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Volume 19. Waynesboro, Georgia, Saturday, April 13, 1901. Number 52.
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HE DOES SO RELUCTANTLY
Considerable Argument Was Required
to Overcome His Objections—Other
Insurgent Headers, With Their Men
and Arms, Continue to Surrender.
Manila, April 9.—Although the offi
cials are uncommunicative, nevertheless
it is said Aguinaldo signed the peace
manifesto this morning. Chief Justice
Arelano drafted the document. Agui
naldo strongly objected to two clauses
of the manifesto, and considerable ar
gument was required to overcome his
objections.
Colonel Aba, the insurgent leader of
Zambales province, with 13 officers, 83
men, 92 rifles and 4,000 cartridges, sur
rendered to Lieutenant Colonel Daniel
Goodrell, commanding the marines sta
tioned at Olongapo, on Sugbig bay.
General Malvar, with 300 men and as
many rifles, is expected to surrender
shortly at Silang, in Cavite province.
SEABOARD AIR LINE ROAD
OF UNCLE SAM
Disposition to Deal Liberally
With China.
TO CUT DOWN OUR CLAIM
Efforts Being Made to Induce Euro
pean Powers to Do Likewise—Evils
Which Might Follow Should Euro
peans Insist Upon Heavy Indemnities.
Washington, April 9.—The state de
partment has heard further from Mr.
Rockhill, our special commissioner at
Peking, touching the effort making to
reach an agreement respecting the in
demnity to be demanded from the Chi
ne.- government. Mr. Rockhill’s pres
ent effort, acting under directions from
Secretary Hay, is to induce the minis
ters of other powers to keep down the
total of their claims to the amount
which the financial experts, headed by
Sir Robert Hart, have decided to be
within the ability of China to pay. The
United Stares government has felt that
on no occasion should the total indem
nity claim exceed £41),000,000 sterling,
and has steadfastly sought to make that
figure the outside limit of the claim.
Per itself, the state department claims
$-5,000,000 indemnity, and it has sup
plied Mr. Rcckkili with data for the
publication of an itemized account
showing the expenditures made by the
government of the United States in the
transportation of our military contin
gent to China, its maintenance there
and the just claims of the missionaries
who were American citizens and suffer
ed in property aud person from the out
break.
Willing to Cut it Down.
lu its anxiety to avoid oppressing
China and to secure a speedy settlement
of the Chinese question, the United
States government stands willing to
make a heavy cut in its claim, provided
the other nations represented at Peking
will abate their claims in proportion.
It is entirely possible that- if Mr. Rock-
hill can induce the other ministers to
make a cut ot 50 per cent iu their in
demnity claims he will do so, though
the apparent result be the loss to the
United Stares of $12,500,000.
The administration is satisfied that
the great danger of the situation at Pe
king lies in delay. Had the representa
tions of Mr. Rockhill been heeded, the
officials are confident that the formida
ble rebellion which has now brotien out
under the lead of General Tung P’u
Sian, in Shell Si province, would never
bare occur rc a. Mr. Rockhill has satis-
•Tob Printing of all classes.
ueo. mmseir mas me govern
ment was absolutely sincere when it
pleaded inability to punish this great
general and Prince Tung iu the full
measure demanded by the powers.
It is thought here that more modest
demauds could have been met by the
Chinese government and the rebellion
averted. The indemnity question also
has consumed an unconscionable length
of time, aud if it had been settled sev
eral week, or even months ago, the pres
ent difficulty, it is believed, would have
been impossible.
It is the hope, therefore, of the offi
cials here that Tung Fu Sian’s move
ment will stimulate the lagging minis
ters at Peking to final action. If it does
not-, if the court is obliged to flee from
Siau Fu, aud the great Yang Tse vice
roys are overslaughed by General Tuug
Fu Sian, as seems probable, then all
China will be plunged in anarchy, iu
the estimate of the officials here.
Tot Causes Night Alarm.
“One night my brother’s baby was
taken with Croup,” writes Mrs. J. C.
Snider, of Crittenden, Ey. “It seemed
it would strangle before we could get
a doctor, so we gave it Dr. King’s New
Discovery, which gave quick relief and
permanently cured it. We always keep
it in the house to protect our children
from Croup and Whooping Cough. It
cured me of a chronic bronchial trouble
that no other remedy would relieve.”
Infallible for Coughs, Colds, Throat aud
Luug troubles. 50c aud $1.00. Trial
bottles free at H. B. McMaster’s.
THE RAILROADS OF FLORIDA
lies Jewelry
Our stock is
now open for inspec
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and h a n d s o m e st
stock ever displayed
in our city. *
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Jewelers,
ugusta, :: Georgia.
CHINESE RECEIVE A SNUB
Russian Minister Declines to Hold
Further Communication.
Peking, April 9.—The Russian min
ister to China, M. DeGiers, responding
to the letter from Prince Ching and Li
Hung Chang, regarding Manchuria,
merely refuses to hold further commu
nication with them on the subject.
The Mongolian Priuce Olaskan, fath
er-in-law of Prince Tuan, proves to be
an important factor in the rebellion iu
progress. He urges the rebellious troops
to march on Sian Fu.
Chinese knowing General Tung-Fu
Sian say the emperor brought the rebel
lion upon bis own head when he pub
lished the edict threatening the men
with future punishment. On account
of his present power and influence,
General Tung-Fu Sian would not permit
this, and naturally desired to prove that
power. He has the entire 2dofiamme-
dau population with him. Priuce Tuan
also has a large following, while Prince
Olaskan controls the entire province of
Mongolia.
The German minister, Dr. Mumm
Von Sekwarzenstein, entertained all the
ministers at a dinner today, in honor
of the anniversary of the birth of Count
Von Waldersee. ___
Perfect Wheat Prospect.
New York, April 9.—The forthcom-
ing number of The American Agricult
urist Weekly will say: “Local reports
from The American Agriculturist’s
corps of county observers carefully con
solidated into state averages show a
condition of wheat higher than has b»en
noted at this time in the past ten years,
with the exception of 1891. The gen
eral average as reported for the whole
belt is 95.5, a figure which represents a
perfect prospect over the greater part of
the winter wheat area.”
Appointments by President.
Washington, April 8. —The president
today made the following appointments;
John W. Cable, to be naval officer of
customs in the district of Baltimore;
Henry S. Matthewson, to be passed as
sistant surgeon in the marine hospital
of the United States, and the following
to be warrant machinists in the navy:
Charles Hosting, David Pardon, Wil
liam J. Treverrow and James W. Mur
ray. _______
Fate of a Peacemaker.
Memphis, Aprils.—A Scimitar special
from Indianola, Miss., reports the kill
ing of James Bailey of that place by his
wife, Luelia Baling. - Bailey had inter
fered in a row between his son by a for
mer marriage aud Mrs. Bailey’s brother,
and the woman fired at him with a shot
gun, killing him instantly,
is in jail.
The slayer
counTry than all other diseases put together
and until thelast few years^s supposed to
incurable. For a great many jea-s aoe
tors pronounced it a iocal disease, and pre-
local remedies, and by constantl-
tocure with local treatment, pro
nounced it incurable. Science has proven
catarrh to be a constitutional disease, and
therefore reauires constitutional treatment.
spoonful' 1 ’ I f t £ t ^f t Te tl s y yst n em! e Tl 1 1 ev d offer
mucous surfaces of the sysn )t - faihjto
cure.^Send for c^ars and ^stinmniais.
gg^Soid by Druggists, 75c.
Toledo, O
Fourth Annual Report of the Rail-
Road Commission.
Tallahassee, April 9 —The fourth
annual report of the Florida railroad
commission has been published. The
commissioners express continued satis
faction with the scope aud powers of
the commission law of 1899, under which
they have been enabled to enforce obe
dience to the orders of the commission.
The commission is of the opinion
that all charters to railroad companies
hereafter granted by the state should
contain provisions limiting the rate to
be charged for passenger fare and re
quiring the railroad company to comply
with the rules and rates prescribed by
the commission.
According to reports made to the
commission, the railroads doing busi
ness in Florida during the past year
show the gross earnings to have been
$7,142,134.37. The operating expenses
were $5,252,821.55; earnings irom opera
tion $2,013,461.93, leaving a deficit of
$124,199.06.
Twenty-one railroads in Florida re
port 3,025.48 miles of main track and
298 42 of side track, making a total of
3,323.85.
Receipts of the Southern Express
company within the state of Florida for
the year ending Juue 30, 1900, were
$101,988.17 aud its expenses were $94,-
627.09, making the net earnings $7,-
361.08.
JOHN WEST PLEADED GUiLTY
Was a Member of Mlller-Duiicau Sale
Robber Gang.
Birmingham, Ala., April 10.—John
D. West, who was arrested as a member
of the famous Miller-Duncan gang of
safe blowers, entered a plea of guilty to
the robbing of the safe of the Standard
Oil company in the criminal court aud
was given a sentence of 25 years in the
penitentiary. This leaves but one mem
ber of the gang now in custody who has
not been tried and he is now on trial.
This is Tom Fay. The sentence given
West was the same as that received by.
Frank Edwards, another member of the
gang, upon being convicted.
Fay claims that he was not present
at the time of the robbery and had noth
ing to do with it. He entered a plea of
not guilty aud stated that he expected
to prove that he was in a room over
Gelder’s restaurant in this city when
the robbery took place. It was two or
three hours after this robbery when
Frank Miller ahd Frank Duncan were
arrested by Policemen Kirkley and
Adams broke away from the officers
while on their way to the police station.
Both officers were fatally shot, and be
fore Adams died he identified Miller
and Duncan as the men who did the
shooting. Miller is under death sen
tence aud Duncan a sentence of life im
prisonment. Their cases are with the
supreme court.
Radical Changes Expected Under the
New Management.
Richmond, April 10.—Immediate and
perhaps radical changes are expected to
ensue when John M. Barr takes charge
of the Seaboard Air Line as vice presi
dent and general manager. His appoint
ment is recognized by railroad men as
one of the most significant and im
portant made in a long time on any
southern road.
The development of the policy he will
pursue is awaited with some interest.
It is believed that the large holders of
the Seaboard securities have not been
satisfied with the management of the
road in the past nor its earnings. Presi
dent Williams has said that the ratio of
operating expenses was too great and
must be reduced.
It is believed that under Mr. Barr’s
management the property will be
strengthened and improved, and that
valuable traffic connections may be
formed. Mr. Barr’s appointment is be
lieved to mean great things for the fu
ture of the road.
The board of directors are in session
in New York today. Details will be ar
ranged at this meeting for a new $10,-
000,000 collateral loan, 5,000 new cars
will be ordered aud the date for dissolv
ing the pool in which the $13,000,000 of
4 per cent bonds of the railway are de
posited will also probably be fixed, and
the arrangements for merging the Ral
eigh and Gaston and the Seaboard and
Roanoke companies into the Seaboard
Air Line will be perfected.
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can sapply you with more satic
building materials than we can.
certain.
' AA
I7o man can quote you better figures, k'"'j
quality and quantity considered. TuN
That’s equally sure.
No man that we know of sells on our
tenns:—“money back if everything is Mj
not absolutely up to the specificgticts.” j>yi
That’s tim basis on which we want Paa
your orders. . IKOj
We must be pretty sure of our ground \
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solid job and us a more solid reputation,
re make thousands of di.Terent aitides in the line of jyH
rough ard dressed lumber, laths, shingles, doors, sash,
blues, mouldings, mante’s, pulpits, pews, and all
s of ornamental wcoe-werk, in every imaginable
design and shape. We make many articles in two or
more qualities to suit the pvrsts ard pr»ferecces of
builders and buyers. We te.l hardware ard ail kinds
of pla ; n and fancy glass.
Yv> are prepared to supply every hing in our lire in
the whole ran^e of building necessities, from the
struct 0 j of a palatial residence to the repair of a back ft nee.
We don’t believe in using the brst material for common work, nor common material
for high-class building. You wouliu’t go out for an afternoon drive in a coal cart, nor
haul coal in your pleasure carriage.
Put the right thing in the right place.
If you need our goods for a certain purpose and feel that the amount of m^ney you
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for it. Then let us figure c at fully for you and see if we can t fill the bill.
When you are very particular about something and want the very best that can be
had, rather irrespective 02 price, we can do that sort of woik—and we shan’t let it cost
you too much, either.
There is every reason why we should have your orders,
want—the right goods, the right prices, the right service
insures you satisfaction.
Yciecouldn’t ask more. We wouldn’t give less.
Write for our “Little Elue Book,” mailed free. It erntar s r,i pages of information
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and the guarantee which
You will waste time if you try to
pure indigestion or dyspepsia by
starving yourself. That only make*
it worse when you do eat heartily
You always need plenty of good
food properly digested. Kodol Dys
pepsia Cure is the result hr years of
scientific research for something
that would digpst not only some el
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it is the one remedy that will do it
CASTOHIA.
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Alabama Union Men Urged to Vote
For Convention.
Birmingham, Ala., April 10.—The
Labor Advocate, published in this city,
the organ of organized labor in Ala
bama, has come out with a strong in
dorsement of the movement for a con
stitutional convention, and calls upon
all union labor orders to support the
movement and vote the Democratic
ticket.
The action of the Democratic state
executive committee and nominees at
their session iu Birmingham last week,
in pledging themselves to live up to the
Democratic pledges as contained in the
party platform aud not to incorporate
anything into the new constitution that
will abridge the rights of the laboring
classes, is the direct cause of the Labor
Advocate’s action, which is in the na
ture of a response of organized labor to
the action taken by Democracy’s repre
sentatives.
WORKING ON THE SABBATH
Minister Complains About a Cotton
F actory Machinist.
Columbia, S. C., April 10.—A minis
ter in a cotton mill town iu the eastern
part of the state has complained to the
attorney general of a machinist working
on Sunday and wants to know if the
corporation could not be punished.
Attorney General Bellinger wrote that
the law permitted cotton mills to have
work of necessity or life done on Sunday
and that a jury would have to be the
judge as to the necessity. Being a crim
inal act, the mechanic would have to be
indicted unless it was shown that an
officer directed the work done, and then
the jury would have to decide as to the
fact of the work being necessary or not.
Excused From Duly.
Washington, April 8.—The president
today issued the following order: “It is
hereby ordered that upon Tuesday, the
9th instant, such employes of the execu
tive departments, the government print
ing office and the navy yard and station
as served in the military or naval ser
vice of the United States iu the civil
war or the Spanish-American war shall
be excused irom duty at 1 o’clock p. m.
for the remainder of that day, to enable
them to participate in the exercises of
the unveiling of the statue erected to
the memory of the late General John
A Logan.”
Clever Ruse of Burglars.
Raleigh, April 10.—The professional
cracksmen who blew open the express
safe here and repeated that performance
at various other places in this state and
South Carolina, but who were captured
at Morven, are to be placed in jail at
Wilmington, as it is feared they will
escape from Wadesboro jail They had
the best tools made for their business,
but made it a point to break into a
blacksmith shop and take tools, which
they left at the cracked safe, in order to
create the impression that amateurs did
the work.
iu Favor of Steamship Company.
Jacksonville, April 9.—TheFlorida
railroad commission has decided the
case of the Tampa Steamship company
vs. the Plant system and Seaboard Air
Line, for alleged discrimination at Tam
pa, in favor of the steamship company.
Orders promptly attended to.
sive things about building that you ooglit to know
You owe it to yourself to get our prices.
Send a list of wliat you want so we can quote you.
XXXX Alabama Lime, 70 cents per barrel.
Best Plastering Hair, 34 cents per bushel.
tilings to ta/e ycu tm.e and money.
Vi S' ' j U O V ' i '? £ 1 f . • 5 i i I - i t V.
A Deep Mysiery.
Ic is a mystery why women endure
Backache, Headache, Nervousness,
Sleeplessness, Melancholy, Fainting and
Dizzy Spells when thousands have
proved that Electric Bitters will quickly
cure such troubles. “I suffered for years
with kidney trouble, ’ ’ writes Mrs. Phebe
Cherlev, of Peterson, la., “and a lame
back pained me so I could not dress my
self, but Electric Bitters wholly cured
me, and, although 73 years old, I now
am able to do all my housework.” It
AGAINST THE HIP-POCKET
Florida ^legislators Discuss Methods
to Prevent Pistol Toting.
Tallahassee, April 9.—In the house
yesterday, much time was devoted to
the discussion of methods for breaking
np the pistol “toting” practice which
has recently occasioned so many mur
ders iu rur pen tine farm and phosphate
mine sections.
_ . Bills providing penalties for violating
overcomes Constipation, improves Ap- I ] a b 01 . contracts; relating to confederate
petite, gives perfect health. Only 50c 1 pensions; providing method of selecting
at H. B. McMaster s drug store. uniform text-books for counties; for
j examining and licensing pilots; provid-
BOOKER WANTED AT BUFFALO 1 ing stenographers for circuit courts;
specifying lands reserved for Seminole
Old Georgia Negro Has Proposition 1 Indians and a dozen other less import-
j ant bills were introduced in the house.
| In the senate bills were introduced
for compulsory vaccination; to limit
the charge for illuminating gas in
Call on ns when in the city.
Made to Him
Washington, Ga., April 8.—The edi
tor of the Washington Reporter received
the following clipping from a Buffalo
paper sent by a gentleman who is anx
ious to secure the services of Caesar
Booker and his wife as one of the at
tractions of the Buffalo exposition:
“The oldest negro man in the world
lives near Washington, Ga. He is Cae
sar Booker and he is 126 years old. He
was born a slave in Virginia, and his
memory of events occurring over 100
years ago is very bright and he is an in
teresting talker. He was owned as a
slave by Richard Booker, who has been
dead now 50 years. He has a daughter
living at Thomson who is 98 years old.
Booker has seven children living and a
small army of grandchildreu. He i3
hale and hearty and appears to be en
joying a renewal of his youth.”
The enterprising Buffalo man adds:
“I will pay all expenses np and back
and board them while here, and pay
them someting besides.”
Old Man Kiiied By Train.
Bogart, Ga., April 8.—The Seaboard
Air Line train yesterday ran over old
man Spence Nnnnally near this place.
The engineer saw something on the
'track that resembled a blanket and when
he got right np to it found it was an old
man. He couldn’t .stop the train until
it had passed over the body. The head
was almost severed from the body. It
is thought that the old man had died of
heart trouble and had fallen across the
track, as the indications were that he
was already dead when the train struck
him. He was over 60 years of age and
lived near Bogart.
“I have been troubled with indi
gestion for ten years, have tried
many things and spent muce mo
ney to no purpose until I tried Ko
dol Dyspepsia Cure. I have taken
two bottles and gotten more relief
from them than all other medicines
taken. I feel more like a boy than
I have felt in twenty years.” An
derson Riggs of Sunny Lane, Tex.
Thousands have testified as did Mr.
Riggs. H. B McMaster.
towns ot' over 3.00.0 population to $1.25
per 1,000 feet.
She Didn’t Wear a .Mask.
But her beauty was completely hidden
by sores, blotches aud pimples till she
used Buckleu’s Arnica Salve. Then
they vanished as will all Eruptions,
Fever Sores, Boils, Ulcers, Carbuncles
and Felons from its use. Infallible for
Cuts, Corns, Borns, Scalds and Piles.
Care guaranteed. 25c at H. B. Mc
Master’s.
>a<J Result of Recent Storm.
Birmingham. Ala., April 10.—Mrs. W.
J. Sims, wife of a well known carpen
ter, residing on Brown’s Hill, has lost
her mind as a result of the recent storm
which swept over the southern section
of Birmingham. Mrs. Sims wasat home
alone when she saw the storm approach
ing and she went to the honse of her
daughter near by. Her own honse es
caped destruction, but her daughter’s
dwelling was blown down, and the aged
BLIND TIGERS IN WAYCROSS
Druggist Heavily Fined For Selling
Whisky.
Waycross, Ga., April 8.—The arrest
of A. P. Fries, a druggist doing business
on Albany avenue, upon the charge of
selling whisky, and the fine of $400 im
posed upon him by Judge Williams of
the city court, was but the first move in
what seems to be a sensation in Way-
crosa.
For some time past it has been very
evident that, notwithstanding the high
license ordinance of the city and the
stringent Drohibition laws of the coun
ty, it required but little effort and no
strategy to secure liquor by those whose
customs and habits demanded it. The
frequent occurrences of intoxicatiou
that were to be seen recently aroused
the authorities to the fact .that-“blind
tigers” existed and the officers were
given instructions to bring the proprie
tors of such places to justice.
The first case was that of Fries and
the heavy fine inflicted has made a cold
chill run down the back of those whom
the finger of suspicion has marked as
among those who will be asked to
answer the same charge. While noth
ing definite can be learned of what evi
dence has "been secured, it is rumored
that sufficient testimony will be given
before the grand jury to secure tho in
dictment of several others.
CANDIDATES BEFORE JURY
Were Asked How 3Iuch Money They
5>peut on Election.
SAVANNAH.jvA.pril 6.—The grand jury
held a special session for the purpose of
investigating the use of money in the
recent election. All four of the candi
dates and some of their leading support
ers were before the body.
The candidates were requested to tell
how much they gave np
„ „ „ lor the cam-
woman received injuries- on the head | paign fund, and they complied with the
request. Major Screven and Mr. Wells
and spine which have dethroned her
reason. It is believed that she is beyond
recovery and that she will have to be
taken to the insane hospital at Tuska-
loosa.
“Last winter I was confined to my
bed with a very bad cold on the
IuDgs. Nothing gave me relief. Fi
nally my wife bought a bottle of
One Minute Cough Cure that effect
ed a speedy cure. I cannot Bpeak
too highly of that excellent retne-
dy.”— Mr. T. K. Houseman, Mana-
tawney, Pa. H. B. McMaster.
Spartanburg, S. O., April 9.—The
grand council of Red Men is in session
here. There is a large attendance of
delegates from all parts of the state.
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Job Printing promptly executed,
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acknowledged to giving np $1,000 each,
but were nuable to say how it was
spent. Mr. Thomson did not give up
anything, having the credit of winning
his election without money. What sum
Captain McAlphiu acknowledged to
could not be learned, but it must have
been a large one, as lie was one of the
most liberal spenders that ever entered
a Chatham county election.
It is understood that the grand jury
did not get very definite information on
the subject of how the money was spent.
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