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AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER
VOLUME 1
AMERICUS. GEORGIA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 1891.
NUMBER 105
The Greatest Midsummer Sale
Dry Goads, Notions,
CLOTHING
EXFRESS--TELEGRAPH
IN AN ASILUSl
COMPANIES PLACED UNDER THE
RAILROAD COMMISSION.
The Exprett, Telegraph and Pullman Com
panies Under Rules of the Railroad Com
mission—They Must Lower Rates—An
Interesting Debate.
Grandest Reduction in Prices
Ever known in the history of our trade, commences to-morrow
(Monday) morning
GEORGE D. WHEATLEY’S
Cor. Lamar St. and Cotton Ave.
We are determined to make a CLEAN SWEEP
OF ALL KINDS OF SUMMER GOODS,
And in order to do this, YOUR PRICE will be
OUR PRICE for anything you may want of
us this week.
WE ARE GOING TO
GIVE AWAY DOMESTICS
TOGETHER WITH ALL OUR
Calicoes, Ginghams, Muslins, Challies,
AND OTHER
SUMMER DRESS GOODS AT COST
And LESS
THAN COST if
CLEAR OUT.
necessary, to
Prices will be cut “FINE AS FROGS’ HAIR.”
If you don’t believe this, OTHERS WILL, so
just come and see the crowd this week at
Geo. D. wneatley’s.
L
All our 8c Flfurad Challies to go at iHc per yd,
All our 12J*c “ " “8c per yd,
All our 8o Standard Calicoes “ Sc per yd.
All our 7e Printed Vletora Lawn, at 8^0 per yd,
All our 8e White Lawn. (yd.vide) at Sc per yd,
AU our 80 White Check Nalsaook at Se per yd.
Stock of above will not last long at such prices, so come early or yon
will be disappointed.
NOW LOOK! 5c
This is the Biggest
FIVE CENT
Bargain Ever You Saw.
5c
CURTAIN LACE. We got “scooped” some
_me ago in the purchase of a big lot of Nottingham Lace for cur
tains: We have been asking from 20 to 40o per yard, but the goods
linger with ns longer than we like, so in order to move them right
ont and at-the same tfme give yon an A No. 1 BAR6AIN we part with the
.entire lot at
5c PER YARD THIS WEEK.
We cannot mention here any SPECIAL PRICES on everything
we have to offer, but remember in reading the foregoing, that PRO
PORTIONATE and SWEEPING REDUCTION IN PRICES will
be the order of this week in every department of our store.
OCR STOGK OF
Handkerchiefs, Hosiery, Ribbons, Laces, Em
broideries, Corsets and Gloves
We guarantee the best in the city, and our prices beyond the reach of
petition.
Housekeepers will find it to their interest to inspect our line of
TABLE LINENS, DOYLIES, NAPKINS, TOWELS,
Before buying elsewhere.
A WORD ABOUT
Clothing • and - Gents’ - Fixings.
We carry the VERY FINEST ASSORTMENT TO BE
FOUND, and OUR PRICES always have been simply
UNAPPROACHABLE from the standpoint «f compe
tition.
Our determination to reduce stock APPLIES WITH FORCE
hero, and we will refuse NO REASONABLE OFFER for anything
you may need in our line.
Cannot you save something by trading
with
A.
GEORGIA.
...
Atlanta, August 0.—The first thing
the house did this morning was to con,
sider the bill introduced by Hr. Atkin,
son of Coweta, to increase the powers of
the railroad commission, so as to regu
late the charges of express, telegraph
and sleeping car companies.
The bill was referred to the general
judiciary committee, and they reported
it back to the house with the recommen
dation that it do not past. To this re
port Ur. Atkinson moved to disagree,
and upon that motion he made a lengthy
argument in support of his hill. He
said the telegraph, express and sleeping
car companies had their lawyers before
the committee—all able and learned
gentlemen. They were not there to
represent their private opinions, bat
were there as attorneys for these corpo
rations. Two yoars ago thia bill was be
fore the senate, and Hon. F. G. DuBIg-
non (now attorney for the express com
pany), was a member, and yet true to his
oath and to hia people, he did not raise
ids voice against It, but now he Is against
It in hia capacity as an attorney. Each
of these corporations are monopolies,
and it is the duty of the state to regulate
them, because they have no competi
tion to force them to reduce their rates.
Every railroad in Georgia Is interested
in the defeat of this bill, for the express
companies are used to evsde the opera
tions of the law regulating railroads.
He concluded by saying he was “a
plebian and was glad of it, and that the
pleblans must control the extortions of
these corporations. The railroads of
late have become very liberal. Thrir
private palace cars were exclusively for
millionaires and tbelr friends, bnt now
they are riding the people around, and
if they can’t go they lend them to some
people.”
Ur. Hogan, of Lincoln, offered the fol
lowing amendment: “Provided further,
that all licensed lawyers in Georgia shall
also be placed under the railroad com
mission and said railroad commission
shall have foil power to fix and regulate
the fees and tariffs whloh lawyers shall
charge for the several kinds and classes
of service whlob they may perform; said
railroad commission to keep in view al
ways the prevention of monopoly and
the preservation of competition."
“There seems to be a disposition to
put everything under tbs control of
somebody, so I hope my amendment
will pass. Lawyers are good fellows
and I like them, bnt they will eharge a
poor man anywhere from (100 to (5,000,
and I want the railroad commission to
regulate them. Thevars the monopo
lists of this country.”
Ur. Everett favored the passage of
the bill. Ur. Smith of Decatur favored
the passage of the bill, and he gave
number of Instances going to show the
excessive charges made by the express
companies.
Ur. Boifenlllet was opposed to the
bill. He had seen no extortions from
either of the companies. “While I am
no lawyer, I do not believe the state has
any authority over the telegraph, ex-
>ress or Pullman ear companies, and
-hat If yon pass this law It will be un
constitutional and be so declared by the
courts.”
Ur. Clifton urged (he boose not
to pass the bill. He said the law was
not needed,and that If the bill was pass
ed the railroad commission would not
have the time to attend to it unless the
legislature gave them more clerks.
Ur. Sibley, of Cobb, epoke In favor of
the bill.
On motion of Ur. Clifton, the yeas and
nays were called, resulting in 113 yeas,
25 nays. So tha motion to disagree to
the report of the committee pre
vailed.
The yeas end nays were called on the
isssage of the bill, resulting In 118 yeas,
12 nays. So the bill was pasted.
The following Is the bill as passed:
Section 1. All companies or persons
owning, controlling or operating, or that
that may hereafter own, control or op
erate a line or lines of express, sleeping
car or telegraph, whose line or lines Is
or are In whole or In part in this state,
shall be nnder the control of the rail
road commissioner* of Georgia, who
shell have full power to regulate the
price to be obarged by any company or
person or persons, owning, controlling
or operating any line or lines of express,
sleeping cart and telegraph* for any ser
vice performed by each company, per
son or persons, and all the powers given
to said commissioners over railroads In
this state, and all the penalties pre
scribed against railroad companies or
K irsons operating railroads by existing
ws, embraced in sections of the code
of 1882 from section 710 (a) to section
710 (b), both Inclusive, ere hereby de
clared to be of force against corpora
tions, companies, or a person or persons,
owning, controlling or operating a line
or llnee of express, sleeping cars and
telegraph doing business In this state,
whose line or llnee It or are wholly or In
part In tbit (tats, to far at said provis
ions of the code can be made applicable
to any corporation, company, person or
persons owning, controlling or operating
a lice or lines of express, sleeping cars
and ^olographs.
Section 2. lie it further enacted by the
authority aforesaid, That the powers of
the commissioners to regulate charges
by corporations, companies and persons
herein referred to, shall apply only to
charges by express for transportation
from one point to another in the state;
to eharge* for sleeping ear feres., for
passenger* in sleeping ears, going from
one point to another in this state, and
to miss*
point to
AND THE WIDOW OF A WEALTHY
NEW YORKER.
A Case Surrounded With Romance end
Mystery—Evid.no. in s Will Cut-
Unknown end liuao. Wife Comes in for a
Fart of ■ BIch Estate.
New York, Aug. 6.—It has finally
been settled that Mrs. Isabella Jen
nings, who, has for many years been In
an insane asylum in New Jersey, is the
widow of Wm. Alfred Wiechers, the
wealthy sugar refiner, who died in 1888.
A good deai of romance and mystery
surrounds the case, which, however, U
not likely to become p blic property for
the reason that the only person able to
throw light on it—Mrs. Jennings—is
hopelessly insane. Mr. Wiechers’s es
tate amounted to abont (2,500,000. and
his trustees were on the point of distrib
uting it among his sisters and brothers,
trho be directed in his will should re
ceive it, when in some of his private
papers they found documents in a suit
for divorce brought by the Jennings
woman. There was no mention of her
in the will, and the trustees supposed
that her clHiin to be a widow was not
very well founded, bnt nevertheless
they did not dare to go on with the dis
tribution of the estate until the matter
had been investigated. _ Accordingly
they brought suit to have the standing
of Mrs. Jennings judicially determined.
General Davis was appointed referee
in the catg, and the enquiries that he
made established the fact that Mrs.
Jennings's claim was exceedingly well
founded. He found that Mr. Wiechers
bad. m 1877, ordered a ring made at
Tiffany’s bearing ths inscription, "April
7,1887, W. to B." After that be and
Mrs. Jennings had lived at several
places in this city as husband and wife,
although nnder the name of Mr. and
Mrs. Jennings. They had also traveled
abroad. Mrs. Jennings sued Mr. Wei-
chersfor divorce a little over a year
after their marriage. 'While it we*
ling and jnst sifter the papers hac
l served on the sugar king, Mrs.
Jennings went suddenly insane and the
divorce dropped ont of sight.
Referee Davis considered that what
he had discovered satisfactorily estab
lished the fact of a marriage, and that
Mrs. Jennings was entitled to her dower
interest in Mr. Weicher’s estate. His
report to that effect was confirmed by
Judge O’Brien of the supreme court.
Mrs. Jennings will be entitled to (11,800
as her dower in the interest in the real
estate of Mr. Weichers, but her rela
tive* have agreed to pay her an annual
Income of (1,800. The income will be
derived from a fund of (30,000 that has
been deposited with th- Central Trust
company. Upon her death the fond
will Decor
TEN PEOPLE DEAD,
MANY OTHERS WOUNDED
AND DYING.
A Wilt Shore Freight (Train Breaks In
Two at Night, and Before n Signal
Could be Given a Passenger Train
Dashes Into it.
ome a part of the estate.
CLARK SWEARS VENGEANCE
Hecnnse Bo Wes Compelled to Take a
Woman’s Cowhiding.
Versailles, Mo., Ang. o.—A sensa
tion was created here by Mrs. W. 8.
Tuck giving John Clark, a restaurant
man hen, a severe cowhiding. It ap
peals that Mis. Tack, who is the yoang
wife of a school teacher and photogra
pher of this city, learned that Clark
had made a statement reflecting upon
her virtue, whereupon she summoned
her husband and ber father and went to
John EL Price’s livery stable and se*
cretod themselves, and then sent word
to Clark that some one wanted to see
him. Clark came. Tuck and Tom
Cbesne, Mrs. Tuck’s father, appeared,
one with a knife and the other with
some kind of missile, and ordered Clark
to stand, which he did. Mrs. Took
then appeared and gave her traducer a
severe castigation. Clark swears ven
geance.
Determined to Here a Wire.
London, Ang. (.—The Prince of Boo-
mania has determined, nnder the ener
getic prompting of bis father, to take a
wife as soon as possible from among
the royal houses ot Europe. The young
man is still madly in love with Mile.
Vacaresco, and it is certain that he will
have no heart to present to the princess
whom he will take as a wife; Marie,
the daughter of the Duke of Edinburgh,
whose name has been mentioned as a
possible wife for the fntnre King of
Ronmania.is only abont 16 years of age,
believed that her father
and it is not
would agree to let her become the wife
of any one, at that age.
To Bead Off the Alliance.
Chattanooga, Ang. 8.—The millers
of this place have formed a league to
purchase wheat from the west. They
say this is done in self defense against
the farmers ot middle Tennessee, who,
backed by the Alliance, are bolding
their wheat for a higher price, with the
result that it has risen in the past week
from 821 cents to 80 cents. East Ten
nessee grain will ran the mills for a
time, until a western supply gan be pro-
cored.
Syracuse, N. Y., Ang. «.—A freight
train on the West Shore railroad, going
west, broke in two between Port Bryon
and Montezuma, and the fast train, No.
il, dashed into the rear. The brakeman
went back to wurn the passenger train,
bat the night was so foggy that he was
not seen.
The fireman of the passenger train
and ten Italians en ro..te to Niagara
Falls, in tho smoking car, were killed,
and thirty or forty others in the same
car injured. The sleeping cars were
burned, and it is supposed nearly all
tho passengers were rescued.
The injured were brought to Syracuse
and are being cared for. Also bodies of
the killed have been brought here for
Identification. Among the injured is a
member of an opera company who died
on the way here.
The scene of the accident is four
miles from Port Byron and two from
Montezuma. The trainmen say more
were killed and are in the wreck. Phy
sicians and others were sent from Syra
cuse, Auburn, Montezuma and Port
B ^The scene at the wreck is described as
terrible. The wrecking team brought
the killed and wounded here, and am
bulances, police patrol wagons and
hack* made a mournful procession as
it passed through the crowded streets
in L/umUnl anil ntldnwfaVolNl' nYiTtll
A BIG BLUNDER.
THE KNIGHTS OF LABOR IN MISSIS
SIPPI HANDICAPPED
By tbs Organisation of New Assemblies—
White Knights of Labor Decide They
Do Not Want th* Colored Brother “In
It” Under any Circumstances.
to the hospital and undertaken' rooms.
Of the twenty Italians in the smoking
car only one escaped injury, and he was
on the platform, usually considered the
place if greatest danger. Seventeen of
the injured Italians were brought to
Syracuse, some of whom will probably
die. All passengers who were able
were brought here on the Central train.
PALMER ELECTED
Commandcr»ln*ChIef of the Grand At
of tbf Republic.
Detroit, Aug. 6.—Palmer was elected
commander-in-chief on the second bal
lot.
The recommendation of the common-
dcr-in-cblef of the Grand Army favored
the creation of a provisional department
for the colored veterans has met
with a storm of opposition from un
expected quarters, and after adjourn'
ment scores of delegates are in re
ceipt of dispatches, a majority from the
east and west, urging, and in some
cases demanding that an encampment
should declare Itself in no uncertain
way on the right of black men to meet
sen them white* on an eqnal basis under
the shadow of their post.
Considerable emphasis was placed
upon the fact that the Commander-in-
chiefs report virtually asked the en
campment to reverse the precedent es
tablished by General Alger while com
mander-in-chief by his commanders’ or
der in which he compelled the Louisiana
posts to recognize colored veterans a*
on a level with themselves.
The session was called to order at 0
(/dock, bnt the committee’s report was
not ready, and the encampment pro
ceeded with the regular business on the
programme for the day.
Thsy ’WiU Not Show Up.
TtrriN, O., Ang. (.—Barrack, the Ut.
Vernon "Tax Inquisitor" who caused a
few Seneca county people to sweat
blood a few months ago, is again in the
city, accompanied by a retinae of at
torneys. Several wealthy residents of
hnvA Twin "(nf«yv(ntFAi1 *
the county have been "interviewed,
and considerable of a furor has boon
created in financial circles bylhe state
ment that, a demand will be made of
the cashiers ot the several banks to
show np the deposit accounts of certain
wealthy patrons. It is stated that ail
the banks here have consulted attorneys
and will resist the demand should it be
formally made.
To Command the Sham Battle.
Atlanta, Ang. 8.—General Fitghngh
Lee,- southern gentleman, ex-Confeder-
ate general and ex-governor of Vir
ginia, will be in command at the sham
battle to be held in Atlanta on Oct. 28.
The ex-governor and bis family will be
the guests of Mr. Clarence Knowles
during their stay in Atlanta.
To Try Again.
London, Ang. 6.—Mr. John H. Atkin
son, the suspended member of the house
ot commons, announces that he will
stand for election in Speaker Peel’s di
vision, and also in thoso of Chancellor
Goecbens and Sir.William Harconrt.'
Mr. Atkinson will be a delegate to the
International Wesleyan council at Hal.
timorc in October.
From Prison la lha Boose of Commons.
London, Ang. (.—Dillon and O’Brien
appeared in the honseof commons for
the first time in many months, their ab
sence having been doe to their impris
onment in Galway jaiL They were met
in the lobby of tho house by members
of both sections of the Irish parliament-
To Follow Up HcKluley.
Chicago, Ang. 8 —Mrs. Helen M.
Conger, the Iowa Prohibitionist, an
nounced here that she proposed to start
ont in October and follow McKinley all
over Ohio, and answer all tho high pro
tective tariff arguments he makes. Bhe
proposes to preach low tariff and high
wages ull through the campaign.
A Snooting Negro.
Atlanta, Ang. 6.—The coroner’s jury
have returned a verdict of murder in
ary party, and wore tlio reciple
hearty congratulations frftu tea
ipiento of
the Irish representati
i city. Tho negro man who he shot
at theMino tune is thought to br fatally
AuotsrA, «a., Aug. 6.—At the re
quest of Sheriff O'Conner, the colored
troops of Angusta will be on guard at
the execution of Frank Danforth, the
wife murderer, on Sep. 4. Here-
have always
Wire Here—All Well—Peary.
Oodiiaven, Disco Island, Greenland,
via Copenhagen. Jane 28.—The Kite sr-
Godhaven June 27, and «»He
for Upemarick. All well. (Signed,)
Peaky.
■ service to tb* state
Vicksburg, Miss., Ang. (.—Mr. A.
W. Wright, member of the National
executive board Knight^ of Labor, who
is now here on his annnsl tour, will
have to report to the national authori
ties of the order a complaint from tha
white assemblies similar to that which
the white Grand Army posts are now
making to the national encampment of
that order.
Each organization claims to bo hnmli-
sapped by the organization of negro as
semblies and posts, and white men aro
numerous in each Who say that tho or
ganization of the negroes was a big
blunder, and that its consequences can
not longer be endnted. The Knighbv of
Labor have several thousand memb-rs
in this place, and the negroes are large
ly in the majority. Experience daring
the late striko bos shown that the negro
assemblies are a harden to carry, and
the whites avow their determination to
shake them off. A frank statement of
the case has been made to Hr.. Wright,
who will return north folly informed on
the subject.
THE DIVORCE COLONY
At Sloes Falls Is Stirred tip Over tho
Decent Interpretation of the Law.
Sioux Falls, S. D., Ang. 8.—Tho
flatter in the divorce colony hero, owing
to the probable stricter Interpretation
of the state law by the courts, is una
bated. As already stated in these dis-
paeches, one of the most noted of the
colonists is Mrs.' James G. Blaine, Jr.
Mrs. Blaine occupies a suit of rooms in
the Cataract house with her son James,
the third. She is accompanied hv her
sister, Mrs. McLean, of New York.
They have made arrangements to occupy
a cottage on Dakota avenne, the prin
cipal residence thoroughfare, ami will
move there in a few days. Her sister.
Miss Annio Nevins of Columbus O.. lias
arrived to spend the summer. Mrs.
Blaine is in poor health and is prostra
ted over tho probable action of Judge
Alkena. It is the common talk of the
legal fraternity that it is doubtful if
she secures her divorce.
An Unknown Mu Crneltcil to Death.
SlOUX CITY, la., Aug. 0.—A qnocr
accident occurred near Mapleton. A
train on tho Northwestern ran off the
track and tho way car was tamed over.
None of the train men were injured
and thero were no passengers. The
work of clearing out the debris was
commenced at once, and, to the surprise
of everyone, the remains of a man were
found beneath tho wreck. He had been
crashed by the car, but no one knows
who he was, and it is supposed he was
walking along beside the track at the
time.
Arrmtetl for Kidnapping.
Keokuk, la., Ang. 8.—Isaac Lambert,
an old soldior and pensioner, was ar
rested here on a charge made by his
divorced wife that on Jnly 28 he car
ried away from Louisiana, Mo., their
10-year-old boy, who,during tho couple’s
marital troubles, has boon a cause of
contention. Tho wife is remarriod and
hod been awarded the custody of the
boy at tho time the decree was granted.
Ofllccrs came from Louisiana and Lam
bert accompanied them to that city
without demanding a requisition.
Thu Notorious Hammond Dying.
Seattle, Wash., Aug. 6.—Charles P.
Hammond, made notorious through the
operations tn Cleveland street, London,
is thought to be dying. Eight months
ago ho was committed to tho city jail
for grand larceny, and afterwards sen
tenced to two years in the penitentiary,
bat tho case is now on appeal. Ham
mond is Buffering with pneumonia, and
also afflicted with a complication of
A Cur of a Police.
Plainfield, N. J„ Ang. 8.—John
Reody of Bound Brook, is a patient at
Muhlenberg hospital, suffering from an
ugly pistol wound in the knee and an
other wound tn the head, caused by a
Bound Brook officer. He happened
along when Marshal Whitehead was
trying to arrest Timothy Dorn. Dom
was choking the officer, who called for
help. Reedy separated the nnm. and
really saved Whitehead's life. Dorn
then ran away, anil Whitehead club!-.-!
and shot Reedy and haid him put under
arrest for "assisting a prisoner to es
cape. * Reody will always carr. the
Against the Subtreasury. /-
Bismarck, Mo., .Ang. 8.—T!. • tenth
congressional Alliance convention held
here unanimously adopted the resolu
tions endorsing President
nonneing tho sub
third party
elected <
To Take Care of t
London, Ang. 6,-Lord Tennyson, in
letter to tho papers, appeals to the
public not to forget General Gordon’s
project for a Boys’ home, and says that
funds ale urgently needed.
JudK»ni«st Agaliut m
New York. Aug. #.—f
erts, a broker, has
in the supreme <
phis, Little
railroad