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iHERICUS TIMES-RECORDER.
. VOLUME 1
AMERICUS. GEORGIA, SATURDAY: MAY 2. 1891.
NUMBER 24
When you lay this Paper down, kindly place it with
OVB. ADVERTISEMENT ON TOP.
Geo. D. Wheatley
WHOLESALE AND RET An.
dry goods,
NOTIONS,
CLOTHING
Shoes, Hats, Etc.
By so Joins you not only confer a slight favor upon us, but you become IN FACT
a PUBLIC BENEFACTOR, inasmuch as you materially aid us in
attracting the public eye to the
NUMBERLESS RARE BARGAINS
Which we shall offer PRO BONO PUBLICO who patronize us this week.
Do You Feel an Interest in
FINE DRESS GOODS?
For $12.60 you may take your choice of 26 brand new pattern suits
that cost us from $1.3.60 to $19.00.
TO ADMIRE is but TO SEE our
LOVELY FRENCH CHALLIES
And SIGHT becomes POSSESSION when your choice of 20
different styles is offered at 18c. per yard.
LARGE FIGURED CHINA SILKS AND SOLID FLORENTINES
In all the newest shades.
NOW IS THE TIME to buy your WASH
DRESS GOODS. In this department as in
ALL OTHERS, we are “fixed to suit you.
We carry the best stock of Wash Dress
Fabrics in the city, and Our Prices cannot be
matched in the state.
We do not propose to BAIT YOU one moment and BITE YOU
the next, but we offer EVERYTHING at prioes uniformly as low as
CONSISTENCY WITH GOOD VALUE will allow.
Another lot of those sheer quality BLACK LAWNS (satteen
stripes and plaids) at 12lo per yard this week.
Pink, Blue and Black MARIBOU PLAID LAWNS (white
ground) 10c per yard this week.
NOVELTIES IN WHITE GOODS!
Hemstitched White Lawns and Flounoes for Skirts.
Bordered White Lawns for Aprons, Children’s Dtosses, etc.
AU Over Embroideries, AH Over Laces.
Plain White, Polka Spot, and Embroidered Swiss Muslins.
Black Ground with White Polka Spot Swiss Muslins (very new and stylish.)
JUST OPENED!
PULL LINE OF BOYS,’
MISSES’ AND LADIES'
You will find our line of
SHIRT WAISTS.
CARPETS AND MATTINGS
The very best and cheapest in the city,
We control the
BEST 50 OT. UNLAUNDERED SHIRT
in the world—No one shows better value for 76o and our “MON
ARCH PUFF BOSOMS” for fine trade is the handsomest and best
shirt in the market.
FOR 10c. ONLY
FOR 15c. ONLY TA “ C "-
OUR GENTS’ FURNISHING GOODS
Stock is BRISTLING WITH JUST SUCH BARGAINS; we
only ask th* opportunity to show you OUR GOODS and
OUR PRIOES will speak for themselves.
CLOTHING *nd CLOTHING
We acknowledge NO COMPETITION in our Clothing Trade.
WE ALWAYS DU) and WE ALWAYS WILL lead the van in
Clothing. *
TO TRY IS TO BUY
Our Clothing, because our stock is the largest. Our styles are faultless
and
OUR PRICES ARE MATCHLE88.
We stand b7 our Advertisements every time.
Geo. D. Wheatley
0or. Lamar St. and Cotton Ave.
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LABOR’S GREAT DAY.
DISTURBANCES AND DYNAMITE EX
PLOSIONS IN EUROPE.
Police and Military Called Oat In Mar.
mUIm and Hundred* of Arrests Made—
The Day la Quietly Celebrated by labor
Organizations In American cities.
New Yoke, May 1.—Twenty-five hun
dred housesmlthe went on a atrlke this
morning, owing to the refnasi of em
ployer. to Accede to the eight hour de
mand. Eight firms only gave in, and
about 500 men are at work.
Eleven Hundred Men Idle.
Thimble, O., May 1.—All the miners
in district No. B are out on a strike.
Eleven hundred men are involved.
BLAINE’S CANDIDACY.
A Ituiaur That Ha Promised Harrison Nat
to be In the Race.
Work HDepended In Louisville.
Louisville, May 1.—One of the great
est labor demonstrations that has ever
been witnessed in Louisville took place
here to-day. Wage-workers to the
number of about 11,000 were in line, the
ranks being swelled by a thousand or ao
from near Albany. Manufactories and
•hops, generally throughout the city
were closed for the day.
Itlot In Marseille.
Mabskili.es, May 1.—Five thousand
workingmen while holding a meeting
and addressed by prominent socialist*
became violent The police attempted to
disperse the meeting and a riot ensued.
The military charged the crowd and dis
persed them. A large number of ar
rests were made Including a member of
the chamber of deputies.
Workmen Idle In Pittsburg.
Pittsbubo, May 1.—At uoon to-day it
was estimated by the officials .of the
building trades council that three thous
and carpenters, twelve hundred brick
layers, four hundred stone masons and
two hundred slaters in this city and Al
leghany City are Idle on account of the
strike. Other trades continue at work,
wherever they can, but will lie forced to
suspend within a few days unless a set
tlement with the above named crafts
men is effected.
Washington, Bray 1.—Secretary
Blaine is represented by hia friends as
being very indignant at a double-leaded
editorial In Bussell Harrison’s weekly,
declaring him out of the race in 1802.
He resents its terms “loyalty,” “fealty,”
“auspicious,” and so on, nud more than
all resents its patronizing tone. It may
defer the announcement he has been ex
pected to make, that he is not a candi
date, to quiet his fool friends. Presi
dent Harrison's friends thinks the
editorial very unwise. Thev think
that Secretary Blaine's friends, by
keeplfig up the agitation over his name,
would hate soon forced him
to declare himself, and that inasmuch
as he does not want to leave the cabinet
at this time he would bavo been obliged
to say that he would not be a candidate,
but the editorial, they think, has made
the Blaine men all over the country ao
angry that it will be difficult for Secre
tary Blaine to make the announcement
they hope he will make. They are begin
ning to talk now of an understanding
whioh President Harrison it said, with
great forethought, to hare reached with
Secretary Blaine before offering him the
state portfolio, that Secretary Blaine
should not be a candidate in 18B2, and
are saying that the President, when ho
gets back, will have to have a plain talk
with Secretary Blaine, and force a decla
ration from him. They are counting
upon Secretary Blaine’s desire to stay in
the cabinet to constrain him to declare
that he will not be a candidate in 1802.
FURIOUS FIRES.
MILES OF COUNTRY COMPLETELY
DEVASTATED.
People Forced to Flee From Their Homes
Into Open Country—Damage Done to the
Extent of a Million Dollars—'The Greatest
Fire In Tears.
OX T1VO CHARGES.
Three Hundred Arrests Made.
Pabis, May 1—The May day demon
stration caused 300 arrests.
Dynamite was exploded. The streets
were deserted at the time the bomb was
thrown. Windows all around the local
ity were broken. With this exception,
the police report all parts of the eity aa
quiet. The court yard of Cbatau Feace
barracks ia filled with cavalry. 40,000
troops are held In readness. London is
quiet, Rome Berlin, Vienna, Brussels
and Amsterdam are quiet also.
Collision on the East Tennessee.
Madoe, May 1.-- [Special.]—The north
bound passenger train on the East Ten
nessee railroad which left Haoon last
evening at »2B met with a very serious
accident last night four miles north of
Dallas and about twenty-four miles
above Atlanta.
Some miscreant turned loose a car on
the track and the passenger train collided
with !L The engineer and fireman were
hurt, and the passengers were jolted con
siderably. Several cars and the engine
were badly wrecked. Foil particular*
have not been received here at this writ
ing.
May Day In Atlanta.
Atlanta, May 1.—[Special.]—The
Journal’s great May day festival for the
school children of Atlanta ia a great suo-
15,000 children, with their pa
rents, are out at Piedmont park watch
ing the foot racing, the May pole danc
ing and the many species of amusement
gotten up for their benefit. The pro
cession, with the May queen on top of a
four-in-hand coach, left the Kimball
houae this morning.
They Meant Nothin* Wrony.
Atlanta, May Ga., 1.—[Special]—
Lester & ltavenell, of Savannah, the
legal firm ruled by the supreme court
for contempt, filed their answer to-day,
stating in substance that the language
which the court found offensive in the
firm’s brief was not intended as a reflec
tion on that tribunal. The matter comes
up for formal bearing to-morrow.
The Returns Declined.
Atlanta, May 1.—[Special.]—The
consolidated Atlanta street car lines
which were lately purchased by the
Thompeon-Houston Electric Company
for nearly one million dollars, has been
returned for taxation at little over (301.
000. The comptroller general declines
to accept the return. ■ ■*
Will End To-day.
Atlanta, May 1.—[Special.]—Major
Camming, who delivers thee oncltid
ing argument for the lease com
pany before the betterment commission,
is half through with ms speech, sod the
discussion is expected to end by noon to
morrow.
A Horrible Assault.
Atlanta, Ga., May t 1.—[Special.]—
Charles Brener, a negro, was lodged
In tie Atlanta jail to-day for' attempting
a horrible assault on Ida Du Bose, a girl
aged nine yean, at Eaat Point . •
A Young Man of flood Family Arrested
Yesterday In Cordele.
New Yobk, May L—The moat de
structive fire in many years is raging in
South Jersey.
The great pine region and cranberry
bog dlstriet, from. Pleasant Point and
Bayheadon the north, down to Egg
Harbor, sixty miles south, and from the
Atlantic to points thirty to forty miles
inland are being swept by the fire.
Thousand* and thousands of seres of
pine and cedar timber have been burned.
Many towns have been threatened, doz
ens of houses destroyed and fears are
entortained for the safety of the people
in the devastated country.
So dense is ‘lie smoke that hangs over
the burning foreat that farmers going
from town to town have to grope their
way along the roads.
Bain has not fallen in weeks and the
inhabitants are unable to check the
spread of the fiamea.
At many places residents have been
forced to flee to the open country to
save their lives, leaving household goods
behind to be burned.
The lost will be $1,000,000, and many
farmers impoverished.
Forest fires are also reported in the
mountains about Reading, l’a., and in
the vicinity of Newberg, N. Y.
Cobiiki.k, May 1.—[Special.]—William
Cottle, a young man who lives at a aaw
mill near here, was arrested this morn
log |>y Marshal Morris at the instancerof
Sheriff Wood, of Schley county, where
he Is charged with assault with intent to
murder.
(The sheriff of Dooly county was hunt
ing him at the'same time for a misde
meanor charged against him in thla coun
ty. Both sheriffs bsd him in custody
this morning, but be was carried to Vi
enna and placed in jail.
But little could be learned as to the
probability of his being convicted of any
of these charges. He is rather a pleat,
ant looking fellow of about 20 years of
age, and does not look like a criminal.
It Is said that his family connection* are
good.
Lumpkin's New Bank.
Lumpkin, May 1.—[Special.]—At
meeting of the board of directors of the
new bank of 8tewart, held yesterday,
Mr. W. L. Mardre, a well known busi
ness man of Amerlout, was elected cash
ier. The handsome Ibnllding for the
new hank will be completed early In
July, at which time Mr. Mardre will
take oharge. Brick are being placed
upon the ground, and work upon the
building will begin In a few days.
The Grip In England.
London, Kay 1.—At Ashton-Under-
Tyne, a manufacturing town In the
county of Lancaster, the Influenza epi
demic Is spreading so rapidly that busi
ness in alt branohas is seriously Inter
rupted. Hundreds of men and women
employed in the factories there are con
fined to their beds aufferlng from the
epldemio, which is of a severe type,
and a number of deaths have resulted
from it
Montgomery's Defaulter.
Montoovkby, Mo., May 1.—An inves
tigation of Cashier II. W. Covington's
accounts with the Farmers’ and Traders'
bank ia about completed. The shortage
is more than double the amount here
tofore thougLt to be missing. It is put
at $20,000. The stockholders paid in
the deficiency and the bank will bo re
opened for business. No tidings from
Cashier Covington have yet been re
ceived.
Wonted to Bury Them Alive.
BIasonCity, Iowa, May 1.—Only by
the interference of some women neigh
bors wss Mrs. Anderson prevented to
day from burying alive her two little
children. She had gone violently insane
and was on her way to the cemetery
with the intention of sacrificing her
little ones when her purpose was dis
covered and thwarted. She was taken
in charge by the authorities.
•*3,000 Worth of Opium.
San Fbancisco, May 1.—The opium
smuggling ring lost a small fortune yes
terday, when Deputy Surveyor Gaskell
seized 1,200 pounds of choicest opium,
valued at $25,000.
Thia is the banner .seizure In the his
tory of this port and was made on the
steamer China, which arrived early in
the week.
Alger to (in In the Cabinet.
Cincinnati, Ohio, May 1.—General
Veazey, the commander-in-chief of the
Greed Army, who ie here, says Secreta
ry Proctor will succeed Edmunds in the
senate, and that Goneral Alger will
go into tho cabinot as Proctor's sne-
llagtnf Fires In Pennsylvania.
Bellefonte, Pa , May 1.—The foreat
firee in this section continue to rage
with unabated fury. Millions of feet of
valuable timber are already burned Re
port says every saw mill between here
and Lewiaburg has been destroyed.
A NKGKG 8I1GT.
Careleee Shoottnc at a Parlor Eta* Caused
an Accident Yeiterdsy
There has been much complaint recent
ly about reckless shooting of parlor
rifles in the city.
Yesterday, an old negro was shot in
the arm by a stray ballet, making
painful flesh wound. Had It struek him
in the face It would have resulted
seriously.
The negro was an old man named
Abraham Hardaheller, and at the time
be was shot was working back of Mr.
Thornton Wheatley’s residence. He
heard no report, and tho first be knew
the feeling of the ballet as It struok
his left arm. He was badly frightened,
but while painful, on examination the
wound showed that the ball bad merely
passed through the fleshy portion of Us
arm.
This Is the first accident reported, but
there have been narrow scrapes, and it
Is time that this careless shooting should
be stopped. Somebody will bs seriously
hurt if the thing is not stopped.
Fell Heir t* a Million.
St. Joint, N. B., Hey 1.—Miss Ladds,
emalden lady living herein poorolreom-
stances with her infirm mother, bos
come into possession of English estates
and resldencei worth $1,000,000, and
will In future bear the title of Lady Au
burn. The estate has been in chanoery
for a long time. After the completion
of a few legal formalities Mis* Ladds
will go to England to take possession of
her fortune.
StACON MENTION.
Interest Gothi
Central City.
Macon, May 1.—The Macon post S.
T. A. will leave Sunday morning at 11
o’clock for Augusta, Instead -of after
noon, as was at flret expected. The
party go In aspecial oar over the Central
road. About fifty will go over.
Judge Speer and the offleen of the
United States court will return from Sa
vannah to-morrow afternoon, and will
convene court in Macon Monday. Sev
oral important eases, both oiril and
criminal are to eome up.
Thla Is a great day with the Floyd
Rifles.
Their annual picnic is in every way
a grand success.
Fully 400 people are In attendance.
Their speeial train left the earthed
this morning at 8:30 o’clock, carrying
five coaches, and arrrived at Beech Ha-
en at 10.
The rifles were accompanied by a
band of musio and everything calcu
lated to make the day pass off pleas
antly.
Last night about 10 o'clock Col. W.
H. Wylly died at his residence in th|e
eity. Col. Wylly has not been in good
health for some time. The deceased
was well known In Haeon, where he has
lived a number of yean. He was a
member of the Macon bar, and at the
time of'hls death was a justice of the
peace. Col. Wylly was a brave offleer
in the Confederate service. He wee a
man of genial nature.
Sties Cousins' Fight.
Chicago, May 1.—On motion of the
attorney for the board of control and
lady managers of the world’s fair, Mias
Phmbe Cousins' petition for an injunc
tion to restrain them from removing her
from the position of secretary was trans
ferred to the United States court. The
ground for the removal was that a num
ber of the defendants are citizens of
other states than Illinois.
The Bridegroom Is Dead.
Cincinnati, May 1.—The alxth vic
tim of the Suookt-Kerr wedding poison
ing died here last night He wee the
bridegroom, who has been ill et the Bur
nett bouse since the day following the
wedding.
The bride is still tick, end two or
three of the other guests et the wedding
are not expected to live.
Divorce Bef used a Woman.
St. Paul, Minn., Key 1.—Mrs. Lucian
Werner two week ego began proceedings
for a divorce from her husband. The
trial has just ended in a refusal to grant
the woman’s application. The parties
are prominent people, and an some very
senaational tratlmory was adduced on
both sides the case has created quite e
sensation In this city.
Robbers Wont tbs Earth.
Nashville, Tenn,, April 30.—Some
parties went to La Vinsky's mill, near
Verbena, Ala., and carried off absolute
ly everything except the mill. The
commissary was valued at several thous
and dollars.' The country- about Ver
bena Is infested with a daring band of
robbers, who have in the pastfew weeks
perpetrated a number of hold robberies.
For the Ladles.
The weather Is getting warmer and
warmer, and a plate of frozen cream in
creases in desirableness in the same ra
tio. Americua baa long wanted and
needed a place where one could drop In,
and in a comfortable soat enjoy a cooling
plate of Ice cream, and now we will
hare one.
Mr. R. F. Nehring is having the old
telegraph office fitted up and will open -
up au elegant lee cream parlor next
woek. He has already begun getting
things in shape, and Is having many im
provement* made.
He says be will hare everything In the
best of style, and will run It especially
for the bent fit of the ladies.
Moss Too Late.
Yesterday’* Enquirer-Sun contained
the following about a negro wanted
here:
“Chief Beard recolved s telegram from
the police headquarters in Americua'
yesterday morning requesting him to ar
rest a negro w$o would be on the In
coming brain from Savannah, and hold
hit baggage. Officer Patterson disguised
himself and mettho train at the junc
tion, bat he only succeeded in capturing
tho Information that the negro had pass
ed through here Wednesday morning en
route to Birmingham, and it Is likely
that he Is now In a secure hiding place
In Buzzard Roost or Scratch Ankle.”
A Delightful Day.
The members of the Second Method
ist Sunday sohool, with their friends,
spent a charming day yesterday.
It was tbs annual picnic of the Sun
day school, and tho day was spent at
Coney. The train left the 8. A. & M.
depot at half past eight, and returned
yesterday afternoon about dark.
All who attended expressed them
selves m having a delightful time, and
the pienlo was a success In every sense
of the word. There wss plenty to eat
and plenty of amusement, and the day
waa spent In a charming manner. '
Au Americas Genius
Mr. C. W. Littlejohn 1* a genius. He
Is an artist well known in Americus,
and has always been recognized as haring
great talent. Now he comes further to
the front, and show* more genlns.
He be* made a life size crayon draw
ing of Clyde WUUams, the ion of Cspt
P. H. Williams, which Is perfect It Is
hie first attempt et snob work, bnt Is
limply splhndid. He will snrely make
bl* mark In the world a* a genlns.
No Steamer Ashore.
Queenstown, Hey 1.—Up to this
hour, 11 s. m., no news has been re
ceived here of a steamer being sahore at
Ktnsdale. Report not believed.
Georgia has some very old citizens.
In Wlleox county alone there are four
men whose oombined ages makes total
of 364 yean, and whose children, great
and great-grand children make up a
total of 1,000 souls. Other counties in
the state can show equally good records
os to longevity.
Massachusetts has one company of
colored militia. This company lias a
hard time. The eolor line is drawn
against it, and It ean hardly get an arm
ory, or drill without being harassed . by
the commanding offioer of the regi
ment
A petition for the removal of a Brook
lyn judge states that ho writes and
•peaks the English language very im
perfectly. This Is rough. Let every
judgo rub up Ids grammar a little and 1
prepared for the worst.