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Then yCjl OUB ADVERTISEMENT ON TOP. Geo. D. Wheatley WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRY GOODS, NOTIONS, CLOTHING, Shoes, Hats, Etc. By so doing you not only confer a alight faror upon ui, but you become IN FACT a PUBLIC BENEFACTOR, Inasmuch u 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 $12.50 yon may take your choice of 25 brand new pattern suits that cost us from $13.60 to $19.00. MORE VILLAGES LICKED UP AND ** MANV LIVES LOST. Only One-halt of the Inhabitants of Walk enrlUe, Mich., are Known to he Safe— Mor* Village* an Red need to Ashes-Oth- arPlaeeaStlU Cutoff. TO ADMIRE is but TO SEE our LOVELY FRENCH CHALLIES nd SIGHT becomes POSSESSION when your choice of 20 different styles is offered at 18c. per yard. LARGE FIGURED C1NA SILKS AND SOLID FLORENTINES In all the newest, shades. Lidihotox, Mich., May 14.—Some of the reaidonta of WalkerriUe, whloh waa dee troy ed by forest fires, arrived here yesterday. They had only their clothes,, and were exhausted with hard work In trying to save their Tillage. They say It is Impoeslble to tell how many of the inhabitant! escaped alive, bnt they fear that many died in tbs woods where they fled for eefety. The village had 800 inhabitants, end no one knows where more than half thia num ber Is at present Rumors of a large loss of life Id other points come in, but verification Is im possible. This entire county will bo ewept unless rain comes to-day. Fields Station,.with its four saw mills and general store, le no more, and the .100 people who lived there are to-day without home or roof to cover their heads. Otta, or Dlngman, as it is known to the postal authorities, Is a collection Yesterday the Amerloui Barbecue Club met at the Dell. The club meets always on the first Thursday of the summer months, but owing to the conductors' excursion of last week, It was postponed until yesterday. President Joesey called the roll at 1 o’clock. All members were present or otherwise accounted for. Secretary Coot Stanfield was oo hand with his usnal promptness. Chief oarver, Mr. A. J. Buchanan, and assistant, B. B. Hawkins, Jr., performed their teaks to the utmost satisfaction of all present Chief water carrier, Mr. P. H. Williams, had the usual amount of toe water on hand, much to the delight of the members. Several toasts were made and respond ed to by the members. Messrs. 'J. J. Ilanesley and W. E Murphey furnished the porker for the occasion, and a dandy pig it was. Messrs, T. N. Hawkes and M. H. Ford will do the charitable act for the month of June. As the regular chorister for this season has resigned, owing to his inability to attend tbo monthly gatherings of this club, Mr. Dan Borura was unanimously With Us Advantages as a Bite (or Ike World's Fair—It le a Typical American City—Georgians Who It odds There-An UterMtlng Letter.’ of smoking ruins, and the 300 people who called the place home are standing T”' 7.' *’ ur " ra J" around in despair. | ‘^.to.^s ungy™ 1 term, and Park City, Id Lincoln township, went out in fire and smoke yesterday morn- 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. ... ■' y -A- We do not propose to BAIT YOU one moment and BITE YOU the next, bnt 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 12Ao per yard this week. Pink, Bine and Black MARIBOU PLAID LAWNS (white ground) 10c per yard this week. NOVELTIES I SHITE GOODS! Hemstitched White Lawns and Flounces for Skirts, Bordered White Lawns for Aprons, Children's Dresses, etc. All Over Embroideries, All Over Laces PIST Plain Whited Polka Spot, and Embroidered Swiss Muslins.. Black Ground with White Polka Spot Swiss Muslins (very new and stylish.) OPENED ing. Nothing Is left of the cluster of small houaes that marked the place. Lilly Station la hardly worth the name of atatlon, as only the small hotel and and smaller railroad station are left to mark the town alto. Freight cars without number were burned and logging trains melted Into aahes on the tracks where tboy stood. Cook’s station and Barton, both in the line of the fire, have not boon heard from, and are supposed to bo destroyed. West Troy, a few miles north of Otla, has been environed by fire unco early yesterday morning, and la supposed to be in ashes. Reports from Cadillac, Wexford coun ty, say that the Inhabitants of ell the villages In the oonnty have been out fighting fire for the past three days, and many of the smaller places ere wiped off the face of the earth. When Nivarna and Fremont, on tho Flint and Pore Marquette Road once stood, there Is nothing now but piles of ashes. Tho village of Lake has not boon heard from since its last appeal for help. The fire Is sweeping through the woods near Red Cloud, Newaygo county, while more than 100 miles across the state the little hamlet of Taft Is in a gulf of flames. Monton, In Wexford oonnty, above Cardlllac, Is out off from communication with the outside world. The latest news from Traverse City Is to the effect that the entire population Is out fighting fire. Millions upon millions of logs are burn ing all over the centre of the state. FULL LINE OF BOYS,' CUIDT WIICTC MISSES’ AND LADIES' dlMl 11 Aid Id. Ton will find oar line of CARPETS AND MATTINGS The very best and cheapest in the city, We control tho BEST 50 OT. UNLAUNDERED SHIRT in the world—No one sbowB better value for 7Se and onr “MON ARCH PUFF BOSOMS” for fine trade is the handsomest and best shirt in the market, r > FOR 10c. ONLY •StSif&SSL*- FOR 15c. ONLY “"‘ 0 * 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 onr Clothing Trade. WE ALWAYS DID 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 MATCHLESS. Wo stand by our Advertisements every time. GEO.D. WHEATLEY or. Lamar St. and Cotton Avo, A LOSS TO ALBANY. The Sudden and Unexpected Deatk of Mr. Chan Jones. Am any, Ga., May 14.—Mr. F.' C. Jonee breathed his lut at hie home on Pine street leit night at about 1 o'clock. Hie death was a painful surprise to hie relatives and friends. He returned a few days ago from off a camp fishing trip, suffering from rheumatism contracted in camping out, bnt on yesterday he was so much better that Us family did not have the least apprehension. “Chen” Jones counted his friends by the score. He ^s the son of the Hon. Reuben Jones,'of Baker county, and son- in-law of Capt Jphn A. Davis, of this city. He loaves a devoted wife and four children to mourn hie Irreparable loss. '■Snowed la” at Cordele. Cordele, May 14.—[Special.]—Cor dele was oaptlrated completely last night by the Artesian city dramatic company and the pleasant crowd of Al bany's best citizens who accompanied them. Snowed In’’ as played by this admi rable company at Shipp's opera house last night was a rich treat Indeed. Our people expected to see something nice, but the play surpassed their expecta tions. Some of our critics say that few pm fesslonal companies could do better. Id fact, some persona who saw them and not knowing who they wero took them to be professionals. The crowd that waa oxpected from Amerlcu* and did not come, missed a good thing. Amerl- cus should jee them. Crawford A Co. Su.|>*nd, ErrAULA, Ala., May 14.—Crawford A Co., furniture dealers of tills placs r hsve made an assignment of their entire ef fects to George Ferrel. Assets and lln- ti Hides unknown. Supposed to be a l suit of the John McNab hank failure, (iailnr 1* Itm'irsvorttal Sava? • itr, (i . May M -[.Special ]. . ■ ’ ‘ r '■*.-■ --j. i” .. in thin aftuinnon. routine 1 mam ing. good selection It was. At the close of the meeting Mr. S. B Hawkins was called upon to give a song. It was expected that he would slug something familar to all, but his selec tion turned out to be an unknown verse, which, In words, was pathotio In the ex. tremo and brought tears to the eyes of the listeners. He reoeivedj a beautiful floral offering In the shape of a bench and violet wreath, whloh waa placed upon hie bat. This meeting was the seventh anni versary of the club, and a more sooiable gathering has never before assembled in this olty. The fame of tho Amerloua barbecue club Is not alone confined to this olty, bnt It has gone abroad and many knights of tho grip, and others, make It convenient to be here on the first Thursday of each month. One notable foot In oonneotlon with this, Is that It has never rained on the day ap pointed for the meeting, and everything has passed off as merry as a marriage bell At the next meeting eeleotlons from Shakspeare’s, Byron's and Tennyson’s works will-bo rendered by the members. All members in good standing are notified to be on bend promptly as the time for tho gathering Is limited to one hour and thirty minutes. • We can’t close without complimenting President Jossey for his effioient man ner In performing the duties of his office. He has certainly exhibited that he Is the right man in the right plaoe. "RICHELIEU” TO-NIGHT. Major W. L. Glessner, state commis sioner of Immigration, le making a tonr of the northwest on business oonneeted with the bureau of Immigration, and from Chicago writes the following very Interesting letter to Tnx Timks-Re- cobdeb: Cbicaoo, III., May 13.—After a three days stay In Chicago I am persuaded that congress did well In selecting It as ,the site for the World’s fair. It Is a city that le typioal of the growth of this country. It also represents the energy of the American people le overcoming natural obstacles, for whet was ones a swampy prairie Is now a sewered, well paved, handsomely built city. In it ere assimilated all nationalities, and It has drawn to It commerce from the four quarters of the globe. Georgia, with Its accustomed enter prise, Is represented In this bustling bee hive of Industry, end I have run across quite a little colooy of them. Mr. Smith D. Picks, t, son of tho late Col. T. H. l’ickett, of Dawson, Is secretary of the Chlosgo committee of the Central Traf fic association, and chairman of the Mr. Frank Lanier was In a south Georgia town a night or two since on buslnes for the Amerloua Grocery oom-' pany, where he had an experience which be will aot soon forget The east bound cannonball passes there abont midnight and when Mr. Lanier went to the depot to board the train he made the very pleasant discov ery that a raving maniac, en route to Mliledgaville, was to be a passenger Very naturally Mr. Lanier waited natll the poor fellow and his attendants boarded the train and then wisely got into the next ear, whloh was the last In tha train. There were bnt few passengers aboard tha oar, and as Mr. Lanier took his seat among them he could plainly hoar the yells and curses of tha mentao Id tho car just ahead. The other passengers were soon made aware of tho situation, and not a little foar was expressed that the lunatic would take a notion to como Into their oar. Tho train bad proceeded but n few miles when suddenly the door was opened, and the maniac atalked Into tho car unattended, probably having eluded the vlgllanoe of tbo guards who were taking him to the asylum. Here war e picnic sure enough, and everyone had to stick It out Tho train was running thirty or forty miles an and go to a forward ear was e hazardous knew at what Georgia committee of World’s fair. IT “*“ B *“"** “ r ,ur ^ mue His brother, J. K. Pickott, I. in the PT- “ d to **■«*“* tbe ““P freight department of the Peniuylvmiia “ r r ‘~ railroad. Mr.P. C. Sneed, formerly of in* “"“m „ Atlanta, ha. letol, been promoted to the “°dT‘ b * ‘ WOldd l nto ? rag0 position of superintendent of chI . » nd ^’hole PM^, end each pas- ego division of tho Baltimore A Ohlo" n 8"’“ ft**** «“» h « or railroad. Henry Rob«.n, of Atlanta, l.| ^ k “ * tb# flra » obJ#ot ofat - mansger of tbe Instrument department . „ , ... of the Urge music house of Lr , n * L With a many, rippling Uugh tho poor Heel.,. Lawrence King, of Atlanta, U ,r ° m on 1 a P*“« nger tl10 In the real estate business. L. A. tow- ***Zface and freez- ry, of Dawson, is stenographer to the mwo,r ! D th f l , No ° ne Central Traffio association. AU of * ™ 0Td ’ * d d J cem * bat those gentlemen hold important posl-1 7 ; tlons, and have worked their way up b, Ut * w “ re “ bo< “( ter awb J°’ 8nd energy and merit Th.y all retain their *° 00nd *» , » »‘°PP«1 those affection for old Georgia, end are el- P»»ongere went out on tbe ground as ways pleased to meet e Georgian. lone men. Nobody know whore they Bellevipg that the annwd.xour.lon. Wer# “ d to , oaro ' and t ov ’ of the Georgia Press AuoeUtlon should * its rollot wh , en be made with a view to profit „,d ln . train puH^ out wlttr tho merry In- • I ■■afla anAaivf tHAnnmL a/ oil I,a struction aa well as pleasure, I some months ago began laying plans for an excursion to Chicago some time in Jnne. While I have had many difficulties to I uatlc aboard, monaroh of all he sur veyed. 2 Atlanta's Boeeatrle Traxedlsa to Appear at Glovers’ Opera House. The Scott Thornton performance to night will bo one of tho most unique ever presented to an Amerloui audience. The fan of the whole business Is that the attempt of amateurs at heavy trag edy glides ao naturally Into burlesque, that the whole bocomos Irresistibly funny. Of course It Is well understood that the newspaper aooounts are overdrawn and exaggerated, and that while the per formance is comical and laughable there is nothing rough or ooarae about it, and that while the audiences have been dis posed to guy the acton, there bee been nowhere, nor will there be in'* Americas any such disorder as would render It un pleasant for anybody to attend. The whole thing Is In the nature of a roaring fane, in tbe estimation of tho audiences, and while everybody expects to have oceans of fun, It will not be the kind of fun that can justify either the actors nor tho more refined end elegant of tbe audience taking any exceptions. Scott Thornton and his troupe are ladies and gentlemen, and tho audiences that have greeted them everywhere are tbe elite of society, so tha*' If anybody expects to see a howling mob at the opera houso to-night tbe management and the police will soon convince them that they are mistaken. Everybody is of course going, and everybody expects to have lots of fun, but no sort of disorderly conduct need be feared, because it will not be per mitted. Lets give Scott a rowing reception to night, and show him tbst Americas knows blgb tragedy when she sees It. A Collision Off Gibraltar. New York, May 14.—Last night off Europa point, Gibraltar, where on March 13 last, tho ill-fated steamer This From Webster. Preston, Ga., May 14.—Farmers are foveroome.Ifefleve-1 hare elleetmedei 1 ^’ wearing brighter smiles. Yester- all tbe necessary preparations except a I da f m °™i n B It began raining, and from few details. I want the Georgia editors I PYrnaent appearanoes It la likely to give to see this great'Northwestern city, “■» good *o»*on before It stops. F.irm- study the enterprise that has built It up, I era are ^“orally well up with their and especially I want them to see the I work ' site of the World’s fair, learn what ox- Yesterday morning tho wife of Jeff hlblts other states are going to make, I ^toar, who was murdered by another ne- and what an opportunity It will afford I ffro on the Columbus Southern railroad, Georgia to advertise to the world her| near Klmbro’s, last Sunday, wont before varied and unsurpassed resources. I J»dge Stokes and made affidavit to a think that they will eonelnde, as lhavo warranttor tile wrest of tire murderer, concluded, that Georgia cannot afford I kga#k Fletcher, a railroad hand. They not to make en exhibit. quarreled abont a woman. • Chicago Is the great artery through I There will go a crowd from here next whloh bee passed the blood that has j Monday to Cordmy’e mill In Calhoun made the bleak prairies of tha Northwest “““‘J °n a big fishing frolic, consisting F to blossom as a rose, and with proper I °* following; John W. Hawkins, effort I believe that It can be made to I ®'Bell, T. J. Thorpe, J. contribute to the.growth sad develop-1 l°®bolaoo, L. A. Warren, J. C. Boll, meat of Georgia. We are already attraot- course George Thornton will go ing the attention of these people. Ina I along to ride alligators as usual. You conversation with Mr. Bryan, vioe-prssl-1 can J **y that there will be a jolly dent of the World’s fair, be told me that «owd, and one that will have fun and ha bad recently reoelved two letters from I en i°T themselves, and while we don't friends of his on tho seme day, and they I to tend to ship you any barrels of fish, both declared that they had found tha I we to eateh all we want, earthly paradise, and It waa located to Wes Thera a Fight? Georgia. Cmr or Mexico, May 14.—The city la Tho editors of Georgia will meet with foil of rumors concerning an encounter a hospitable reception here, and I sm I between tbe Charleston and Itata, la satisfied that they will go home and Im- whloh tbe Utter was destroyed. Efforts press upon onr people more strongly to verify have failed, but rumors are than I can do the Importance of adver- persisted in. One account says the Using our natural advantages. | Charleston fired because-the Itata re fused to stop when ordered. Leesburg, May 13.-A light, bnt very *“ b »” aI1 refreshing rain feU last night and gave , A “ elgh , t iach new life to vegetation mid animation to * beU bn ”‘ ,n tba \ Ut * ' b °\ d ’ all. W. bad nothing like a season here, “H^neblowing the -.hip but learned that there was a good seaun “ to A ““*»>er account say. In other localities near by. « a '^ nlD * flght of a0 , TC “ l Mrs. and Mlaa McLalne, of Dawson, I ? **' f “ nmbar of »hot struck the Miss Maggie West, of Americas, MluI ^ “ d ,be ,U “ k ' American null,„ri- Boza Kitchens, of Adam end a Miss I U “ they baTB nu '“formation Itagon, of Atlanta, made ns pleasant I* U — sits last week. I latest From Blaine, Mr. J. F. Johnson, who was appointed . ,Y AB,,W0 7“*’ Majr >A-{Special]-In. receiver In the Odom failure, ha. opened * ro ” ab,8 I ““T" tbIa up and is selling out that ImmenseVtock “TT* ** p “ b,I « U being de- of Rood* I ceived by Blaine's family, who announc- lion. C. B. Hudson, of Schl.y, C“L ■»- W. Walters, Cept. Hobbs, Judge M. T. R * UaWa P* rH “ “*« rt Jones, J.D. Pope, Sidney Wooten, of Albany, W. If. Kimbrough, I i™* l-Arter. this is considered E. A. tlnwklnv, U. 1>. Ilollis, J. A. Ana- 1 ley and E. F. Hinton, of Americus, Col. Ha,good, of Moutesuma, and Judge W.l n ^ (Alexander, who runs a woodshop It. Hammond, of Atlanta, besides onr local bar, were all In attendance on Jperior court here last week, and but i pleco of I Utopia, was sunk. the. Bt ISuecan *uf c^Ii'tled will] I steamship bu I V fill s;0rni w nd far New Yc i) kilan j Lamar street, was trimming Bcasoned hickory which he intended .,, | n. | • , _ , , use In his work, ho wss »r ui<3 .-'ckness of Col. Bl.ilock and Col. . ' . . .. , , splitting It open ta find a hickory-rmt dockets »uld have are some exceedingly grai»e jewelry, such as snugly iml>ed(Ied in tho heart of the tim ber. It was several indies from tho out side and just above where the tree i cut from tho stump, or about two i purple grape* laid against si from the ground. How it • These come in both | will always be a mystery at the wood i solid all around it.