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VOLUME
AMERICUS. GEORGIA, SATURDAY: MAY 16, 1891
NUMBER 36
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iTadvertisement ON TOP.
CAMP CHICKAMAUGA
SEWER GAS EXPLODES
PimBURo, Mir 15.—The president'*
•pedal train arrived here at 0:10 this
morning and at 8:27 o’clock the train
polled out on the, Pennsylvania road en
route for Washington.
The window blinds on all the coaches
were tightlj drawn, and not one of the
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
1 distinguished party thadehls appearance.
; Pullman Conductor Ege, who has ao-
’ companled the train throughout the trip,
says the members of the party ate some-
| what fatigued by their Journey' Of over
: 10,000 miles but are in good health.
Conductor Kgs says his train has av
eraged a speed of forty miles an hour
since leaving Washington.
Scarcely fifty people were at the union .
etallftn ihKam 11.a .maaI»1 — J iL — a.
station when the special passed through.
No demonstration of any kind was at
tempted.
CLOTHING,
Shoes, Hats, Etc.
It so doing you not only confer a slight favor upon us, but you become IN PACT
a PUBLIC BENEFACTOR, inasmuch as you materially aid us in
attracting the public eye to the
PJUMBERLESS RARE BARGAINS
Which we ehail offer PRO BONO PUBLICO who patronize us this week.
Do You Fool an Interest la
FINE DRESS GOODS?
'or $12.50 you mar take your choice of 25 brand new pattern suits
that cost us from $13.50 to $19.00.
TO ADMIRE is but TO SEE our
LOVELY FRENCH CHALLIES
ad SIGHT becomes POSSESSION when your choice of 20
different styles is offered at 18c. per yard.
ME NED CHINA SILKS AND SOLID FLORENTINES
In all the newest shades. * ! ■'
NOW IS THE TIME to buy your WASH
in
RESS GOODS. In this department as
LL OTHERS, we are “fixed to suit you
r e carry the best stock of Wash Dress
ibrics in the city, and Our Prices cannot be
atched in the state.
We do not propose to BAIT YOU one moment and BITE YOU
next, but we offer EVERYTHING at prices uniformly as low
H8I8TENCY WITH GOOD VALUE will allow.
Another lot of those sheer quality BLACK LAWNS (satteen
pee and plaids) at 12|c per yard this week.
Pink, Blue and Blaek MARIBOU PLAID LAWNS
and) 10c per yard this week.
(white
1YELTIESI WHITE GOODS
cmstltcbcd White Lawas and Flounces for Skirts.
lordesed White Lawns for Aprons, Children's Dresses, etc.
ill Over Embroideries, All Over Laces
'■sin White, Polks Spot, and Embroidered Swiss Mnsllns.
hack Ground with White Polks Spot Swiss Mnsllns (very new and stylish.)
IARPETS AND MATTINGS
The very best and cheapest in the city,
We control the
ST 50 CT. UNLAUNDERED SHIRT
ADCAIPn 1 UM* OF BOYS'
VlLHCU i MISSES’. AND LADIES’
SHIRT WAISTS.
You will find our line of
.Forid—No one sbowB better value for 76o and our “MON
PUFF BOSOMS" for fine trade is the handsomest and best
the market.
R \ fin nWT V Tho Best 4-ply Belfast Linen
iUC* UiNLl Collar, any style desired.
15c. ONLY
The Best 4-ply Belfast Linen Cuffs
any style desired.
UR GENTS’ FURNISHING GOODS
BRISTLING WITH JUST SUCH BARGAINS:
uy ask the opportunity to show you OUR GOODS and
OUR PRICES will speak for themselves.
Macon, May 15.—The Macon compa-
nlea will be well repreiented at the en
campment at Chickamauga. The num
ber of men each company expects to
take is as follows:
Macon Volunteers, 60; Southern Ca
dets, 50; Floyd Rifles, 30; Light In
fantry, 35.
Col. C. M. Wiley and hii full lUff wlil
be present Col. Wiley'a regiment, the
Second Georgia, will have about 000 men
present.
The great encampment of the miliUa
begins in one month from to-day.
It will be one of the most enjoyable
affairs of this kind that has evor been
held in the south.
Georgia has a number of crack compa
nies, and the boys will be on band in
the handsomest shape possible during
this encampment
Col. A. J. West, of the governor’s staff,
and Capt Field, U. S. A., will go up to
Chickamauga Saturday to see that every
thing is in ship-shape.
Every provision will be made for tho
comfort and enjoyment of the troops
dnring the encampment and it will bo a
real holiday as well as a season of dis
cipline for the militiamen.
In view of the large number of inqui
ries concerning the encampment, the
following circular has been issued.
The circular will be of invaluable ben
efit to those who contemplate participat
ing in the encampment:
Qcaktkruastkr Gekkral's Office,
Ati.anta, Ga., May 13, 1801.—Circular
No. 1— For the guidance and informa
tion of the troops arranging to go into
the state eacampment at Chickamauga,
I have deemed It proper to issue tills
circular.
The encampment begins at noon on
Monday, June 15, 1801.
Fint week—first regiment, in com
mand of Colonel Georgo A. Mcrccr, to
be succeeded each week by other com
mands as mentioned in the ordera of
Adjutant-General Kell. I will mail with
this circular to each command transpor
tation orders authorising the railroad
companies to collect their fare from the
state wbea properly certified to and ap
proved.
Tents with flooring of dressed lumber
and bed ticks filled wltk either dean,
bright, dry wheat straw or excelsior,
will be in readiness.
Close cook sheds, mess halls, shower
bath houses, sinks, etc., will bo con
structed of rough lumber, affording pro
tection in cose of bad weather. Stalls
of the same material for cavalry, artil-
leiy, field and staff horses will alio be
provided.
Each company will be provided with
a cook atove of sufficient also and the
usual accompanying untensil*.
Spades, shovels, wheelbarrows and
brooms will also be eupplled by this de.
pertinent.
A medical ehest, filled with necessary
medical supplies, will also be on hand in
charge of a competent hospital stew
ard, a graduate of pharmaoy bolding a
license from the state board of ex
aminers.
A post sutler, highly recommended,
has been appointed, with the understand,
ing that he li to sell nothing of an in-
toxlcating character.
The state wilt not issue forage or
rations, but will commute for same In
money at the rate per diem of seventy-
five cents for rations for each officer and
man and thirty-five cente for each hone.
A bugler will bo furnished by this de
partment, bnt each command Is expect
ed to look after Its own music. Per
diem will bo allowed the bands.
Atlanta, Rome and Chattanooga afford
quick facilities for obtaining supplies.
The state has generously appropriated
handsome eum for the benefit of tho
mlli-aiy of the state, and I beg the co
operation of every officer and soldier In
her service in dispensing it judiciously
and advantageously. A. J. West,
Quartermaster General.
Augusta, May 15.—Baron Eugene M.
Drake, and several member! of hit
family, spent yesterday and a part of to
day In Augusta.
He la the Georgia belr to the title and
untold millions of the Drake family In
England, a family founded by the great
Sir Francis Drake, and now without *
bead In Great Britain. The property 1s
in chancery awaiting proof of the proper
heir, and It amounts to nearly $200,000,-
000. The title of baron will alio be in
herited by the rightful belr, and Eugene
M. Drake, of Oglethorpe county, In this
state, is regarded as tho real heir.
At any rate all the newspapers have
been foil of the eubjeet, of late, taking
tbelr cues from articles first printed in
the Macon papers.
An agent of the property or claim
agent of New York, was recently re
ported In the state Investigating the
matter, aud he and contesting members
of the Drake family were reported as
agreeing tint tho Georgian was the
rightful heir, and in direct line for the
8iicecssion.
The Drakes are a good old family in
Oglethorpe, and all of them are popular
and well esteemed. There are four or
five brothers, nearly all farmers, and
Eugene, the eldest, the heir to the mil
lions and title in old England, is very
modest, retiring and unassuming, but
withal a manly and handsome fellow.
His brother, J. F. Drake, graduated in
the large and popular class of 1876 in
Athens, near his native home, and since
then he has resided on the farm In
Oglethorpe.
New Yon, May 15.—[Special]—An
explosion in a sewer on South street
this morning badly Injnrsd six men.
Illuminating gas collected in a sewer
also muoh sower gas.
A workman descended with a lighted
lamp, and Immediately upon entering
the sewer the exploelon occurred. The
exploeion shook the block with s' report
Uke a cannon. There was a tremendous
rush of air and flames.
A passerby looking in a manhole had
his eyebrows and hair singed. His face
was peppered with gravel and mud.
Five workmen struggled up through the
manhole nil as btaek as coal. Their
faces and arms were blistered, and hair
and eyebrows singed. They were blind-
ed with suffering and torturing pain.
Their eyesight wss saved. Several
manholes that were open lessoned the
force or the explosion. The rush of air
and burning gas was tremendous.
•A Clerkshoata ■> Negro and a Youth Fires
on ■ Cop,
0THING and CLOTHING
i NO COMPETITION in oar Clothing Trade,
and WE ALWAYS WILL lead^the van in
TO
TRY IS TO BUY
“thing, because crar stock is the largest. Our styles are faultless
and
OUR PRICES ARE MATCHLESS.
Augusta, May 15. -)oln F. Elliot,
clerk in Blanchard’* clothing store, shot
fire times this morning at a negro
named Beahet, on Broad street, hitting
him one time in the right ehoulder.
the wound K not serious. The negro
out led Elliot last night and this morn
ing attempted to hit him with spick.
Tim Brooks, who shot at Policeman
Hatcher lost night twice, was arrested
this morning while being carried out of
town by his father to his country homo.
Mayo^ May bound him, over in $1,000
bond for assault and attempt to murder,
and $100 in the city court for carrying
concealed weapons, and $25 bond for
his appearance at the reoorden’ court
to-morrow. The father went on the
bond and the ton was released.
Hawkinsvillk, May 15.—[Special.]-
Yesterday evening Aim Newman,
white man who lives below here, was
going home from town with his wife and
three children in a wagon.
Ho was drunk and his wife was driv
ing.
At Jelk’a mill the road runs along on
top of the dam.
While on the dam Abe grabbed the
linei and jerked the horse. The hone
being blind, turned suddenly and step
ped into the pond, carrying all with
him.
Newman got out. Some negroes past
ing rescued Mrs. Newman, but all three
children were drowned.
stand by our Advertisements every c
tO.D. Wheatley
Oor. Lamar St and Cotton Aye,
Quiet Again at Tails basses.
Tallahassee, Fla., May 15.-Jt la re
markably qnlet after the scrimage be
tween Clark and Kirk in the caucus,
land the exdtement that followed. I
Further trouble is not expected.
Ex Cor; rcssman Davidson is here. He
very popular and has been mentioned
in connection with the senatorship.
Therefore some attach significance to
bis fint appearanee at the capital since
the opening, of tho senatorial contest,
lie received six votes in joint session.
The house refused to indefinitely post
pone tho bill abolishing the railroad
commission and it was ordered en
grossed.
Baron Hindi's: Enterprise.
New York, May 15.—Judge Lawrence
of the supreme eourt has declined to In
corporate Baron Hindi Lodge, No. 1.
He says: “I am unwilling to incorpo
rate this society in the name of a foreign
dignitary, particularly when I do not
know whether the ineorporaton are
authorized to use hi* name.” -
The trustees of the Baron Hlrsch fund
are considering the prososltion to invest
$100,000 of the fund in fifty dwelling
bouses to be built near New York. Each
dwelling house is to accommodate two
families and a quarter of an acre of
ground i* to be the plot On the ground
vegetables and fruits for the New York
market are to be raised. It wae laid
yesterday by those in authority that
this Is sn experiment and intended to
relieve some of the densely populated
Jewish districts in New. York dty. The
project will be settled within afew days.
Macon's Water Supply.
Macon, May 15.—[Special.]—The wa
ter company has at last decided upon a
plan to increase the water supply of
Maeon.
A tract of twenty-fivo acres of land
has been purchased about two miles np
the river, where a number of largo wells
will be sunk.
Into these the water from the river
penolates, thus being filtered by s nat
ural process, and, as claimed by the
water company, be aa pure as any water.
This water will he pnmped Into sepa
rate mains running through the city,
which will be of a larger size than the
mains now being need.
Mr. Board man leave* to-morrow for
Philadelphia, to purobaae necessary ma
chinery, etc., for pumping the water
from the wells. He will push the work
as rapidly as possible, and hope* to have
the new plan In successful operation be
fore summer!* over.
Thrown Oat of Coart.
Macon, May 15.—[Special.]—The case
of James and Mary Harvey vs. the Ma
con Telegraph, libel cult for $20,000
baa been thrown out of court.
Tlie grounds on which the ease was
thrown out was that the declaration al
leged the plaintiffs to be cltizons of Ire
land. whioh would have given the
United States court no jurisdiction.
The plaintiffs wished to amend the
declaration by making Mr. and Mrs.
Harvey citizens of Great Britain and
subjects of the queen of Great Britain
and empresa of India.
The court ruled, aa argued by the de
fendants, that the statute of limitations
barred the changing of the declaration
and decided the case could not be tried
id the federal court.
It la understood this will settle the
salt, as the state oourt has now no juris
diction, which fact is admitted and held,
by the defendants.
From The Bloody Field.
Atlanta, May 15.—[8pectal.]— 1 There
were displayed at the office of the Rich
mond and Danville railroad yesterday a
number of ghastly relics that have an In
ternational interest
They were brought from New Orleans
by ConduotorTodd, who gathored thorn
from the “bloody Odd” of the recent
trouble in that city.
It was with muoh Interest (bat tho
railroad boys and other* viewed a mur
derous looking Mafia stiletto, five Incite?,
long when closed, and ten inohea long:
when opened; a piece of the shirt cut .
from the baok of Polite when he was.
swung np, and a chip from the tree om
which he wae swung but of this world.
Conductor Todd 1* on his way Us
Washington, where he will place them
In the museum of the Smithsonian In
stitute.
Knights of Pythias.
Atlanta, May 15.—[Special.]—The
uniform rank, Knlgnts of Pythias, of At
lanta, will visit Brnnswiok to attend the
•slon of the grand lodge.
Adolpli Brandt Division No. 5, and At
lanta Division No. 2 are ready to enter
the competitive drill.
Major-General Carnahan, commander-
ln ehlef of the uniform rank of the order,
will arrive in Atlanta to-morrow, and
will be entertained by the local knights.
There will be a public reception.
The major-general will accompany
the Atlanta divisions to Brunswick.
To Woloomo the Knights.
Brunswick, Os., Hay 15.—Elaborate
preparations are being made by the local
knights for the convention which la
to be held here from the 16th to the
21st last. The reduced rate Insure*
the attendance bf a great number of
visiting knights.
Hotel St. Simons will be formally
opened to-morrow. Many Improvements
have been made since last season, and
Manager Clarke is having a large danc
ing pavilion erected.
Scott Thornton presents Riohelleu
hare Monday night. He may feel as
sured of a warm recaption.
Something Serious Happened.
Naw Vowt, May 15.-A private cable
gram from Beunoa Ayrea lays gold last
8.00 and Indicate* that something serious
haa happened.
To ih$ KlfW.
Atlanta, May U.-{Bpeei*l}-Thl*
morning the members of the dty coun
cil and water board visited the Chatta
hoochee river to iacpcct the location
the aewsra
Cincinnati, O., Hay 15.—The mam
moth establishment o1 the Christian
Hoerlein Brewing oompany was largely
damaged by fir* last night The portion
banted is the main structure of the con
cern. The aggregate loss is approxi
mated at $100,000. Insured.
May Be Called Back.
New York, May 15.—A special from
Washington says Secretary Proctor’s ap
pointment, or election to the senate in
place of Senator Edmunds, being as
sured, Minister Lincoln would be re
called from London to toko the cabinet
place.
AtjOUSTA,
fifth
military
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Joha
By the Rope Boats.
Trenton, Ga., May 15.—Rufus Moore,
oolored, wae hanged hero about 1 o'clock
today In the presence of 10,000 people.
He was hanged for killing Henry
Slay, at Rising Fawn furnaoe, Jane 24,
1800.
Moore and Slay had a Inis about two
mulatto women who were notations
characters. Slay throw rocks at ona of
the women who sras Moore’s paramour,
and Moot* told him U bo did not atop,
be would kill him. Moore than shot
Slay twice with a pistol from which he
died.
Feet Time on the Central.
The Central railroad hae proved Ite
capacity lor quiok handling of freight in
a manner worthy of commendation. The
transportation department at Savannah
was given batons hoar and forty-five
minutes notiee Thursday night to a tart a
fruit special of ten can of from
that city to Atlanta. Everything was
gotten Into readiness In a lively manner,
and the train pniled ont from the depot
at 8:30 o'clock. It arrived in Atlanta at
0 o’clock yesterday morning, making the
ran in twelve and a half boon, whioh
waa one ol the fastest freight sehednles
ever made over the line. The Central
proposes to ran a similarsohedule when
ever anfficient fruit Is shipped to srar-
rant It The fruit train was run almost
as fast as the regular passenger, which
takas ton boat* and fifty minute* to
cover the distance between the two
cities.
AaOld Firm Belle Out
Atlanta, Ga. May IS.—[Special.]—
Messrs. Hntchison ft Bro., after carrying
on the drug business In Atlanta for thir
teen years, have sold oat to Messrs,
llrown * Allen.
The reason assigned for the sale Is
that they “wanted to rest.”
The new firm will carry on the busi
ness at the old stand, and will merit a
good trade. L
Back Frees Maces Peart.
Judge -Fort, Solicitor Hudson and
members of the America* bar who have
been attending Maoon superior court at
Oglethorpe this week, returned borne
last night, having finished np the docket
for this term of the court
Principal among the eases disposed of
waa the trial and conviction of the ne
gro Ed Banka, who murdered another
negro in Manhallvilte two years ago, by
catting him all to pieces with a batcher
knife. The hanging of Banka for this
crime trill be the first execution that hu
taken place In that' county since the
hanging of Loyd and Hoiaenbake, many
years ago. - *•'
Great Low By Poreet lire*.
Bio Rapids, Mich., May 15.—From
Manistee to Huron, on tbe lower penin-
rain, foreat Area ora still raging. Up to
dMb the lees I* estimated at
sad It Win probably
*
Choice of Two Boole.. ,,
Knights of Pythias In this city will
hare choice of two routes to Bruns
wick, where the grand lodge meets next
week, going either by tbe S. A. A M.
and E. T. V. A G. or by the Central and
B. A W. by way of Albany. Tbe price
for the round trip by either route is
$5.70. It is earnestly desired that all
members contemplating going will
their names with either Mr. W. E.
or Mr. B. H. Mayo between now
aad Monday noon, ia order that tho aeo-
mgsmwsta way he wads.
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