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VOLUME AMERICUS. GEORGIA, TUESDAY, JULY 28, 1891. ■qrapj et GOODS Out The Bottom Drops. FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT. TWO HUNDRED KILLED-MANY WERE ROASTED TO DEATH. An Excursion Troln Telescoped—A Gas Reservoir Explodes, and the Mass of Wreckage Catches Fire—A Terrible Sight for the Survivors. Determined to dispose of the immense and varied stock now upon his shelves, has knocked prices and profits into a cocked hat, for the present week. For a tew days we are going to wake up the natives with low prices* No surface shaving, but To The Core, is the way I am CUTTING PRICES to reduce stock. Read and Consider the Following: yd. yd. All Prints at - 5c per Cotton Challies 5c per All Ginghams at 8c per yd. Toils Du Nord Chambray, 10c. m&W WgF ; ' Faris, July 27.—A dispatch just re ceived from the scene of Inst night’s fearful collision between the excursion trains, near St. Maude, represents the accident of a more distressing character than first appeared. After a fearful crash, the train caught fire, and the unfortunates who were hopelessly wedged >n the debris were slowly roasted. Many of the poor crew were so placed that for many agonizing moments they were forced to look upon death remorse lessly burning Its way to them. All that humanity could do to extri cate them from the situation, not to be described |by language,' was done, but in most instances of no avail. The awe stricken multitude was compelled to stand helplessly by and listen to the aw ful din made by the crackling flames, falling irouwork of the burning - cars, and the shrieks, moans and prayers of the doomed Occasionally a voice would ralso Itself above the tumult supplicating the mer ciful to kill the unhappy speaker and put him out of pain. In numbers of instances men and wo men were seen laughing, gibbering and flinging their arms wildly about. Fear bad dethroned their reason. The engine of the rear train telescoped the last three cars of the train ahead, and almost instantly a reservoir in which gas was stored exploded with terrific force. The wreck then caught fire. A half hour elapsed after the outbreak of llames before the last faint cry of agony was stilled. Fully two hundred persons were killed or Injured. OtIR STATE LEGISLATURE. [sidewalk statesmen A STRUGGLING DEMON Under the Executioner** Knife — Shrieking and Cursing to the Last. $1.25 0. B. CORSET, $1.00 C. B. CORSET, $1.25 KABO CORSET, $1.00 KABO CORSET, $1,00. .85. 1.00. .85. Black Silk Gloves only 40c. DRESS GOODS In Silk, Woolens, Linens, Lawns, etc. will be sold at reduced figures. This is no wild oat obance game, but strictly business. We to impress jjou with the feet that no summer goods will go into winter quarters. They are for sale and go theymust. WE KEEP OPEN SATURDAY NIGHTS. OUR 0EEPE8T CUTS ARE IN FINE GOODS. Do not fail to heed the above as I am in earnest • Be assured that you will be the loser if you do not come. D. Paris, July 27.—Dors and young Bor land, Courbevoeles murderers, were put to death at 8 o’clock this morning on the Place de la Roquetto. The scene at the guillotine was an ex citing and horrible one. Tonng Berland fought the priion guard's and the executioner’s assistants like a demon, pounding, tearing and scratching them every foot of the way from the condemned cell to where the shadow of the great knife fell upon the struggling group. Even after the miserable wretoh wes forced In areeumbent position he made furious efforts to break away. The united efforts of three assistants were necessary to bold the young mur derer still long enough to permit the ex ecutioner to do his duty. When the blade Anally rushed down ward, it did scTto rend out of the world one who left It ^shrieking, cursing and struggling to the last. Dore submitted quietly to hit fate. Gone Glimmering. A special from SmlthviUe says that the removal of the Southwestern’s head' quarters from Smlthvllle back to Macon meets with much dissatisfaction there. Some time since Tub Tiues-Recordeb had reliable information that this would be done; and knowing that SmlthviUe would certainly lose the headquarters in any event, an effort waa made through these columns to induce their location here. Our Smithvllle friends took exceptions to the position of Tub Times-IIecorder, and construed what was quoted from the Macon Mows as a slur at their town. They all subsequently, however, got in good hnmor when they found ont that The Tiues-Recordeb 'waa responsible tor neither the report nor the contem plated removal. Mow that SmlthviUe has lost and Americna has not won, the two can shed a few sympathetic tears over the grave of departed hopes, and smoke the pipe of peace. Oknt’i Opera Boom. Messrs. I. R. Cain and Bloom Brown have purchased a half interest in the Opera House, and hereafter it will be under the management of Messrs. Glover, Brown and Cain. We understand that the new manage ment purpose giving our amusement- loving citizens next season a choice va riety of the best theatrical entertain ments traveling on the southern circuit. In addition to which, these gentlemen will undoubtedly spare no expense in do ing everything possible for the comfort of their patrons. We look forward to the coming season as one which will prove exceptionally attractive to the people, and well worthy of their patron- age. A neat fonr-page program wUl be fur nished by Stanfield ft 'Butcher. Bills of General Interest Which Came Up Yesterday. A-lla.vta, July 27.—Mr. Wright of Effingham, Introduced ablll to exempt from garnishment, or other process of law, the pension allowed soldiers and widows. It la a good law and no doubt will pass. Mr. Ryals’ bill provides that licensed' dealers in liquor who violate the state laws by selling on Sunday or selling to minors, tho judge trying the case, in ad ditlon to imposing the, penalties now provided by law, shall revoke the license, and the party attending shall not have another license for twelve mqnths. The bill Was passed. Mr. Huffs bill to incorporate the Com merclkl Bank, of Macon, was passed. Mr. Martin, of Fulton—A bill to amend tho act providing against the evils of intemperance by allowing each county in the state to hold elections for that purpose, will come up on its pas sage this morning. The amendment is that if the result of the election is “against the sale’’ then the mayor and city council can establish one “dlipen sary” In towns of less than 25,000, and in towns over that, two dispensaries. In counties where there are no large towns, then the grand jury can open a dispensary. This bill will provoke considerable discussion. The commit tee on temperance recommends its pas sage. The committco reported an amend ment to the bill to prohibit tho sale of liquor within five miles from the county line of a prohibition county, that the unit be fixed at two miles. Mr. Morman and Mr. Perry favored tho bill fixing the limit Mr. Swain, Mr. Wooten and Mr. Chappell opposed the bill, saying that it would be one county legislating for an other county. The yeas and nays were called, resulting In yeas 70, nays 43; so the bill was lost, not having received a constitutional majority. The S. A. A M. Opened. Montgomery has reason to he proud. We have had just opened up to us an other great artery of commerce, which connects the city with one of the richest and most productive sections of the state, an agricultural region whose sym- pathies and trend are all in this direc tion, and whose people only need the means of transportation to come and do all their trading. Mow having gotten It, they will come,'and the city will be the gainer tKSreby. The S., A. A M. is practically opened. The first shipping of freight has been aadlover that line, Messrs. Jones ft Ray enjoying, the distinction of having made it. jThe 1 passenger trains will soon be running, ihd|thed we will' have an other passage way to the sea. Great things are’isxpeCted of the 8., A. A M. and from the Wise’ and business-like manner in which the enterprise.haebeen managed from It* inception to the pres ent, it is safe to say there will be no dis appointment. Its opening le a great event for Montgomery.—Montgomery Advertlrer. The Beak of Blohland. The stockholders of the Bank of Rich land held their Brat annual meeting on the 14th of this month, when a dividend of 0 per cent was declared, besides carrying a good amount to the reserve fund as a surplus. When the stringency of the times is considered and the fact that this bank has only beon doing busi ness ten months, and that all of the stook has not been paid In but eight months, this Is considered quite a good showing, and it’speaks well for the able management of the officers. Mr. Lamar deserves special credit for the able manner In whieb he fills two of fices—those of cashier and bookkeeper. The old officers wore re-elected.as fol lows: D. B. Harrell, Freeident; T. A. H. Meyer, vice-president and O. V. La mar, cashier.—Richland Gazette. Jtr. O. H. Lamar waa InAmerlons yes terday, circulating amonghls old Mends, and paid The Times-Recokder s' pleas ant visit. Captain H.C. Baxley, Jr. T>e friends of Captain H. C. Bagley hare been noticing for several days a happily serene expression playing about his features, which could ariee only from the gratification incident upon the arrival of Captain H. C. Bagley, jr. The young gentleman has already mani fested a military disposition to take command, and it is needless to say that he is exercising full authority in the do mestic field, where his advent la so cor dially welcomed by his host of friends, as well as the happy parents. hrhm Trouble With the Wins. The electric light wires seem to have the upperhand of the telephone wires, and talking at the ’phone was very un satisfactory last night. There was a terrible buzzing and ringing in the tnbe, which made intelligent conversation im possible. The elec trio wine are mixed up with the telephone wires somewhere, and the matter needs a remedy at once, which should be gjven, and relievo a suf fering public. ON THE GREAT AND IMPORTANT QUESTIONS OF THE DAY. The Silver Question, Sub-Treasury Bill the Terlff, end Many Other Abstruse Problems Ssttlsd on the Streets. It'ii generally admitted that our town can boast of more statesmen out of a job than any other city of Its size in tho state. That is Illustrated every day in the.week, and yesterday our man about town was edified In this fashion: “I toll you, gentlemen,” exclaimed well-known visiting farmer statesman, "this scarcity of cash has got to come to an end. What we want la money, and lota of It!” “How are you going to get it?” in jected a tired looking citizen. ' “Get it? Easy enough 1 What'e the matter with borrowing it from the gov ernment? Don’t we own the govern ment? That’s what this sub-treasury scheme means. Put your cotton up for security and get your checke.” “What kind of checks?” Interposed an anxious listener “Well, you don't suppose I meant poker checks! I mean bank chocks— checks that will bring the cash every time you band one up. That'e what we want, and what we are bound to have, and don’t you forget it?’ , “Well, tell us bow. Tell vs something about this sohemo to get money. What is the sub-treasury plan, anyway ?” “Gentlemen, I am not a financier, and I must confess I don’t know much about it; but I know this much, that you can’t borrow any money on cotton to-day; and that’s what I call tough. Mow If we had money in some sort of a treasury—I don’t care what you call it—where we could get It by putting up our stuff, then every thing would be serene. But look at tte situs'ion. Here are you men digging in the dirt all your lives to make dollars grow, and other fellowa in other lands, who never do any of the digging, get all the cream of the labor and you get nothing but skim-milk. Am I right!” ‘You bet!” responded the £crowd as one man. “Then what do you propose to do about it?” asked the statesman, de fiantly. “Stick by the Democratic party 1” shouted an old-timer, who had Just join ed the crowd, “Wei^pTU go you on that, too, if the democratic party will give me _ written guarantee that they will spread money all over this land, and spread It thick in Sumter county.” Mot two block* Sway the reporter’s attention was'arrested by another atates- man who’was out oh an 'entire' different took. This was the talk of the second orator: “Mo, sir; we can’t do it I There’s no use of talkWabout it. We eSn’tgo back bn Clevelnnd ! He is the purest, most honest, Straigbtest statesman north of Mason and Dixon’s line. He did 'more for the democratic party than a wllder- Of such jam as Dave Hill. Who Is Hill anyway ? What did ho ever do? Just like Brer Rabbit—Hill Le lay low, and say nnffln. But, my friends, thst kind of a game won’t win in this race. We want a candidate who shows down his band when he is called by hie constituent!. That’* the kind of a man Cleveland is, and I’m for him agin the field, and through thick and thin|P’ “How about that eltrer letter of his?” was fired’at the speaker. “Ob, that don’t amount to sbneks. This silver bugaboo will be knocked ont by the next congress, and then Cleve land will sail away up on the tariff wave so high In the estimation of the people that he will have a walk-over In the next DemocraticNntionai Convention.”' “How about - electing him?” shouted another silver advocate. ■Why, my friend, yen talk like a —d fool. Elect him? Let the demo cratic party act with horse-tense just ones, and nominate Grover Cleveland, and IPs n tale of cotton to a -spool of thread be will carry 40 states' out of » possible 44.” “What makes you so positive, old man?” “Because he was swindled on the last heat by Wanamaker, Bardsley, Dudley, Harrison ft Co., and I believe there is a God in Israel, who, in his own good time, will make all things even—a^d I believe God’s time is near at hand!” To Printers and Publishers- The Times Publishing Company has (or sale a portion of the newspaper and job outfit made surplus by the recent consolidation of the Times and Recor der, consisting of one cylinder newspa per press, two. Gordon job presses, one Hero paper cotter, one perforator, six stands, two imposing stones and tables, five hundred pounds of news type,-etc. This material and these presses are virtually new, having been in use only a year. A great bargain in pricea and terms can bo scoured by the right par ties. Address-the Times Publishing Company, Americus, Ga. A Mew Line Beady If It Bad Half Chance, There are parties In Americus who are ready to-day to begin work on a street car line |lf the tracks, cblses and other belongings of the old company were ont of theway. These same parties are ready to pay a reasonable price for the line as it now stands, but they do not oare to invest the amount asked by the present owners of the property, as a new road could be built and equipped for a great doal less. Mow the question arises, how long will the old line be allowed to remain where it is, unoperated, an eye-s&re to thepublieand an Injury to the city? Shall it remain and bo held at n price whioh no one would undertake to pay, and thus keep out nil others ? Tub Tiues-Recordeb is informed that the parties who wish to build a new line have alt the money they need for the work, and if the old line was out of the way, would begin at otaee and build a line for horse care, whioh wonld be operated and made to pay handsome dividends. Americus needs tho street ears, and if the present owners of the property will not operate the road, steps should be taken to get them out of the way and let some new company come in, who wonld give the people this much needed assistance. While there le no authority which can fores the owners to bell for a less price than their present figures, yet it seems reasonable that the olty oouncil could either force them to ogo- rato tho road or forfeit their right and franchises. This would give a new company a chance to obtain the right-of-way, and a new line would be In operation Just os soon as the work of laying the tracks could be accomplished. The people of Americus want the ears. 8PEAKIMG OF PEOPLE. Those Who Como to and xo From Ameri ca, Day by Day. Miss Rena Wright of Preston and Miss Carrie Jennings of Plains, two veiy oharming young ladles, are spending a few days at the home of Mr. J. W. Har ris, and will leave this week for a visit to relatives In South Carolina. Mr. L. H. Fatlllo, formerly of the Augusta Chronicle, and one of the best newspaper men In Georgia, has resigned bis position with the Chronicle and has iocepted a place with tho Atlanta Con stitution. 1 He favored Tax Times-Re- corder with a call yesterday, and will no : doubt sustain the reputation of the great Georgia daily on the road. a . ' Rev.' A. B. Campbell of Americus will preach at the Baptist oburoh to-morrow and to-morrow night. Mr. Campbell waa for a long time pastor of the churoh hire, and he will received hearty wel come at the hands of his old church and nnmerbnt.friends. He is greatly ad mired and beloved by all who know him.—People's Economist, Thofflasvllle, July .25. Miss Leila and Mary Watts, Lou Hamll, May and Mabel McKenzie, escorted by Mr. Ed. Harris and Mr. Charley Smith, went up to Montezuma Sunday afternoon. They were very pleasantly entertained by their friends and relatives. After an elegant supper at Hr. H. L. Patrick’s, they all went to ebureh, and then came book on the 9:30 train the same evening. Hr. John C. Nicholson returned on Sunday from his sad mission to Texas. He reaohed his destination In time to see his aged father breatho his life away; but no loving hearts or human agency ootild stay the grim monster death. Mr. Nicholson's father had reaohed the ripe age of 74 yoare. He died as he had lived, honored and respected by a loving fam ily of children ’ and a large circle of friends. Mr. Nicholson has the pro found sympathy of his many Americus Mends In his bereavement. The Prize Drill. If the weather la favorable the Ameri- cus Light Infantry will bo on drees parade this afternoon, Capt. Bagley In command. The company will entertain Its many friends with a competitive drill, to take place in front of the court house soifih time during the afternoon; the hotu 1 Will doubtless-boannounced by the tapofthe drum. 'The boys are very mdeh enthused, all having taken great Interest In the coming drill. The prize for the fortunate man of arms is the elegant silver water sot displayed by James Pricker ft Bros., and is of itself an inspiration. The ladies are especially invited. Scats for them will bo reserved on tho court house verandas. A large crowd will be present, as tho drill promises to be en tertaining and exciting. “Dcre’s millions In It,” said tho old darky, as ho gazed over the fence at tho watermelon patch.—Binghamton Republican. That row among the Missouri legisla tors seems to show that sometimes money talks too loud and obstrep erously. o- V. t