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VOLUME t AMERICUS. GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JULY 17, 1891. NUMBER 88 The Reason Why! \r A ntr Ansi if. In nrfiftflnf, n. ann/'nrnnpA nnrl Many find it difficult to present a creditable appearance and live within their means, is mainly due to the fact 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 TOUGn ON THE DOCTORS BUT BALDWIN’S BILL MAKES IT SAFER FOR THE PATIENT. Chill’s Insurgents no Longer Rebels—A Letter of Good Cheer. Drink, Cen’t Practice, But They Csn’t Booze When Off on • t ecetlon-No Liquor in Three MUes of n Chureh or School Uoiue. tody Made Clothing Department! •AT- LESS THAN HALF THE COST! You are losing the benefits of modern business methods if you fail to AVAIL YOURSELF OF OUlt SERVICES. Cor. Lamar St. and Cotton Ave. For dress occasions what could be more appropriate than our elegant styles in Prince Albert or Three Button Cutaway Suits ? We have them in all the newest shades .and^fabrics, (such as vu tueiu w tut uu no.™ ^ «**••-■-—-—> v Corkscrew, Clay Diagonal, Granite, Tricot and fancy figured suitings) and ”BEVOLUTION I8T8 ’ WARRANT OUR SUITS FROM $16.50 TO $20.00 Eaual IF NOT SUPERIOR, in fit and finish to any “tailor made” q suite 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. J Our line consists of IMPORTED CASSIMERES, CHEVIOTS, BLACK THIBET CLOTHS, SERGES, FLANNELS, ETC. In a word OUR STOCK WILL PLEASE, and OUR LOW Prices astonish Y O TJ • A WORD ABOUT ODD PARTS. Ynn need a Dair to “tide you over” so to speak. Our assortment is ENORMOUS and our PRICES ARE RIGHT. They range from $1.40 to $7.60 per pair, and cannot be had e.sewbere for less than doublo the price. Here is a hot weather item worthy ybur 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. AU kinds of Summer Coats and Vests, such as “Drapetes, Sicilians, Serges, Alpacas, Pongees, Poptins, TO CLOSE OUT STRICTLY AT COST. OUR LINE OF BOB’ 11 .CHILDREN'S MlHfflC, We th sttU b Xow a. good line of those HANDSOME SAILOR • SUITS,' (sizes 9 to 14 yeare) universally admitted snch excellent value for $ 1.60 P er BU ^ SHIRTS! SHIRTS!! SHIRTS!!! F Messrs Cluett, Coon & Co. s Superb Atlanta, July 16.—In the house to day Whitfield of Baldwin made a mo tion to re-consider the Whitfield Insur ance bill. It was lost by a vote of 65 yeas to 00 nays. Perry’s bill to prohibit the sale of liquor within five miles of the county line of a prohibition county was recom mitted, as some thought it was uncon stitutional. Perry's bill to Incorporate the Atlanta, Americus & Florida railroad was re committed. Fleming’s bill to amend the act re quiring railroads to pay their state taxes by October 1, was tabled. The following bill by Mr. Smith of Decatur has been made the special order for next Wednesday. It Is to make penal the non-compliance of laborers or othors with their contracts, where advances have been made them on their false promise to pay for the same in labor or other service. Section 1. Be It enacted by the gen eral assembly of Georgia, that if any person shall fraudulently obtain from an other any money, goods or other things of value, on a promise to pay for samo in personal labor or services to bo ren dered, and shall fail to perform such la bor service, or fail to pay the agreed price for the advances thus made, on demand and opportunity given to do so, or shall abscond or run away and thus prevent such demand being made, by which individuals, or an Individual, or a corporation suffers loss and is cheated or defrauded, such person so offending shall ho deemed a common cheat and swindler, and on conviction shall bo punished as provided in section 4310 of the code. Wells’ bill to appropriate $500 for tho purchase of county maps was passed. Baldwin's bill was put upon its pass age to prohibit physicians or prescrip tion clerks from pursuing their profess ion or calling who may bccomo intoxi cated from the use of intoxicating liquor or opiates. Upon conviction of a viola tion, the offender shall be fined not leas than $200 nor more than $500, and shall be liable!for all damages to their patients or customers while practicing their pro fession or calling while under the In fluence of Intoxicants, and upon the second conviction their licenses shall be forfeited. An amendment was offered that the bill Is not to apply to any pre- scriptionlst or doctor who may get drunk while off on a vacation, or not offering bis services to the publie. The amendment was adopted. The bill as amended was put on passage and carried by a vote of 03 to 52. The senate to-day by a vote of 31 to 7 passed the blU prohibiting the sale of liquor in any quantity whatever within three miles of any chureh or eohool house outside of Incorporated towns anywhere in the state of Georgia. This bill is even more radical than the one that passed tike house last winter re stricting the sale In not less quantity .than one quait, and which the senate at that time refused to pass. The senate also passed a bill to-day for the appointment of five ta* assessors in each county in Georgia to assess property for state and county taxes, each assessor to be paid $3 per day. Washikoton, July 10.—Senor Motte, the representative of the Chilian con gressional party here, has received the following telegram from Iqulqul, dated yesterday: “Our army continues its acoutrementa with armes received from Europe. The greatest enthusiasm and discipline reigns. Large numbers of volunteers come to our ranks daily. Supplies con tinually arrive by steamer f-ora Calif, Peru, and all parts of the Paclilo. Pro visions are in abundance In Tqulque. Nitre works are in great activity. The exportation of their product produces abundant revenue from Santiago. “We are Informed that resources of Balmaccdaaro constantly diminishing. Tho people are terrorized by continuous outrages and fusiladcs committed. Tliero Is great discontent in the dicta tor’s army. “A few days ago the revolution was almost successful in B'almaccda’s vessels. Their crews are impatient to join their comrades who fight for the constitution and laws.” IT LOOKS VERY BAD. LOCAL PERSONALS. A REPORTER TALKS WITH A COTTON EXPERT. P«opl« Ton Know mnd Tbow Ton Don't • Know Who Travel* Mr. mnd Mrs. J. W. Wells are visiting at the Plains. Nothing; to Hope For, Is About tho Wsj Ho Puts tt-Ho Talks Interestingly of the Crop and tho Ootlook, and Glvee Some Plain Facte CapL W. M. Hitt la back from atrip to Cumberland. “MONARCH SHIRTS.” Laundried ’1$ Unlaundried, Our “Monarch Puffs” have taken the trade by storm. ■WE’VE GOT ’EM S IT inn All V—Gents’ Belfast Linen Collars. 1 Any sia > Al 15 0 N L l—Gents’ Belfast Linen Oufis. j desired. All Grades. All Sizes. r* Balbrimran. Lisle Thread and Muslin Undeiwear will On .XX jo your comfort during the hot season. add to your coimw.““—a WE i E&D IN FURNISHING GOODS • Our pricescannotbeexceUedmJihe state. NEW KCmVM, NEW SOCKS, M HANDKERCHIEFS, MWSUSPESMRS, St. A Joke on the Alliance. On Tuesday at the big alliance rally tho speakers scored national banks gen- arally, loan companies likewise, and the Georgia Loan and Trust Company In particular, holding this Institution up by name to the detestation of all good alliancemen. At the very hour that this was going on, the Georgia Loan and Trust Compa ny had before It an application for a loan of $5,000 from the most noted al liancoman in Georgia, who asked an answer by wire that day. The Georgia Loan and Trust Company sent the following telegram: ‘‘Owing to hostile legislation In Geor gia, and the faot that Jerry Simpson is at this very moment engaged here In ■knocking the socks’ off this Institution, we will call In all loans as they mature, and will have to refuse your applica tion.” Bitten by a Snake. Mr F. A. Livingston, who lives in the Twenty-elgh’h district tells this: Near his house ho had two fine hogs In a pen. A few days ago he heard them making a noise as if they were disturbed. He sent his little boy to investigate. The little fellow reported a large rattle snake in the pen with tbo hogs. Mr. Livingston armed himself with a hoe and went to the defonse of his porkers. Before he reached tho scene one of the hogs had been bitten by the rattler. Be fore be succeeded in killing It the snake bit the other hog. Tho hogs were given muoh whiskey, but death ensued. The snake measured five feet five inches and had twelve rattles. Con*raaat!onaU»t Association. The Congregationallsts are holding an association at Davis’ chapel, near Ameri- cus. The association convened last night and will be in session until Sun day. At its elose a protracted meeting, which will last a week or more, will bo begun. Quite a number of delegates to the association passed through Ameri- cus yesterday. They were met here by the reception committee, Some of the ablest preachers of the denomination will be present at the meetings and It la expected that much interest will he manifested. HIPPOLYTE, THE BUTCHBB. The Exiles Elect a Commander In Chief, Call for Rapport New Yoke, July 10.—The World this morning says Haytien revolutionists who were exiled to Kingston, Jamaica, met in general assembly June 20 and elected General Anselme Prophete general in chief of their forcea. The new commander has issued an ad dress to the people of Hayti, In which, after reciting General Hippolyte’e recent ferocities, he says the time has como to drag from the Squant, who has only in sanity of murder for virtue and calls on his fellow citizens to have confidence in his polloy and support him In delivering his country. The exiles are preparing to attack Hlp- polyte’s foroes. This Is the Day. To-day the annual meeting of the Sebley County Sunday Sohool Associa tion convene* in Ellaville. These meet ings are always Interesting and this one promises to be especially so. Tho pro- gramme is one of tho host ever arranged for an occasion of the kind. . A special rate of 50 cents for the ronnd trip has been made for -all who want to go from Americus. Tho train leaves at 8:20 this morning, and returns at 0:40 this afternoon. Another All Unco Bally. South Georgia Is to have another of tho alliance educational ral'les. It will be held at Cycloneta, on the G. S. & F, road, July 21—next Tuesday. Tho list of speakers who will appear there is: Leonidas F. Livingston, Jerry Simp son, Gen. Weaver, L. L. Polk, John Temple Graves, Tom Watson, Sam Small, Larry and Ilarry. Many will probably go from Americus and Snmtor county to attend this rally. What about cotton? It is decidedly the most interesting toplo In this country at present. A reporter had a talk yesterday with a cotton man, who takes rather agloomy view of the situation, and prices of the coming fall. He said the orop accounts continue excellent in the main and although we may have fitful rallies, caused by the shorts covering eithor to take profits, or nervousness at the low prices, nothing can prevent the market from going lower except unfavorable crop news, and that of a very general and serious character. The present prices of cotton arc en tirely now to the men now in the trade, ho said, none of them having ever seon or believed snch figures possible. “This lias been a year of reverses," said the cotton man. "Onr lowest prices so far in the summer, and the winter months, January for instance, one-half cent higher than August. An other new thing to the cotton mon of to- day—with each lower level of prices the ranks of those operators who are buying on price only gain additions, and If the crop could bo marketed by simply buy ing futures we could very easily dispose not only of the present surplus, but also of another crop, no matter how large. Unfortunately this cannot be done, and the bales of tho present enormous crop must be forced. “The new crop must be sold sooner or later, and mnst be sold to tho trade at price which the latter will pay for It “As I Bald before, this is a year of re verses. Very few contracts for autumn shipments have so far boen entered into with’the other side, nor Is It likely that they will ho made as long as tho pre miums exist. With the present outlook for the new crop and the prospects of trade, there is absolutely no reason for the spinner to pay more for the new orop than the old. “As long as tho old orop can be bought for less than the new, the surplus of the old orop will be taken before there will be a general demand for the early re ceipts. The latter, however, must be sold, no'matter whether the orop Is large or small, and the only possibility of sell ing them wlll.be by forolng them on Europe at the best prioes obtainable. “The prioe at whtoh this can be done, will as a matter of course greatly depend upon the fine prospeoto of a large or small yield next season, but It seems to me the ruling, premium never before known In the history of the cotton trade are'discounting a very moderate orop, while an amplo supply, say of 8,- 000,000 or more, to whleh the last ag riculture report points, wlU In all prob ability give u* muoh lower price* than those ruling to-day. In 1878 the expert quoted was In the commission business, and has a very feeling reoolleotion of the advioe given by Trumbull, of north Georgia and Aiken, of South Carolina, the former an ex-congressman and the other an ex- governor, to bold your cotton for twon- ty.flvo cents, the world needs It at that price. But the world bought It at six teen cents. The farmer waa wonted and many factors broke. “In 1800, about the time .Sooklesa Jerry came Into prominence, Livingston and other* at the bead of the alliance, Issued a mandate advising the farmer to hold his cotton for 10 cento In his home market. That advice cost the men who raise the staple million* of dollar*, for many took 7 cento or less for what they could have easily received 01 cento. “The lost by damage (greater than any the speaker ever saw) storage, insurance and interest, all made a total loaaof from $12 to $17 per bale. Last season cotton opened In this market at.11$ for middling; this season It point* to 7| or lest, or a difference of $20 per bale.” MIGHT ROBES FOR GENTLEMEN | OUB CAREFUL S^& A80 NABLB PRICES, SEASONABLE GOODS AU appeal to Your Reason, Your Pocket, and Yo “ r I*®?!. Cannot you save something by trading ivit Cannot you ° - ■ GEO. D. WHEATLEY Mississippi Democrats. Jackson, Miss, July 10.-The demoH eratic state convention met here to-day, every connty In the atete being repreJ zented by a fnU delegation of Intelligent, | conservative men of all elaases. Messrs. Session, MoLarin, and Askew wero nominated for railroad commission- ers with but little opposition. The convention, with but four dissent- Ing votes, endorsed Senators George and Walthal for re-election, and unqualified- l y condemned the sub-treasury plan. Refused to Obey tbs Law. GmAB», Ill., July 10.-The Girard Coal Company,has refused to observe Yesterday at the Plata*. A large crowd attended the alliance barbecue and picnic at the Plains yester day, and all report a most enjoyable day. Several good apeeehes were made, and the alliancemen discussed the speeches of laat Tuesday, having a regu lar love feast The good people,of that scctlonena- talned their reputations as hosts. When all had dinner enough thero was plenty left to feed 500 people. miners are out A Little Child Dead. Last night Mr. D. B. II111 received an order from Capt J.M. Bryant, keeper of the national cemetery at AndorsonvUle As Others Boo Him. The Savannah Morning News peys this deserved compliment to the recently elected judge of the Southwestern Cir cuit: Judge William H. Fish, who was elected superior court judge the other day to succeed Judge Fort, Is a man of exceptional merit He ha* won the high position he occupies by ability and a faithful 'discharge of duty in all the re lations of Jiin life. The legislature recognized hie merit by giving him a unanimous vote In electing him to this bench. Mrs. W. D. Flint of Thoraasville Is vis iting her son here. Mrs. W. T. Killen left yesterday on a visit to Perry, her old home. Mr. Walter Blalock represented Lees burg In Americas yesterday. Hon. J. G Parks was np from Daw son for a short while yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Miller are back from a trip to Lookout mountain. Mr. C. It Whitley went on a trip down- tho Southwestern road yesterday. Mr. D. W. Bagley has returned from a trip down tho Southwestern road. Miss Mary Branch of Forsyth M visit ing Americus friends and relatives. Uev. J. M. Austin and wife of Buena Vista visited in Amerlcui yesterday. Mr. John W. White of Atlanta waa among the visitors to Americus yester day. Auditor Green of the Southwestern is here on business connected with his po sition. Judge Pilsbury and Solicitor Blalock will take in the barbecue at Huntington to-day. Bev. E. H. McGohco, presiding elder of this district, came up from Cuthbert yesterday. Miss Estelle Anderson is here from Atlanta to spend sometime with Ameri cas friends. * Cql. H. A. Matthews was here from Fort Valley yosterday to look after bual- ness matters. Col. J. B. Hudson represented Pres ton In Americus yesterday. He la al ways welcome here. Mr. James Wiess, a well known Alba ny young man was among tho vlsl tor* to Americus yesterday. Dr. W. L. Jones of Macon was among those from the Central City who were in Americus yesterday. Mr. J> D. Summerford came up from Leo yesterday to look after business matters In Americus. Maj. T. A. H. Meyer, one of the lead ing spirits of Richland, was among the visitors to Amerieus yesterday. BnpL W. N. Marshall of the Savannah, Americus A Montgomery road, returned yeaterday from a trip to Atlanta. Miss Eunice Westbrook of Cordele Is visiting the family of her uncle, Dr. J. M. B. Westbrook, on Chureh street Mrs. Engene Bnnlon will leave to-day for Piedmont, S. C., where she will join her husband and make her future home. Banner, the original and only genuine, waa here from Columbus yes- terday circulating among his hosts of admirers. Mr. Stephen Shipps went out on the west end of tho S., A. A M. road yester day for the Georgia Loan and Trust Company. Mrs. George T. Williams yesterday re turned home to Oglothorpo, after a pleasant stay with her father’s family near Americus. Mrs, A. B. Lester and Miss Calllo Windsor left yesterday for the resorts of north Georgia, where they wlU spend the heated season. Miss ’ Lizzie Brannon, a charming yonng lady from Macon, is the guest of Mrs. B.M. Stewart at her handsome Chureh streot home. CapL H. M. Stokes’ many friends will be sorry to know that he is laid up by sickness. He wIP go to Tybee, whore he hopes to recuperate. The many friends of Dr. J. M B. Westbrook will be pleased to know that he Is very mneh Improved In health, and hopes to be himself again soon. Clever Tom Barney was hero yester day talking np the popular Atlanta Journal.’ Tom Barney 1* a hustler from way back, and a* popular as man can well get to bo. Mrs. M. A. Christopher and Miss Anna Christopher were here yeaterday on their return home to Buena. Vista, after a stay at Montezuma. They were accom panied by Mrs. W. T. Christopher, who- will vlrlt them. Cot Him and Ran. Two negro boy* who live on the Held place, lu tho twenty-sixth district, had a light yesterday dnring the course of which one gave tho othor a terrible out in the left Bide and ran immediately afterward. The boy who was cut waa Fred Pol ter, the one who did the cutting Charlie Hays. Picnic and llarbecne. Huntington will to-day be the scene of the picnic and barbecue of the season. Every arrangement for a day of unal loyed pleasure has been made by the. committee which has the alfalrin charge. There will be plenty to eat and a danco which will last all day. Everybody is invited, and i good time is promised all who go. The S., A. A M. schedule la quite convenient for all who want to at tend. ; • A DlsttacnUhed Visitor. Americus Knights of Pythias yoster day bad a distinguished visitor in the person of Grand Prelate Hart of Augusta. Mr. Hart is a thorough Py thian, a perfect gentleman and a good business man. Ho was heartily welcomed here.