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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. , •■ V 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.