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Americus T' ! ESTABLISHED 1879. AMERICUS, GEORGIA, WE ONES DAY, DECEMBER 10, 1890. BETTERMENTS AGAIN. THE MAJORITY REPORT ON THE PROPOSED COMMISSION. A Strong Message From the Governor About the Btnto Militia—A Minority Beoort on the Betterments Commis sion. WHEATLEY AND : ANSLEY'S Mlottiui the Hi; Week! r Prices marked way down on Dress Goods, Cloaks AND GejfsForiiisiis. Novelty suits to be cleared out. Only a few of them left and the prices marked on them are carrying them away rapidly.. Underwear for Gent’s, Ladies and Children at popular prices. Blankets and Com- iOrtables in splendid assortment. Me; l Aisle;, Successors to Thornton A Wheatley. ; . Y « / • J / • * • • Special to RICOKDEB. Atlanta, Dec. 10.—The majority report of the Finance Committee on the Zachry resolution, calling for a commission to consider the betterments claim,^was submitted this morning In the Senate. Notice was given that a minority report would be submitted in a day or two. "2 The majority, favoring the ap pointment of such a commission, "respectfully submit th*following seasons why the resolution would pass. The relations between the State and the lessees have been en tirely satisfactory. The tenant has scrupulously performed its part of the contract. The contract nears its end, and necessarily and una voidably there are matters to be adjusted; and now at the end of a twenty year lease, during which the lessee has not, been in default for a single hour or as to a single cent,their remains, aa injevery such case, rights of both parties to be adjusted. If there were no ques tion of a fair allowance to the lessees for improving the property, still other questions are admitted to exist, which by themselves re quire action by the legislature and at this session. It might be as Burned that the so-called better ment question has no existence at all, still other questions, which all r.ides recognize as existing, ory aloud for settlement. Those admit ted questions relate to the taxes and the rolling stock and may be stated thus: Ought the State to imburse to the lessees the taxes they have paid on the State’s prop erty? If so, how much? Wbat legal and equitable effects has the State? Are the lessees under obli gation to deliver to the State any rolling stock? If so, how much? If the rolling stock is not delivered in kind, wliat must the lessees pay to the State in discharge of this ob ligation? Here are questious that must be ^settled. Who will i®le them? The legislature cannot do to directly. It has neither time nor opportunity for the task. The best it can do is to create a com mission carefully selected by the authorities of the State, to whose arbitrament aud award the lessees agree to submit. Without some such action the legislature will be trusting to saute lucky chance to steer the State past a crisis which Is almost upon It. In just 18 days the new lessees will call on the State to deliver to them the property they have leased. Admit for the sake of ar gument that the State will bo able to deliver the road bed and appurte nances, will It he able to deliver the rolling stock? It must be borne In mind that the State does not own any of the rolling stock now In use on the road. Instead of ownership or any rolling stook, It has a olalm on the present les sees for the value of the rolling stock long since perished, which once belonged to the State. But- tho new lease act authorizes the present lessees to satisfy that olalm by paying the value of that rolling stock for the benefit of the new les sees. Right here two questions arise: 1st. How is the amount of the money to be ascertained ? 2nd. Will the old lessees pay the amount or any part pf it, while the State refuses even to treat with them about their claims against the State? Very embarassing questions now exist, even threaten ing the miscarriage of the new lease. Thq appointment of a com mission aa contemplated by the resolution afiords a solution of these embaraesments under condi tions most favorable to the interest of the State, and we therefore re spectfully ask that the tame do pass. J. E. Nunnai.lv, P. W. Williams, T. W. Lamb, W. E. Chandlbr, T, B. Cadaniss. The whole matter is made the special order for Thursday. . . TUB STATU MILITIA. The Governor addressed a forcl-, ble communication to - the Legisla tors this morning, In behalf ot the State militia. He calls attention to the report ot thp Advisory Boaru, and urges that their recommenda tions be carried oot. These are: First—that, the Adjutant and Inspector General’s olllce should be properly organized and main talned, as being the source from which must come efficiency, and to this end, the Adjutant and In speotor General should receive salary, performing as ho does, at the same time, the duty of Keeper of Public Buildings, of Two thou sand (2000) Dollars per annum, and that there be added to this office, an Assistant Adjutant and In- speotor General, with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, who shall also be instructor in rifle practice, with a salary of twelve hundred (1200) dollars per annum, and that the sum of eighteen hundred (1800) dollars per annum be provided for all the expenses of said depart ment, including traveling, station ary, reports, expenses of the Ad visory Board, and everything nee essary to maintain this depart ment, to be expended under order of the Governor, making, in all, five thousand (5000) dollars per an num, appropriated for the Adjutant and Inspector General’s Depart ment, We consider this a neces sary minimum amount to run this department, .and we are satisfied that U will be economy for the State to ' expend it, and it would simply increase the expenses of said department thirty-five hundred (3,500) dollars, inasmuch as the sal ary of the Adjutant and Inspector General now, he being also Keeper of Public Buildings, is fifteen bun dred (1500) dollars. Second—We recommend, that the sum of two hundred (200) dol lars per annum be Appropriated to each company of the force, ns or ganized under the present law, to provide for all expenses of said company; provided, that said com pany shall not receive Baid amount, unless it shall present, upon regu lar inspection, at least the mini mum active uniformed strength required by law, and shall be re. ported by the inspecting officer, as being in a good military condition, including its arms and equipments Third—We recommend that, In order to properly trqin the force of the State, and to make it a practi cal and efficient body, annual en campments bo provided for, so tbat each command shall be ordered for one week,' by the Governor, into camp, there to be drilled, disci plined and taught the practical du ties of camp life; to this end, we re commend that two (2) camping grounds to he donated to the State, upon bids to be invited by the Ad visory Boards and selections to be made by said Board, and we feel satisfied that, in this way, the State can acquire a lease, say fot ninety-nine (09) years, to two camp ing grounds well located, and am ple in their dimensions, and suita ble for all purposes, and we recom mend. that thereafter, the State shall maintain the same, providing tents and everything elso necessary, and pay to the troops, when called out In this active service, In said annual camps of instruction, the following compensation per diem: noncommissioned officers, musi cians and privates, one ($1) dollar; Lieutenants, two ($2) dollars; Cap tains and field offioers, three ($3) dollars, aud one ration, for each of ficer and man, and that transporta tion shall be furnished to the offi cere, men and horses from their homes to tbs camp and return. FouRTil-j-We recommend, also, that<a simple and serviceable uni form be adopted for the entire force of the State. In this connection, we uote that the tendency of the force throughout the State, is to wards simplicity in uniform, fol lowing the modern Idea, in Europe and America, on this subject. We do uotaBk thst the State provide this uniform yet, though it should do It. The uniform, however, should be prescribed, and one year’s experience can enable the Adjutant and Inspector-General to report bow far the said uniform can be provided, In addition to the other. demands upon hls depart ment, from the supplies from the general government, and then fur ther legislation can be bad in tbla regard. In thla connection, how ever, (here should be furnished to each command, aa soon as possl le, canteens, haversacks, knapsacks and blankets, to tbat when a com mand Is ordered out by the Govern or, It will be In immediate condi tion to go where needed. Ae It Is now, the Advisory Board find* tbat Jhere I* not a canteen or haver sack, a knapsack or a blanket, far- nishedby tbe State of Georgia for its troops. Firm—As to the matter of atn- monition, there le a grave want felt; riflo practice Is neglected, and among the few commands where it is to some extent looked after, the ammunition for the same is in large port purchased by the com. mands. or the members thereof. This should not be. Sufficient am munition should be furnished at onco, and continuously, for the purpose of rifle practice; the com. maud should be compelled, not only to parade for rifle practice an nually, but also to be instructed in the same, at least ten (10) times a year j with tbe scores taken down and reported to the Assistant Adju tant and Inspector General, so that said reports can be condensed, and In this way, the efficiency of tbe force be largely increased". It Is no common thing to find members of the various commands, who are not only unfamiliar with the weapon, but who are totally igno rant of its uses, and can meroly handle the same in the manual of arms. This ammunition should be furnished by the State, and for this purpose a sum of, at least, twenty- five hundred (32,500) dollars, annu- ually, should be appropriated, as an experiment, in order to asccr tain what Bhouid be tbe truo amount to accofnplish the ends de sired, and we feel satisfied that tho tabulated reports from tho Adju tant and Inspector General’s office, at tbe end of two years, would demonstrate tbat it had been a wise expenditure. Sixth.—We earnestly recoin, mend that all of the arms belong ing to the Stnto of Georgia, not in the hands of commands recognized as a part of the existing force, be gathered la by the Adjutant and Inspector-General’s department, as soon as possible, to he disposed of as the Governor may direct, either by sale, exchange, or to be used in arming other commands, and that suits be bought by tho State, upon the bonds of officers, for guns lost and unaccounted for. The advisory board recommends, in conclusion, that the State ap propriate the sum of twenty-five thousand (325,000) dollars, annually, for all the purposes indicated in this report. This is not enough, but it will put the force in fair con dition. When compared with the annual appropriations of sueh states as New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut and Mas sachusetts, it Ib an insignificant sum. It must be noted, that Georgia, as a purely agricultural state, wfth large plantations and farms, worked under the system of slavery, Is not tho Georgia of to day, with her fouOdcrlos, machlno shpps, factories and diver sified . manufacturing establish ments, her mines of coal, iron, gold and other minerals, her quarries of marble, slate and granite, and her vast transportation companies. Georgia’s population Is now mixed by Immigration from other states and from foreign countries, and it Is apparent that the framers of the Constitution of 1877 wero wise In declaring a military foroe to be "essential to the p&ace and security of the State." TWO NEGROES SHOT. ONE SAID TO BE AN ACCIDENT. And tho Other a Deliberate Attempt To Murder—A Hot Chase After tho Would-bo Murderer—But He Haa Not Yet Boen Caught. A SERIOUS FALL. Bad Acoident to a Llttls Child Yes terday. The little girl of Mr. John Hunt happened to a bad accident yester day, whioh came near resulting se riously. Mr. Hunt is a stranger hero, and has only been In the city s short while on detective business. Yes terday Mrs. Hunt found their little girl lying on tho gsound In an uncon sclous condition, bleeding on the head and through the modth. Dr. Westbrook was summoned at once and found the child snlfering from concussion of the brain. Tbe wound was dressed, and soon the doe tor had tbe child resting easy. It Is not known how the accident happened, but thought that the child fell, striking her head against a stone. If Your Bouts is on Firo Yon pat water on the barniag tim bers, not on the smoke. And If yon have-catarrh you should attack the disease in the blood, notln your nose. Remove the impure cause, and the local effeot subsides. To do this, take Hood’s Sarsaparilla, the great blood pqrlfler, whioh radi cally and permanently curea ca tarrh. It alto strengthens the nerves. Bs sure to get only Hood’e Sarsaparilla. A fine line of watohes at Sullivan A Son’s. ' • Late yesterday afternoon, the people iu the vicinity of Russell’s barroom wefe startled by the sound of a pistol shot issuing from that place. Officer Barrow was standing near aud rushed in a few seconds after the shot was fired. Inside be found an exolted crowd, and a large yellow negro with a smoking pistol In his baud. As he seized him dn other negro rushed out of the door with hi* hand on his jaw, which was til odlng profusely. This was the first scene In yester day’s shooting scrapes. The negro seized by Officer Bar row was a big mulatto, aud pro tested that the shooting was acci dental. In this statement he was borne out by those who witnessed the shooting. According to their story a negro named George Parker entered the saloon .with another of hls race, whose name was afterwards found to be Ben Williams by one author ity, and Ben McSims by another. Parker was sbowiug a pistol which he had just bought, . and the crowd was discussing its worth. Here George Williams entered, and look ing at the weapon asked Parker what he would take for it. Just here the pistol fired, the ball striking Beu* on tbe jaw. It la thought and said by those who wit nessed ihe occurrence that Wil llams, who was examining the pis tol, did not know It was loaded, or tbat it was a self-action, and fired It accidentally. However, he was landed In the guard house to await develop ments. Just after locking him up, and the officers had started out to find the hurt negro, they were met at the Allen House corner by George Parker, almost exhausted and hls shirt stained with blood flowing from a wound near the stomach. Take me home," said be, "I want to see my wife before I die." He was immediately taken to po lice headquarters, and there quet. tioned. He could tell nothing ex cept that he was shot jvlth a Win Chester rifle, while running to catch his friend. Who shot him, or wbat for, could not be gotten from him. Only that he was shot aeross the railroad near Brooklyn Heights. Officers Feagln, Ray aud Martin then hurried over to the place men tioned to find out as much as they could, and If possible oatch the would-be murderer. It was dark when they reached the house to which the negro ran after being shot In the saloon, and here they knew not what to ex pect. It was known that a shot had been fired from the build ing with a Winchester, and that a desperate negro must have been the man. In they went, only to find that Andrew HJ11 and Ben had left, the f .rmer taking hi* rifle with him. Tho story of the shooting Is told as follows by Hill’s wife: Ben had just come in with Andrew, and they were talking ot tbe wound when George Parker ran np. An drew asked* it he was the fellow who shot him, and Ben said yes. Parker remonstrated, and said he came to see how badly Ben was hart, Andrew then reached for hls rifle and Parker, ran. When about forty yards oflT, Andrew fired and he and Ben left the house. The officers searched the premises thoroughly and then left to look' for him at tbe home of some of hls relatives. They did lots of work, and were hot 1 on hls trail for some time, but as yet have not secured him. From what can be learned Of the scrape, It was a deliberate attempt at murder by the negro Andrew Hill, and no time nor money will jipared to land him behind tbe bare. , Parker’e wounds were dressed, and he wae taken to hie home. The ball entered at the eldeand name out directly over tbe stomach. It is not thought he le seriously 'hurt, though It could hot be told hut night whether the Inteetlnee were out or not. George Williams, who did the —le stillln " THE FORCE BILL DEAD. i THAT’S THE GENERAL IMPRESSION NOW. 1— The Silver Wen BoUeltous-Ormnl's Be- meins Will Not Bs Wovsd-Pst Walsh, the Indian Missionary—Wir ing. From Washington. . . Special to Rzcobdib. Washington, Deo. 10.—The gen eral opinion It strengthening that the Bepubl leans will fall to pate the force bill. Senator Daniel, ot Virginia, made a great speech to day against it, and the measure is losing motion. The silver men are getting sollo- itous about their free oolnagebill, and there Is a bright prospect that these will oomoide with the Demo crats, aud put the lodge bill aside. Mr. Plumb, of Kausas, gave no tice to-day that he was unwilling mueh longer to consume the time of the Senate on this debate, whan the people were in distress. Plumb’s action regarded as a pointer. The House killed the Senate bill to-day looking to the removal of Grant’s remains to Washington. The Democrats voted almost sol idly against It. Hon. Pat Walsh, of Augusta, waa here last night and to-day. He had a couferenoe with the secretary' of the interior In reference to his du ties as a commissioner to the In dians In Oregon. He will proceed to New York to-night and meet hla two associates on tbe commission. Generals Clarkson, Algler, and Bloat and Fassett called to see Har rison to-day, and their presence in Washington has filled the air with political gossip. PERSONALS. Mr. H. B. Moody Is in tbe city and will probably accept the posi tion of conductor on the S. A. M. road. Mr. G. A. Smith, of Maoon, Is In the olty. \ Mr. W. P. Ramey, of Augusta, Is registered at the Allen House. Mr. J. C. Johnson, of Abbeville, was In the olty yesterday. Mr. Wm. Bostlok, of Savannah, Is In Amertous. The Circus is Coming. The first and only big show that will visit Americus this season will bo.T. K. Burk’s New United Tcans- Atlautio Railroad Shows, Double Clreus, Mammoth Museum, Roman Hippodrome and Prof. Burk's School of Eduoated • Arabian Horses, 80 in number, in their won derful military drills, court scenes, ete., ete. This Immense aggrega tion will pitch their tents here for one day only, Tuesday, Deo. 16. Two performances will be given. Doors open at 1 and 7 o’clock, per- formanoe to begin one hour later, Popular prloes will be the rule. Grand street parade at 10 a. m. La dles and children are especially re commended to attend the Matinee performances, thereby avoiding the vast crowds at night. Seating ca pacity for 6,000. Everything new- and brilliant. Remember the day and date. Admission 10 and 20 oents. Show yards corner of Fur- low and Barlow Streets. ' *. first shooting, Is itUi;in tbe loek up. All the witnesses seen stated the (hooting wa* accidental,bat there is an air of suspicion about the whole matter. \ ,, '. "'' - To the Bufitan*. Over one hundred colnmnt of voluntary certificates have been printed in the Atlanta Journal from sueh 'people as Rev. J, fi. Haw thorne, Rev. 6am P. Jones, Hon. H. W. Grady, MaJ. Ohas. W. Hub- ner, lata of the "Christian Index," Gen. James Longstreet, Col, W. Avery, late editor Atlanta "CobsU- tion,” and hundreds of prominent divines, editor*, doctors, specialists end others, certifying to remakable cures performed by Dr. Ring’s Roy al Germatuer, after eminent ph/sl- ctana and all knojfn remedies had failed. Send two-cent stamp to King 1 * Royal Germatuer Co., At lanta, Ga% for book of particulars. It Is truly a great remedy, and nrely cures when all else falls fisrtgnsil From the Committee. |Mr. J. A. Davenport yesterday resigned from the City Exeeutive committee, and Mr. Samuel Me- Garrah was put In h]e place. Mr. Davenport resigned on ao count of being a candidate for al derman. Cook’s Pharmacy haa beeu re moved to the W. J. Slappey corner, near artesian well, where can be bed everything la Drugs, Patent Medicines* Ae. Respectfully, W. A. POOR