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% P G a> County H VOL. IV. i $ TTVTTifH r. TT TT> 4 r*? V 1 t.v$ <7/ 11 wm \.. J. A. JONES & SON, ay cross, Ga., Are Selling Their Entire Stock of Clothing, Dry Goods, Shoes, Hats, Etc. rr New York Cost. k rate ' - 'xV V M Worth of goods must go at New York Cost. As we are going out of this bus iness we desire to close out our entire stock at once. This is your ©pportuni ty to buy goods. J. A JONES & Georgia. UNDER MARTIAL LAW Jacksonville’s Devastated Dis= tricts Patrolled By Mililia. HELP FOR HOMELESS THOUSANDS Governor and Legislature Take Action and Flany Outside Citizens Alake Response. Additional particulars of Jackson¬ ville’s fearful conflagration show that one hundred and forty-eight blocks of the city were laid waste. TeD thousand people are homeless, and many of them left for St. Augus¬ tine and other coast cities and nearby towns, while numerous river craft took mauy to little places on the St. Johns river. Supply stations have been es¬ tablished in various parts of the city. The prompt action of Secretary of War Root in tendering the use of the barracks near St. Augustine was re¬ ceived with gratitude on every side. A committee was appointed at a meeting of citizens to wire the gov erners of various states to send all tents they can spare to Jacksonville. It will be weeks before anything like permanent shelter can be provided for the homeless thousands and Jackson¬ ville for some time to come will be a city of lents. Jenning3 de¬ Saturday Governor clared the city under martial law. Col. Lovell, of the First regiment, is is command of the troops. The following troops, in addition to local companies, arrived dnrin ? the day aud are on duty; Governor’s Guards, Tallahassee; Columbia Rifles, Lake City; Suwanee Rifles, Live Oak, and Gem City Gnards, of Palatka. The city is patrolled and the entrances to burned districts guarded by senti¬ nels. Military headquarters has been established and passes are necessary to enter the lines in any part of the city. FOOD AND RAIMENT POUR IN. The hanger of 10,000 homeless peo¬ ple was satisfied Sunday upon the ar¬ rival relief trains and boats bringing provisions from uighboring towns and distant cities, A commissary was es- tablished in tbe center of the city anil thousands were fed during tbe day. An . Older was promulgated, nnH*»r “ nd - r martial law, requiring all merchants, whose stores were spared by the con flagration, to open their doors and sol. to all who asked. Five carloads of tents were received Sunday, the property of the state, which are to be used by the homeless temporarily. These are in addition to those ordered sent by secretary Root. The Times-Union and Citizen esti¬ mates tbe total loss at $11,000,000. These are based upon an itemized statement furnished by a volunteer committee of citizens. MANY PERSONS MISSING. Rumors of loss of life are on every hand, and the river has been closely watched. Many persons have con¬ firmed the report of loss of life at the Market street wharf. Numerous ad¬ vertisements appear in the local pa¬ pers asking for aid in searching for persons who are missing. As many have left the city for refuge, it is impossible to ascertain who have been lost in the Market street pier tragedy. TO ISSUE BONDS. Chairman Potcher L’Engle, of the board of county onmmissiouers of Du¬ val, said: “A bill will be introduce in the leg¬ islature at once to bond Duval for per¬ haps $200,000 to rebuild the court¬ house and tbe county jail. The bill is being prepared. I understand that » bill for the issuance of $500,000 of o ity bonds will be at once introduced also. Of this $300,000 will be used to take up the judgment debts of the city and the remainder to rebuild city buildings.” in the county jail, The prisoners number, including thirty-five in offenses, capital, many for serious some were marched to Riverside under heavy guard before the fire reached them. Later on the prisoners were taken by the sheriff to Green Cove Springs, Fernandina and St. Augustine. ABDUL HAMID CRAZED. Sultan of Tarkey Shoots Physician Who Caused Him Bodily Pain. “It is rumored,” says tbe Constan tinople correspondent of The London Daily Express, “that the sultan shot dead a physician who, while attending him for ear complaint and massaging him, unwittingly caused his majesty intense pam. The chamberlain rushed into the room, and the sultan who supposed there was an attempt upon his life fired again, wounding tne cbambtr'nn.” JESUP. GEORGIA. FRIDAY. MAY 10, 1901. VOS WALDERSEF.’* 15$ TIM ATEN. ___ ricll , Ma „ hB , Bfty , ,.. >SO o Troop* Must Itemaln In China for a While. .. A special from Pekin says: Field J&f M , , y \y B i dergee ; n the letter Wed nesday, as the reply of the generals to y j ew8 cd the ministers regarding military que8tions> Bfty8 a garrison of cooo meu ghou i d bo left at Tien Tgia ftad th(J adjoiniDg district, Great jjritain, France, Germany and Japan to contribute 1,400 each, and Italy to contribute 400 men. To garrison Shanghai-Kwan,France, Russia, Great Britain and Germany are to contribute 300 men each and Italy one company until the forts are razed. NEW YORK TO HELP. Emergency Comm i I tee Will Send Sup¬ plies to Jacksonville. The Jacksonville emergency com¬ mittee of the Merchants’ Association of New York city, organized to send relief to Jacksonville, Fla., received the following telegram: —Food “Tallahassee, Fla., May 6. supplies needed as temporary relief. Jacksonville association will issue a call, which will be furnished you, giv¬ ing class of supplies needed. The peo¬ ple of Florida appreciate your noble work; iu their name I thank yon. “W. 8. Jennings, Governor.” CHARTER IS ASKED FOB. Trolley Between Gainesville and -*»*»' ionega, Go.. Seems Assured. An Atlanta, Ga., dispatch says: i?lio Gainesville and Dahlonega Railroad Company has filed an application for a charter with Secretary ot State i hi Cook, and expects to begin witnnm short v A. time _ AVvxh the /.rmetmetion construction of oi all » elec trie line between Gainesville and lonega, a distance of abont twenty-five This is not the first time a railro&d between these places has been talked of, but it is asserted that tbe and project that it will go through this time will be pushed from tbe start. FRUIT GROWERS MELT. {forth Georgia Association In AnnnsJ Be*. sion at Calhoun. ^ North Georgia Fruit Growers’ . asgociation met in Calhoun Thursday - n itg fif(h annual ges? ion, with p re si * Q H MU , of Bome presiding, ^ , j A featave of tbe meeting was the ea . tablishing of a question box relative . tQ (fae begt metilod of Deach caitnre . i t The questions were answered and de bated by the members. 'file Steam Locomotive Doomed. It is claimetf that within a few years the el^trio motor will completely supplant the steam locomotive, and trainfi will thou rush along at a speed of 100 miles an hour. To travelers this will prove a great blessing, hut 110 more m ttmn Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters dyspepsia, indigestion, biliousness, malaria, fcver a/1<1 ague, also improves the appetite and purifies the blood, In a state of nature tea trees grow to a height of forty feet; in cultivation they are dwarfed by pruning to not more than three. Dorian, Lawyer*, tlrrrlmnli, And people in all conditions of life, who have used Crab Orchard Water, continue to use it and recommend it. No testimonial has the same effect aa personal experience. Skeletons 4000 years old have been found near the village of Flomborn, in Germany. The bodies were of enormous size. M. L. Thompson A Co., Druggists, Couplers tho best - port, l*a., say Hall’s Catarrh Cure is and only sure cure for catarrh they ever sold. Druggists sell it, 75c. Money talks, but a lit(Je scare causes it to shut up tight. FITS permanently cured. No fits or nervous¬ ness after first day’s use of Dr. Kline’s Great ' Nerve Restorer. $2 trial bottle and treatise froo Dr. R. H. Kline, Ltd., 931 ArchSt.,Phila.,Pa. The tender bananas grow and do fairly Cal¬ well in sheltered portions of Southern ifornia. Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for children 82%^%s5JSsraasK Virginia had the largest population of any of the States at the first census in 1790. __ __________ I i.m sure Pino is Cure for Consumption saved my life three years ago.— Mbb. Thomas Rob BKtB, Maple St., Norwi ch, N.Y., F eb. 17,1900. Before the discovery of sugar, drinks were sweetened with honey. That Pale Woman y 00 everywhere in nine cases out ten Is entitled to rosy cltpeks and » strong constitu tlcro. Her 'roubles are eas ly curable, ihe retae(ly j 3 Dickey's Female Ionic ancl Regulator. It invigorates all the delicate or «*»t™ balll8he8 every !oru> of Hollanders find it cheaper to import Wfrom^a PlaU than to raise it on their To Improve State Capitol. The joint committee of the Florida legislature on the improvement of the state buildings decided to recommend to both branches of the legislature thousand an ajppropriation of one hundred dollars for the enlargement of the cap itol building. Sympathy From Boston. Mayor Hart, of Boston, has the mayor of Jacksonville ihe sympathy of the citizens of over the conflagration and what kind of assistance would be ceptable. Plant System. PASSENGER SCHEDULES. Arrivals and Departures at Jesup, Ga. Departures. In Effect Mar. 20, 1901. Arrivals. For Savannah und points North, East and Northeast. Train No. 24 Leaves 8 45 a m 88 8 40 p m 32 11 25 a m 3) . 3 05 p m 38 10 45 i> m 78 11 4u pm For Waycross aud poiuts South, West, Southwest and Northwest. Train No. 23 Leaves . 3 47 a m “ 53 . 6 27 a in « •* 35 . 9 10 a m “ “ 81 M . 11 4u u m *< “ 37 .12 15 p m 38 . 4 40 p in ■ 25 . 6 50 p m ‘ 15 . 4 80 p m For Jacksonville and points 5 30 South. Train No. 13 Leaves ........ a m Solid train Cincinnati to Jacksonville. Trains 24, 36. 73, 32, 23, 18, 53. 35, 33 and 25 are daily. Trains 15, 37, 31 are daily ex¬ cept 1 Mondays- Trains 30. 38 and 16 arc daily except Sundays. Peninsular and . n Occi¬ . Connection made at Port Tampa with U. 8 . Mail Steamship of dental Steamship Lina for Key West and Havana, leaving Port Tampa Tuesdays, Fri For further information, through car service, trains making local stops, and sched¬ ules to other points, apply Ticket to Agent, Passenger Station. A W. STRIPLING, Pass. Agent, J. H. PO IIEHU3, Traveling Savannah, Ga. 15. W. WRENN, Passenger Traffic Manager, deck application to Illustrated playing cards can be secured ut 25 cents per upon ■«>»« - Every flan HIS OWN DOCTOR. By J. Hamilton Ayers, M. “D. # A 600-page Illustrated Book, containing valuable information per * taining to diseases of the hnman system, showing how to treat and (t cure with simplest of medicines. The book contains analysis of 4 courtship and marriage; rearing and management of children, besides l valuable prescriptions, recipes, etc., with a full complement of facts in l materia medics that everyone should know. * This most indispensable adjunot to every well regulated household * will be mailed, postpaid, to any address on receipt of price, SIXTY * GENTS. Address, Atlanta Publishing House, l<6-110 LOTP STREET, ATLANTA, GA. NO. From Savannah and points North, East and Northeast. Train No. 23 Arrives........ 8 47 a m 53 6 27 a m 85 * 9 10 a m 81 r 11 40 a m I 37 - 12 15 pm 83 - 4 40 p m 25 - 0 50 p m From Waycross and points South, West, Southwest and Northwest. Train No. 24 Arrives..... .. 8 45 am “ : 38 “ ..... .. 3 40 p m - 32 , .11 25 a m ; 30 . 3 05 p m : 36 .10 45 p m : 78 . 11 40 p in From Jacksonville and points South. Train No. 10 Arrives 4 00 p m Solid train Jacksonville to Cincinnati.