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ALL HOME PRINT.
VOL XXII
WHMT, OCTO3SR Ist- 1884
The White Store.
WILL BEGIN A GRAND “CUT RATE SALE” IN SEASONABLE MERCHANDISE.
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CLOTHING.
Men s Suits, $2.50 worth $4.50.
Meu’s Suits, $4.50 worth $7.00.
Men’s Suits, $5.00 worth SB.OO.
Men’s all wool Scotch Cheviots, $6.50 worth SIO.OO.
Young Men’s English Serge, $12.50 worth $16.50.
Young Men’s lime Hocknam Serge, $18.50 worth $25.00.
1 iicsG aie only a few of the many bargains we have for you in this de
partment and only ask that you inspect our stock 1 , and you will be
sure to get suited.
The above is only a part of the many bargains we have to offer you during our “Cut Rate Sale” which begins Mon
day, October Ist, and will continue from day to day. You have a Free Ticket to attend this Sale; we only ask you to
come and see our goods and prices, and if you don’t look sharp we will sell you something before yon leave the store.
’Y'oulx’s Truly
THOMPSON BROS., Prop’s. White Store, Jackson, Ga.
FITZS CHALLENGES CORBETT.
The Australian Middle-Weight Champion
Wins Laurels for Ills Adopted Home.
New Orleans, September 27. —The
glove contest between Robert Fitzsim
mons, of Newark, N. J., and Daniel
Creedon, hailing from St. Louis. Mo.,
for a purse of five thousand dollars,
took place in the arena of the Olympic
club last night. They fought as mid
dle-weights at 154 pounds. Roth men
are Australians by birth, but Fitzsim
mons is now an American citizen. This
was the star event of the carnival, and
was a match that had attracted more
interest than most of the pugilistic mat
ters of recent date. Fitzsimmons has
been so prominently before the public
for some years that any match in which
he was a participant was bound to cre
ate interest throughout the entire coun
try. An additional feature in the im
portance of the match was the bearing
it had to a prospective meeting between
Fitzsimmons and Corbett. The fight
ing was fast and furious anti Fitzsim
mons knocked Creedon down and out
in the tenth round. Then there was
the wildest demonstration ever seen in
the ring. Referee Duffy awarded the
light to Fitzsimmons who was loudly
cheered. Referee Duffy announced
Fitzsimmons challenge to Champion
James John Corbett. Corbett was so
telegraphed.
SPORTING TREASURY CLERKS.
Thirty-Five of Them Reported ah Attend,
ing the Races at Alexander Island.
"Washington, September 27.—Thirty
five treasury clerks have been reported
to the secretary of the treasury by
name as having attended the horse
races at Alexander Island, Va., about
three miles from this city across the
Potomac river last Saturday. The
names of the clerks have been forward
ed to the head of each bureau or divi
sion and an explanation, it is said,
has been asked from the clerks. t\ heth
er detectives have been employed for
the purpose of “spotting treasury
clerks of a “sporty’ inclination or
whether the information has been vol
unteered by some treasury employee or
official, intimate knowledge of the per
sonnel of the male clerks in the treas
nfy has been shown and it hasereated
commotion at this time, especially as
many changes are being made to carry
into effect the reorganization that takes
nlace October Ist next.
DEFEATED FOR RE-ELECTION.
Victors In the Next Parliament Comprise
a Protectionist Majority.
Melbourne, September 27. —The elec
tion for members of parliament, which
took place yesterday, resulted in the
return of twenty-eight materialists,
fifty-four opposition and thirteen inde
pendents. Ministers O’Loglilen, Raker
and Richardson, and Speaker Bent
were defeated for re-election. The vic
tors comprise a protectionist majority,
but the victory is alleged to have been
chiefly due to the suppoet of persons in
the civil service and malcontents who
are irate at Prime Minister Patterson s
reduction of salaries and other econo
jnie
gggggggggggggggggggg
STORM SWEPT COAST
Tropical Hurricane From West
Indies in All Its Fury.
NO FATALITIES REPORTED AS YET.
Great Destruction Has Been Wrought at
Jacksonville, Savannah, and on the
North and South Carolina Coast,
The Wires Largely DOvrn.
Jacksonville, Fla., September 27.
The tropical hurricane from the West
Indies struck Jacksonville yesterday
with the wind blow ing at a velocity of
forty-six miles per hour and rain pour
ing down in torrents. It continues yet
and business is absolutely paralyzed.
The Everett house, the largest hotel in
the city, is unroofed and flooded with
water. The unfinished union depot is
blown down, the loss is $20,000 and a
number of people are injured, but none
killed. The streets of this city are
flooded. The river is three feet above
the normal. The wind at the mouth of
the river recorded sixty miles an hour,
Mayport at its mouth is flooded and
several houses are inundated. No
trains are arriving and departing from
Jacksonville. Many large washouts are
reported.
HOTELS AT TYBEE DOOMED.
The Storm Will Exceed in Violence the De
structive Cyclone of August, '93.
Savannah, Ga., September 27. —Eve-
rything now points to a storm equalling,
if it does not exceed, in violence the
fearful destructive cyclone of August,
1893. At Tybee the wind ranges as
high as seventy-five miles an hour. At
low tide the water there is higher than
at the highest tide. The ocean is stead
ily encroaching on the island, and it is
thought that it vTill be completely sub
merged. Those on the island will have
to take refuge in the light-house and
Martello tower. The hotels and cot
tages appear to be doomed. The wind
in Savannah now runs as high as forty
five miles, and is steadily increasing in
velocity. The outlook is very bad.
A washout on the Savannah. Florida
and Western railroad, sixty miles south
of here, has caused a suspension of
travel on that road. No vessels have
left port in thd last two days. The
shipping in the harbor has been tied
up and so far no damage has been re
ported to shipping interests,
THE STORM AT CHARLESTON.
Impossible to Estimate as Yet the Damage
to the Exposed Water Front.
Charleston. S. C.. September 27.
The West Indies cyclone struck this
city yesterday and raged all day. The
maximum velocity of the wind up to
daybreak has been forty-eight miles an
hour, except at times, when it was as
high as fifty-five or sixty miles. As far
as is known but little damage has been
done to the shipping in port or the city
proper. The storm tide was only three
and a half feet no- w *
JACKSON, GA. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1894.
SHOES.
A/en's Brogans, 98c, worth $1 25.
Men’s Kip Ties, $1.15, the $1.50 kind,
iben’s /Satin Oil Calf Bals, $1 25 worth $1.75.
Men's /Satin Oil Congress, $2.00, worth $2.50.
Men's Fine French Calf Shoes, $4.00 worth $6.00.
Hamilton & Brown’s /Shoes $2.50 worth $3.50.
Evitt Bros., French Aid, $3.50 kind, now $2.50.
Children’s Shoes, 35c. and 50c. worth 50c and 75c
5,000 other shoes cheap enough to buy with 5 cent cotton.
the August of ’93. The most
serious damage, however, is feared in
the rice fields and to the sea island cot
ton crop. It is impossible at this time
to give an estimate of the damage done
on the exposed water front where thou
sands of bales of cotton are stored for
shipment.
DIRECTUM WINS THE PURSE.
The Great Stallion Race of the Year at
Mystic Park, Hoston.
Boston, September 27. —The big stal
lion race for which the New England
trotting horse breeders association of
fered a purse of $15,000 and which
brought together Directum, Arion and
Nelson was trotted yesterday at Mystic
Park, in the presence of fully 20,000 peo
ple, and Directum won in three straight
heats. Directum was only headed in
the second heat, when for nearly a
quarter of a mile Nelson led him by a
neck. Directum was announced to be
the winner of the first money $9,000,
Arion second $1,500, and Nelson third
$1,500.
DECLINES AN EMPTY HONOR.
Ilut Decause Ills Personal Friend Was
the Opponent, Only.
Richmond, Va., September 27. —Mr.
G. B. Jones, who was named by the
prohibitionists last Thursday for con
gress in this (the third) district pub
lished a card yesterday afternoon de
clining the nomination. Mr. Jones as
signs as his reason for the declination
that he has always affiliated with the
democratic party, and now that his
warm personal friend. Colonel Tazewell
Ellett, is its nominee, he feels in duty
bound to support him.
WOULD ASSASSINATE GROVER.
A Crank in Indiana Wants to Kill the
President and Then the Pope.
Anderson, Ind., September 27.—A
crank apparently 50 years old was ar
rested last night at Alexandria. He
said his mission on earth was to kill
President Cleveland. After he had dis
posed of the president it was his inten
tion to cross the sea and kill the Pope.
The maniac will be held and his condi
tion investigated.
Great Destruction in South Carolina.
Orangeburg, S. C., September 27. —A
terrible wind storm struck here last
evening at 5 o'clock and blowed all
night at the rate of forty-five miles an
hour. Trees and telegraph poles are
ton has been done. The wind is blow
ing from the northeast.
Congressman Stephens Declines.
Lawrence, Mass.. September 27.
The Fifth district domocratic congres
sional convention met here yesterday.
Chairman Hogan, of the district com
mittee. read a letter from Congressman
Moses T. Stephens declining again to
be a candidate.
Along the North Carolina Coast.
Wilmington, N. C.. September 27.—A
heavy wind storm with continuous rain
prevailed here all night and is yet una
bated. Thus far no fatal results have
been reported. Great damage to the
crops.
ALL UNITE UPON HILL
Nomination for Governor of New
York Forced Upon Him.
WORK OF THE SARATOGA CONVENTION.
The Name of Thatcher Withdrawn Wha
Every Voice Was Raised for the Di
tinguished Senior Senator—He
Will Probably Accept.
Saratoga, N. Y., September 27. —The
state democratic convention finished
the ticket yesterday and it now stands:
For governor, David B. Hill.
Lieut.-governor, Daniel Lockwood.
Judge, court of appeals. Judge Gay
nor.
At 1:50 yesterday Senator Hill called
the convention to order.
Colonel Brown, chairman of the com
mittee on permanent organization, re
ported in favor of continuing the tem
porary organization. This was adopt
ed and Senator Hill remained as chair
man of the convention.
Lieutenant-Governor Sheehan of Erie
reported the platform, and it was
adopted.
The convention then resolved to pro
ceed with nominations. The chairman
then recognized Gaylen It. Hitt, of Al
bany, who, in an eloquent speech,
placed in nomination for governor John
Boyd Thatcher, of Albany.
The First Voice for Hill.
When Mr. Hitt had finished Edwin
Reynolds, of Alleghany, arose and
said: “The united democracy of Al
leghany county desire to place in nom
ination their first and only choice—
David B. Hill.” That was all he had
time to say. The crowd went wild
with enthusiasm. Men stood on their
seats and waved their hats for three
minutes.
Senator Dill pounded with his gravel.
Finally Colonel Fellows, of New York,
arose and the crowd thinking that he
would say something about Hill, sub
sided. Senator Hill then, asking the
indulgence of Colonel Fellows, said: “I
am grateful to the democrats of -the
Empire state for the courtesy and kind
ness of the past, but I must say to you
I cannot agree to be your condidate for
governor. ’’
Senator Guy's Eloquent Tribute.
Senator Guy arose when New York
was called in the roll and standing on
a chair said: “Mr. Chairman: I rejoice
to perform a duty which I waited for
some older democrat from this county
to perform. lam about to mention for
governor a man, the mention of whose
name warms the heart of every true
democrat. He must be our candidate.
He is the chief democrat in our ranks.
He must sink his personal views and
again become our standard bearer. I
present the name of the chief exponent
of democratic principles in our party-
David Bennett Hill.'’ (Cheers and wilt
enthusiasm.)
After Senator Guy had finished,
Bourke Cockran, of New York, arose,
and climbing over the reporters’ table
DRESS GOODS.
We can do you good iu this line. Mss Lula Browning has charge of
this department. /She has been with one of the largest Dry Goods
houses in Afacon, where sho had charge of the dress making.
She can teil you how to make your dress, and cordially invites
you to see her if you wear dresses. She can show you some
beautiful goods this week at prices that will please you.
SPECIALS— In " Jeans /Sheeting, checks, etc. Heavy cotton checks
3 l-2c worth sc:. 4 4 heavy sheeting 5c worth 7e. Heavy w r ool
Jeans 15c worth 25c. Good Style Ginghams 5c worth 7 l-2c.
Good Pms 1c per paper. Ball Thread lc per ball.
Corticelli Spool Silk—all shades—l cent per spool.
to the piatiorm, mane a strong- syeecn
seconding the nomination of Hill.
New York City's J ,- avor.
Colonel William L. Brown also spoke,
seconding the nomination of Senator
Hill for New York city. Half a dozen
delegates moved to suspend the roll
call for nominations, but Senator Hill
quickly remarked that he had had some
experience with legislative bodies and
the rules of the assembly under which
the convention was acting would not
permit the suspension of the roll call,
and directed the secretary to proceed.
Hitt, of Albany, withdrew the name
of Thatcher and Senator Canton moved
that Hill be nominated by acclamation.
A storm of ayes shook the rafters and
there were no nays.
Secretary De Forrest declared Hill
nominated, but Hill declared the pro
ceedings out of order and the roll call
of counties was proceeded with. The
vote was unanimous for Hill.
The State Ticket Completed.
Another noisy outbreak occurred.
When order was restored Lieutenant-
Governor Sheehan nominated Daniel N.
Lockwood, of Buffalo, for lieutenant
governor, and he was nominated by ac
clamation.
In a similar manner, Judge Gay nor
was chosen for judge of the court of
appeals. The routine business of the
convention was quickly disposed of and
at 3:45 o’clock the convention adjourned
sine die. It is thought that Hill will
accept.
The platform is on the identical line
of Senator Hill's speech Tuesday.
THE MYSTERY OF A MURDER.
Cleveland, Ohio, Excited Over the Assassi
nation of a Prominent Citizen.
Cleveland. 0., September 27. —James
B. Caven, general freight agent of the
Valley railroad, (Baltimore and Ohio
system) fvas shot and killed by some
unknown assassin last night. Five
bullets entered his body and he fell in
the street. When found, soon after
' wards, he was dead. Persons living in
the neighborhood of the murder heard
the shots and a woman's scream. No
one was found near the bodjy and the
police so far have been unable to secure
the slightest clue. Mr. Caven was a
widower about fifty years old. and re
sided with a daughter on Keanard
street.
Pullman Co-operative Club.
Hiawatha, Kan., September 27. —The
proposition of L. Meyer, president, and
C. C. Allen, secretary, of the Pullman
co-operative club, was accepted at a
mass meeting here last night. Local
capitalists will take $75,000 worth of
stock and the club will take §25,000.
The work will be begun at once, and
the workmen will leave Pullman as
soon as the contracts are signed.
Tammany .Jugjj es IN ith a Million.
New York, September 27. —The state
ments that the special $1,009,000 park
appropriation for the unemployed had
been juggled with by Tammany have
been confirmed by the report made to the
Central Labor Union by the committee
of that organization appointed to ana
lize the statement sat-uiiUed by the
comptroller.
GROCERIES.
Our Grocery room is tull of just such goods as you want and the
prices are right.
1,200 pounds and Hammer brand Soda at 4 cents per pound.
Good Flour only $2.85 per barrel Erery sack guaranteed.
Mew Cotton Ties 80 cents per bunch.
Our Grocery room is in charge of Beauregard JlVoore, and he says you
only have to come to see him to get up a trade, for he knows he
has the goods and the prices that will suit you.
STEP DOWNAND OUT
Many New Faces Will be Seen in
The Fifty-Fourth Congress.
SUMMARY FROM THE COMMITTEE FILE
Latest Compiled Reports Make it Appar
ant That There Will be a Marked
Change in the Complexion of
the Southern Delegation.
Washington, September 27.—A1l the
facts being taken into
the presence in the fifty-fourth con
gress of a large number of men new to
congressional life is a certainty, as the
statistics of democratic renomination
thus far received at the headquarters
of the democratic congressional cam
paign committee in this city show. In
Alabama, where the democats hold
nine seats, three new nominations have
been made; in Maryland, where they
hold six, all three of the nominations
thus far made are new men; in Ken
tucky, with the democratic seats, five
out of seven nominations thus far are
new men : in Virginia, also with the
democratic members, four candidates
are new men ; in North Carolina, out
of eight democratic constituencies, three
new nominations have been made ; in
South Carolina, with six democratic
seats, two new candidates are named ;
in Texas, out of thirteen nominations,
three are new men, with one conven
tion remaining; in Delaware, the sin
gle candidate is anew man; in Florida,
one of the two is anew contestant; in
West Virginia, one out of four; in Mis
sissippi, one out of seven t and in Ar
kansas, one out of six is the proportion.
From these figures it will be at once
apparent that there will be a marked
change in the complexion of the south
ern delegation.
THEIR EXPLOITS MADE COSTLY.
Mississippi White-Cappers Get Five and
Ten’Years for Their Conduct.
Aberdeen. Miss., September 27.—1n
the Monroe county circuit court yester
day Judge Newman Cayce pronounced"
sentence of five years in each of two
convictions upon Van Roper and Ed
Peter and two years upon James Nel
son, all white, for white-cap exploits a
few months ago. Roper was anew cit
izen from Alabama, and while he was
in the fields at work his wife had a hab
it of spending her time with a neighbor,
Mrs. Cullers, which Roper finally pro
hibited but with no success. Roper
and his fellow laborer, Peters, accom
panied by Nelson, at night, armed and
masked with handkerchiefs over their
faces, went to the house of Mrs. Cullers
and made threats of hanging them with
a rope which they had with them.
SHOT AS A DEATH PENALTY.
A Choctaw Indian Calamity Arranges the
Preliminaries of His Execution.
Caddo, I. TANARUS., September 27.—Jim
Allen, a full-blooded Choctaw Indian,
about 24 years of age, was shot to death
OFFICIAL ORGAN.-
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00 a pGfiai cj lv/t lauiuoi vtioi/CiUtty ill
the Pushmataha court grounds in Jack
son. Allen walked with a steady step
from the jail to the court house, a dis
tance of fifty yards, unhandculfed. He
knelt down by his coffin and offered up a
prayer. He pulled off his coat and hat,
rolled open the bosom of his
painted a small heart about the size of
a quarter of a doller over his own heart,
and took his seat on a lemon box. He
sat in that position just thirty-five min
utes, when the hour arrived. Deputy
Sheriff Bob Jackson shot him through
the heart. In eight minutes life was
extinct.
SOUTHERN COTTON MARKETS.
Spot Declines an Eighth at New Orleans,
Savannah. Norfolk and Baltimore.
New York, September 27. —The Sun’s
cotton review says: Cotton declined
twelve to fourteen points and closed
easy. Spot cotton here was l-16c lower
There was a decline of l-16c at Mobile
and St. Louis and l-8c at Savannah,
New Orleans, Norfolk, Baltimore and
Memphis. Charleston advanced l-16c.
New Orleans receipts today are esti
mated at 3,000, possibly 4,000, against
3,328 on the same day last week and
5,550 last year.
GENERAL EZETA’S NEW PLAN.
To Unite the Central American States Into
One Republic.
San Francisco, Cal.. September 27.
General Antonio Ezeta, accompanied
by his attorneys, Reubens and De Ques
ada, left this city quietly, yesterday, on
his way to Mexico. It is said that Gen
eral Ezeta will endeavor to enlist Pres
ident Diaz in a scheme to unite the
Central American state into one repub
lic. This has been his ambition for a
long time, and if he can secure the in
fluence of Mexico's president, his plan
may succeed.
THE LAW DISREGARDED.
No Means at Hand to Enforce the Alcohol
Paragraph of the New Tariff.
Washington, September 27. The
treasury officials, after having thor
oughly discussed the alcohol paragraph
of the new tariff bill, have about
reached the conclusion that they have
no means at hand to enforce it, and
that, therefore, the rebate clause must
remain inoperative until congress, at its
next session, either provides the appro
priation necessary to carry the law into
effect, or repeals it.
To Armor Plate the Puritan.
Brooklyn, N. Y., September 27—The
monitor Puritan will be placed in the
dry dock at the navy yard today, and
the work of placing her armor plates
in position will be commenced. The
keel of the vessel was laid in 1875, and
many naval officers believe that she
will not be very efficient when com
pleted. The Puritan is over 6,000 tons
displacement. Her engines are rather
old-fashioned.
New Drydoek at Gibralter.
London, September 27.—The con
struction of a new mole and dockyard
at Gibralter has been begun. Five hun
dred skilled workmen will shortly leave
England for the works.