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THE TIMES - RECORDER
E. 0. ANSLEY,
JSamx Old Stand,
continues to keep all the
eatables.
My stock of firryerlet
is best and largest in the
city.
E. D. .Ansley.
VOLUME 1.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, SUNDAY: APRIL 12, 1891.
NUMBER 7
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FRUIT!
The weather this season has “forbidden fruit” to many of our
customers, but
Geo. D. Wheatley
Takes pleasure in offering a “FULL CHOP” of NEW and SEASONABLE
DRY GOODS at prices within EASY REACH of all.
CASE AFTER CASE of new goods opened during the past week has
about completed OUR SPRING STOCK, and close relationship to the
manufacturers enables us to present this season a line of goods UN
APPROACHABLE in
QUALITY,
STYLE
OR PRICE.
Special for this week—
25 Pieces
Beautiful
SOLID COL’D
FIGURED
25 Pieces
Beautiful
SOLID COL’D
FIGURED
CHINA SILKS
FLORENTINES
20 pieces LOVELY WOOL CHALLIES, solid and figured, at 20c.
per yd.
Just 15 more of those SUPERB CAMELS’ IIATR Pattern Suits go
AT COST THIS WEEK.
40 patterns BLACK SILK GRENADINES, finest quality, 75c. to 11.25
this week. THEY ARE BEAUTIES and worth from *1.00 to *2.00
elsewhere.
A perfect profusion of BLACK SILK DRAPERY NETS—the correct
thing this season, at prices which will astonish you.
Our BLACK DRESS GOODS DEPARTMENT, the very best in the city.
You can find JUST WHAT YOU WANT at a very moderate cost,
Grant us the pleasure of showing you our LACES, EMBROIDERIES,
and NEW WASH DRESS GOODS, consisting of everything new
in WHITE GOODS.
Plain and figured PERSIAN MULLS, CHINA SILKS, FAYAL
BATISTES and GRENADINES, MADRAS CLOTH, GING
HAMS, ETC.
15 doz. Black SILK MITTS, at 25c. per pair this week.
18 doz. LADIES’ BLACK SILK GLOVES, 40c., (worth 65c) this week.
Forty doz. Diamond Dye LADIES HOSE, absolutely stainless, at 25c. per
pair this week.
BE SURE TO ATTEND OUR
OPENING SALE
OF
SPRING CLOTHING
THIS WEEK.
Our Stock is Warranted Matchless in
QUALITY, STYLE OR PRICE.
size 4 to 14 years, *1.50 this week, worth
*3.00 elsewhere.
300 Child’s Sailor Saits,
' SCllOOl SOitS ®2.50 •*> W-OO suit, worth double elsewhere.
Boys'
a specialty; good value. 25c. to *1.50 per pair, any size
wanted.
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
SOMETHING ABOUT THE PRESIDENT
AND MR. BLAINE.
Canadian Reciprocity and Mr. Blaine's
Snub Reviewed—A Blaine Man Talks—In*
ventors In Washington—News From the
Nations CapiUl.
WE FULFILL OUR ADVERTISEMENTS!
COME AND SEE!
Geo.D.Wheatley
Oor. Lamar St. and Cotton Avo.
AMERICUS,
i
GEORGIA.
Washington, I). C., April 11.—Mr.
narrison’s new chum and most poten
tial adviser Is ex-representative McKin
ley, who bids fair to become a mono
maniac on the tariff bill enacted by the
billion dollar congress, and which bean
his name. Mr. McKinley, who knows
that reciprocity, even of the limited
kind proposed by Mr. Blaine, would
eventually result in the death of the
doctrine of a high protective tariff, by
causing its absurdities to shine even
more conspicuously than they do at the
present time, has beer working on Mr.
Harrison for quite a while to convince
him that he muat stop Mr. Blaine, even
If It was necessary to force him out of
the cabinet. Nothing would have suited
Mr Harrison better, but be was afraid
of Blaine, and having obtained his
promise to stand off and let him get
re-nominated; if he could, he did not
care to anger him, but the indications
now are that McKinley has fully suc
ceeded. for no cabinet officer ever got a
more direct snubbing from the presi
dent than Mr. Blaine did when Mr. Har
rison positively forbid his receiving any
propositions informally or otherwise
from the Canadian commissioners who
had been invited here by Mr. Blaino.
It would not have injured Mr. Harri
son in the slightest or have helped Cana
dian reciprocity for Mr. Blaine to have
kept his engagement with the Canadians,
and heard their informal proposition,
but Mr. Harrison was determined to
snub the Canadians as well as Mr.
Blaine, and in spite of tlio diplomatic
smiles with which the Canadians re
ceived Mr. Blaine's little fib, raanufac-
tured for the occasion, about the presi-
dent wishing to be present when their
proposition was submitted, they knew
that reciprocity with us was as dead as
a door nail aa long aa Mr. Harrison is
president, and that they would never be
sent for to submit their proposition to
him.,
He who thinks that Mr. Blaine will
tamely submit to being insulted does
not know the man. One of his close
personal friends said to me: “Owing to
the Incompleted condition of a number
of most Important diplomatic negotia
tions Mr. Blaine’s hands are for the
present tied, but when he gets things In
such shape that he can leave them with'
out endangering hts own reputation,
woe be unto Benjamin Ilarrlaon, it be
shall not before then have made his
peace, and if Bill McKinley isn’t careful
he will discover that Hr. Blaine wields
considerable Influence la Ohio.”
In resigning from the senate Mr. Ed
munds did not forget his lifelong thrifty
habits. He makes It take effect next
November, which gives him an oppor
tunity to continue drawing the salary
during the recess, without doing any
work. There is no doubt here that the
whole thing is cut and dried and that
the governor of Vermont will, just be
fore Congress meets, appoint Secretary
Proctor to All Mr. Edmunds nnexpired
term in the senate.
Secretary Foster has selected ex-Repre-
sentatlve Crounse, of Nebraska, to bo
assistant secretary of tho treasury, and
he 1s now wrestling with the friends of
several candidates to determine who
shall be supervising architect of tho
treasury in the place of Mr. Windrlm,
who resigned to accept a better place iu
Philadelphia. Added to this task Is the
arduous duty Mr. Foster has taken upon
himself of compelling the Republican
machine in Now York, through the
Federal offices, to favor Harrison for a
re-nomination.
Inventors, big and little, rich and poor,
have been our honored guests for three
days while the one hundredtli anniver
sary of the United States Patent system
is being celebrated. There have been
meetings addressed by eminent gentle
men, banquets haro been eaten, Mount
Vornon has been visited, and after see
ing a military review this afternoon, our
visitors will return to their usual voca
tions.
Col. L. L. Polk, president of the Na
tional Farmers’ Alliance and Industrial
Union, mado a speech hero last night at
at a public meeting held by the local
Citizens’ Alliance that Is said to be one
of the strongest representations of Alli
ance principles ever made here.
There is nothing bashful about Secre
tary Rusk, who has coolly appropriated
to himself all the credit for getting the
German embargo on American meat re
moved, or rather the promise that It will
be soon removed.
The trial of 0. A Kincaid for the mur
der of ex-Representative Taulbee result
ed in a verdict of not guilty.
THAT NEGRO COLLEGE
THE COMMISSIONERS MEET AND DE
CIDE ON ITS LOCATION.
American, Snvnnnnh end Mlllrgevllle the
Only Contestant* For tbe Price—Tba
Claims of Each Carefully Considered and
Savannah Get* It*
Ati.axta, April 11.—[Special]—The
question ns to the location of the brauch
college for the education of negroes has
at last been decided.
The commission appointed by Gov-
ernor Northen met here to-day and decid
ed upon Savannah aa the most suitable
place for the proposed institution.
This was done after long deliberation,
and a careful consideration of the many
advantages offered by each of the cities
contesting for the college—Savannah,
Milledgevlile and Araericus.
About ten days since the commis
sioners visited each of the above named
eities for the purpose of examining tbe
sites offered, as well as looking into the
matter of other inducements held out
for the location of the college.
For several days past the opinion has
prevailed generally that Savannah
would be selected as the site, and there
fore the decision of the commission here
to;day surprised no one.
Savannah is unquestionably the best
place for the location of the colored uni
versity, and now that the question has
been officially passed upon the other
contesting cities will doubtless come to
the same conclusion.
Congress has provided for an appro
priation of *15,000 the first year, to be
increased at the rate of *1,000 additional
each year until the sum reaches *25,000
annually at which it shall remain per
petually. The appropriations for the
first two years are now due and as soon
as Gov. Northen and Secretary Noble
shall reach an agreement as to the prop
er division of the money between the
races, *31,000 will bo paid over to tho
governor.
Fnva Goes Home#
New Yoiik, April 21.—[Special]—Ba
ron Fava, Italian minister at Washing
ton, sailed for Europe this morning on
tbe French steamer La Gascogne. A
number of prominent Italian 'citizens
and some of the attaches of the Italian
eonsul’s office were at the pier to see
him off. He will go direct to Rome.
To Hang. May 20th.
John Jackson, the negro who shot and
killed Mr. Bee Brown, of Rochelle, a
few weeks since, was tried In Wilcox
■nperlor court a few days slnoe. He
was found guilty, and sentenced to be
hanged on May 20th.
Yesterday Sheriff Covington and Dep
uty Gordy, of that oounty, brought the
prisoner to Americas for safe keeping.
Jackson is a bad looking negro, and a
close watch will be kept upon him. A
motion for a new trial has been made in
his case.
Sheriff Covington and Deputy Gordy
also brought with them John Tailor, a
negro who shot another some six months
ago. He haa been sentenced to eight
years In the penitentiary, and was
brought bore for safe keeping.
An Entertaining Lecture.
Rabbi L. Weiss, an eminent Jewish
divine, of Columbus, Is anxious to de
liver a lecture in Americus at an early
date upon the subject “What Shall we
do to be Savod?”
There is no donbt but that many In
telligent people here would gladly avail
themselves of such an opportunity to
hoar a Rabbi on this vital subject, and
It Is to be hoped that some society or
organization hero will Invite Mr. Weiss
to come and dollver his lecture.
In a letter to The Timks-Rxcordeu
Rabbi Weiss states that his only object
is to disseminate light and dispel preju
dice, and that he can come any night
during the week except Friday.
BLAINE A CANDIDATE.
HE WILL ENTER THE ARENA AGAINST
HARRISON IN '92.
The Plumed Knight He* Been Smarting
Under the Unmannerly Act Inn 'towards
Him end Now Assure* HI* Friend* that
He Will Run.
New York, April 11.—A special to
the Sun from Washington says that Sec
retary Blaine, smarting under the un
mannerly interference by the president
in Ills Canadian negotiations, has assur
ed some of his friends that -ho would
not withdraw his name if entered in the
presidential race in 1802.
According to the San, two of Blaine’s
friends, citizens of distant states, called
on him Thursday night, and demanded
hit consent that they should go to work
fixing up their delegation for Blaine in
the national convention In 1802.
Blaine, according to theso men, said
that he could not be a candidate against
Harrison, and was himself for Mr. Har
rison’s renomination.
"We don’t want Harrison and tbe
country does not want him. We want
you. While it is true that yon cannot
come out as a candidate, you can
promise ns and other friends that If we
go to work for you, you won’t withdraw
your name or write any letter of decli
nation. Will you promise that?"
Mr. Blaine’s friends say lie did prom
ise aod they left hlih to go home and
whoop It up for Blaine in 1802,
Washington, April 11.—The New
York Sun has a special to the effect that
Blaine will be in the presidential race
for ’02. It is exciting much comment
here, although no one is susprised.
Mr. Milllken,, member of tbe house
from Maine, said to your correspondent
yesterday that Blaine would stand and
that he would be the nominee. Mr,
Milllken is very close to Blaine.
Tha 1-rmldent Coming.
Atlanta, April 11.—[Special.]—Pres
ident Harrison and party will arrive In
Atlanta next Thursday and will be ten
dered a public reception at the capitol.
In the evening a grand reception will be
tendered the visitors at the executive
mansion.
It Exploded.
Judge Bartlett is a negro boy of some
twelve years, and he is now satisfied
that railroad torpedoes will, not do to
fool with.
He had one in his possession yester
day, and proceeded to seo If lie couldn’t
open It by means of rocks. He suc
ceeded, and as a result now wears a
badly wounded hand, ami a flesh wound
in each leg.
The explosion <ook place at the boy’s
home near the Central depot, and at
tracted quite a crowd. The injuries
were not serious, and did not require the
services* doctor.
At tbs Presbyterian Church.
Regular services will be held at the
Presbyterian church to-day, and all are
cordially invited to attend. Besides
the usual beautiful musical service,
Miss Darant, of Savannah, will sing a
solo at night She la endowed with a
beautiful voice, wbleb has been highly
cultivated, and all will be charmed who
bear her selection to-night.
His Melons Hale.
Mr. John P. Callaway, who lives near
Leesburg, comes to the front with thirty
acres of melons uninjured by the recent
freeze. He took tbe precaution to cover
up tbe young plants, and thus saved
them. They are now growing and do
ing well
Tho Oldest on R cord.
Sumter county* can lay claim to the
oldest woman in the State, and It Is
doubtful If any state can offer proof as
good as she can to an age as old aa hers.
Eiaotly what her age is, is not known,
but she la certainly over 115 years.
Vesterdayan old negro was noticed
In a wagon, and his gray looks and
wrinkled eoun to nance bespoke great
age. He was at least seventy-five,
and while speaking of him, a great deal
of Information was learned of hla family.
Mr. J. Day Stewart, a late census enu
merator and well known In the county,
was present and furnished many Inter
esting facta.
“That negro,” said he, “la named Jim
Burke, and is tbe youngest of eight
children, the mother of whom Is still
living In this county. When I asked her
age for tbe census she said she didn’t
know. Her son-in-law stated that she
was 115 years old, and her grand-daugh
ter told me that she was 118. Whloh is
correct I don’t know, but I. do know
thatshe baa living with heragraat-great-
grindson who la sixteen years old.
“This I know In person, and from this
the woman muat be very old. My opln
ion is that ahe isn’t a day under 120."
Can anybody produce an older wo
man than th!a,with tho facta to prove it?
Happily Hyphenated.
Henry White and Emma Lowe, two
of Sumters’s citizens whose complexion
would hardly mock the lily’s whiteness,
were yesterday joined In bonds of mat
rimony by Jndge Oliver.
The room was filled with spectators,
who greatly enjoyed the ceremony.
The tears of the buxom bride as she
pronounced the words which carried
her oat of the state of single blessed
ness, affected all In a most peculiar
manner.
After concluding the ceremony, Judge
Oliver ordered the groom to salute hla
bride in an osculatory manner, but ahe,
supposed to be covered with blushes,
would allow no such action in the pros-
enco of the crowd. She ran out of the
room, and at last accounts the groom
was attll chasing her.
A BAND UF BURGLARS.
TWO HOU8E8 ENTERED LAST FRIDAY
NIGHT.
The Re*ld*nees of W. J. Matthew* end 4
A. Ansley Gone Through-Several
I*r* In Monej end n Gold Watch Token-
Criminal* Supposed to bo Youthful.
m
Another Attraction.
Col. G. Edwin Dunbar, proprietor of
the Kalamoxoo,Mich., Lyceum Bureau,
Is in the eity with a view of arranging
with tome society for three nights and a
matinee tbe lattes part of tbr month, of
Prof. C. E. Bolton’s Realistic Travels,
beautifully illustrated by means of a
stereopticon with a line llghL Prof.
Bolton wae one of the leading attractions
of the Chatauqua at Albany—has been
recalled for the fourth time to Savan-
hah. The papers are [yory enthusiastic
over hla entertainments. It Is hoped
that our people will banyan opportunity
of seeing hi* magniffleent views. *
It seems as if there la a band of bur
glars in Americus.
During the o past week seveal mi
nor thefts have been reported,'and the
lolioe have been on the lookout for the
Offenders.
Friday night there were two burgla
ries in the oity.
The bouse of Mr. W. J. Matthews, on
Lee street wae one of those entered.
Tbe entrance was made through a
window, and tbe burglars were evident
ly after money, or something that could
be eaaly exchanged for currency.
After entering the house, the sleeping
apartments of Mr. Matthews were at
once made for. Nothing was missed
from any room except this one.
Yesterday morning when Mr. Mat
thews arose nowhere conld he find hla
clothes. This seemed to him a very pe- .J:
culiar circumstance, and after ascertain
ing that no one in the house knew any- . .
thing abont them, he supposed that they
bad been stolen. Finally, however, the
clothes were found in the parlor, bat
with the pockets rifled.
The clothes had evidently been taken
from the bed room and carried Into tho
parlor, where they were gone through.
Out of the pockets a ten dollar bill
and a little over two dollars In silver
were taken out. Besides this tho bur
glars took a beautiful gold watoh'which
cost *185, and which wss much dearer
to Mr. Matthews than the intrinsic val
ne, on account of It being a gift from
the conductors on the S. A. & 51. road.
It was presented him by them a few
weeks since, and Mr. Matthews is now
greatly worried on aeoount of its loss.
Tho watch was engraved with tbo
initials of the Order of Railway Conduc
tors, and this and other Inscriptions are
expected to lead to the oalprits.
On the same night tho house of Mr.
J. A. Ansley was entered, and out of
the pocketa of this gentleman two five
dollar bills were taken.
Mr.. Ans’ey’a houso la near that of
Mr. Matthews, and the work was evi
dently done by the same parties.
The officers have little elne to the per
petrators, bat from the bungling and
open manner In whloh tbo deeds were
done it la supposed that the burglars are
yonthfnl. It is thought that there Is a
band of young negroes at work In all
of thieving and burglarizing, and
the officers believe this to be tho fact.
They are now at work on the case, and
have reasons to believe that they will
soon run In the criminals.
The window through which tho bur-
glars entered Mr. Mathews’ house was
within three feet of the head of hia bed.
The shutters were eat so that the win
dow eould be raised.
A peculiar thing la connected with
this entrance. Abont four months ago
this same house was burglarized, and a
parse of Mrs. Matthews’, containing a
little silver, was taken. The purse has.
never been seen slnee until yesterday,,
when it was found throat Into ono of the
pocketa of Mr. Matthews. This allows,
that the burglars of. Friday night are the
same who entered the boose four months,
ago. ,
A Fancy Dress Hall.
The negroes had a fancy dress ball
last night, and It was so exceedingly
fancy that the police had to take a hand.
Tlio women were costumod in gowns
which were greatly abbreviated, and the
dances were not gone through by them
in the latest Boston stylo.
Tho participants called it a short skirt
dance, and nil were fancifully arrayed.
Tbe entertainment ended In a fight,
as usual, and a number of those present
will have to answer to His Honor, the
Mayor, for tlielr actions. A white man
was mixed up In tbe trouble, and, ’tis
said, fired his pistol twice. Tho trial
will occurTucsday morning.
Tnx Timxs-Recordeb It receiving a
great deal of complaint about the deliv
ery of mail along the 8. A. ft M. road.
One gentleman elalmad yesterday that
bis papers often arrived three or four in
a bunch, and that there la always some
irregularity. He says that a letter mail
ed to him from Americus not long since
did not arrive until eight days after it
was mailed:
There Is something wrong somewhere,
and the officials are requested to look
int0 the matter.
With Johnson A Rsrrold.
Mr. J. W. Wells, who has been
warehouseman of the Sumter County Al
liance Co-operating Association the past
year, will be with Johnson) & | II urrold
next season. He was dot a candidate
for re-election to the office he has been
been holding, and at the end of the sea-
ion will lever his connection with the
Association.
He la well op lu the cotton business,
and will do well In any position in this
line.
Important Meotlnx-
Members of the Memorial Association
are requested to meet at the Library
next Tucsdr.y afternoon at s o’eloek.
This will be the last meeting before
Memorial Day and all are urged to
attend. Mrs. S. Maxwell, Pres*.
Mrs. John R. Shaw, Secy, and Trews.
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Convenes To-morrow.
Schley county court cot
morrow, end a nun *
lawyers leave to-day for
county seat. Some left
the attendance promisee to bl