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yblilJME AMERICUS, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 1891. NUMBER 86 The Reason Why! Many find it difficult to present a creditable appearance and live within their means, b mainly due to the tact that they pay such high prices to so-called “merchant tailors," while THE SAME QUALITY OF CLOTH, THE SAME GRADE OF WORK, AND THE SAME STYLE OF CUT Can be obtained from our Ready Made Clothing Department! THE ALLIANCE RALLY. WEAVER, SIMPSON AND LIVINGSTON MAKE SPEECHES- AH the Addreiwi Wer« Good and Con ■erTat Ivo—Something of the Events of the Day—Outline ef What 4tie Orators Said-Gone to Atlanta. -AT- LESS THAN HALF THE COST! You are losing the benefits of modern business methods if you fail to AVAIL YOURSELF OF OUR SERVICES. D f, <k- Cor. Lamar St. and Cotton Ave. For dress occasions what could be more appropriate than our elegant ’0; styles in Prince Albert or Three Button Cutaway Suits? We have them in all the newest shades and fabrics, (such as Corkscrew, Clay Diagonal, Granite, Tricot and fancy figured suitings) and WARRANT OUR SUITS FROM $16.50 TO $20.00 Equal, IF NOT SUPERIOR, in fit and finish to any “tailor made” suits in the market for just TWICE THE MONEY. For everyday wear we would suggest one of our nobby Sack or Cut away Suits ranging in price from $3.00 to $15.00 per suit. Our line consists of TMPORTED CASSIMERES, CHEVIOTS, BLACK THIBET CLOTHS, SERGES, FLANNELS, ETC. In a word OUR STOCK WILL PLEASE, and OUR LOW Prices astonish YOU. A WORD ABOUT ODD PANTS.. You need a pair to “tide you over” so to speak. Our assortment is ENORMOUS and our PRICES ARE RIGHT. They range from $1.40 to $7.50 per pair, aud cannot be bad e.sewhere for less than double the price. Here is a hot weather item worthy, your notice: 75 Summer Coats at 50c., reduced from $1.00. 100 Summer Coats at 75c., reduced from 1.50. 80 Summer Coats'and Vests, $1.40 reduced from $2.50. All kinds of Summer Coats and Vests, such ns “Drapetes,” Sicilians, Serges, Alpacas, Pongees, Poptins, TO CLOSE OUT STRICTLY AT COST. .75. .00. •1.00. An Grades. All Sizes. OUR LINE OF BOYS’ AND CHILDREN’S CLOTHING, ,ii3SLOOiI .iH.'l/.iO Alwaws the best in the city, will be found of interest to all in need of CHEAP but NEAi AND SERVICEABLE SUITS for their boys. We still show a good line of those HANDSOME SAILOR SUITS, (sizes 0 to 14 years) universally admitted snoh excellent value for gt. 50 per shit. ...V i(t ,A 1 / " (' 'A • t—t SHIRTS! “OUR LEADER" at 50o is the best unlaundered shirt on earth for the price, while for dress, what shirt can compare with Messrs Clnett, Coon & Co.’s Snperb “MONARCH SHIRTS.” Laundried ‘|‘£ Unlaundried Ortr “Monarch Puffs” have taken the trade by storm. - i iijjjf. WE’VE GOT ’ET^I! AT ionNI V—Gents’ Belfast Linen Collars.) Any siz ? M | isUll LI —Gents’ Belfast Linen Cuffs. > desired. Phi ‘airorted Balbriggan, Lisle Thread and Muslin Undei wear will j add to your comfort during the hot season. 5 M® IN FURNISHING GOODS ” MJ * . , by Dr. A. B. Campbell of the (Ourpricescannot^bejexceUed^n^tnestate. Baptist church. The prayer was (EW NECKWEAR, NEW SOCKS, NEW HANDKERCHIEFS, NEW SUSPENDERS, I on the peopio assembled and on the country. Tho only tiling in it that could have been considered as having any significant bearing on the occasion was these words: “Thou art the only righteous law giver of heaven and of earth and the only one that ever will be.” President Burkhalter of tho Sumter County AlUance then stepped to the front and made the opening remarks. Hie words were few and timely. He re ferred to the organization of the alliance In Texas and its growth. He said that all went smoothly as tongas the farmer! secretly discussed how to sow turnips and which cattle powder was the best route’s or Barker’s. f$)soon as they discussing matters of national HARMS’ WIRE BUCKLE SUSPEXDEItS, tho host thing in tho market. Every pair WARRANTED FOR TWO \ EARS, or your money refunded. HE NIGHT ROBES FOR GENTLEMEN | Ji IUR CAREFUL SELECTIONS, „ OUR REASONABLE SEASONABLE GOODS All appeal to Your Reason, Your Pocket, and Your Health. Cannot you save something by trading with Yesterday was alliance day in Ameri- cua. And right royally was it observed. Fully 5,000 sturdy farmers and their wives and children were hero to attend the rally, hear the speeches and see the sights. It Is doubtful if at any time during tho day more than half the people who were in Amcricus were on tho grounds. The early train on the Southwestern brought many people from Albany and points below Americus. Both trains on the S., A. & M. were loaded with visitors and the specials, over the S., A. & M. aud A., F. & N. from Albany, over tho Savannah & Western from Columbus and over the Southwestern from Macon, brought at least 2,000 people. Then many came iu buggies and wagons, while some whose crops were in the grass footed it several miles to be present at the rally. The speeches were good, conservative ones. The crowds of people were ordorly and splendidly behaved. In every respect the rally was the grand success which was anticipated. During the early morning the Cordele band rendered several selections about the Allen Honse, which was a kind of rendezvous for the erowds. Promptly at 0:30 o’clock the band formed In front of the hotel. A lively air was struck up and the march to the grove where the speaking was to be done was taken up. Mr. A. D. Gatewood led, then came the Cordele band followed by Hon. L. F, Livingston with Mr. D. C. N. Burkhalter, Gen. James B. Weaver with Maj. W. A. Wilson, Hon. Jerry Simpson with Mr. W. A. Seals, Editor Harry Brown and Dr. W. P. Burt, Lecturer W.. A. Cope land and wife and Mr. C. C. Post of Douglassville. These gentlemen were followed by a surging mass of people. The march was directly to the speak er’s platform. When that point was reached the alliancemen gave a mighty cheer for tho distinguished gentlemen who were their guests for tho day. The gentlemen already named, repre sentative officers of the various alliances, Alderman W. K. Wheatley, Dr. A. B. Campbell and several others who were specially invited, had seats on the plat form. Tables were to one side for the press men. They wore hold down by Alex. W. Bealer of the Atlanta Journal, Walter G. Cooper of the Constitution, James Callaway and Dr. W. P. Burt of the Macon Telegraph, John A. Corwin of the Chicago Tribune, a representative of the Columbus Enquirer and Tbk Times-Recobdeb’s reporter, Mr. Simpson quickly settled down in Jlle chair and comfortably crossed bis legs, showing above bis shoes the top of a pair of white socks. While the others were taking their places those In the audience remarked: ’“That’s Sockless Jerry. He does wear socks; I see them," aqd like things. The bend' played. Then the choir, composed of Mrs. M, Callaway, Mlta Frances Bell, Mrs. George D. Wheatley, Messrs. M. Calloway, W. P. Hornady, W. T. Lane and Lott Warren, with Miss Mervin Callaway organist, rendered the importance th^ outsiders said let I hand, advanced to the front of the stand the agricultural class agricult, the I and asked for a response to a toast that HON. JEBHY SIMPSON. politicians could take care of those matters. But the farmers bad come in. They bad prepared a platform which demanded a reduction of the tariff, the free coinage of sliver, the forbidding of aliens holding our domain, the government control of railroad! and the making of land the basie for a flexible currency to be isiued on farm products. This latter is, he said, plank which had been tested by a Geor gia senator aad found very sound. He told that these demands were what were to be dlactiised and amid a grand sally of applause Introduced Gen. J antes B. Weaver of Iowa. Before lie began his speech Gen. Weaver noticed how the people were standing crowded against each other. Pointing to the platform in front of the speaker's stand he said: “Come and get down here on the Ocala platform.” The audience went wild and those imme diately around rushed for the platform. Gen. Weaver commenced by extend ing greetings from Iowa to Georgia and by saying the people of his state and of the west were in touch with the people Guorgla and ttie south and that their hearts beat in sympathy with the revo lution started here. He is anxious for the day when the producers can take hold and lift the country out of the mire of monopoly into which it bad fallen. Jefferson he announced os his political divinity, and be thought his principles growing into strength every day. He said a tremendous crisis is ap proaching and that the money kings and old political leaders are going to hear something drop. The alliance move ment he compared to religion in motion. He said he was to make a political speech, bnt not a party speech. In his opinion the alliance is on the right line, and if their plans are not the best for the whole country he wanted somebody to show a better. He says that such effect as was exhibited among the producers has its dircot cause. The first cause he gave was that farmers sold their products in a competitive market and bought from a market ruled by mo nopoly. The prioe of wheat he said was "not fixed in the hell whore old nutcb reigns, nor the price of cotton Is not fixed there. It is fixed In Liverpool.’.’ lie tolil how American farmers had to compete with India, where the people who raise the crops livo like dogs and much cheaper than they can in a country like this. "All crops," he went on, aro sold In competitive markets, while the buying market is a pool market' He said that everything the people buy during life aro bought In a pool market, and when death comes they are buried in a coffin the price of which is fixed by a coffin trust. He compared trusts to wons sapping the life blood, and said the tea tax which caused the United States was a more trifle compared with the taxes of trusts, syndicates and combines. Then he re ferred to the matter of more money and gave facts, figures and illustrations ex plaining his stand. “Credit was estab lished” he' said "Jo take the place of money at the close of the war. It caused the panto of 1873 and the country etlll has the eanie old ague. Several chills have been missed but the same old trouble Is here now.” He Illustrated the decrease In money and Increase In population by compairing It to a grown man in boys pants. He was empbatto In demanding more money, getting on the line of the subtreasury bill. "I don’t care a fig for any party,” said Gen. Weaver, “unless it serves the people. Any party that doea that can get my vote and Influence. I have no objection to the republican and demo cratic parties getting on (he Ocala plat form. Unleu they do to I am ready to adopt the third party.” He said congress should regulate com merce-money, transportation, trans mission of intelligence. "The regula tion of theu, however, have been farmed out. The national banka regulate money,the railroads,transportion and Jay Gould, telegraphy, or transmluion of In telligence.” He referred to the fact that 25,000 people owned half the wealth of the United States. Vanderbilt’s $220,- 000,000 were referred to. He said that If the scientists had, aa they announced once, "put a crowbar under the rock of ages and prized out a man of 000,000 years B. V.—before Vanderbilt—and that man had saved $1 every day of his his life, Vanderbilt could have bought him and had $1,000,000 left to put in a nickel-plate railroad or buy up a state legislature." Vanderbilt, ho said, made bis way by defrauding the people, and others had done the same. Therefore, the people had risen up and demanded that coutrol be given back to congress. lie closed by saying that If the people don’t take charge and elect a president they will show jtlicmsolves a lot of chumps. He declared that the people an on the Ocala platform and can noth ing about patty. He said that they will support that platform and not care to dot an I or cross a t as to party. Then came wordgjf thanks and en couragement and he sat down, while the applause ni simply deafening. Gen. Weaver, with a glass of water In pledged fidelity to the pnneiplu of the Ocala platform. Three cheers were given by the crowd with a hearty good will. Hon. Jerry Simpson, the next speaker was introduced. He was received with a shout. He began by saying Kansu always received a warm reception in Georgia, whether In '02 or ’01. He was glad that different feelings existed now. “Sockleu Jerry,” he said was the name given him by the “other fellows” In e spirit of ridicule. While he happened to have that particular article of wear many others didn't, thanks to the money devils, and he didn’t want to put on any style above bis people. He told bow Bonaparte significantly replied when asked where he would get arms that Austria had them. He said “the other fellow” had socks and he was after them. He didn’t only get the socks, but got. in tho “other fellow's” shoes, He made a strong argument against railroads, watered stock and exorbitant freight rates. Twenty per cent, of the csst of every article bought, he asserted, went to the railroads. He spoke of how tlie railroads ruled the country and in riucncerl politics, and said Jay Gould’s garments woro enough to bribe a legisla ture. He told how bribery of legisla tors is a chief means by which monopoly and money power get control. His plan Is not to confiscate the railroads, but to squeeze the water out, pay a fair price and let the government control enough to make competition. Then ho assailed the money kings, saying that 7-10 of the money of the country is in the hands of 2-10 of the people. He told how seventy-five New York men gave a banquet at a cost of $10,000, while there were 100,000 peo ple there dependent upon oharity, and 8,000 burled yearly In tbe paupors’ field. He named the national banks u tbe source of all tbe evil. He had nothing against bankers and compared them with bed-bugi, saying “they are not bad thomselves, but it is tbe infernal work they do.” In a tone of Irony he uld be saw evidences of prosperity here tbe same u In Kansu. He referred to tbe sign of tbe “Georgia Loan and Trust Company,” which be bad seen and made it tbe buis for tome telling words In fa vor of more money. Money he stated le like a deed, only a representative of vslae. He uked why deeds ehould not be made upon gold, as well as money. He wanti money tuned direct to the people on good seeurity. If the politicians are afraid of the sub- treasury why don't they oppou govern ment bonder be uked. The corn, wheat and cotton wonld be aotually stored while the buis for tbe bonds have yet to be produced. He said there wu no bet> ter security that could be given than the erepe. Gold and silver are deposited and 120 per cent is drawn from the treas ury, while tbe farmers only want 80 per cent. He dealt elsu legislation a heavy blow and soorned the action of Windom In advancing $20,000,000 to Wall street lut year. He said a farmer or laborer might have celled on the government til! dooms day, bnt wouldn’t have been helped at alL ’Pat your men there and legislate for yourselves like they have done. Then you will be gentlemen and not hayseed,’’ said Mr- Simpson. He spoke of ancient robbers of the common people and said the practice still continues, saying that tbe people had learned it through their stomachs and pocket books and knew It. "Parties will make any and all sorts of platforms,” said Mr. Simpson and he compared them to a trick mule which a boy had trained to sit down when touched in the flanks. An Englishman uked the boy wbat caused it. He pointed to a flock of quail close by and replied it was a “setter.” A bargain wa-. driven which was very much to the boy's advantage. They were crossing a creek. The boy managed for tbo Englishman to touch the mules flanks Thu male set down and over backwards went its rider. When he got up the Englishman demanded to know what was the matter. The boy replied that be had said the male wu a utter and It was u good for “suckers” u anything else. Applying this he said the plat forms were the trick mules and tho people the “suckers,” Then he advised that tbe peopio quit HIS BODY SEVERED. ALEX HYMILTON KILLED BY A TRAIN LAST NIGHT. H. Was Drank and rail off ol n Tain It la Presmnad-Hs Wu Horribly Han- ■lad and Wu Bahaa dad-Datalla of tba Affair. Alex Hamilton, colored, wu killed by a train on tbe Savannah, Amerloui A Montgomery road lut night Hii hand and right arm were severed from his body and he wu otherwise ter ribly mangled. The affair happened at Lookeit’s hill about three miles from the city on the cut end of the S. A. A M. road. Hamilton hu been working with Mr. Sanford who hu charge of a section about five miles from the olty. -He wu in Americus yesterday and left for the section on tho 7 o’clock train last night He wu drinking considerably and the only way Lis death can be accounted for is that lie fell off the passenger train on the track. Whether the passenger train killed him or not is not known. When the east bound freight which leaves shortly after the pusenger, wu going out lut night the engineer noticed a man on the track just ahesd of him. The train wu going around a curvo in a cut when the body wu Men and it wu too late to try to stop. The wheels of tbe engine paued over him. When the lut truak on the tender wu going over It wu derailed. An examination wu made and Alex Hamilton's body wu found In the con dition stated. A messongor wu sent to the city for tbe switch o£lne to go ont and help the derailed ioeomotive on the track again, and to tell the news of the negro’s fate. A party went out from the elty which picked up tho remains aqd brought them to the eity on the eut bound freight The coroner will bo notified and an inquest held to-day probably. Those who saw .tho body lut night and heard the statements of those who witnessed the affair say that there le but little doubt that Hamilton lost his life by being drunk. Whiskey could be smelled on him lut night ‘after ho wu dead. Tragedy In Cordele. Coiidki.e, July 14.—About 8210 o’clock last night the report of a gun wu heard in the negro quarter of town, when Mar shal Morris, who wu about 50 yards away, hurried to where the firing was done and found Jim Wesley with a por tion of the back part of bis bead ehot off and tbe negro lying apparently Dead In a pool of blood. From another negro who wu in another part of the shanty it was learned that tbe negro wu at a table eating supper when the shot wu fired through a window from the ontalde. The assassin made hie escape without being seen by anyone, although a dozen other negroes were within a few steps of the house St the time of the tragedy. This morning the ehot negro wu just ' alive, bnt the dootor says there fe no chance for him to recover. Thanks, Ladles. The Earnest Workers had oroam and other Ices on sale on the grounds where the rally wu held yesterday. They did a good business for the good eauso which they represented. A freezer of cream and a large cake were tent Tbe Times- Reoobdcu with tbeir compliments. If their refresnments are all u good u theu, the popularity of their entertain ments le accounted for. Many thanks, ladles. '* ' Dividend Declared. At a muting bald yesterday the direc tors of the Bank of Snmter declared a semi-annual dividend of 5 pec cent and carried $12,000 to tbe surplus fund. This is good for tbe yoimgest bank in Americus, bnt it wu to be expected from tbe statement which wu made reoently by lost institution. This bank is Inoky in having such competent officers in charge of its affalie u it has. To Be Married. At Atbeu, next Sunday, July 19, Mr. Roscoe A. Hinton will wed Mlu Jennie Woodfin. Mr, Hinton is widely known and exceedingly popular In Americas and bit many friends will offer him their heartiest good wishes in advance. Mlu . Woodfin is one of Athens’ most charm ing young ladios, tho admired of a large circle of friends. She will be heartily welcomed here as Mrs. Hinton. CONTINUED ON FIFTH FADE. Runaway Yesterday. Jackson street wu yesterday the scene of a lively runaway. The male which Joe Patterson, colored, wu driving be came frightened anti ran rapidly up the street. Tin. lines broke when tbe male wu near Forsyth street and Joe jumped out. The animal ran. suddenly into Forsyth street, turning the boggy over and breaking It np considerably. In February, 1877, Queen Victoria re ceived from tbe Empress of Brazil a dress woven entirely of spiders' webbs, which, for fineness and beauty, is said to surpass tbe most splendid silk. zMr.