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r 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! i ■V