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THE LEE COUNTY JOURNAL.
YOI,. X.
Russian Goverament is Now Con
fronted by Aroused Peasantry.
WITTE LOSING HIS GRIP
200 r Classes of Enpire Join ,With the
*Reds” in Crusace 10 Throw Otf
Yoke of Oppressivn,
Latest advices from St. Petersburg
state that a’ shudder of horrcr has
counvulsed Russia. The government
claims it has given battle on!? to the
“red” revolutionists, but the populace
generally believes that ‘“white terror”
fas rcéturned.
Already the leaders of the prole
tariat orgaunization, who escaped cap
ture Saturday night at the Economic
Society, and even men of ths rank of
Frofessor Milukoft, are in hiding from
the police, who are hunting them
down. The government evidently an
ticipates i battle royal and has made
its aispositions accordingly. It fully
understands that the proletariat will
&ive blow for blow in answer to the
wholesale arrests.
The workmen’s council and the
League of Leagues Saturday night
issued a declaration of a general
strike to begin immediately.
As inost of ¢.ue provinelal autboni
ties are reactionary officlals of the
old ‘regime, the advantage they will
take of such power to terrorize the
populace can be easily imagined,
they being in position to become
.petty tyrants, and wage war ..each
in his own particular fashion against
the revolutionists.
Martial Law Ukase Issued.
An imperial ukase, issued by the
¢zal' Sunday empowers all governors
and municipal authorities in the event
of railway, postal cr telegraph com
munication being intertered with to
proclaim martial law. Under the
ukase, military commanders will-au
tomatically become governors general.
. Martial law may be ended only by oi
der of the ministers of the interior at
St. Petersburg. The provisions al
rcady made to enforce compliance
with the communication remain in
force.
The government has issued a com
munication stating that it considers
the demands and complaints of the
railway employees to a large extent
Justified, and the minister of ways and
communications is therefore drafting
measures for the amelioration tor
these condition of the service.
A report that Count Witte has re
signed is in circylation in St. Peters
burg, but it is false. It may, how
ever, become true at any moment, as
General Count Alexis Ignateig is be
ing held 'n reserve.
A close friend of the premier tells
the Associated Press that Count Witte
had no faith in the policy of Min
ister of the Interior Durnovo and oniy
consented to it on the condition that
it should be confined to legal means.
It is the opinion of many ltberals!
as well as revolutionaries, that “withl
the first discharge of cannon, Count
Witte will go.” They say it matters
littie whether the premier is or is
aot in sympathy with the policy of
reaction, he cannot shirk responsibil
ity for it A prominent personage
said to the Associated Press:
“The step taken towards reaction
marks the beginning of the end and
the policy which has been inaugurated
is bound to fail. The gdvernment’s'
task will not merely be ths arrest of
a small group of leaders, but that of
the whole population. The powers
conferred on the provincial authorities
by the imperial ukase is tantamount |
to a declaration of martial law
throughcut the country and the irre-,
sponsibilities of repression which the
officers of the old regime may commitl
when let loose can only serve to fan
the flames.”
' SOUTH IS ATTACKED
In Statements Made by Representative
| Lovering Anent Errcncous Esti
mates on Cotton Crop.
Mr. Lovering of Massachusetts, who
is said to be the largest buyer of cot
ton for nianufacture in the country,
is preparing to resist the efforts or
! southerners to prevent adoption of
| his resviution calling for a new es-
I timate of this season’s cotton crop.
He talked with Chairman Wadswortn
of the committee on agriculture, Wea
nesday, with a view to securing an
early hearing tor his measure.
“I believe that the whole system ot
government estimates is bad,” he saiu
Wednesday night. “It is bad to? the
manufacturer, who is the legitimaie
purchaser of cotton, and in New kng«
| land it is especially bad tor the oper
atives whose wage scale is based on
the margin between the market price
of raw cotton and the selling price or
prints,
“Following the December estimate
i of the department of agriculture, there
| was a jump in the price of cotton
whieh entirely wiped out this _mar
' gin and the mill operatives are di
rect sufferers. As I have pointed out
l in my resolution, the subsequent re
port of cotton actually ginned to De-
I cember 1 showed larger totals tor
soeveral of the important cotton states
Itha,u the entire estimates for those
states issuedfiy‘ Secretary Wailson's
department, afid this in spite ot the
fact that in all of those states De
cember is a good mwonth for ginning,
and thesreports trom tgose states
. Bhoy Mfigmsideralg}e rcpiton not yet
5 ued,
“These census bureau figutes un
questionably show the department or
agriculture’s estimate to have been an
underestimate,
“l bLelieve it to be the first duty
of the government to protect the le
gitimate buyer, not the speculator.
“To a very great extent tne Oppo
sition of the southern growers may be
- attributed to the fact that they, or
I most of them, are speculators in. cot
ton; the cotton manufacturers ot New
England are buyers for legitimate
uses, nol for speculation.’ ’
Representative Lovering’s resolu
tion iutroduced in the house has
’calied forth a number of protests
from southern members.
The Charlotte, N. C., cotton ex
change board ot trade sent the fol
| lowing communication to Representa
tive Webb of North Carolina:
~ ‘““We wish to protest against. any
further estimates by the argricultural
bureau this season, as they tend to
upset business conditions, and ask
that you use your influence to deteat
any resolution introduced for this
purpose.” :
The Charlotte Bonded Warehouse
company sent Mr. Webb this tele
gram:
“Note proposed new department cot
ton estimate January 10, estimates ot
Miss Giles, Times-Democrat and de
partment ran together. Census not
yet proved them incorrect. Business
has been blocked all season by re
ports and resulting fluctuations. It
new estimate by department is order.
ed all business will be held up until
the new report and its effect is
over.”
David Clark of Raleigh, N. 0N
M. Miller, Jl., of Charlotte, N. C., and
other cotton manufacturers also have
protested to North Carolina members |
of congress,
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STRIKE ON A, & B. RMI.ROAD%NDED.
Concessions Made to Engineers and Fire
men and They Return to Work,
The engineers’ and firemen’s strike
on the Atlantic and Birmingham rail
road was called off Wednesday night '
and all the striking engineers and fire
men will take their former places at
once. George D. Wadley, vice pres
ident aud general manager, offered to
make certain concessions and the en- :
gineers also made concessions trom
their original claims.
The advance in pay for the engin:
eers is from $3.50 to $4 a day. T'he
firemen, who have been getting $1.50,
are to receive $2. .
LEESBURG, GA., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1905.
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CANAL AFFAIRS
Long Debate in Upper House in
Discussion of Waterway.
OPINION IS AT VARIANCE
| Government Salaries in Panama De
l clared to Be Exorbitant--Solons
-+ Air Their Insividual Views,
‘A Washington special says: The
senate spent four houus in Thursday
in discussii.g the cunal emergency ap
i propriation bill, and when it adjourn-
I ed, the bill was still under consider
ation. There were set speeches by
Teller, Scott and Morgan, and they
were followed by a general debate,
in which all phases of thg contro-
Iversy were exploited.
A separate bill regulating the is
suance of bonds for the canal, and
placing them on the same basis as
other government bonds was passed
without debate. :
Mr, Teller, in discussing canal mat
ters, said that he did not believe that
the canal would be the success which
its friends hoped it would be. His
opinivn was that if locks were us2d,
the Nicaragua canal would be prefer
able. He was willing to vote all the
money uneeded for the completion of
the work. ‘ ’ ¥ i
Mr. Scott expressed the opinion that
a mistake had been made ih selecting
the Parama route, and made a speech
advecating the San Bias route.
“We are now confronted with just
such a sitvation as I have always
held would be encountered in connec
tion with the Panama route. We
;have sxpended millions of dollars,
and are no nearer to the completion
. of the enterprise than when the Uni
ted States took control of it.” Hvu
said that the canal could not be con
structed as a lock canal within less
than ten years, nor as a sea level
canal in' time to serve this genera
tion, LA
Mr. Morgan took up the thread of
Mr. Scott’s remarks in Tavor of the
San Bias route, expressing the opinion
that in view of divided opinion of
the engineers of the Panama route,
it would be wise to order an immedi
ate survey of the San Bias route. ‘1
would welcome it as a happy soln
tion,” he said, and added that the lo
cation of the route is an ideal ons.
He spoke of the isthmian canal as
the best regulator of railroad rates,
and he said that the Panama road
would prcve mest valuable in that
respect. He concluded with the an
\ nouncement of his intention to vote
for the bill -
~ Mr. Bacon called attention to the
failure of the committee on appropri
ations to report an amendment for the
reduction of salaries paid by the com~‘
mission, and asked if that fact indi
cated that the committee approves
them. Without waiting for a reply
he expressed the opinion that the sal
aries were exorbitant, and out of all
proportion to the salaries paid to oth
er government employees. “There is
no parallel for it in any other sala-}
ries paid by the United States,” he |
declared. ‘
Mr. Clay asked what became of
the money paid by the United States[
to the Panama road for serviees, and
Mr. Hale replied that the money
comes back to the national treas
ury. He said the road is run as an
independent system, and added that
this seemed to him useless. He agreed '
with Mr. Allison that there s’nould[
be legislation to simplify the ques- |
tion,
Mr. Tillman called for a report on
the Panama railroad, intimating that |
there is too much secrecy about it,’
'nd saying that ‘there was danger ot‘
loss in such condition. He deplored |
the infrocuction of *“Oriental methodsg
into the management of ecanal af-|
fairs.” I
IN GRIP OF ICE KING.
BT
Sections and Cities of Virginia and
North Carolina Almost Isolated
by Sleet Storm.
Richmoad, Va., has been in a heavy
coating of ice since Friday, and tele
graph and telephone wires are falling
all over tLhe eity. Every policeman
in the city and every fireman, includ
ing the regular reserves and call men
are on duty. The fire alarm system i 3
a wreck, except in the. business sec
tion of the city, where the wires are
underground. Richmond is almost
wholly cut c¢ff from telegraph and tel
lphone communication with the norta
and south.
Except for a single wire to Danville
and ancther to Washington, Lynch
burg was also cut off by telegraphic
communication with the north and
south on account of a sleet storm
in the city, were put to work. The
200 linemen at work on a new system
restored the circuits. Many of them
went to Greensboro, N. C., whaere the
worst of the storm appears to have
ben experienced.
The slest storm experienced in the
seation around Danville was the most
disastrous in yeéars, entailing upon the
telephone and telegraph companies
damages of thousands ef dollars. Dan
ville was without any communication
to any points south.
Greensboro llsolated.
Practically isolated from the out
side world, Grensboro, N. C., has been
in the grip of one of the worst sleet
storms it has experienced for years.
Telegraphic and telephonic communi
cation was cut off for some time, due
to broken wires and falling poles. In
estimable damage was done to trees
and foliage crushed beneath the
weight of icicles. Street car service
was seriously hampered and a general
discomfiture ensued.
GENERAL LINEVICH'S TALE OF WOE.
Mutinous Troops in Maachauria Force Old
Man to [hrow tp His Job.
A cable to the New York World
dated at St. Petersburg, December 14,
says: “I cannot combat the wholesale
spread of revolutionary movement in
the army, already more than half
mutinous,” General Linevitch tele
giraphed from Manchuria. ‘“The re
serves demand to be sent home im
- mediately and refuse to take paper
money. Telegraph instructions.” Urg:
~ent.” o ‘
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ACTOR DAYISON DIES OF WOUND,
Second V.ctim of Hasty’s Gun as Result o/
Tragedy in Gafney.
Abbott Davison of New York, actor
in the “Nothing But Money” theatri
cal company, who was wounded by
George Hasty, proprietor of a hotel at
Gaffney, 8. C., Friday, died early Sat.
“urday evening. Milan Bennett, musi
cal director of the same company,
was also killed by Hasty. The shoot
ing was the’ rseult of an alleged in
sult offered by Hasty to two actregs
es of the company.
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TURKISH SULTAN FINALLY YIELDS,
Surrenders to Powers Anent Question o
| financial Control of Macedonia.
~ Turkey Sunday night formally sur
rendered to the demands of the pow
ers and accepted the scheme provid
ing for the financial control of Mac
edcnia.
A communication to this effect has
been promulgated, and the question
which has been the subject of nego
tiations for eleven months is closed.
The international fleet will promptly
be withdrawn.
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SENATE APPROPRIATES CANAL CASH.
Democrats Won Viclory in Adoption o
Amendment Urged by Bacon.
‘After a strong speech by Senator
Bacon in criticlsm of the general pol
icy of high salarles in connection
with the Panama canal and in favor
of his amendment calling upon the
secretary aof the treasury for detail
ed statements showing all salaries as
a basis for future appropriations, the
senate Saturday adopted the Bacon
.amendment. '
During Wrangle Between Williams,
Lamar and Shackelford,
BITTER TALK IN HOUSE
Fight Against Democratic Minority
Leader Resumed by Two Mem
bers Left Off Committees.
A Washington special says: The
~ “washing of democratic linen for the
‘ emusement of republicans,” as Mr.
- Williams, the minority leader, put it
a few days ago, occupied the atten
tion of the house for more than tour
hours Wednesday.
The result accomplished was a deft
- thrown at the minority leader by Rep
resentative Lamar of Florida and an
other by Representative Shacklefora
of Missouri. The complaint of both
- resulted from the fallure ot Mr. Wii-
Hams to recommend their reapoint
ment as members of the committes
- on interstate and foreign commerce.
~ Both made long speeches in which
- Mr. Willlams’ leadership was assallea
from many points. Mr, Willlams re
‘ plied to Mr. Lamar at some length
and briefly to Mr. Shackleford. His
defense was that last session the
democrats on this committee were di
vided and he'demed it necessary for
the goed of the party and the country
that a united minority report shouid
be made on the subject of railroad
rate legislation.
Speaking of the leadership of Mr.
Willams, Mr. Lamar said he would
recognize h'm as the party leader, but
net personally “until he relieves me
of an unjust charge on his part.”
Mr. Lamar concluded with the
statement that he considered his re
inpoval from the commerce committee
an act absolutely untenable and an as
persion upon his private character.
He secured the reading of correspon
dence on the matter between him
self and Mr. Williams,
Mr. Lamar said it had gone to the
country through the press that the
minority leader would qot ‘°“—’;l§‘.°.
followers of Mr. Hearst. He admitted
he felt friendly toward Mr. Hearst
and regarded his bill a good one. He
then charged Mr, Willlams with con
tributing more in one minute to dem
ocratic inharmony than he (Lamar)
had in a year. He admitted that on
Monday he was in the heat of anger
and glad tbat he had been stopped.
However, Lis personal friendship tor
Mr. Williams had ceased.
Mr. Willlams was at once recog
nized to reply, “I am,” he said,
‘““about to perform a very unpleas
ant duty and one the wisdom of which
I have serious doubt. The gentleman
takes himself too seriously, He thinks
he can make a national issue out ot
a committee assignment, but he can’t
do it. He thinks he was removed,
but he was not. There was no com
mittee.”
l Mr. Williams asked if he would
i not have .been lacking in moral cour
age and in €very essential of a floor
leader it he had made up a minority
membership of the commerce com
mittee which would have beez divid
ed four to two on the question ot
railroad rates. ;
Long applause followed the state
ment of Mr, Williams that he should
' ignore the personalities of Mr. Lamar.
Applause again followed Mr. Williams
when he said he had not allowed per
sonalities to influence his transaction
of public business. And what he haa
done, he said, had been approved by
| “almost the unanimous opinion ot the
members of the minority side of the
house.” (Applause.)
He referred to the committee ap
polntments of Mr. Hearst; labor and
irrigation of arid lands, and admit
ted that he did not love Mr. Hearst.
“Why should I love a millionaire
who owns many newspapers which he
seems to be devoting to tearing me
- down?” he salid.
NO. 21.