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VOLUME 1 AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JULY 31, 1891. NATIONAL POLITICS. (GETTING READY IN THE CAMP OF • THE REPUBLICANS. GOODS Blnine a Favorite Againtt the Field—Mc Kinley Second Choice If He Defeats Campbell—Anybody to Beat Harrison- • The Time for the Convention. Out The Bottom Drops. GEO D. WHEATLEY 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 1 jw prices- Xo surface shaving, but To The Core, is the way I am CUTTING PRICES to reduce stock. Reed and Consider the Following: All Prints at - Cotton Challies All Ginghams at 5c per 5c per 8c per yd. yd. yd. Toile Du Norcl Chambray, 10c. BIG CORSET SALE $1.25 O. B. CORSET, - $1.00. $1.00 C. B. CORSET, - - .85. $1.25 KABO CORSET, - 1.00. $1.00' KABO CORSET, - .85. Black Silk Gloves only 40c. DRESS GOODS In Silk, Woolens, Linens, Lawns, etc. will be sold at reduced figures. This is no wild cat chance game, but strictly business. We wish to impress you with the fact that no summer goods will go into winter quarters. They are for eale and go they must. WE KEEP OPEN SATURDAY NIGHTS. | Washington, D^C*, July30.—Nation* | al politics was the topic of conversation | iu this city yesterday, consequent upon the meeting of the executive committee of the national republican committee. The going out of Quay and Dudley caused no surprise or comment. It was expected, and it wasn't, and that is about the length and breadth of it. It is said that every member of the executive committee is opposed to Har rison, save John C. New, who wasn’t there. All of them favor IHaine, and there is a general feeling that if the convention could be held to-morrow Blaine would be the nominee of his party, with plenty of votes to spare. This may not sound very complimen tary to Harrison, but it is a hard-pan fact. It is suggested that if Blaine can not run, some other man besides narri- son should be put on the course. If McKinley should carry Ohio bo will cut a big figure in the next republican convention. The more conservative members of the committee symposium admit Blaine’s popularity, but tho opin ion was reiterated that it was a little too early to begin picking out presidential can didates. The prospects of tho fall elections in Ohio, Iowa and New York were discussed in the committee, and it was decided to spend money in these states. McKinley, beyond doubt, will need a lot of boodle to Help him through, and the Ohio demands are urgent. Tho alliance movement was a snag tho committee struck early. A big mass of correspon dence relative to the movement of the third party people covered tho desk of the secretary. Dozens of other sugges tions and other dozens of private latters were presented. All that appeared to be of any value were read and considered. The moving out of Quay and Dudley leaves all to Harrison. They are botli Blaine men and they intond going to work for him. Dudley especially greatly “soured’’ by tho treatment Har rison has vouchsafed to 1dm, and lie is open in ids preference for tho Maine statesman. The selection of the date and place of the full meeting of the committee was entrusted to Quay and Sloat Fasset, with the restriction that it must be called in November, a month later than these dispatches guessed yes terday. This Implies that the next con vention may be called to meet in May, ’92, or not later than June. FROM KLLAVILLE. I’rof. Scott Elected Principal of the High School—Sundry Items- Ei.lavillk, July 30.—Prof. B. Scott of Warm Springs, has been elected principal of the Ellaville High school and will begin his duties Monday. There was a number of applicants, but Mr. Scott had no trouble in securing the po sition. He will receive the hearty operation of the patrons of the school, and everything points Ida flourishing term. There will be no campmeeting this year at Buck Creek. This is the first time since its organization that the peo ple of Schley county have failed to meet and enjoy a week of social pleasure and spiritual feasts. Much disappointment is felt by many who were looking for ward with great pleasure to this occa sion. Tho handsome cottage being erected on Broad street, for Mr. J. T. Collins, i rapidly assuming proportions. This will be one of the most conveniently ar ranged homes in Ellaville, and wiil be quite an ornament to that part of the city. Mrs. Murray, mother of Mr. W. D. Murray, has been for several days lying critically ill at her home in the country, suffering from heart trouble. We are glad to learn that she is now improving. Misses Slappcy, McKenzie, and Garde ner, three very interesting young ladies, visited friends in town this week. A number of our young people enjoyed a picnic at the famous Knowlton Springs Tuesday. Mr. Charlie Davis of your city came up on the morning train and made quite a pleasant addition to the party. Several people from Ellaville will go to Tyboo this week for a few days’ recrea tion Mr. and Mrs. Tom Slappey of Amorl- cus visited Ellaville Wednesday. A few peaches and grapes are now of fered for sale on our streets at fancy prices. Watermelons are abundant, and are large and luscious, and sell for a mere trifle. '•MY MARYLAND’ A Ringing Democratic Platform Adoptetl- (larinmu Nominated tor President. 18 IT SLAVERY? The Convict Lease System to be Attacked In the Courts. Knoxville, Tenn., July 30.—It seems to be the understanding now that the miners will not release the convicts un til the courts have taken action. If they fail and the legislature fails they will be released in sixty days. Gene-al G. I*. M. Turner of Memphis bat been employed to fight the convict lease system by the trades people. He goes to Coal Creek this morning, where he will make a speech to-night or to morrow night. He bolds that there is no act author izing the lease of the convicts. He will also attack the lease under the thirteenth amendment to.the constitution of the United States, clailning that to lease the convicts is to sell them as slaves. The labor union of this city, acting with Chattanooga, will employ three ad ditional attorneys to help him. He concedes that if there was a law authorizing the lease it could not bo re scinded by the legislature. The bill will be filed in Gibson's court, and the question is often asked whether he is competent. OUR DEEPEST CUT8 ARE IN FINE GOODS. Parnell Repudiated. Dublin, July 30.—Messrs. Dillon and O’Brien were released from tho Galway jail this morning. Upon their arrival here both repudi ated Parnell’s pretensions to leadership of tho Irish party. The released men received considera ble enthusiasm. Several speeches were made. They were moderate in tone. Do not fail to heed the above as I am in earnest. Be assured 1hat you will be the loser if you do not come, 2§g mm GEO. D. Samncl and Ksip. Uol'SfOX, Tex., July 30. — While preaching to a large audience, say. a special to the Macon Telegraph, here to night, and when In the middle of his Mr* mmii people outside turned out the lights ind rotten-egged Sam Jones. Great Indignation prevails, and trouble may ensue. little Binnick—"Man was created lower than the angels.” Cynic—‘‘Then angels can't be all they »' cracked up to be.”—New York Herald. Baltimohe, Md , Juno 30.—Tho plat form adopted by tho State Dcraocrat|o convention, In substance, commend the candidates for Statu offices, calls attention to the importance of the can vass as defining the future position in the presidential canvass; compares Har rison’s and Cleveland's administrations, praising the latter and declaring that the republicans disregarded Its pledges, and is not worthy of approbation; charges that tho civil service laws have been disregarded for political reasons, and Is a partisan organization; declares that the finances of the country wore mismanaged and the supplies wasted to continue unnecessary taxation; charges the republican party with sowing Meds of sectional discord; with Illegally de priving democratic representatives of their soats, and with an attempt to de stroy the state’s autonomy by the noto rious force bill. It thanks the democratic senators and- representatives who defeated that bill, and commends Gorman’s leadership. It recognizes tho obligation to pay off war debts, but denounces further sub mission to the continuance of taxation to benefit ail corporations and monopo lies which oppress labor, and declares for a revision of the tariff. It holds that a dollar In gold and a dollar In silver should bo of equal ex changeable value, and doprecates legis lation . contrary to that tendency; de plores tlio exile of Itusiian Jews, and winds up with resolutions commend ing Gorman, and nominating him for president. TWO COLLISIONS. A TRAIN WRECKED ANO THE ENGI' NEER KILLED The Relief Train Alio TVs. Wrecked and the rireiuan Killed—Roth Engine. II e- itroyecl—Fourteen Care Reduced to Kindling. Louisville, Ky., July 30.—Two col lisions, one after the other, occurred on the Cincinnati Southern, near High bridge, Ky., this morning. In the first, two fietght trains cams together, resulting in the killing of one of tho engineers, and the wrecking of a number of cars. A wrecking train started from Lex ington to the scene, but had only gono six miles when It met a through freight, and another and worse collision and wreck resulted. Wm. McKinley, fire man, was killed. Doth engines were lostroyed and fourteen cars wero re duced to kindling. Of the Leading Bnslneee Stan, nml Finan ciers of Thin State. The editorial In yesterday’* Timks- Uecordkk suggesting a meeting of the business men and financiers of this State at an early day, to consider the financial situation, has attracted universal atten tion and excited various comments. In interviews with several of onr lead ing citizens, it was generally admitted that the stringency of the money market was beginning to bo felt in Georgia Jnst the same as it is throughout the entire country, but that there was no really good reason for any alarm. Several gentlemen thought that a call 4 for a meeting of the business men and financiers of the State at tbia time would be premature, a* the financial condition of the ptoplo of Georgia is not mater ially different from tho condition of the people of all tlio other States. In fact, some of the gentlemen Interviewed thought that the people of Georgia were in much better financial ahape than those of other States, and that It would be wiso to say nothing about a tempo rary finanolal depression which was al most universal throughout the United States. On the other hand, many gentjemen thought It would be only prudenoe to per men seldom set down to. Ed Stanfield Is one of the beat news paper men in Georgia. Ho has been In the business for more years than 1 would care to recall; has dono everything, and is ablo to do anything In his line, from Our Right Doner. Stumpy” Folsom has given some rendniscenscs of Americus in the Atlan ta Journal, and thus does up The Times- Recoiweu'h “right bower:’’ "Early in the morning I took breakfast with ‘Coot’Stanfield, at the beautiful ,oot 11,0 sltusUon 8 <iuarely In the face, homo of his parents, In Amerfcus, and and w * te w katever steps may bo doomed such a breakfast two Bohemian newspa- wl, ° and ne «’*“ry >“>der the clrcum- 1 stances. But the holding of a conven tion to.devise ways and means to meot an emergency which seamed very remoto did not strike them as the proper thing to do. Such a step might create unnec essary alarm among the unthinking, and, in any event, could not possibly do any good. Others again thought that thare was just as much money in the country as there ever was, and that there was no question but that it would be forthcom ing at the proper time for legitimate business purposes, sueh as moving tho crops, etc. Some thought that a meeting of tlio kind Indicated could not help being a benefit to all concerned. In that way an exchange of Ideas could be had, and a correct view of the financial situation throughout the entire state be presented. All seemed to be of the opinion that the present troubles would roll by just ns soon as the gray dawn pf confidence should pecg through the clouds of dli trust which now hover over our entiro land. In any event, cotton wns still king, and would always command casIi. press. Young nml handsome, genial and ivlfole-souled, as foreman of the old Ite- corder, and general manager of the new Times-Recoiwer, there Is no morocapa hie man in the south than ‘Coot’ Stan field.” When it is understood that “Stumpy” also is a product of Americas journalls tic training, it can readily he seen what sort of a mill tho newspapers of this city must be, to turn out such grist ns Fol som and Stanfield- The Tur of War A Bain. Mr. A. T. Maxwell, agent of tho Cen tral railroad, who assumes responsibility for the card in yesterday’s Times-Re (.-onriKii, which replied to Mr. John T. Argo's strictures on tho Central's style of freight movement, states that he re garded the win,1(3,matter as being mere ly tho outcomo of a vigorous competi tion between the lodhl soliciting agents of tho two lines. Inasmuch ns Mr. Argo claims that no special official of tho Central was named or intended In Mr. Argo's statement as being to blame for the delay, It would seem that no necessity existed for mak ing Mr. Argo the target of bis wit In the reply, and there really wm no intention of making a personal attack on Mr. Argo. The Times-Recoiider Is ad vised that In having eo specially desig nated Mr. Argo, there waa no design to put upon him the brunt of the remarks which should have had a Igcnera! and not a personal application. IIIS REASON DETHRONED. The Ssd Fste of Mr. Gears. Enherte, of Covington. Covi.vo-ro.v, Ga., J Illy •'!().—Mr. George Washington Roberts, who accidentally shot his father In this place on Tuesday last, whllo attempting to shoot a negro who was trying to cut his father, has lost his mind, uud It has been found necessary to place guards over him in order to keep him from killing himself. Mr. Roberts, the father, died’from the wound received from the pistol held in the hand of his son and was buried here yesterday. it seems that the terrible thought by the son of killing his father while trying to protect him has dethroned his mind. Ho thicatcus his own life. Tho negro who caused tho truublo has not yet been apprehended, but ns soon as he is tbs extent of the law will be measured out to him. In the death of Mr. Roberts the Pres byterian church lost one of it* moat active members. He was a man always at hli post, and always ready to lend a helping hand to every worthy canso. Xotonly has tho church lost a good man, but the community’s loss is irrepar able. Whoso keepeth his mo keepeth his soul from trouble.—Bible. Fin. Work. One of the prettiest engioet iu the state and one that was almost made In the S. A. A M. shops In Amkrlcut, will be put back in the Mrvice this morning, where it is greatly needed. Six or eight weeks ago engine 110, s 00-ton mogul, pulling a construction train over the S. A. A M, near Lumpkin, jumped the track and rolled to the bot tom of a high embankment, a distance of nearly thirty feet The engine was badly wrecked, and little elM except the big wheels and the boiler was saved. The broken parts were ralMd and brought to the company’s shops here, where every facility It had for repairing machinery, and even for making agreat deal of it. Undor tho supervision of Master Mechanic William Argne the big mogul has been put in fint-class condi tion, and with a small expenditure, goes back into servico to-day even a better englno than when It left the shops in Rhode Island. Notice. An assessment of the balance of IS per cent, due upon the subscription to the the preferred capital stock of the Times Publishing Company has thla day been called by tho hoard of directors, paya- ablo on An-ust 1, prox. .1. W. Wheatley, Attest— President. Bascom Myhick. July 15, (ltd. The French chemists who some months ago succeeded in making small rubles liavo uow overcome small diffi culties, and can make them of very much larger dimensions. SPEAKING or PEOPLE. ^Tiose Who Come to end go From Amerf- cus Day Ur Ilsy. Mr. Ed Shelton leaves this morning by way S , A. A M. for Now York. In. E. Allen has returned to Moore's ^ollege to complete course in short Bland. ■ Mr. and Mrs. Bloom Brown returned yesterday fropi a pleasant week’s visit to Atlanta. |Mr. Ben Wheeler leaves to-day t<> re sume his studies In Moore’s Business College, Atlanta. Mrs. T. R. Slappey returned yesterday from a pleasant stay of two weeks with relatives In Macon, her former home. ■ Mr. snd Mrs. B. H. Dunbar, of Boau- fort, 8 C., are the guests at the homo of Mr. snd Mre. X. G. Prince, on College [street B Mrs. Merrel Callaway returned yester day from a visit to Albany, much to the delight of her happy family and host of [friends. ^ Mr. Xat Wlnshlp, a prominet Macon linsnrance man, was doing Americus yesterday, and shaking hands with his many friends in the city. MUe Annie Lynch, one of Columbus’ most attractive young ladies, loft yester day, after a delightful visit to her cous in, Miss Lilian Bolton of this city, leapt W. M. Hitt the veteran cotton.- broker of Americus, camo down yester day to look after hie Interest in this! city.—Albany Xews and Advertiser. Master Shelby Myrick left this morn log to spend a month In north Georgia hoping to recover his health, so that he may bo ablo to enter college In Septem ber. Misses Matilda and Helen Loeb, tho] pretty sisters of Mrs. Aaron Cohen, re turned to their homo in Columbus yes terday, aftor a pleasant stay of several [weeks in Americas. I Messrs. Max Altman, S. M. Cohen agdj plaster Elmore Cohen loft last night, via tho S., A. & M. and steamer 1M9 Savannah for a stay of two orthree- . weeks in Xow York and other cities east. | Among those who went to SavannzuC^H last night were Mr. and MrsgC. C. Clay, Master Gilt Clay, Mr. and Mrs. Walter S. Brown and son, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Tho beat speed of a railroad train Is Ragan, Miss Allen, Mr. A. I^irscii, Miss little more than half the velocity of the golden eaglo, tlio flight of which often attains to the rate of HO miles an hour. A surgeon in Manchester, Eng.,.who bee operated In 130 cases of cancer of and 20 2M Florcnco Hirsch, S. M. Cohen, Wade Reese, D. M. Borum, Mrs. U. R. John son, Miss LUllo Johnson, Miss Council, Miss Caldwell, Lee Connell, Charlie Council, Barlow Council, I Helen Bellingrath, Atlanta; Parker, Misses Julia and Maggie] non.