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NO CHANGE IN DIVORCE CANON.
The Proposed Amendment Was
Rejected by TrienniaI Conyen-
tion of Episcopal Church.

Boston, Oct. 14.-Tbe house of dep
uties of the Episcopal general conven-
ton at the close Of four days debate
today rejected an amendment to the
divorce canon, which sought to PEE
vent the remarriage Of divorced Per
sons by clergymen of the denomina-
tion. While the house of bishops may
yet act on the matter, it is certain
that no change will be made by the
present convention.
The present law of the church which
has been in operation since 1859, al
lows the remarriage of the innocent
party to a divorce granted for infdel-
ity. At several conventions attempts
have been made to repeal this Law and
when vote was taken today by the
house of deputies sitting as commit
tee Of the whole, on the question CT
reporting the proposed amendment to
she house itself, the reformers were
successful by a vote of 2l4 to 191 and
this vote was regarded as representing
the actual strength Of the contendlng
forces.
The final (v.te, however, was taken
by dioceses and orders and where do
cese was evenly divided in sentiment,
it's strength was counted in the mega
tive. The vote by dioceses was:
Clerical for the amendment SO;
against 2i; divided 10.
Lay vote, for 25; against "a; diria-
ed 6.
Practically the entire strength CT
the middlewestern States, the strong
hold of the high church party, declar-
ed for the proposed reform, but the
Pacific States and number OF the
southern States voted against s
change of the present canon. The
diocese of NewYork opposed the amend
ment while that of Pennsylvania
favored it. And in New England, Yer
mont, New Hampshire and western
Massachusetts vote for change as
did the lay. deputies from Rhode Is
land. The clerical deputies from
Maine favored the amendment, but
the votes OF Connecticut and Massa-
chusetts were cast in the neagtive-
The issue was not party one, al
though the whole strength of the high
church forces was given to the reform.
movement. The president of the
house of deputies, Rev. R. A. McKim
of Washington, voted for the cid
canon, although the clerical vote Of
his diocese supported the proposed
change.
In the course of the debate Rev.
DR.. William R. Huntington of New
York said that all the delegates we-e
agreed as to the sanctity of rnatri-
mony aad the evils of divorce and
declared that the whole question was
how the integrity cf the family may
best be preserved He thought the
present law offered the solution.
The speaker said: "While mat.i-
mony is an estate it is also q contract
When the contract is annrlled tie
union is broken. II the church wish
ed to influence the legislatures it must
do it in conjunction with the Protes-
tant denominations. If the Episcopal
church took the proposed step it
would be placed outside of the inter
denominational conference and tee
church's influence would be nil
Rev. Dr.. Davenport Of Memphis,
Teun.. chairman of the committee cu
canons, made the concluding argz-
ment in brief address for the amer
ynont
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Memphis, Tenn, Oct. 17.--In a
battle on Mosby street between three
police officers and negro fugitive two
men we're killed and two we're injur-
ed.
Madrid, Oct. 1.-THE Infanta
Maria de Las Mercedes, princess of
the Austrias. sister of King Alfonso
and wife of Prince Charles of Bour-
bon, died today.
Joe Walcott, the negro prize fghte,
shot binself through the hand and
killed another negro in Boston, Mass.
early this morning while fooling with
magazine pistol.
Mobile, Ala, Oct. l5.-Al G.
Fields, the we'll known minstrel man,
corroborated tonight the report that
he is about to close deal for the ell
tire Forerauph and Sells show. He
said that had it not been for the unex-
pected death of Peter Sells, the deal
would have been closed long ago. The
name Of the show will remain un-
changed. The contract reads that de-
livery is to be made at winter quar-
ters in Columbus, Ohio, November %.
Associated with him as part owners in
the enterprise will be Eli Nj. West
and Owen M. Evaus Of Columbus,
Ohio. and Charles S. Woods of North
Adams, Mass.
Augusta, Ga, Oct, l4.-H. A.
Vidette, a prominent merchant, was
shot and killed tonight by e. D.
Chapman for an alleged insult to his
wife
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Russian Troubles a: Hume.

Vienna, Oct 1S.-Visorous attacks
are being made by the Russian
Court party to undermine the position
of the Minister of the interior, Prince
Mirsky, with the Gear. These officials
represent that Prince Mirsky's views
are -subversive to all previous tredi-
tions of the government. The Prince
in an audience with the Gear warmly
defended his program and offered to
resign. His resignation was not ac-
cepted. It is believed that bis posi-
tion has been greatly Strengthened.
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Letter to n. ]. lleLasria sr.
Sumter, Is. C.

Dear Sir: Why don't We make
paint, as many others do. to go
4hree-luarters as fax, or two-thirds
or aah, or third, or q quarter? -
Mf. Aaron Higgins, Plainfeld. n
always used Is gallons Of paint
fer his house; Devoe took II.
There are two sorts of paint: ali
paint, true paint, strong paint. full
seasure; and part paint, false paint,
Esak paint, short measure.
The paiut-manufacturers are two
sosts; Devoe and the rest.
Yours truly
al F W Devoe & Go
ST b. Durant sells org paint
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st. Petersburg. Oct l7.-Independ-
ent messages from the front state that
the retirement of the force of General
Meyerindorff on the Russian right has
been turned into rout. The force
suffered tremendous losses. These
dispatches report that the Russian
soldiers at that point charged with
bayonets in magnificent form. They
captured eleven japanese guns and one
machine gun. The dispatches have
not been officially confirmed
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japanese Success on Friday.

London, Oct. 15.-Baron Hayashi
the japanese Minister today gave out
the following dispatch, which was re-
ceived from Toxic, regarding Fridays
engagement.
SField Marshall Oyama reports that
the column under Prince Kanlnln rs
now fighting on the left bank of the
Taitse river at point seven miles east
of Pensihu. Both our attacks and the
advance are progressing satisfactorily
Throughout the whole front. The left
army has captured ten more guns. -
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Prepared to Abandon Port Arthur.

Rome. Oct. lS.-A dispatch from
Toxic to ;Gallia Militaire states that
Marshall 0yama has ask for seventy
Thousand reinforcements. The dis
patch also states that Gen. Stoessel in
command of the Russians at Port Ar
thur, isprepared to abandon the town,
docks and Notifications with the ex-
.ception Of Liao Tishan where there
are provisions aud ammunition to.last
ten thousand men six months.
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eesort From Marshal oyama.

London, Oct. IS.-Baron Hayashi
the japanese Minister this afternoon
gave out he following dispatch which
had been received in Toxic from Field
Marshall Oyama: "On Monday night
the enemy twice made fierce assaults
on the front of the right column of
our left army. They also made small
er assaults in the direction of our
central and right armies. We repnlsed
them all. The enemy retreated, lear-
ing many corpse on field
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Fourteen More Russian Guns Taken.

Toxic, Oct IA report received
from the seat of war this morning has
it that fourteen more Russians guns
were captured yesterday. Another
report from the neighborhood of Port
Arthur asserts that the Russian feet in
the harbor is suffering severely from
the shells of the land batteries.
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lananese Victory Reported.

London, Oct. l9.-Ihe correspond
emit of the Reuter- Telegraph Company
with General Ols1z army reports
that the Japanese are now in posses
sion of the entire Russian liue, except
a small hill on the Russian left. The
Russian centre, he says, retreated in
disorder
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ST. Petersburg Reports Russian Victory

London, Oct. 16.-The st. Peters
burg correspondent Of the Exchange
Telegraph Company wires that the
General Staff has received telegram
stating that the Russian right on the
18th advanced and drove out japanese
from six Important positions. The
Russian captured sixteen guns and
eight Max;ms. The battle still RACES.
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Few Iapanese 0fheers Killed.

London, Oct. l5.-A dispatch to
Reuters Telegraph Compny, from
Toxic, states that General Oku re-
ports that the casualties among the
officers IN the japanese forces during
the fighting Monday and Tuesday and
Wednesday were four killed, thirty
one wounded and two missing.
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Bombardnent of Port Arthur Continues.

Chefoo, Oct. 15.-Tbe japanese be-
gan bombardment of Port Arthur
on Wednesday morning which still
continues with unabated fury.
Many, additional heavy siege guns
have been brought into use in this
bomba rdment.
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Note-It is worthy of note that this
dispatch makes 10 mention of the de-
cided Russian success repc rted IN dis
patches from Mukden. The last
clause of the dispatch acts as denial
to the report that the Siberian regi-
merits operation on the Russian left
yesterday captured twenty -four Jap
aneSe guns.
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Russian Garrison Abondons Mukdea.

Rome, Oct. Ia report from
Toxic has it that General Kuropst-
kin has been wounded.
The Itala Miltaire has a dispatch
from Mukden stating that the garri-
son there is departing for Harbin.
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Pueblo, Col. Oct 15.--The Cali
9ornia Limited Eastbounds train on
Ire Denver and Rio-Grande was in
collision with a freight train near
Florence early this morning 1t is re-
sorted that many were killed.
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St. Petersburg, Oct. 1S.-Lleut.
Gen. Sakharof reports under today's
date as follows: *The japanese yes
terday evening attacked outright flank
in considerable force but were re-
pulsed. We pushed forward and occu-
pied positions at Shalantsi. A large
number of corpse were buried at Putt
loft hill. The enemy are now concen-
trating in large numb.rs against Our
center. There was no fighting on our
left yesterday
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Hunts Round Pointed Pens for sale
at Osteen's Book Store.
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heavily engaged since the morning of
October Is. On the morning Of Octo-
Der Is the enemy of the left army con-
tinued holding It's positions north of
Shahopo and Lamuntun, Offering a
strong resistance. The centre column
is engaged in taking Shahopo and the
main body of the right column is ad-
vancing against Lamuntun and is at
tacking that position. The enemy has
six batteries between Shahopo and
Sugantai, which are vigorouly she'll
ing the ATTACKING column and ou-
position at Linchienpo, but the bonn
bardment is not strong enough to
prevent our advance. On October 11th
the left column of the centre amy
lost 261 killed and wounded.
'tThe casualties to ourselves and the
Russians and the number of trophies
captured by the left army follow:
During the five days from October
10th to October l4th, inclusive, our
losses were about 1850 killed and
wounded, officers included. During the
four days from October 10th to Octo-
Der 18th, the number of corpses left
by the enemy aud buried by US reach
ed 1000. The enemy's dead after the
battle of October 14th we're very nu-
merous. The prisoners taken num-
bered so. The principal trophies were
80 guns and many rifles, uniforms and
accoutrements, The latter are still
uncounted.
There are some forces of the enemy
on the right bank of the Shake river
in front of the main strength of the
right and centre armies but no battle
on great scale has occurred. The
forces of the enemy at Shahopo and
Lamuntun facing the left army have
bpen Offering a stubborn resistance.
but have been disloged and their posi-
ticDs have been captured. On the
afternoon of October 18th force OF
the eaemy appeared near Santaokang-
tszd am continued to offer resistance
until sundowD, portions of our centre
and left armies engaging them -
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Twenty.three Thousand Wounded Rms

st. PETERSBURG Oct. IA report
received in the Russian capita. today
states that twenty-three Thousand
wounded Russian soldiers have arrived
at Mukden during the past week.
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Better Than Ever.

Fitzgerald's stock market will
be better this season than ever
IL its history. Two of the best
stock firms IN south Georgia will
keep constantly on baud mules
and horses in stuff cient numbers
to satisfy the demands of the
large trade they have worked up
in seasons past.
Luke & Clements, and Handlev
& Fletcher are not only exper-
fenced stock men but have abund-
ant capital and are we'll known to
the trade. They will! sell many
car loads of mules and horses be-
fore the end uf the season, which
was opened up this week by the
receipt of the first car by Hand
ley & Fletcher.
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The Barbecue.

The barbecue pit has been pre-.
pared across the street in front
of the Enterprise Office, and Mon.
day night the meats for Tues
days barbecue will go over the
Goals. The scene will be storm
center Monday evening after the
business houses are closed, and
many people who have never seen
a Georgia barbecue in the cook
ing will have an opportunity to
view the steaming pit and sniff
the SAVIOR of the cooking meats.
Tuesday the city will set 'em up
to our country cousins with a
splendid barbecue dinner and
Wednesday the country folks
will spread a dinner for the town
people. This will be one of the
important features of the insti-
tute.
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MOB ATTACKS
CHIEF SMITH.
Only Hurried Flight, it is
Said Prevented BIoodshed.

On the first page of FRIDAYS
Constitution we find the follow.
ing:
Macon, Ga, November H.
Chief of Police Smith, of Fitzger-
aid, Ga, has been attacked bv
an angry mob at Irwinville, Ga.
One Clements, a cousin of
Judge Clements, a prominent
citizen, had been previously ar
rested by Chief Smith, and later
a defective indictment against
the chief was thrown out of
court.
1t is charged that the attack
on the official was made bv
friends of Mr.. Clements. The
chief was riding with friends, r
and it is said that only hurriedn
fight prevented bloodshed.
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For Sale.

FIVE ACRE TRAcTs-No. I'LL.
in city, with a 7-room residence.
$4,000; No. 1112, (adjoining No.
lid $250.O0; No. 1113 (adioinine
No. 1112) with a Groom house
and good barn, $35O.O0; also
good buggy and harness, one
wagon, and four plows Cat
different prices.) Buy and cut
the Is acres into 40 residence
lotsand treble your money. Ap-
ply to Rev. ]. w. Turner, Box
764, Fitzgerald, Ga.
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the principles advocated, to direct
ridicule and sarcasm at the writ
er, because he is poor little
cuss.
The Citizen can doubtless out
cuss me. It's cussed dup1icitv
(se1f confessed, hooked up with
its cussed editor, forms a combi-
nation of cussedness, that is a
cussed stencil in the nostri1s of
honest cusses.
The present tension between
the white man and the negro in
south has resulted, in part, and a
very large part, by just such
polite pusllanimousress as is
shown in the position of the ed.
itor of The Shifty Sheet.
When employed on the Repub.
lican press of the north, such an
editor hammers the poor, crush
ed Democratic south, on the back
not in the face, with insults that
sting and engender hatred be.
tween the races; but without any
change of conviction, this same
editor will, when he drops down
in Dixie, jump upon the poor,
defenceless negro and give him
what Paddy gave the drum!"
Why? Because he has fallen in
to the error of believing that the
majority of the southern whites
hate the negro-as a race! and
for the further reason, that his
little paper is dependent, for it's
life, upon democratic patronage.
0 fudge! I can but sniff when
1 see this distinguished Republic
can Editor writing Democratic
editorials-'::Hurry up with that
cat, Geek, I smell a mousel"
Respectfully,
r. BRENT WooD.
P. 81 am reliably informed
that this distinguished editor
was chairman of the Irwin coun-
ty branch of the Democratic Or
ganization.
P. S. Pin the light of his re-
cent editorial, when Shall we be
Free?" it is CONSISTENT and REA-
soNABLE to assume that he voted
for the REPUBLICAN PARTY.
P. S. 3-If my assumption is
correct, then the DEMOCRATIC
CHAIRMAN committed PoL1r1cAL
LARCENY AFTER TRUST.
P. S. 4-Considering all things
it is time for change; not the
"Presto-Change" of PoL1rrcAL
CUR1o, but a GENUINE, D1Rr.cLEAN.
SING change. Let us Prey!"
Respectfully parting my hair
in the middle, l am,
The Editors Little Cuss,
r. BRENT WooD.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS.

CITY TREASURER AND CLERK.
L hereby announce myself a candi-
cate for reelection to the office of
clerk and treasurer ofthe city OF Fitz-
gerald. l stand squarely on my rec
ord and challenge investigation of
any or every official act of my admin
lstration of the Office I solicit the
loyal support and the votes of my
friends with confidence. I am not
the candidate of any clique, but am
running on my own rights and my
record Yours truly,
i II RnIrNrpnr
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CITY TREASURER AND CLERK.

hereby announce myself as a can
dldate for the office of City Treasur-
er and Ex- Oficio City Clerk of the
city OF Fitzgerald, Ga. This announ.
cement is made at the solicitation of
many people whom 1 regard as my
friends, and if l am elected, will dis
charge the duties of the office to the
best of my ability.
O.. M. WISE.
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Ashton Farmer and the Institute.

Why not make this meeting
one of the biggest, most pleasant
and most profitab BILE meeting of
the commonwealth ever held in
Fitzgerald? We can. Will we?
Fitzgerald is noted for it's lib
crafty and liability; We are
proud of our town, it's people and
its enterprises, so let US make
Jour Institute a meeting to be
proud of.
The efficient managers have
planned splendid program for
the occasion, engaging speakers
and lecturers who will not only
entertain but instruct you, giving
progressive ideas and plans that
will help you not only to upbuild
your farm and make 1905 red
letter year with the farmers of
Irwin and other participating
counties, but also holding up the
sunny side of farm life; for after
all the old farm makes the most
ballowed home, the home of
peace and plenty when proper.
ly directed; the best place on
earth to rear our children, and
any movement which will tend to
encourage, benefit and elevate
our farms and farmers should
meet with not only our hearty
approval but our substantial aid
tor the expenditure of time and
means which we will contribute
to this meeting will be returned
to us doubly in the recreation
and practical exchange of ideas
that we will derive from this In.
stitute.
The business men of Fitzger.
aid have arranged to entertain
their farmer friends for the first
day and it is unnecessary to say
their reception will be a royal
one. So let us, the farmers OF
Ashton aud adjoining commun.
tiles show our appreciation OF
their liberal hospitality by com.
ing on Wednesday with well-flled
baskets and hearty welcome,
and IN every way we can make
the Institute a success, remem-
bering that the pleasure and
profit we will derive from this
meeting will be measured by the
interest we manifest.
Yours for the success of the
Institute,
FARMERS OF ASHTON.
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R. Brent Wood Explains His
Position on Negro Question.

OAA
EDITOR ENTERPRISE:
l beg the indulgence of your
columns in replying to the ED1-
ToR-IN-CHrEFof the shifty Citizen.
The Editor Eve will hereafter
omit the "in chiefly Of this pub
LEGATION, smarting from the sting
of my bold and truthful charge
STIMULATING, AS IT WERE, AND
coUNTERFE1TING DEMOCRACY be-
cause, forsooth, he wants popu-
larity at any price"-hastens to
affirm that he, The Editor, "nev-
err wrote word concerning my
speech at the w. R. C. hall, but
that SHE" wrote it. Well
I'll be.iust-flim-famed! ''She
wrote itr Say! There is no
doubt but that this distinguished
light of his tines is true son
of Adam" is there? "The wom-
an thou gavst me, ETC."
Just here I ask to draw the
line. l shall not hold "SHE" re-
sponsible for anything that has
appeared in the columns of this
sHIFTY SHEET" lam too much
Of man to say or to intimate any
unkind thing of lady
neither the breeding of gentle
man, nor the innate chiva1ry of a
southerner will permit me to do
this.
The editor of the Citizen is a
difficult man to place. When
you think you have him cornered
as a Democrat-PREsTo! HE IS A
REPUBLICAN! And tothe contrary
when you think you have him
cornered as a Republican-Lo!
HE rs A LIEUTENANT IN THE DEMO
CRATIC RANKS. I can't quite fig
ure just where the Editor DOES
stand. The distinguished gen.
tleman calls to mind one of these
little animals which is sometimes
seen on the dusty highway-you
can't quite decide whether you
meet him or overtake him."
This UNBEATABLE and UNovER-
TAKEABLE editor said of my re-
cent speech that 1T is warrant
ed to make every niger in
Dixie dissatisfied with his job and
ready to quit it," This state
ment, by its mildest term, IS A
GROSS, and, believe, a w1LLFUL
MEASUREMENT of the fact.
| have assumed a position to-
ward the negro race that is con-
ira to the generally accepted po-
sition of the southerner, and 1
have done so becauseI have come
to know that the integrity of citi-
zenship here, as we'll as the har-
mony of the race, requires a
change of attitude on the part of
The Southerner. 1t does not fol-
low, however, that becauseI have
taken a position somewhat oppos-
ed to the traditions of the south,
that have assumed the selfish,
base and treacherous attitude of
the so-called republican party.
L have many warm friends who
are republicans, but they are not
spurious coin-they are genui lie!
L am teaching the negro (and
proving it to his acceptable salts
faction) that if he has any friends
at all that HERE IN THE SOUTH IS
WHERE THEY ARE; I am teaching
the negro that the white man is
his SOCIAL SUPERIOR and the negro
believes me; I am teaching the
negro that to enjoy the judicial
and political privileges of GOOD
CITIZENSHIP, that he must first be-
come a GOOD CITIZEN, and the ne
gro is aiming to be worthy of citi-
zenship-the true certificate of
freedom; lam teaching the negro
to prize the sweat that falls from
the brow Of toll and to covet the