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AMERICUS TIMES-REGORDER
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VOLUME 1
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americus.:georgia, Saturday: may 9, i89i.
NUMBER BO
When you lay this Paper down, kindly place it with
oiH,/ advertisement on top.
€eo.D. Wheatley
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
drygoods,
NOTIONS,
CLOTHING,
Shoes, Hats, Etc.
Br so doing you not only confer a Blight favor upon u>, but you become IN FACT
a PUBLIC BENEFACTOR, Inasmuch as you materially aid ub in
attracting the public eye to the
NUMBERLESS RARE BARGAINS
Which we shall offer PRO BONO PUBLICO who patronize ua this week.
Do Ton Feel an Interest in
FINE DRESS GOODS?
For $12.60 yon may take your choice of 25 braud new pattern suits
that cost us from $13.50 to $19.00.
TO ADMIRE is but TO SEE our
LOVELY FRENCH CHALLES
nd 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
M.L 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
lawns (whit.
ground) lOo per yard this week.
NOVELTIES IN WHITE GOODS!
Hemstitched White Lewn, end Flounoee for Skirt*.
Bordered White Lewne for Aprons, Children's Dresses, etc.
All Over Embroideries. All Over Lace*. „ "
Black'(Jround^wlth WblVpolkaSpot Swiss Muslin* (very new end stylish.)
JUST OPENED!
FULL LINE OF BOYS/ .
MISSES’ AND LADIES’
SHIRT WAISTS.
You will find our line of
CARPETS AND MATTINGS
The reiy beet and cheapest in the city,
We control the
BEST 50 OT. UNLAUNDERED SHIRT
in the world—No one shows better value for 75o and .our “MON
ARCH PUFF BOSOMS” for fine trade* is the handsomest and beet
shirt in the market.
FOR 10c. ONLY
FOR 15c. 0NLY^j^ 1 ^ i, ““ <m ‘
OUR GENTS’ FURNISHING GOODS
Stock is BRISTLING WITH JUST SUCH BAJJG4INS^ we
only ask tb» opportunity to show yon OUR GOU1K} ana
y OUR PRICES will speak for themselves.
CLOTHING and CLOTH IHG
W« Acknowledge NO COMPETITION in our Clothing Trade.
WE ALWAYS DID and WE ALWAYS WILL lead the van in
Clothing.
TO TRY IS TO BTJY
Our Clothing, because our stock isthe largest. Our styles are faultless
OUR PRICES ABE MATCHLESS.
We stand by our Advertisements every time.
Geo.D.WHeatley
0or. Lamar St. an*
FIVE BLOCKS BURNED.
A GREAT LUMBER FIRE RAGES
LONG ISLAND CITY.
HIS VLAO NO PROTECTION.
Th* N«w Loir Island Railroad Statloa
Threatened—Tha Volunteer Fire Depart
ment Unable to Copa with the Flam**—
The Lose a Half Million Dollar*.
Brooklyn, May 8.—A Are whose
bright light and vast volumes of smoke
could be seen In all parts of New York
and Brooklyn started;at 1035 o’clock last
night In Doncaster A Co.’s Iron foundry,
In Long Island City.
It extended to the atablsa connected
with the foundry, then to McIntosh A
Co.'t lumber yards, to the Export Lum
ber company’s yards, and to Clayton 1
lumber yards.
Long island City has a volunteer Are
department, consisting of three engines.
These were totally unable to cope with
the Are. They threw puny streams on
the blazing piles of lumber, and It looked
as It the fire would have to burn itself
oat and nothing could check its spread
down toward the Greenpolnt bridge.
Good work, however, was done by eight
tugs.
Mackintosh A Co’s. Lumber factory
was burned to the ground, Roger* A
Co’s- sawmill caught fire, bnt the flames
were pat out Police Captain Wood
sued the eight horses In Doncaster A
Co.’t stables.
At 1:10 the fire had made a dean
sweep of the buildings and lumber
yards mentioned. Engine fifteen of
Brooklyn was then standing at the
Greenpolnt end of the bridge, awaiting
an emergenoy and ready to protect
Brooklyn buildings.
There was also a strong force of police
of the Greenpolnt Manhattan avenue sta
tion in the same place. It looked at
that time as if the entire creek front
would have to go unless assistance
should ba received from Brooklyn
Tho volume of smoke was greatly in
creased by the burning of the hay in
Clark A Sampson’s hay sheds and
stables, llorace F. Burrough’s lumber
yard and that of the Whiting lumber
company were also burned, as was Hum'
id's building stone works. *
Vessels moored at the wharves cast off
as soon as possible. The brigantine
Levi 8. Andrews was the first to be
towed away. Soon afterward the wharf
where she bad been moored was a mass
offlsmei.
The fireipresd toward Vernon avenue,
taking Tunis A Sim's lumber piles in Its
way.
At 130 this morning five block* were
ablaze, and the new depot of the Long
Island Railroad was In danger.
The fire extended from Vernon avenue
to Front street and from Flashing street
to Fewtown Creek.
Bsesnlrlc Cel. Beaekar of Kentucky Whip
ped by Hla Own Ion.
Nashvillb, Tenn, May 8.—In dew
of the fact that there hare been several
hundred men, induding many business
men and clerks, captured in gambling
house raids In the past two months,
Judge Ridley’s charge to the Jury
created a sensation. He snnoune&s
most positively that hereafter all under
mdletment for gambling, fho would
submit their oaies would receive eaeh a
sentence of ten days in county Work
and a fine of $10 and costs, and that If
they contested their oases and were con
victed, the penalty would be thirty days
In the workhouse in addition to the fine.
A Ctrl Frightened to Death.
Marion, Ala., May 8.—Edith Brown,
a beautiful girl of 7 yean, was fright
ened to death to-day by a SL Bernard
dog. ‘ She was passing along the street,
and the dog ran viciously to the fence
and bounded against it, climbing up on
the palings. Tho child renamed and
fell to the ground. Passer* by came to
her assistance, but when they reached
her ahe was gasping, and in a few mo
ments was dead.
Attempt to Wreck* Train.
Biruinouam, Ala., May 8.—Near
Boll zee, Greene county, last night, un
known fiends attempted to wreck the
limited express on the Queen and Cres
cent road. The engineer saw the ob
struction, wbloh was a large piece of
timber, and put on the brakes. The
timber caught nnder the engine and
came near wrecking the train. No
due.
Have Captured Birmlaxbam.
Biruinouam, Ala,, Eay 8.—Hundreds
of delegates to the Southern Baptist
convention are coming In from every
where on ail trains. The Baptists have
completely captured Birmingham. Tho
exereires begin to-night by a lecture of
Dr, T. T. Eaton on women. It Is esti
mated that 000 delegates are already
here.
A Whipping rest Mil.
Wilmington, Del., May 8,—Tho jail
commissioners to-day sold llio pillory
and whipping post. Tho buyer pro- jjruce
poses exhibiting them at the World’s
fair.
The Fotlet Strike Eads.
Nxwxow, May A—The pottery strike
of twenty-one weeks has endevj. Four
to fire thousand men resume work next
Monday. A compromise was effected.
Lkxinoton, Ky., May 8.—Cot. Adam
Reneker, ex-member of the Kentucky
legislature and the Colonel-wlth-tbe-
United-States-flag, has been knocked
oat by bis own son. The Colonel went
home one night last week the worse for
liquor and struok his daughter-in-law
with his I cane. The eon came to hie
wife’s rescue, and broke the old man's
nose and jaw. The Colonel Is now in
bed nursing bis Injuries.
Col. Reneker is about 05 years old, a
giant in size, and one of the moat eccen
trie men In this section. Ever sinoe the
war bo haa carried about with him the
flag nnder which he fought In the Mexi
can war. He was chosen a dolegate to
the eonventlon that first nominated
Cleveland, and carried bia old flag with
him. When Cleveland waa nominated
the Colonel unfurled bia banner on the
street corner and began a harangue.
He soon drew a crowd, and the-police
ordered him to move on and lower hie
flag. Ha wrapped the stare and stripes
about him and shouted: "I fought on-
der this flag In Mexico. I didn’t lower
It then, and I dare you to have it low
ered now.”
Thepoliee left him alone with hit
flag. He caretad It.to Cleveland's Inau
guration and waa this butt of many
jokes. In 1888 he was eleoted to repre
sent bia oonnty In the legislature by
practical jokers, and served one term.
His injuries are of a serious charsctsr,
and b* may die.
COTTON SEED OIL MILLS.
They Nan Member IPS With a Capital et
Baltimore, Md, May 8 —The Manu
facturers’ Record, of this week publish
es a list of every cotton seed oil mill In
the sontfa, giving the name, location and
capacity of each. This report shows
that there are now 10* mills with a cap
ital of over $20,000,000 against forty
mills with a capital of $8,500,000 In 1880.
Forty of those mills have established
fertilizer factories In oonneotlon with
their oil business, using cotton seed
meal,'as the basis for manufacturing
fertilizers.
Reviewing this industry, the Manu
facture™' Record says: “It was bnt a
few yeara ago wben cotton seed was an
Incumbrance and when -farmors had to
dump it wherever they bad a waste
plaenr- It is true that to aome extent Its
value as a fertilizer waa recognized, and
here and there It was used for that pur
pose, but It counted nothing in adding
to the wealth of the south or to the pros
perity of the southern farmer. The in-
create In the mills haa been greater In
also and quality than in number. Many
of the oil mills that wore badly con
structed and fitted with antiquated ma
chinery have been abandoned, and the
business concentrated In newer and more
thoroughly equipped mills. Tbs cotton
oil trust has punned this policy and baa
ceased to operate a number of mills that
it purchased.
Clossd by the Sheriff.
Albany, Ua., May 8.—Deputy Sheriff
Godwin yesterday locked the door* of
the Artesian Honse, and ba la now carry
ing the keys.
The personal effects of Tetley A Wall,
which had not been sent away,have been
attached to satisfy claims of the owners
of the bonding for money due for rent
and of Mr. O. Hooper for services at
clerk.
Hooper has a mortgage on come thing*
which are said to belong to the owners
of the building, which, if true, and hla
claim is not settled, will (object Tetley
A Wall to criminal proaeontion for giv
ing a mortgage on property which did
not belong to them.
Tetley A Wall are booked to leave the
city for Pittsfield, Hass., a* soon as they
can get away.
Robbsd by Hashed Men.
Woostxr, Ohio, May A—On the night
of August 20, 1890, the farm residence of
Michael Shelby, near this city, was
forcibly entered by four masked men,
who bound and gaggad Shelby and bia
aged wife and stole cash amounting to
$12,000. Mrs. Shelby died from nervous
prostration brought on by the excite
ment of tbs robbery. A detective bu
reau haa just caused the arrest of Henry
H. Blnckley, hit grandson, Harry
Webb, and a son, Daniel Blnckley, who
arc neighbors of the Shelbys. Daniel
Blnckley was until a few weeks before
the crime was committed a member of
where be was discharged. The men will
also be prosecuted for murder.
EaftaU'a liroken llunk.
MoBroo liter, Ala., May 8—In tlio
United Stales court here to-day, Judge
rruled a motion to discharge
the receiver of the MeXub hank, which
failed at Eufaula a sliuit time ago, and
at which time Its affairs were placed in
the band* of J. W Tuilis, assignee. The
order of tbe court placet tbe affaire of
the bank peroaneatly In th* hands of s
receiver, H D. Clayton.
ANOTHER BANK CLOSES
CAUSED BY THE COLLAPSE OF THE
KEYSTONE BANK.
A 8* station in Phlladslphl* Beslans* Ctr-
elsa—The Spring Carden Bank, With
Capital at B7SO.OOO, Saceamba to tl
Inevitable.
Philadelphia, May 8—[8pec!aL]—
Big sensation In financial circles waa
created here to-day by the closing of
the doom of tbe Spring Garden bank,
although it waa not wholly unexpected
by tbe knowing ones
For some time the Institution baa
been laboring under embaraasments,
caused by its connection with the ruined
Keystone bank, though It had hoped to
poll through all right It sneeumbed to
the Inevitable to-day, however, and
closed Its door*.
The Spring Garden bank had a capi
tal of $750,000, and a surplus of $127,500.
It is not yet known what effect the fail
ure will have npon its commercial con
nections.
COLUMBUS CULLING*.
What Is Goins on ta lk* City at Spin-
Columbus, May A—[SpecaL]—A good
many Columbna people went down to
Oohllla this morning to attend a plcnio
given there by the Sunday Schools of
Buena Vista. They returned to the cliy
to-night and report having had a moat
delightful time.
Mr. O. C. Bullock, of this city. Is In
Americus, where he was called by a tel
egram informing him of the serlona Ill-
nets of his sister.
Miss Maggie Drane, a young lady wait
known in Americas society, bat been
dangerously 111 here for some weeks
with typhoid fever,which she-contracted
at Buena Vista. Tbe yonng lady baa
been improving steadily for some day*
and Is now believed to be entirely out of
danger.
The sensation of the day is an attaek
on the city council by the Enqnlrer-Snn,
in the shape of a lengthy editorial and
several sharp paragraphs, which appear
ed in the Enquirer this morning. The
cense of the attack Is the refold of the
connoil .to act favorably on a petition
signed by many prominent citizens, ask
ing that Broad and Twelfth street, the
two mdn thoroughfares, be sprinkled at
the expense of the city. Council,from dl
outward Indications, is determined to
etand pat on Its orlgind deoislon.
Major Glesaaer Talks.
The Atlanta Constitution of yesterday
baa the following mention of Hhj. W. L.
Glesaner, who attended tbe late conven
tion In that city:
Major W. L. Glesaner was here yes
terday, from Americus,
“Yes,” sdd he, “I'm out of news-
papering at last. THBTiMKS-RcconDcn,
the consolidated paper, la doing very
well, I believe. America* people are
appreciating the fact that they have a
redly first-class ddly paper.
“You know I rather llko the novelty
of reading my paper every day without
having to figure on composition, and tbe
coat of paper and postage, and all that
They tell me a cook can’tenjoy the din
ner after having cooked it That’a truo,
I’ve no doubt, for I relish reading my
paper now as I never did before:
“My other business Is keoping me
qnlte busy, though In fact, everybody
in Americus Is bnsy nowadays."
President Glesaner, of tho Georgia
Press Association, has arranged a spled-
dld trip for the newspaper boys next
month. They will bo carried op to
Chicago, around the great takes, will be
given a glimpse of Canada, perhaps to
iftsgara Falls, and will meet tbe Ohio
Press Club at PnMn-Bay, in Lake Erie,
where they will be given a big picnic.
Then they will return by Cincinnati. It
la needless to eay all will go, as the trip
will be strictly d. h., and In Pullmans at
that.
foils’ Wife Baturas.
Calhoun, Go,, May 8.—Mr*. Potto,
the wife and mother wbo'deserted her
husband, taking with her two small
children recently, baa returned to her
disconsolate and sorrowing husband.
After trying the charities of the cold,
cold world a few days In the besetting
city of Chattanooga, Tenn., abe decided
that there waa more pleasure in country
life with tbe father of her children. Mr.
Potts la happy.
Melon Growers to Meet.
There will bo a big mooting of the
melon growers of Georgia in Macon to-
„ day, and of course Americus will bo
the polico force in Kansas City, Mo., rcprc s e nted there. Important matters
Nrw York, Mays.—Tbs rumor that
tbe civil war In Chili was being pro
longed by W. B. Grace A Co., whose in
terests are favorable to tbe congress
party, and Charles R. Flint A Co., who
have supported Balmaced* and the gov
ernment, was emphatically denied yes
terday by the. senior partner of each
firm.
These firms have been rivals In the
South American trade, and have Inter
ests In Chili that are affected by the rev
olution. Sometime ago, Flint A Co.,
sent to Balmaced* two large consign
ments of arms. In each consignment
there were 350 cases of rifles and 750,000
cartridges. These goods were invoiced
being for Rio do Janeiro "in transit,”
and were sent by the United States and
Brasil mall steamships Advance and
Vigtlaoola. The goods were transfer
red at Bio to a steamship bound for
Montevideo, then transferred to Uai-
mseeds's two new torpedo cruis
ers, the Almiranto Lynch and the Alral-
ranto OondeL Then these torpedo boats
fought the battle with the Huascar and
Blanoo Encalada In Chilian waters. It
Is also said that arms have been pur
chased In New York for tbe Congress
party and shipped overland to Califor
nia. Hence arose the rumor that rival
commercial interest* In New York were
responsible for tbe prolongation of the
*T.
The Chilian steamer Itata that was
slezed on Tuesday night while taking on
(applies at Han Diego, Cal., was former
ly one of tho fleet of tbe Sooth American
Steam Navigation Company, of .which
W. R. Greco A Co. are the New York
agents,
will be discussed, as owing to the very
largo crop of melons that will bo raised
this season, It is Important that the
growers act promptly in making ail
ccssary arrangements to liavo the crop
ipcrly handled and distributed.
A Tub*. «-<> Warehonve Burned.
Cincinnati, O., May 8.—The tobacco
warehouse of F. IV. Dorhia.vn & Son, in
Covington, Ky., near Suspension bridge,
was completely burned this morning.
Tbe firm estimate* the loss at $28,(XX),
Tits Insurance it $16,000.
NOT RUNNING THE WAR.
New York firms are Not Prelonsinx th*
Chilian Trouble.
Invited.
Tbe Buena Yiste Patriot regrets that
the Sunday school picnic from that place
and Ellaville could not come to Ameri
cas, end Id speaking of tbo matter says:
"Mr. U. B. Harrold, who has been car
rying on a tolegrapblo correspondence in
regard to changing tho Sunday school
plenlo from Oobllia to Mngnolia Dell,
said, after our final decision had been
given him, that ho was downed. In Jus
tice to those who had charge of the ar
rangement and management of tho plcnio
tho declination of Mr. harrold’s cordial,
earnest Invitation was Intended In no
spirit to baffle his desires, because the
plans bad been too far perfected. Mr.
Harrold said In his last telegram that he
would retaliate by bringing a thousand
strong on a picnic to Buena Vista, sad
we, in behalf of the people of Buena
Vista, extend to the people of Americus
cordial Invitation to picnic here when
ever It suits their convenience, and we
will give them the best we have in our
shop Id tbe way of a cordial greeting
and a hospitable entertainment.
“Tho people of Buena Vista are very
much In earnest that Mr. Harrold will
carry ont bis threat, and they promise
In advanco to offer no resistance what
ever, unless It be a protestation on tbe
part of our young men ‘kicking’ against
the Americus swains making love to
our pretty girls,”
Preacher Pittman Polled
Rev. Henry O. Pittman, as bis title
might imply, is a preacher.
He is also in jalL
The Rev. Henry is a creature of un
fortunate circumstances.
Some time since he was arrested upon
charge that no preacher should be
guilty of.
He bod wilfully smashed the seventh
commandment, according to the evidence
adduced, and notwithstanding his denial
of tho grave charge he was bound over
to tho superior court for trial.
Bail was given, and Henry sadly went
bis way, cogitating upon the evils that
beset the pathway of mankind In gener
al and aome colored citizens In par
ticular.
Yesterday, however, Henry’s bonds
men for eome reason decided to como off
bis bond, and accordingly ho was taken
to jail, there to remain until another
bond eonld be made. Henry Is In turd
luak.
Will Balld a Tower.
For R long while past the S. A. A M.
railroad has been getting its water sup
ply, both for Its engines and machine
shops, from the city water works.
Recontly the officials have concluded
to build a system of their own, and to
this end will bore one or more artesian
wells near tbe car shops, at the foot of
Sullivan street
Mr. J. J Bmytbe. tbo well known con
tractor and bridge builder for the road,
has taken the contract to build the tow
er necessary, and will probably begin
tbo work on Monday next, if the mate
rial arrives by that time.
Tho tower will bo ninety feet in
height, and will bo surmounted by a
tank of 00,000 gallons capacity. Mains
from It will lead to the machine shop*
and round house and also to both the
freight and passenger depots,
building of this plant wlU save tit*
vast sum now paid the city for
if.