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THE BLACKSHEAR TIMES
E. Z. BYRD, Editor and Proprietor.
VOL. XX. NO. 45.
Pierce County Directory.
Clerk Ordinary—J. I. Snmmerall.
Sheriff—J. Superior Coui t—John Thomas.
R. Carter.
Tax Receiver—J. 0. Waters.
Tax Collector—J. A. Jacobs.
County Treasurer—B. D. Brantley.
County Surveyor—W. H. Bowen.
Coroner—Ur. J. M. Brown.
Superior court first Monday in May
and third Monday in November.
COUNTY COURT.
Robt. G. Mitchell, Jr., Judge.
W. A. ♦lilton, Solicitor.
Monthly session, second Friday in
each month; quarterly sessions, third
Monday in March, June, September
and December.
TOWN DIRECTORY.
Robert G. Mitchell, Jr., Mayor.
B. D. Brantley, W. G. McMillau,
John A. Strickland, Jos. A. Harper,
Councilmen.
M. 0. McAlpin, Clerk and Treas
urer.
W. L. McMillau, Marshal.
Police court every Monday morning.
SECRET ORDERS.
Blackshear Lodge No. 270, F. & A.
M., meets first and third Friday nights
in each month.
A. B. Estes, W. M.
Eobt. G. Mitchell, Jr., Sec.
Alabaha Lodge No. 10, K. of P„
meets every Monday night.
B. D. Brantley, C. C.
E. Z. Byrd. K. of E. & S.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
A EMMET COCHRAN,
■ £V * LAWYER,
Practices in United States courts,
district, circuit and supreme courts,
and iu all counties in Rrunswick cir
cuit. Telephone No. 26. Office a id
residence upstairs Phoenix Ilote’,
Waycross, Ga.
|) G. MITCHELL, Atioruey-at-Law Jit., and Judge
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County Court, Blackshear, Ga.
A. B. ESTE't. E. L. WALKER,
1TSTES & WALKER,
Attorneys-at-Law,
Blackshear, Georgia.
\y "" • M. TOOMER, Attorney at-Law,
Waycross, Ga.
Office in First National Bank Building.
yyALTER " Attorney-at-Law A. MILTON, and Solicitor
County Coiirt. Office in the court
house. Blackshear. Ga.
A L R AVANT, M. I». J. L. L. grinkk, M. D.
AVANT & GRINER,
aw Physicians & Surgeons,
Tatterson, Ga.
Calls promptly answered day or
night from residence or office.
VI/ N. BROWN, Dentist,
VV • Office Near the Courthouse.
Offers his professional services to
the citizens of Pierce and adjoining
counties. Guarantees satisfaction.
Crown and bridge work a specialty.
Blackshear, Ga.
ALLEN BRO'VN, D. D. S.
Office upstairs in McCulley Sc
Walker’s new building. Tenders bis
professional services to the public.
Crown and bridge work a specialty.
Wavcross. Ga.
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BRUNSWICK CIRCUIT.
COURT CALENDAR.
Appling Superior Court—First and
second Mondays in March; third and
fourth Mondays in September.
Camden Superior Court—Tuesday
after the third Monday in March;
Tuesday after the first Monday in
October.
Coffee Superior Court—Fourth Mon
day in March; second Monday in Oc
tober.
Charlton Superior Court—Tuesday
after the first Monday in April; Tues
day after the fourth Monday iu Oc
tober.
Clinch Superior Court—Second Mon
day in April; third Monday iu Octo
ber.
Ware Superior Court—Third and
fourth Mondays in April; first and
second Mondays in November.
Pierce Superior Court—First Mon
day in May; third Monday in Novem
ber.
Wayne Superior Court—Second
Monday in May; fourth Monday in
November.
Glynn Superior Court—Third Mon
day in May and first Monday in De
cember; to continue for such time as
the business may reqtrre.
J. C. BREWER,
DENTIST,
BLACKSHEAR , <7,4.
Gold Crowns and Bridge Work a
specialty. 5-5. ’9s)
BARBER • • SHOP.
JOHN ALDRIDGE, Proprietor.
BLACKSHEAR, GEORGIA.
HairCutting,Shaving,Dyeing.Sham
pooing, etc., done at the following
P 7 *? 6 *;.
Cutting bab, . .. lo cent.. .
Shaving, i0 cents.
8 ham poo, 20 cents.
Blacking, 25 cents. Dec
A CLASH INEVITABLE
Waldersee Causes Serious State
Of Affairs In China.
PLANS A PUNITIVE EXPEDITION
The United States Disapproves of
Action and Will Enter an
Emphatic Protest.
A Washington special says: The
United States government is facing a
serious crisis in Chiua, owing to the
announcement of the purpose of Field
Marshal Count Walderse8 to begin an
other offensive campaign. General
Chaffee has been invited to join in the
expedition, which is to be mobilized
on a larger scale thau anything at
tempted in China since the original
march to Pekin. General Chaffee so
informed the war department Monday
and the officials of the state depart
ment have been advised of the situa
tion.
This German movement is viewed
with absolute dismay in Washington,
for it is feared that it requires nu im
mediate decision by the TJnitod States
government upou its whole line of
policy toward the Chinese question.
General Chaffee will be told that he is
not to participate in this campaign.
He has been keeping the American
forces in Pekin, ever siuce the city was
pacified, simply as a legation guard,
and the German government is fully
aware that the Uuited States gov
ernment purposely deprived the
American contingent in China
of its offensive military character and
withdrew it from the control of Count
von Waldersee in order to hasten
peace negotiations and prevent, so fai
ns it could, the continuance of mili
tary movements against the Chinese,
which were at once unnecessary and
baneful in their effect upon the peace
movement. So our government, not
having changed its policy, cannot do
otherwise than cause General Chaffee
to refrain from any participation in
hostile military movements, so long
as the present peaceful conditions con ■
tinue.
partition Germany’s aim.
The roopening of war in China and
the partition of that empire are be
lieved to be the salient features of the
policy of Germany which lias directed
the big expedition which Count von
Waldersee has under way and to join
which the American troops have been
invited. The sincerity of Germany’s
protestations that she is working in
the iuterest of peace is seriously
doubted by President McKinley and
the officials of the state and war de
partments.
The government will do everything
in its power to prevent the ends de
sired by Germany and to dissuade the
other governments from embarking
upon the war which Count von Wal
dersee seems determined to provoke.
Just how far this government will go
toward that end is not clear, but, of
course, it will not go to war with Ger
many or with anybody else iu the iu
terest of the Chinese.
Minister Conger has, however, been
instructed to use his best endeavors to
dissuade the representatives of tho
other powers at Pekin from playing
into the hands of Germany, and rep
resentations in some form will be
made to the other governments di
rect.
It is probable that these will take
the shape of a remonstrance against
the proposed expedition as being an
act of bad faith not only to China,
with whom peace negotiations are be
ing conducted, but with the other
powers which are working honestly to
ward peace. This will be put in morn
diplomatic language than the word
“remonstrance” would indicate, but it
will amount to a remonstrance or pro
test.
Great indignation is felt by Presi
dent McKinley and his close advisers
over this apparent breach of faith by
the German field marshal.
THE NEWS FROM PEKIN.
Tbe first news from Pekin indicating
the German Field Marshal s intention
was contained in the following cable
dispatch under date of Feb. 17:
“A few days ago Count Yon Walder
seo wrote to the generals nnder his
supervision notifying them to have all
their available troops ready in two
weeks for an expedition lasting eighly
days. Today General Chaffee and
General Voyron, the French command
er, received letters asking for their
co-operation and expressing a desire to
know what forces they can spare. In
commencing his letter to General Chaf
fee, Count Von Waldersee says;
“‘Owing to the unsatisfactory na
ture of the negotiations for peace, and
also circumstances rendering such a
course desirable, it will probably be
necessary to resume military opera
tions ou a large scale, especially to
i ward the west.’ ”
STREET CAR TAKES PLUNGE.
I Thirty Passengers Fell Fifty Feet and Not
One Was Killed.
I Thirty passengers in a street car go
; ing into Cincinnati from Dayton, Ky.,
Friday were carried down a fifty foot
Rtream on the Kentucky side of the
0 hio river and only one of the sum
ber escaped iDjury. At the same time
| not one of the number was instantly
killed. How many may die cannot
| yet t be toId A
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DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF PIERCE COUNTY.
BLACKSHEAR. GA., THURSDAY. FEBRUARY’ 21. 1901.
APPROPRIATIONS ARE CUT.
Senate Committee Uses Knife
Freely on the Pending Rivers
and Harbors Bill.
A Washington special says: The
senate committee on commerce Mon
day concluded the consideration of
the river and harbor bill. Action upon
several amendments heretofore adopt
ed has been reconsidered and various
house provisions recast until the total
appropriations huve been reduced be
low that made by the house.
The committee made horizontal cuts
on all important items, these reduc
tions amounting to one-fourth in all
the appropriations of over $50,000 in
immediate cash appropriations in ex
cess of $806,000 for continuing con
tracts. There were also some entirely
new items added by the committee.
All were reduced. The bill, therefore,
is practically a new measure as to
amounts. The totals approximate
$30,000,000.
The hill as it will be presented to
the senate will include the followiug:
Hillsboro hay, Florida, $112,500;
Biscayne hay, Florida, $150,000; Po
tomac river, District of Columbia,
$50,250; James river, Virginia, $252,-
500; Cape Fear river, North Carolina,
$47,500; Chattahoochee river, Georgia
and Alabama, $03,750; St. Johns river,
Florida, Jacksonville to the ocean,
$112,5000; Coosa river, Georgia and
Alabama, $75,000.
Continuing contracts — Savannah
harbor, Georgia, $060,657; Biscayne
bay, Florida, $466,007; Southwest
Pass, Mississippi, $1,900,667; Galves
ton harbor, restoration of jetties,
$666,667; St. Johns river Florida,
Jacksonville to the sen, $633,833;
Coosa river, Georgia and Alabama (to
complete), $199,845.
Three hundred thousand dollars is
provided for surveys and examinations
of rivers and harbors not provided for
in tho hill.
FAILED FOR MILLIONS.
Railroad Builder Files Petition to Wipe
Out Enormous Debts.
A failure for a million or over, with
assets to the amount of a ton-dollar
bill, was shown by the voluntary peti
tion in bankruptcy filed in Boston
Monday afternoon by George R. Eager,
a railroad builder of Newton, Mass.
The actual figures of liabilities are $1,-
407,341. The unsecured claims ag
gregate $1,008,502; the secured claims,
$315,222; notes and bills shared by
other parties, $83,616.
Mr. Eager’s debts were contracted
between 1888 and 1890, principally in
Tennessee, on all notes. This is the
heaviest failure recorded iu Boston
district siuce the bankruptcy act went
into effect. The debts are all out
lawed.
Some of the most conspicuous claims
in the secured list are:
J. C. Hambro & Son, London, En
gland, $52,540; Kessier & Co., Wall
street, New Y’ork, $34,466; Carey <Sr
Whitteridge.New York,$12,200; Jones
& Monday, $23,227; C. P. Condon,
$34,022; Kellar & Beals, $16,170; Hol
lar & Tinley, $12,722, and Thomas
McFarland, $55,381, all of Knoxville,
Tenn.; Charles Lexington, Jellico,
Teun., $52,359; Atlanta Lumber Com
pany, Atlanta, Ga., $10,572; V. M.
McBce, Portsmouth, Va., $27,136; the
South Tregedar Company, Chattanoo
ga, Tenn., $15,798, audit. D. T. Law
rence, Marietta, Ga., $22,823.
TO BE VICE ADMIRALS.
A Measure Which I» Intended to Settle
The Schley-Sampson Problem,
Senator Hale, chairman of the senate
committee on naval affairs, has intro
duced a bill for the revival of the
grade of vice admiral in the navy and
authorizing the president to appoint
two rear admirals to that office. The
bill is in the interest of Admirals
Schley and Sampson, and is intended
n jj j n solving tho problem of their
promotion as well as the promotion of
other officers who served with them in
fbe Spanish war.
r Senator Hale ~ also introduced a joint
resolution of thauks to Admiral Samp
Ron j n accordance with the president’s
recent recommendations,
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Kruger Writes Edward!
There is an unconfirmed rumor cur
rent in London that President Kruger
<lrafted a personal letter to King
Edward, setting forth the Boor cause
and asking for his majesty’s consider
ation.
YOUNG WIDOW MISSING.
Atlanta Hh» Another “Mysterious Disap
pearance” Herniation.
An Atlanta dispatch of Thursday
Mrs. H. M. Wilson, a beautiful
young widow who has been living at
82 Auburn avenue, mysteriously dis
appeared on last, Monday morning in
company with Will Hamilton, a young
student of pharmacy, and as a result
her mother lies prostrate with grief
and the whole family share the belief
that she has been made the victim of
some foul plot. The mystery shroud
ing the disappearance continues to
grow as time passes and no word is
received from the missing couple.
FIGHT ON SECRETARY GAGE.
§ale of N«w York (JuRtoin Houte Injected
Into Hotme Debate.
A Washington dispatch says: The
events in connection with the sale of
the old New York custom house to the
National City bank, which heretofore
j haB bee “ 8nb jec ‘ (>t mnchcomment,
occupied the center °f the stag© dnr
ln * the debate on the Sundry civil ap
, propnation biH in the house Thurs
day. Much excitement attended tb#
■ debate.
LOTT & JONES,
Way cross, Ga.
We
100
and
Horses
on
Hand
We are in the business to stay and can give bar
gains. Stables back of Jones & Thomas’ Carriage,
Wagon and Harness Store.
LOTT & JONES, Waycross, Ga.
DENMARK HOLDS ISLANDS.
Trade Proposition Pending Wlfcli Unlied
ftfafcH Him linen Broken OiY.
“The Danish government,” says the
Copenhagen correspondent of The
London Daily Mail, “has suddenly
broken off'all dealings with the United
States regarding the snle of the Danish
West Indies. This is due to a satis
factory offer made by tho Danish East
Asian Steamship Company to assist
and in the future to administer the
islands. The American government
has been notified as to this decision.”
(jiEOIMiI A BLACKS PROSPEROUS.
Proffcimor Dubois, of Atlanta, Talk# of Ne
croos In Dougherty County.
A Washington dispatch says: Pro
fessor W. E. B. Dubois, of tbeAtlauta
university, Wednesday, gave the in
dustrial commission his views of the
condition of the colored race in Dough
erty county, Georgia. He said that
tho colored peoplo now own about 15,
000 acres of land there, which is more
than they have ever held before.
VETS INVITE M’KINLEY.
Iii Spito of Home Opposition the I’l'enlrieiit
In Ankpfl to Visit MfiuphlM.
At a meeting of tho executive com
mittee of the confederate reunion at,
Memphis, Tenn., Thursday night, a
resolution adopted Wednesday ex
plaining why President McKinley was
invited to bo present on the occasion
of the confederate reunion in May wan
rescinded and the original resolution
inviting the president to Memphis
stands.
ON TRAIL OF DKWLT.
floor (ienerst 1 diving lto<l (‘oat.* a iWerry
Chaco Over
Lord Kitchener, telegraphing Lon
don from DeAsr, Cape Colony, nnder
Saturday’s date, says:
"Dewet’s force crossed the railway
at Doartmons Siding north of hero
before daylight February 16th, closely
followed by 1’lilmer, Crabbe and arm
ored trains. They engaged the enemy
while crossing. The Boers, however,
cut the lines.
“We captured over twenty wagons,
many of which were loaded with am
munition and also a Maxim, twenty
prisoners and over 100 horses. The
troops are still in close pnrsuit.”
COUNCIL UPHOLDS MAYOR.
Atlanta City Father* Approve Veto By a
Vote of Five to Nine.
By a vote of 5 to 9 the Atlanta city
council sustained Mayor Mims’ veto of
the Forest avenue street railway fran
chise.
This result was reached after a ses
sion of three and one-fonrth hours,the
major portion of which time was de
voted speeches for and a.^ainst the
veto.
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FLOODING THE MINES.
Nu Hops Im iHdtiirtnlmifl Tliaf Any of
I'lfitoDibftfl Mlnein Arc Allv*.
Additional details continue to reach
Vancouver, B. C., from the Union
mines ori Vancouver Island, where
the terrible fatality occurred Friday
forenoon. The accident has thrown
the towns of Cumberland and Nanaimo
into a state of gloom.
The colliery management is lighting
tire with floods. Fending the Hood
ing no further action can be taken.
All hope has long since been given
tip that any men iu shaft No. 6 still
live.
THKEE-t OHNKRKD COLLISION.
Frp I ir I it. Tiiiins CriiHli Tojc < *-U m *i’ it ml Three
Men Are Instantly HUhtfl
Three freight trains were wricked
on the Mohawk division of the Central
railroad at Akin, N. V., early Monday
morning. A westbound pick-up was
backing from a siding when an east
bound freight crashed head-on into
the engine. Hirnutaneously a fast
westbound freight, train crashed into
the side of the oilier westbound freight.
Engineer E. Bridenbecker, of Syra
euHfj, his fireman, Bolge, of Syracuse,
and Brakemau Arthur Yoran, of AI
bauy, were instantly killed. wreek
The three engines were badly
ed and several of the derailed car* fell
into the Mohawk river.
ROADS REFUSE TERMS.
Hon thorn »nfl Contrnl May IliiHfl Th«lr
Own Depot* In Atlanta.
An Atlanta dispatch says: The
Southern and Central railroads have
refused the overtures of President
Thomas, of the Nashville, Chattanooga
and Ht. Louis, to renew tho agreement
under which the state was to build a
union passenger station in Atlanta to
ho leased for a term of years to the
roads entering the city.
The Bt-cond and most significant
feature of the action on the Southern
and Central now brought to light is
that there two lines, closely associated
in bttkin :ss interests, are preparing to
’ erect a depot of their owu.
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No. 1 No. 3 I No. 15 No. 17
BTATIONH. Daily Bnnday | Daily Duily
Only Ex. Sun. Ex. Hun.
Waycross .... I I 00 am 5 J5 piJ 6 00 am 12 00 m
Jamestown... 12 16 pm
Walter town . II 15 am 5 30 pm- 6 It) urn 12 24 pm
Upchurch. .. 11 22 am 5 37 pm 6 28 am 12 38 pm
Elsie........ 12 29 am 5 44 pm li 85 am 12 51 pm
Bolen....... 11 36 am 5 51 pm 6 45 am 1 06 pm
Beach .... ... II 46 am 6 01 pm 6 57 uni 1 25 pm
Murrays..... 11 54 am 0 09 pm I 7 07 am 1 39 pm
Hossoms..... 12 02 pm 6 17 pm 7 19 am 1 57 pm
Granville.... 12 05 pm 6 20 pm 7 26 am 2 01 pm
Nicholls .... , 12 14 pm 6 29 pm 7 35 am| am| 2 10 pm
Hnginaw..... 12 20 pin 6 35 pm 7 48 2 34 pm
OllattCI toll .. 12 30 ili 6 45 jini 8 00 amj 2 49 pm
Douglas...... ..... 12 53 pm 7 08 pm 8 26 ami 3 20 pm
Upton...... .....| 1 02 pui 7 16 pm 8 39 am | 8 40 pm
Wadleys Mill ........ 4 30 pm
Ambrose.... I 26 pm 7 41 pm 9 04 am, 4 40 pm
Tracy ...... 1 49 pm 8 04 pm 9 30 ami 5 12 pm
Fitzgerald . . 2 15 pm 8 30 pm 10 00 arn| 5 50 pm
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STATIONS. Daily .Sunday Duily Duily
Only Ex. Hun. Ex. Hun.
Fitzgerald.......... .....| ..... 0 6 00 27 pin 7 7 00 27 amj j 6 6 00 30 am l2 12 00 36 in
Tracy ............. 51 pm 7 51 n in 0 55 am 1 08 pm
Ambrose........... ..... 0 pm uni! arm pm
Wadleys Mill....... ......I .......i....... ........! 1 25 pm
Upton............. .... 7 10 pm H 16 urn 7 25 am 2 00 pni
Douglas 7 25 pm 8 25 ain 7 35 am 1 2 20 pm
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Ohattertou ....... ..... 7 7 48 58 pm 8 48 58 am 8 8 00 11 amj 2 3 02 49 pm
Saginaw............ ...... pm 8 am ain pm
Nicholls ■ .......... .... H 05 pm 9 04 urn 8 21 am 3 18 pm
Granville.......... ...... 8 13 pm 9 13 am 8 34 am 3 35 pm
SeSHorns........... ..... 8 15 pm 9 15 ami 8 40 am 3 40 pm
Murrays ...... 8 23 pm 9 23 am 8 51 am 3 58 pm
Beach.. .... 8 30 pm 9 30 am 9 05 amj 4 13 pm
Bolen,. ...... 8 40 diu 9 40 am it 13 am- 4 32 pm
Elsie .... 8 47 pm 9 47 am 9 23 am 4 50 pm
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Lp diuroh. ...... 8 53 pm 9 53 am 9 32 am 5 02 pm
Waltoi town ...... 9 00 pm 10 00 am 9 41 am 5 14 pm
Jamestown ... ...... .......|....... 9 48 am .......
Waycross 9 15 pm 10 15 am 10 00 am 5 40 pm
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