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For Men, Women and Children.
A Handsome Black 811k Dress tor 116 00
A Handsome Colored silk dress for $16.00
A Handsome Evening silk dress for $16.00
A nice Black silk warp Henrietta for $8.00
A nloe Black all wool Henrietta from 4.00 to 10.00
A nice Black all wool Cashmere from 8 60 to 7.60
A nice Whipcord for 7.60 A nice Biarritz for 7.60
A nice Serge for 6.80 A nice Cashmere Stripe for 6.26
A nice Striped Henrietta and Gros Grain for 7.88
A choice colored wool Henrietta from 8.76 to 7 00
A choice colored wool Ladles Broad Cloth for 4.98
' A Fancy Stripe doth for 6 95
Beal good half wool Henrietta cloth for 1.75
Real fine engllsh Parametta cloth for 3.98
Real handsome novelty suits. *
A stylish doth or plush Jacket
. -style "
A Jaunty new style snouhtoroa^e^^
You can yet here choice table damasks from 60c to 1.26 per yard,
i table i
Linen table sets (cloth and napkins to match) 4.00
Linen table sets (doth andnapklnt to mateh) 4.60
Linen table sets (cloth and napkins to match) 6.00
Linen table sets (doth and napkins to match) 6.00
Hemstitched linen table sets (doth and napkins to match) 7.60
Henlstltohed linen table sets (cloth aud napkins to match) 9.00 '
Hemstitched linen table sets (cloth and napkins to match) 10.00
Hemstitched linen table sets (doth and napkins to mateh) 12.60
Hemstitched linen table sets (cloth and napkins to match) 13.60
One dozen nice napkins. One dozen nloe towels.
A nice counterpane. '
A linen table scarf, tidy, dresser scarf; various and sundry useful
artldes to be found In this department and at prloes very reasonable.
In small articles you And to make nice presents:
U dozen or 1 dozen ladles or gents plain handkerchiefs
Bordered handkerchief. Hemstitohed handkerchiefs.
Embroidered handkerchiefs.- Initial handkerchiefs.
White or black silk handkerchiefs.
The largest and handsomest assortment of handkerchiefs ever offer
ed in Amerlcvs. Then you find a pair of Centemerl kid gloves, 'for
either ladles or gentlemen. Various other brands of kid gloves.
Nice Silk umbrella, either ladles or.gents. Ladles gossamer
Gents or boys rubber coats. Nice wool shawl or embroidered soarf.
Nice pair white or colored blankets.
In notions and small warves we have a great many particularly use
ful and descriptive articles.' First, we have the largest and most com
plete line of pocket-books, shopping bags, card oases, purses, and more
leather goods generally than was ever can-led by any house in this sec
tion. Buying direct from the factories and In such quantities as ena
bles os to give you lower prices than you have ever known these goods-
offered. This line of goods make nice and inexpensive presents and
l are always appreciated. For men and boys you can get % dozen prs.
* Pr nice suspenders. Pr wool, kid or dog skin gloves. ”
hand tie or scarf. Pleated, plain, or fancy bosom shirts. Night shirts.
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Leather collar and cuff Boxes. Traveling con
CURTAINS REDUCED.
(comb and brush oases.
f~ if you want something nice for your house, bu^ a set -of lace or Jillk
...jrtalns, or a pair of Chenille Portlerres. We will give a special cut on
wheprlces of tbeso goods for the holiday trade. .We have a great many
things we can show you If you will only come and give us ,an opportu
nity. We cordially Invite everybody to come and see us.
8o the Offleera Arrested Him—The Bame
Old Soap Game fleeces a Number—A
1100 Bond Given.
ctoap Is a necessity.
And there Is no harm In selling
it.
But a man got Into trouble on this
account yesterday.
And the reason given is that he
was slicker than the soap.
The man gave his name as Chss,
Watson.
It was the same old soap scheme.
He would Show a small piece of
soap, wrap a $5 bill around It,
wrap the whole In paper and
lay It on the table.
Then a$10 bill would go through
the same transaction.
And then a $20.
These three packages would be
done np before your eyes and laid
on the table. Then be would offer
to sell them all for $2. Of course
there were plenty of people there
who wanted to swap $2 bills for $86,
and business prospered with the
soap dealer.
Rut the customers, they were hot.
They got three little pieces of soap
for $2 and thought that a pretty
steep prlee.
Trouble began brewing, the offi
cers were informed, and Messrs.
Feagan and Ray harried the con
jurer Into the court house. A war
rant was sworn out against him
before Judge pilsbury for cheating
and swindling, and the bond fixed
at $100 for the appearance of Wat
son before the Judge at pre
liminary trial to-morrOw morning
at nine. The bond was raised and
Watson released.
As to how he worked his game'of
course those who Invested have a
story. They agree In saying that
the soap man guaranteed a price,
and that they didn't get it.
Mr. A. F. Fallis, a farmer living
about six miles from Amerleus,was
one of the vlotlms,and was loud In
his denunciation of Watson.
Said he: “It was Just simply
stealing. He put the money In the
paokages and said he’d sell them
for $2, and would guarantee a prize
with the sodp. I thought he’d do
Speelal toUxcounzK.
Columbus, Ga., Dec. 20.—Under
Judge Fort’s deolston Riohard
Howard and James Biokerstaff
were released on bond of fifteen
thousand dollars eaob. The two
bonds were signed by thirteen of
the leading oltizens of Columbns.
HAS NOT JOINED THE ALLIANCE-
Stoves, Stoves,
’’’he cheapest and most varied assortment
of
(Ming stoves,
:anges and
Office Heaters;
IN THE ITY.
just Received, a large lot of .
Piower Pots and Grates!
Call early and .napectSoqr goods.
k laxre lot of hardware ordered and will
. -r r - - f soou he in. • . . . . jv • • n
Plumbing and Repair Work Our Specialty
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AMERICAS, GA.
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three paokages, but didn’t get any
prise but the paper the soap was
wrapped , in. He just stole my
money and I wapt to see hiqi pay
forth* : '• ‘ “
Another violin: was Aitttt Hattie
Bailey, the«Id colored woman who
run* a lunch stand on the publle
square. Bhs said she saw the man
put the money In the packages and
he said he’d give her a prize certain
“Us niggers alnt been freed long,
and aint got a great bounty laid np,
an’ I Is allers willin’ to swap $2 for
$86, so I give him the money and
didn’t get nothin’ but three little
bltsy pieces of soap. I tell yon dat
dot’s all I took In to-day, an’ I
can’t spare It. He is just the aw-
fullest man I ever seed. He
showed me de money, an’ I thought
I’d. git It certain, but he’s too
ounnln’.’’
Watson says be was acting as
agent for J. - W. Robertson, a one-
legged Confederate veteran,. He
merely wrapped up the money in
the packages, and offered to sell
these for $2. He didn’t say that
they would get a prise, and If the
people thought they would make
anything by paying $2 he couldn’t
help it. He didn’t say the money
wan In them or anything of the
sort, but merely put the money In
and then offered to sell.
Thti Is about all Watson had to
say of the matter.
Robertson was seen and said that
Watson was his agent, and there
was no chesting and awlndllng
about It. He cold of the transac
tion! about like Watson.
Watson’s bond wab.made, ami
the preliminary trial will come op
before Judge PUsbnry to-morrow
morning at nine.
Senator Gordon May Not Join It—The
Beport Premature—A Great Deal of
Gotalp About It.
Special to Rzcoansn.
Atlanta, Dec, 20.—The non-
materialization of the plane for
Senator Gordon’s joining the Alli
ance Is creating no little gossip
amongst the politicians.
’There was a great flourish of
trumpets about three weeks ago
when the announcement was first
made publicly. Prominent in all
this merry-making were the Alli
ance members of the legislator#
who had voted for Gordon. It ap
peared then that Gen. Gordon,
when appealing to these men for
votes, had “got next to them” by
stating that he Intended Joining
the Alliance as soon as the election
was over.
So there was a great to-do over
Gordon’s joining the Alliance.
But on the day first set for this
intprsstlug ceremony, Gen. Gordon
was away.
Nojiat home, where then? At
his farm In Taylor oounty.
Ko,things were smoothed, over,
another day set, and more noise
made over It than before,
A second time the General, who
wasn’t afraid of bayoneta and can-
non, failed to show up.
Again the day was set.
And again the General was ab
sent on very important business—
exceedingly important.
AMtKWtlld'gbsilps* have hold
of the matter, and are busy with It.
Hugh Gordon, a son of the Gen
oral, Is quoted as saying that his
father never authorised the state
ments about joining the Alliance
and Is perhaps tacitly responsible
for the Impression 'that the Gen-
THEY WILL ARBITRATE THEW. &
A. BETTERMENTS CLAIM-
The LesUlsture Will Adjourn Monday
At Noon Until July—Big Work Out
Out for Monday for the Governor.
what he 4atd, and I bonght the eralfwho really promised and in-
tended to. join the Alllsnoe^has
Shouting Drunk.
Last night, about two o’clock, a
terrible yelling and (hunting was
beard coming from “hell’s half
log
and Officer Smith bustled
expecting to find anything. Bi
they expected a sensation, they
wereZsodly mistaken, slid found
Frank Con*
chafed htomlnd and will not do
so pew.
The talk goes that as soon as the
announcement was made a stormy
prpU|fcoame np from the General’s
anti-sAlllanos supporters. On top
of this the Bob-Treasury platform
was ratified at Ocala, and this nat
urally embarrassed matters. The
pressure was more than the Gover
nor oould stand. His knees shook.
The muslo was too much for him
He fled.
This leaves his Alliance friends
In the position of bolding the bag—
for snipe. The spectacle is amus
ing to the outsider, but bard on the
man with the bag.
TWO SUSPENDED, TWO FINED.
Th* Verdict of the Court-Martial in the
Gate Oily Guard* Members Cases.
Special to Rscoanza.
Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 20.—The
verdict of the coart martial waa
made public this mor ning.
Captain Snead waa exonerated
from any connection with the at
tempt to obtain the drill program,
hui he has been suspended six
months for insubordination,. In
posting a notice tor hie company to
meet under his orders after be had
been suspended, pending the In
vestigation on the other charge.
Lieutenant Roberta haa been sus
pended tor ilx months on the
charge of having-been implicated
lb the attempt to get possession of
the drill program.
Privates Myers and Spellman
have been permanently dismissed
from the state volunteers for at
tempting tefseparp the drill pro
gram in Auburn, whleh bad been
arranged tor the Inter-state drill
at the Piedmont exposition.
The findings of the coart martial
were approved by Governor North-
en this morning, and the sentences
Will go into.effect at once.
Special to Bicoansa.
Atlanta, Deo. 20.—The House
passed the Zaohry resolution exact,
ly as it was outlined this morning,
having the members of the commie-
slouer- at eight The Senate ac
cepted all the House amendments
aud the resolutlou was then signed
by the Governor.
First, now, the lessees must agree
to bind themselves to abide the ac
tion,of the commission.
Gov. Northen called on Mej
Stahl man this evening. The Utter
promises to confer with Senator
Brown, aud together they will give
that expression officially, Monday
morning.
Then Immediately Governor
Northen appoint:* the commission
era and they begin work at onoe.
- The lease, it will be remembered,
expires Deo. 27th. The law re
quires the delivery to the new les
sees Deo. 28tb. This being Sun
day, Gov. Nortben’s moral scruples
led to correspondence with Pres!
dent Thomas, and the latter agree*
not to transfer Sunday, hut begin
Monday, Deo. 29.
The Board of eight commis
sioners will be appointed Monday
morning, In order to be oonflrmsd
by the senate. The board will then
arbitrate the betterments olalm.
Legislature will adjourn Monday,
at twelve o’olook, noon, to the sec
ond Wednesday in July next.
The bill by Atkinson, of Coweta,
providing for inspectors of illumi
nating oils, was psssed to-day.
The bill by Col. Cntts,of Sumter,
to extend the corporate limits of
the city of Amerlous, passed the
Senate this morning. It Is ready
now for the signature of the Gov
ernor.
CONFERENCE COMMITTEES.
Two conference oommlttees were
appointed to-day—one on the
Branch Collegea and one on Ad
journment.
THE APPRAISERS’ REPORT.
The W. A A. appraisers submit
ted their report yesterday. While
nothing oan be had officially, it la
certain that the total value of the
State's .property has been found
very considerably lose than by the
valnatlon of 1886. The difference
le said to be $890,000. Going to
show that the lessees anticipated
some trouble in the adjustment of
their betterments olalm, and took
tithe by the forelock.
THE SWAMP SALE.
The secretary of State discovered
that grants to a great portion of the
Okefenokee swamp were held prior
to the recent sale;ao that the title
of the new purchasers was vary
doubtful, If indeed the State would
not be entirely nneble to carry ont
its contract. The Governor bad the
matter carefully Investigated,, and
found theOkefenokeo trade all right,
as purchasers bonght an Indefinite
rot seres. The only'differ
ence M that the State’s inooms from
sale will be lees than waa expeoted
when the survey was oompleted.
That made 482,000 sores, but 200,000
sons Included In that had already
been granted by State. Purchases
now simply take remainder at con
tract prlee.
Generali. 7. Alexander Hu No Ids* of
Beilgnlng, end Has Heard of No Ne
gotiations With Col. Me Chen.
8avannah, On., December 19.—
The Central railroad directors met
this morning, and declared the
usnal semi-annual dividend of 4
per cent., payable on end after
December 23d. The payment of
the dividend will put $300,000 In
circulation. That la about the
amount required tor this purpose
semi-annually. All tbs resident
directors aud Mr. H. T. Inman and
Colonel Phlnsy were present. In
addition to declaring the dividend
considerable routine work was
done, none of which Is made pnbllo.
THE GENERAL LAUGHED.
General Alexander laughed when
reference was made to the rumors
about his resignation.
“When I arrived this morning,
my attention wes called to them,”
said he, “bat that was the first I
knew about It. I haven’t either re
signed or thought of doing such s
thing.”
HE LAUOARD AGAIN.
The Central’s president laughed
again when the reported sale of the
Middle Georgia and Atlantio road
was referred to.
“I hear that Colonel Macben has
some connection with a roadj” said
he, “bat that Is abont all. There
have been no negotiations between
him or any other persona repre
senting the projected road and the
Central. There haa been no sale,
and no efforts on th* part of the
Central to buy It.”
A DETECTIVE'S GOOD WORK.
Mr. John Hunt Buu Down and Oatohsa
an Xaoapad Negro.
Mr. John Huntls adstsotlve, now
in Amerlgu*.
John Ragle Is a negro who es
caped from the calaboose two weeks
ago to-night. He was arrested and
landed In the lockup tor stealing a
set of harness from S. J. Reese, of
Sehley county.
Since the negroe’s escape nothing
was heard from him till yesterday,
when Detective Hunt brought him
to town. Mr. Hunt says he caught
the negro late Friday night, stow
miles pn the other side of Ogle
thorpe. He bad been tracing him
for some time from place to place,
and at times had hard work keep
ing np with him. He followed the
negro closely, though, and being
one* on the track would not give
np. Through town and country,
In negro dives and* everywhere
elie. he followed on, and finally at -
the time mentioned eanght him
asleep In ahegro’s bouse.
It was a good piece of work tor
Detective Hunt.
ATTORNEY-GENERAL LESTER ILL
Stricken With Paralysis Early Ysstsr*
day Moraine.
Bpeetal to Rbcobdbb.
Atlanta, Deo. 29.—Attorney-
General George N. Letter
strleken with paralysis early this
morning at hta home. His* borne
Is in Cobb eoonty, near. Marietta.
Hisoondltlonls very critical.
Beautiful Muslo.
Frloker Bro.’s jewelry store is
simply lovely every night with the
handsome and tasty array of goods
reflecting the rays from a score of
electric lights. AlmosUvery ulfim,
too, callers, drop in and make the
scene appear more lovely by bring
ing forth sweet muslo from the
pianos and other instruments there.
Last night the stolre presented an
unusually handsome appearance,
and at tlmeB the whole room was
erosrded. Prof. Kaler performed
extensively on bis violin, and sev
eral ladles brought sweet tones
from the pianos. It was Indeed a
scene of beauty, and the muslo was
Irresistible.
Slippers! Slipper*!!
There to nothing more suitable
tor Christinas presents then a pair
of those elegant toilet slippers for
gentlemen, at Williford, Matthews
ACo.
The ; Davenport Drug Company
have made a large purchase of W.
W; 'C., Wooldridge’s Wonderful
Curs, the greatest Blood Purifier
and family medicine now on the
et, for the purpose of supply-
gleion, drunk, and yeRng at the Ing IBs iraae iurougiioue »ui>
top of his voice. They landed him tion.. Send thsm your orders, and
in the lock-up. ee.vo freights from distant points,
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