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AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER.
VOLUME 1
AMERICUS. GEORGIA, SUNDAY: MAY 3 1891.
NUMBER 25
When yon lay this Paper down, kindly place it with
OUR ADVERTISEMENT ON TOP.
Geo. D. Wheatley
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
DRY GOODS,
NOTIONS,
CLOTHING,
Shoes, Hats, Etc.
By so doing you not only oonfer 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 sliall offer PRO BONO PUBLICO who patronize us this week.
Do You Feel an Interest in
FINE DRESS GOODS?
For $12.50 you may take your choice of 25 braud new pattern suits
that cost us from $13.50 to $19.00.
WASHINGTON WIRINGS.
WHAT IS QOINQ ON IN THE CAPITAL
CITY.
THE DAY IN ATLANTA
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM GEOR
QIA'S CAPITAL TERSELY TOLD.
That Letter Mr. Blaine le Goins to Write— Dunn, the Gny and Festive Forcer, I. Idem
Bikini and the Sesls-The Empty Treat- tided by Missouri Anthorltlee-Convlet'e
ary-McMIllsn Wnrklnc for the 8peaker- Break for Liberty-Rule Against Latter*
ship-other Newt. Revenet Dismissed.
TO ADMIRE is but TO BEE 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.
Special Correspondence.]
Washington, May 1.—Mr. Blaine
will, I am informed, shortly remove
himself from the danger of being struck
by presidential lightning by writing
letter declining to allow his name to bo
considered In connection with the nomi
nation next year, and announcing his
fealty to Mr. Harrison and his desire to
see him nominated. But there is anoth
er danger that bo either lacks the cour-
ago or inclination to remove himself
from, and which may prove ns disastrous
to him as the anchors he once cast to
windward by the advice of “burn this
letter” Fisher.
This danger arises from ids desire to
protect the financial interests of ids
friend, Stephen B. Elkins, who is a load
ing member of the syndicate that now
has the government sealing privilege in
Behiing.sea. But for this desire all the
trouble might have beon avoided for the
coming soason in Alaskan waters, as it
is known that the British minister was
ready to pledge his government to stop
all British vessels from captaring seals
for one year if Mr, Blaine would make
the same pledge for American vessels.
Last year, bofore Elkins became inter
ested in the sealing industry, that was
what Mr. Blaine was asking for, but now
he doesn’t wish to stop the sealing, be-1 tended by them,
cause his friend hopes, this season, to I Arguments before
take an enormous number,
Atlanta, May 2 —[Special.]— J. L.
Dunn, the gay and festive forgor, who
for the past several days has dazzled
Atlanta with the beautiful young variety
actress whom be brought from Now
York and passed off at the hotel for Ids
wife, waPindentfled to-day by parties
from Sedalla, Mo., as the man wnntod
there for victimizing the First National
bank of that city to the tune of <5,200
on a forged waybill for stock said to
have been shipped to Chicago.
It will be decided on Monday whether
Dunn will be tried here or sent back to
Missouri where the foigery was com
mitted, for trial,
Nora Seay, the young negro girl sent
up for life for arson immediately after
the McKee trial, escaped from the Bol
ton broom facory, where she was serv
ing sentence, this morning.
She managed to absent herself from
the neighborhood of where they had the
other conviots, and while unobserved,
scaled the twelve-foot fence and got
away. The officials believe that outside
aid was furnished her.
The rule igainst Lester A Revenel,
well known attorneys, for contempt,
was dismissed by the Supreme court to
day, that firm having declared no Inten
tional disrespect to the court was in-
SOMETHING WRONG.
CONFEDERATE WIDOWS AND THEIR
PENSIONS
Ordinary Speer Snya Nearly All the Appll- He Tell* Hie Story to a Tlmee-Recorder
cations Are Returned—Including Many
Worthy Wotoea—Too Much Strlctneee—
The Law Does Little Good.
NEGRO FOOT PADS.
ATTEMPT TO KILL AN AMERICUS
MAN.
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 prices uniformly as low as
CONSISTENCY WITH GOOD VALUE will allow.
Another lot of those sheer quality BLACK LAWNS (satteen
stripes and plaids) at 12Ao per yard this week.
Pink, Blue and Black MARIBOU PI
ground) lOo per yard this week.
PLAID LAWNS (white
NOVELTIES IN WHITE GOODS!
Hemstitched White Lawns and Flounces for Skirt*.
Bordered White Lawns for Aprons, Children’s Dresses, etc.
All Over Embroideries, All Over Laces.
Plain White, Polka Spot, and Embroidered Swiss Mnsllus.
Black Ground with White Folks Spot Swiss Muslins (very new and stylish.)
JUST OPENED ! FUU ' LIN MI»Ly ^ AND LADIES’ SHIRT WAISTS.
You will find our line of
CARPETS AND MATTINGS
The very best and cheapest ih the city,
We control the
BEST 50 CT. TJNLATJNDERED SHIRT
in the world—No one shows better valuo for 75c and our “MON
ARCH PUFF BOSOMS" for fine trade is the handsomest and best
shirt in the market.
FOR 10c. ONLY
FOR 15c. ONLY "SWaST 1 *-**
OUR GENTS’ FURNISHING GOODS
Stock is BRISTLING WITH JUST SUCH BARGAINS: we
only ask th« opportunity to show you OUR GOODS and
OUR PRICES will speak for themselves.
CLOTHING and CLOTHING
We acknowledge NO COMPETITION in our Clothing Trade.
WE ALWAYS DID and WE ALWAYS WILL lead the von in
Clothing.
TO TRY IS TO BUY
Our Clothing, because our stock is the largest. Our styles are faultless
and
OUR PRICES ARE MATCHLE8S.
We stand by our Advertisements- every time.
Geo. D. Wheatley
0or. Lamar St. and Cotton Ave.
A courage
ous treasury agent blocked the game
last season by stopping the catch, but a
more accommodating agent in the per
son of J. Stanley Brown, once the pri
vate secretary of President Garfield, and
now the husband of Mollie Garfield, has
been selected fur duty with the sealers
this season, and Mr. Elkins and his part
ners anticipate no trouble In taking all
the seals they can catch, if Mr. Blaine
can only maintain the statu quo until
the fall.
Secretary Foster appears to be getting
what the boys call “rattled” over the
condition of the treasury. To quiet the
alarm created by the announcement that
bo intended to extend the outstanding
4f per cent bonds at two per cent, in
stead of redeeming them when they ma
ture September 1st, next, he had his di
rector of the mint furnish a statement
to the press which made it appear that
the enormous sum of <258,000,000 was
available to pay any debt or appropria
tions. This was so absurd that Mr. Fos
ter had himself Interviewed in order
that he might say that he did not alto
gether endorse that statement. He then
proceeds to figure out an available cash
surplus of <70,000,000 and to naively in
form the country that he also considers
the <100,000,000 in gold, which has al
ways been regarded as a reserve held
against the <.'150,000,000, greenbacks in
circulation, to be available cash and that
he will not hesitate to use it If it comes
to a pinch. Notwithstanding these
statements the daily balance sheet of the
treasury for yesterday showa a surplus
of less than <12,000,000.
The evident Harrison stampeed,which
baa set in among the big republicans, is
exciting the curiosity of politieal ob
servers. Even Quay, Clarkson and Dud
ley have announced their allegiance to
'Little Benny,” and their determination
to see him nominated. The only reason
that I can seo for It Is that no other man
wants the dubious honor of leading the
republican forlorn hope next year.
Representative McMillan, of Tennes
see, who is a candidate for speaker of
the house, and several of bt* friends,
held a conference this week. Mr. Mc
Millan bas been traveling In the eastern
states, and the presumption is that be
has been doing a little quiet missionary
work for himself. He declines to talk
about bis prospects, further than to say
that he is in the fight until the speaker
Is elected.
Called Back” Is now applicable to
ex-Senator Blair, who the Chinese em
peror declines to receive as United
States minister. Some other diplomatic
position should be found for Mr. Blair,
who bas been ordered to report to the
department of state.
The joint committee of the senate and
house, that bas been trying to locate the
waste of money In the printing and dis
tribution of public documents has ad
journed until June. Its members have
found out enough to make It certain
that from fifteen to twenty-firs percent,
of the money now paid out may easily
be saved. The same thing could be done
in every branch of the government if
the attempt was made by men unham
pered and in earnest
The report of the investigation mado
into the antecedent* of tbs Italians
lynched at New Orleans, by the United
States district attorney of that place has
been received by the attorney-general,
and turned over to Mr. Blaine who will
decide whether it shall be made public.
the betterments
commission were concluded this after
noon. The commissioners will proba
bly reach a decison next week and re
port the lame to Governor Northern
John Ryan's Sons have purchased the
store at the corner of Whitehall and
Hunter streets. The price paid was
<27,000. j
Mr. Steve Ryan says the property wee
bought for the purpose of erecting upon
the lot • the finest store ever built In
Atlanta.
The comer building will be tom down
and a solid marble store erected tn its
place. The new building will be six
stories high, and one of the finest stores
in the south.
AMMIHOWN SKIPS.
The President of the Tariff League in a
Bad Fix.
Nkw Yobk, May 2.—E. II. Ammi-
down, who failed for half a million dol
lars last January, I* In contempt of
court, and may be severely punished
when be returns to New York.
About a week and a half ago several
creditors Obtained an order from Judge
O’Brien, of the supreme court, for Am-
midown's examination in the proceed'
Ings supplementary to a Judgment and
execution.
The order was served on the defend
ant on Tuesday afternoon, and was
mado returnable Thursday morning.
Ammid&wn quietly secured a berth on
the Worm and sailed with that vessel
Wednesday morning. His default waa
duly entered.
His offenee calls for severe punish
meat Hr. Ammidown was president of
the American Protective Tariff league,
and was to hare presided at the banquet
of that organization Wednesday. No
explanation was given for hie absence on
the occasion, but the above court pro
ceedings probably explain it
TO BB SOLD.
The state of Georgia Is pretending to
provide for Confederate widows.
But from what can be gleaned here,
it is not doing so by a large majority.
The law providing pensions for the
widows of those serving in the Confed
erate army was passed easily enough,
and the poor, dependent widows expect
ed to realise much therefrom.
But it seems they were mistaken.
Mr. A. C. Speer, the ordinary of this
county, says nearly all applications have
been returned, and that It is the most
difficult matter to get an application
acknowledged.
There liavo been, aceording to the Or
dinary, many of the dependent widow*
of the county sending in applications
for pensions, and nearly all of these
liavo boon returned for further proof.
Of these returned many have bad tes-
timoy attached whieh should certainty
have bad a pension granted.
But they were refused, and it looks as
If the good Intended to be done will not
be established.
Every true Georgian ban a deep sym
pathy for these poor widows, and to see
them aided is a wish os general as It is
admirable. The law-makers recognized
this and no doubt intended to see that
the wives of our veterans were not al -
lowed to be in want.
Of course all recognize that there
must bo a sufficient amount of proof, and
that there must be no' fraud about
spending the state’s money, but still
there is such a thing as being too strict
If what Is known here can be taken
<a a sample, there Is so much difficulty
connected with the getting of these
pensions that the law almost amounts to
nothing.
Ordinary Speer gives several example*
of most worthy parties, who have the
beet of testimony to their claims, but
whose application le denied.
Let the state look Into thli affair, and
see that all worthy parties an remuner
ated.
If the law passed Is only to presume
to help the Confederate widows, It is a
shame, and if it be Intended to really
help them, as ell believe, It should be
amended. Many of thoso denied pen
sions In this county are known to deservo
them, end if this be everywhere there le
something radically wrong.
Reporter-And Seems to Have Escaped
Beta* Fatally Hurt-Three Kegvoee Drew
Thalr Rasoi* oa Him Last Night.
Claud Wells Is a young white man
well known about here.
He was raised In Smlthvllle, and at
present le working upon the new hotel.
Last night between 10 and H o’clock
be was arrested by negro foot pads.
And but for his own efforts would
have been killed.
This Is the story he told a Timus-Rb-
cobiier reporter, and he was greatly ex
cited over the matter.
He says he boards at Mrs. Wheeler’s,
just below tbe jail on Forsyth streeL
Last night he had started home, and
when just by Phillips’ store be saw five
negroes.
Three of them started towards him,
and when they got near enough one of
the three struck it him' with a scant
ling.
Wells says ho dodged tbe blow and
draw his knife.
At the same time tho other two ne
groes drew razors and started for him,
The two who remained behind called
them off but they would not heed.
Well* then evaded them and came
back np town. He Informed the offleere
but they found out nothing farther
as to the trouble.
Welle says that two of the negroes
were men also working on the hotel
who bad grudges egainst him. He says
that tbe men came out of Phillips’
store, but Phillips denies him.
PERSONALS.
The Central Trust Company Will Have a
Sale of the Street Car Line.
It look* a* If our streetcar line will go
to sale.
Whether that means the cart will be
run or not remains to bo teen.
The trouble le that the Interest on the
bonds Issued has not been paid, and the
bondholders are kicking.
Or rather the Central Trust Compa
ny, of New York, trustee for tbe bond
holders, hae given the notification.
This notification la that unless the
bonds are paid they will foreclose on
the road.
This meant a tale, as the bonds can
not be paid. According to business and
agreement, this is the right of the com
pany in trust for the bondholders as a
protection, and It means that there will
be a sale not long hence.
How this will result cannot be stated
in advanoe, bat it cannot mean worse
for tbe road and the people *than now
exists. _.
Ever Nor*.
Mr. J. J. Duke* is the gentleman who
le'to be tried by tbe Hardshell Baptist
church for Interfering with the will of
God, In that he Lad lightning rods
placed upon his house.
Tho matter Is even worse, so Tint
Times-Recorder is informod, for Mr.
Dnkes has gone so far as to hare his life
insured ana his home insured.
Tbe trial wiU come off this week, and
with all of the above charges Mr. Dukes
seems to be In a bed fix.
AFTKB THIRTY YEARS
Separation An Old Slav* Is Trying To
Find His Children.
We publish below a pathetic letter,
which was received at Tux Tmxs-Rg-
cordbb office yesterday, and we hope
that any one knowing the whereabouts
of th* descendants of this old darkey
will pot them in communication with
their father. The following Is the letter:
Ooirraas, Os., April a, 1*11.
Enron Tmsa-RacoBDsa—I want you tn
btlpms dndmychildren, from whom I have
been separated sine# IBt They were sold at
the Flanigan sal* la law, tn then Newton,
now Rockdale county. Georgia. Tbsy were
bought by Jesee Jnekton, or Amvrtoue, sod
carried to tbst vicinity.
Hy boys were named Monrot and Coleman
Jackson, and my daagbtem’ name* wtr*
Nancy Vandella anl Marion Elisabeth
Jaeksoe—all children oflsaae Loess and Ar-
denle Lucas.
I have rot seen them tine* tbsy left. I am
aoxlooa to bear from tbtm, and want yon to
mtke inquiry for them In yonrpapsr, sod
bag anybody that knows anything about
them to writs ms at Conyers, Os.
I will greatly appreciate your kindness
sod tbslrs. I am old and poor, bat will thank
yon abundantly. Yonra truly.
Isaac Lucas,
Conyers, Os.
Hurt by the Train.
Mack Jackson, a negro boy about 18
yean of age, was brought to hit home
here yesterday.
He waa Injured by a Central train
down about Dawson, and la seriously
hurt.
Exactly bow the accident occured
could not be learned, but It is said that
he was among the negro beseballlete who
went to Cuthbert He had no ticket to
return and was put off the train.
He tried to get back on, and fell, re
ceiving severe Injuries. He wee given
all attention, and at last accounts was
resting well.
Back From Savannah.
A merry troup of boys have jnst re
turned from a sojourn of a few days In
Savannah.
These boys are Frank, Willie, Charlie
and Ed, eons of Mr. U. B. Harrold, and
Harrold Davenport, his nephew. They
were chaperoned by Mr. T. H. Harrold,
aad report a delightful time.
Keep Cool.
It you want something deliciously
cool and refreshing, drop In at tho old
telegraph office, on Jackson street, this
afternoon. An experienced caterer will
serve you with the best of everything in
ices at shortest notice.
Mr. J W. Sheffield returned yesterday
morning from a visit to Savannah.
Mr. T. If. Harrold, stationed at nnrta-
boro, Ala., Is on a visit to the home
folks.
Mr. H. C, Berry and bride arrived In
Americus lest night They are gladly
welcomed In tbe city.
Mrs. Nancy A. Oliver, of Albany,
daughter of S. K. Taylor, Esq., le visit
ing In Americas.
Mrs. Bascom Mjrrick leaves to-night
for Atlanta, to attend the convention of
the woman's press association.
Mrs. J. L Meek and children returned
yesterday from Maoon where they have
been visiting the past few days.
Mrs. R. M. Stewart returned last night
from Columbus, where she hag been
visiting relatives the past week
Mrs. S. B. Stanfield leaves to-day on a
visit to Serenton, Penn., her old borne.
Mr. Stanfield accompanies her as far as
Atlanta.
Mr. John E. Hall, Jr., arrived tn the
city last night from Atlanta, and will
■pend a week with hie parents. He has
many friends here who are delighted
to see him.
Mies Ora Clark, a charming young
lady of Americas, I* visiting her friend.
Miss Hattie McAfee. Hiss Ora has
quite a number of friends in this city,
and her visits here cannot be too often.
—Smlthvllle News.
Miss Hattie Clark, one of Amerious’
highly cultured young ladles, who le
teaching school several miles In tbe
country, spent yesterday and to-day
with her mother, Mrs. E. Clark, at her
residence on Prinoe street.
Going to At'anta.
To-day Mr. A. 8. Harper, who bat
been connected with the Recorder some
month*, and with Tun Times-Recobder
for the past month, takes his leave of
Americas, and becomes a member of
the staff of tha Constitution.'
During his stay here Mr. Harper
has won golden opinion* of all by his
faithfulness and efflclenoy in the local
field, aad Americas will part with him
with regret, while wishing him the most
abundant success tn bis new and broad
er field.
There is a saving clause tn the prohib
itive edlet about betting that the French
chamber of deputise issued. Betting I*
allowed among people who “are mutu
ally acquainted and who understand
hones.”
The horsemen and breeders in and
around Newark, N. T., are organizing
for the purpose of building a first-class
kite shaped track at that place, and ex
pect to hold the first meeting on July 4.
Marty Bergen bas been reinstated by
Starter Caldwell. He has been kept on
the ground so long that he will probably
be very shy about offending the starter
In the future.
• There is a filly at Palo Alto by Elec
tioneer, out of the pacing mare Lucy,
that promises to step low in tho teens.
She Is one of tho kind that is not for sale
at any price.
L. D. Kinney, Salt Lake City, Utah,
bas sold to I. J. Starbuck, for <2,500,
the pacing mare Lady May, by Belmont,
dam by John A. Logan, in foal to L J. 8.