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AMERICUS TIMES-REGORDER M VOLUME 1 1 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.