
J imuiity. Not i
Tim city of St. Pierre on t he
iBlnnd of Martiui(|Ue was destroyed
by a volcanic eruption from Mont
Pelee Thursday morning at 7 o'
clock and nil the inhabitants num
bering 25,700 were destroyed, ex
cept a tew saved by a French ship
The following dispatch wns re.
ceived Friday in Washington from
Consul Ayme at Point-a-I’itre
Guadeloupe Island:
“Secretary of State, Washing
ton. At 7 o'clock a. m. on theSth
instant, a storm of steam, mud
aud fire enveloped the city and
roadstead of St. Pierre, destroying
the city ami cam-
more than twenty
persons escaped with their lives.
Thirteen vessells were burned and
sunk with all on board, including
four American vessels and a
stunner from Quebec named Rol
raima. Tho United States consul-
and family are reported among
the victims. A war vessel has
ootne to Guadeloupe for provisions
aud will leave at 6 to-morrow.
Tho following advices from
Paris nre dated Friday:
The commander of the French
cruiser Souchet has telegraphed to
the minister of marine, M. De-
Lanessan, from Ft. DcFrance,
island of Martinique, under date
of Thursday, May 8, at 10 p. m.
as follows:
“Have just returned from St,
Pierre, which has been completely
destroyed by an immense mass of
fire, which fell on the town at
about 8 in the morning.
“The entire population (about
40,000 souls) is supposed to have
perished. 1 have brought back
the few survivors, about thirty.
"All the shipping in the harbor
has been destroyed by fire.
The eruption continues."
A dispatch to the Daily Mail of
I.ondon, from Pointe-a-Pitre,
Island of Guadeloupe, French
West.Indies, dated Friday, says:
"The Mont I’ele (St. Pierre)
crater ejected yesterday morning
molten rocks and ashes during
three minutes and completely de-
stroyd St. Pierre aud the districts
within a four-mile radius. All
the inhabitants were burned.
“About eight passengers from
the Rornima of the Quebec Steam
ship Line were saved by the French
cruiser Souchet.
“The inhabitants of the south
ern districts of the island, who
were dependent* ou St. Pierre for
provisions, are faced by famine.”
A dispatch to the Daily Mnil
from Jamaica says:
“The first intimation of a dis
aster (at Martinique) was the
breaking of the cables on Tuesday.
The French cable to Martinique
from Puerto Plata was broken
Wednesday. Cable communica
tion with all the northern islands
is stopped.
"The survivors of the British
steamer Roddam describe the
up
on board in an attempt to
proach Martinique.”
MARTIMqVR.
Martinique, the island, was tho
most lovely of the Lesser Antilles.
It lay midway between Domiucn
and St. Lucia, and is just off the
coast of Venezuela. It was dis
covered by Christopher Columbus
on his last American voyage, lie
landed on St. Martin’s Day, in
1502, and it was named from the
saint. It was taken by the French
and has been twice captured by
the English and re-captured by
the French. There are now about
175.000 inhabitants on the island,
of which about three-fourths are
half-breeds. Sugar, rum, colfee
and cotton are the staple products
of the islands, supplemented by
tobacco, Manioc Hour, bread fruit
and bananas. The eau de cologne
manufactured in St. Pierre is said
to equal that of Paris itself.
Josephine de lienuhemnris, who
later became the wife of the Em
peror Napoleon, and from whom
he was divorced, though it was
truly believed that ho loved the
woman, was born at Port de
France, 20 mileB from St. Pierre,
the destroyed town, and there it
a magnificent marblo stature of
the French empress there. It
was Martinique which the empress
loved, and of which she always
spoke with the tenderest passion.
sr. riKBltK.
St. Pierre, the principal com
mercial town of Martinique, was a
city of some 25,000 inhabitants,
and was divided into twodistricta,
one low and decidedly unhealthy,
nnd the other high, well ventilat
ed and healthy.
St. Pierre is a town of about
one mile in length, straggling
from the north away down to the
coast, and ending in scattered vil
lages ; nnd at one place, where the
river makes a break, creeping up
towards the mountains.
The housos of the place were
nearly nil made of sun-baked
brick, covered with brown onrthen
tiles, tier upon tier. With the
soft mellow tints of tho tiles, the
grav of the walls, tho frequent
clumps of tamnrid, and the mag
nificent wall of living green be
hind it, St. Pierre struck one as a
beautiful town—until he came
within its gates. The houses were
Mr. WILSON WEDS.
Waresboro Man Gets a Bride From
His Native State.
The following from the Chicago
American, will be of interest to
many people throughout the
county:
“An interesting wedding was cel
ebrated last night at the Audito
rium Hotel, on the occasion of
the marriage of Miss Bertha Mae
Roberts, of Indianapolis, to ,1.
Russell Wilson, of Waresboro,
Ga. Tho bride is a newspaper
woman of the former city and the
groom is a prominent lumber
merchant in Georgia.
“The ceremony was performed
at S :30 by the Rev. Frank Crane
of the People's Church. Parlor
G22 of tile hotel was decorated
profusely with pink roses mid
palms, and an orchestra played
throughout the service. There
were no bride’s maids. J. Lee
Greenleaf, of Indianapolis, was
best man. Several out of town
guests were present. Among
them were Messrs. C. F. Hudson,
and C. H. Knight, of New York.
"The bride was becomingly gown
ed in tan broadcloth oyer rose
tall'eta trimmed with ecru lace
aud cliilTon. A hut of the same
material completed the costume.
After the ceremony the party re
paired to the pink room at Kins-
leys, where an elaborate menu
was served. The happy couple
left on a late train for an exten
sive wedding tour, which will in
clude ludinnapnlis, Huston, New
York and a trip by boat to Savan
nah, Ga.
"After June 1, Mr. and Mrs. Wil
son will be at borne to friends ut
Waresboro, Ga.”
Mr. Wilson is one of the three
Wilson brothers who moved to
Waresboro from Indiuua about a
year ago. By their sterling qual
ities, they have endeared them
selves to the jieople of Waresboro,
and throughout the couuty. They
are engaged in the lumber busi
ness, and have u splendid mill
ar there.
NEARLY ALL WHITE
VOTERS REGISTERED
About 1800 Are Already on the Boots
Which Will Close May 26.
11V two
moil
l In
III!
111!
till
There an
in which one can register for
primary. Slav 20, will lie
last day.
No far, 1200 mimes are on
registration hooks at the i
house, mid about GOO on
county books.
Tho total vote in tho county
runs from about 1*00 to 2000,
which includes the white and col
ored voters. Very few colored
people have registered and it is
thought that nearly all who arc
eligible to the primary have reg
istered.
According to the rules of the
primary, no one is entitled to vote
unless they have registered 1*1'-
tween Jan. I, 1001 and May 2(1,
I1HI2, ten days before the primary.
GRAND JURY HELPS.
Personal Donations to Mumford's Or
phanage.
elebrated traveler and historian,
visited St. Pierre, und after seeing
the black and dizzy heights of
Mont Pelee, became firmly of the
opinion that the sulphurous
smoke ami burning lavu of that
awful volcano would one day blot
St. Pierre from the fuee of tbe
map. In his book on Ilia travels
in the Antilles, he has the follow
ing dreadful prophecy of the fate
of the city:
“The island rises from the sea
squalid and dirty, there wns no i j,, three groups of rugged peaks,
mid contains some very fertile
valleys. So late as IS51, Mont
Pelee burst forth furiously with
llmiies and smoke, which naturally
glass in tbe windows, except in
some of the larger stores
Aside from the hills which em
braced the town, forming an nrc
three miles in length, Montango
Pelee, above 4,000 feet in height,
cleft into ravines mid black gorg
es, down which run rivers innu
merable, gushing from internal
fountains within this great volcn-
rio. The narrow stroets of the
town were all well paved, and
down the gutters of each ran a
swift stream, carrying off the re
fuse to tbe sea, as has beau done
in Salt Lake City.
. _. , . i St. Pierre was built upon tho
scene at St. Pierre as being 1 ■, , ,, . „ , , .
. „ , „ , . j B . aide of Mont Pelee and many of
any
Mr. I>. II. Sweat, clerk of the
recent grand jury lias received a
letter from Rev. W. E. Muniforil
founder and president of the
Georgia Industrial Home,acknowl
edging receipt of a chuck for tilt,
which was sent ns a donation to
the homo from the members of
the grand jury.
, III concluding bis letter Mr.
Mumford says: “I dosire you
to give the members of Die jury
tlie sincere gratitude nf ray heart
for their generous and noble inter
ost in our liolialf. 1 also note
whut you say with reference to the
grand jury recommending the
payment of $25. out of the county
funds to our work. This will be
most highly appreciated. Mny
God bless each one of you always
and in always.”
Ware county people should feel
a deep interest in this noblo insti
tution, ob nine unfortunate chil
dren from here are Rung cured for
in the home.
J. F. LLOYD RETIRES.
Only Two Cr.nildates Are in the Race
For Sheriff.
Tim following nnnoumvmont
will niter tin* conditions in the
ShoriflHn hum* somewhat:
W.wruoHH, (.A., May 10, 1002.
On account, of pressing engage
ment*, and condition*, that have
arisen in my private affair*, I
have decided to retire from the
race for HhcriiV. I desire to thank
my friends for their kind oilers of
support, and mvopponents for fair
treatment. Your*,
.1. F. Li.oyd.
Mr. Lloyd’s retirement leaves
the race to Messrs. S. F. Miller,
and J. I*. (Jason. They are both
good men and have a large num*
!>or of friends, who are working
for them.
‘FISH*A-H0Y,” QUOTH
THE TOM WELCH CLUB
The Popular Fisherman Go Into Camp
Near Atkinson.
BABIES FNEE.
From Moore, the Photo
grapher.
STAND I.1KK A STUNK WAI.I,
Retween your children und the
tortures of itching and liiirniug
eczema, scaldlieud or other skill
diseases.—How? Why, by using
Hucklen’s Arnica, earth’s greatest
hoaler. Quickest cure fur Ulcers,
Fever Sores, Salt Rheum, Cuts,
Burns or Bruises. Infallible for
Piles. 25c at all druggists.
Tuesday and Wednesday, .May
20 and 21, I will photograph free,
alt while babies, between the ages
f two months aud two years,
brought to my new studio over the
First National Bank. Each moth
er will receive one cabinet si/i
photo of her baby free. I him
adopted this method of iiitrodue
ing my work ut once and of con
voicing the public of its merit.
R. A. Moons:
Hill,IIS UP A CONOIIKSSIIAN.
“At the end of the campaign,”
writes Champ Clark, Missouri's
brilliant congressman, “from
overwork, nervous tension, loss of
sleep and constant speaking 1 had
about utterly collapsed. It seem
ed that all tho organs m my body
were out of order, Imt three bot
tles of Electric Ritters inude mo
nil right. It’s tho host all-round
medicine ever Bold over a drug
gist’s counter.” Over worked,
run-down men and weak, sickly
women gain splendid health and
vitality from Electric Bitters.
Try them. Onlv 50c. Gtiarau-
1 by all druggists.
The Tom Welch Fishing Clul
yesterday pitched camp at its beau
tiful grounds, tlireo miles from
Atkinson anil for ten days will
have more solid fun than con
be carried home on a freight
train of thirty ears.
The Tom Welch Club iH com -
posed of good nntured mou all
over South Georgia anil once u
year about this season it goes into
camp on the Satilla river and
catches fish until the stream goes
dry for three miles from the camp.
The fish all know when the time
comes and they get rolling fat and
lie near the surface of the water
waiting on tho Tom Welch Club.
They won't bite anybody's hook
but that of u member of the or ai,
invited guest and it lias become
sucli a fad to lie caught by a mem
ber of the Toni Welch Club that
it is said the fish for thirteen miles
along the river congregate within
Iisy reach of the camp this season
of the year. The club owns forty
acres of land on a beautiful bliill
ut the head of the river and largo'
numbers of the club und their
friends go their some times during
the enmp.
Cnpt.. Tom Welch and Undo
John Golden are the Psha and the
Satrap and no two rulers over had
more loyal subjects than these two
good men.
THREE ILLUSTRATED LECTURES.
J. R. Culpepper Speaks to Large
Crowds at Trinity and Y. M- C. A.
GOOD CONTRIBUTIONS.
Mumford's Industrial Home Gels A
Good Lift.
Rev. W. K. Mumford, founder
threw the people into n serious I nnd president of the Georgia In-
panic, many persons taking refuge diistrial Homo, was in the city
J, R. Culpepper, of Macon, gave
three of his illustrated lectures in
Waycross, Sunday.
Hu spoke at Trinity .Sunday
school und the evening service.
At tho evening service he present
ed u missionary liuiner to the
Sunduy school for which Mr, W.
F. Crawley thanked him ill be
half of the school.
Mr. Culpepper spoke to a large
crowd at tho Y. M. C. A., at their
afternoon men’s service on the
cigarette and whiskey evil.
temporarily on board of the ship
ping in the harbor. The eruption
on tins occasion did not amount
to unything very serious, only
covering some hundreds of acres
with siilphurious debris, yet serv
ing to show that the volcano was
not dead, hut sleeping.
Once or twice since that date
ominous inutteriiigs have been
heard from Mont Pelee, which it
is confidently expected will one
day deluge St. Pierre with ashes j The foreman of the laboratory of
and lava, repeating the story of la firm of manufacturing chemists
Pompeii.” | in Detroit reports that when he
Latest advisers say that 40,000 : opened a cask of whito pondered
people perished on the island of | arsenic consigned to his employers
Martinique from the eruption. It: recently, he found within u nutn-
In S.SO, . luturin M. Ballou, a i w jj] |, e several weeks before the | ber of worms which resembled cat-
■ number can be definitely ascer-j erpillars, and which seemed to be
Send in your guess on the governor’s election ‘tamed. I thriving upon the deadly poison.
•glimpses,of he".’ ‘'>e85»ringde-| tbe<treelgweretoo ^
scription. o 0 8 meu animal to climb, and pedestrians
were killed chiefly by molten lava. , , . .. „
J J i had to ute the well worn steps to
“The Rorsima was wrecked in a L am tIle Bummjt of , ome of lhe
terrible upheaval of land and sea. | priIlc j I)4l Bt reets.
, Tbe whole crew perished. j A PR0 ,, HErv .
^ “Two ships were lost with all
Sunday.
He preuched to large congrega
tious in the llaptist church in the
morning, aud in the Presbyterian
church ut night.
After his sermons lie took col
lections for the home. The con
tributions ut each place were
considered large, and netted
tbe home about one hundred and
fifty dollars.
The Shirt Waist Prize
Offered l.y Watson’s big store, is
uwarded to Miss Anna Lee M
Quaig, Wuycross, who will please
call and get the waist.
Watch Friday’s Journal for
olTer of another priz.e.
This Bhan Watson Co.,
Waycross, Ga.
County Comniissionera-
Wayi hoss, Ga., May 12, 1U02.
Commissioners met in special
session at It) o'clock, a. m. Pres
ent: Chairman, Wurron Lott,
W. A. Cason, I). H. Bennett and
D. C. Carmichael.
The following hills were ordered
paid.
Clins. Johnson, 12 days service'
sup court, $12.00: T.,J. McClel
lan, expense carrying Mrs. Chil
ders to asylum, $111.Ill; T. J. Mc
Clellan, 7 days service Co. Coni’r,
1st Qr., $21.00; T. J. McClellan,
guarding Jesse Johnson !l days,
$0.00; Jackson Grimes, expenses
burying John Mack und Clius.
Platt, col., *110.00; Mrs. II. R.
Blount, temporary sup’t May,
$2.00; W. E. Mumford, Industrial
Home, grand jury recom’da,
$25.00; W. XV. .Sharpe, foreman
grand jury, extra servico, $10.00;
I). R. Sweat, clerk grand jury,
uxtru service, $10.00; F. A. Mor
ton, summoning inq., jury on Jno.
Mack, $1.00; T. J. McClellan,
summoning inq., on Chas. I'lutt,
$1.00; C. M. Highsmitli, summon
ing inq , jury on Robert Branch
and Silas Johnson, $2.00; Warren
Lott, Trying Jesse Johnson luna
tic, $5.00.
Meeting adjourned to meet 1st
Tuesday in Juno, 1002.
K. J. Bkiiiiv, Clerk Corn’s.
A strange case is that of Mrs.
Mary Elvira Gillespie, who, nt
the age of SI, has just been ad
mitted to a hospital in Denvor.
She is the mother of thirty-seveu
children, including fifteen sots of
twins, hut all have drifted away
The enterprising manager of is
Chautauqua bureau recently offered
Senator Hniiiin $10,000 for n series
of eighteen lectures in tho South
and Middle West. He was sorely
disappointed when the Ohio bo»
refused to consider his offer.
"Why,” said tho manager plain
tively, “It’s as much money aa ho
gets for serving two years In the-
Senate and he could easily make-
the circuit in n mouth.”
Hon. Mark Johnson, candidate'
for state school commissioner,,
was in the city Friday and Sat
urday. He has many friends-
from ber and she knows uot the | throughout the state, and hiss
address of one of them. I chances are good for nomination.
DOIVT FAIL TO GUES5!
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