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AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER VOLUME 1 AMERICUS. GEORGIA, THURSDAY, AUGUST ‘20, 1891. NUMBER 116 The Greatest Midsummer Sale Dry Goods, Motions, AND CLOTHING Grandest Reduction in Prices Ever known in the history of our trade, commences to-morrow (Monday) morning AT THE NIKE JUDGES EXCLUSIVELY FOR L HUES THE BONE OF POLITICAL CONTEN TION IN KANSAS. The Coming Election of Nine District Judges In the State of Ktintae—Clalius Made bj People's Party Politicians—Dem ocrats and Hepobllcans Joining- 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 LESS And 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. All onr 8o Figured Challies to no atlt^cperyd All onr 12I^o ** ** “ 8c per yd, All our 8c Standard Calicoes “ 6c per yd. All onr 7c Printed Vlctora Lawns at 3}$c per yd All our Sc White Lawns (yd. wide) at 5c per yd. All our8c White Check Nainsook at 5c 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 8aw. 5c NOTTINGHAM CURTAIN LACE. T Ia. .n. time ago in the purchase of a big lot of Nottingham Lace for cur tains: We have been asking from 20 to 40c per yard, but the goods linger with us longer than we like, so in order to move them right ont and at the same tfme give you an A No. 1 BARGAIN we part with the entire lot at 5c PfcR YARD THIS WEEK. We cannot mention hero 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. OUR STOCK OF Handkerchiefs, Hosiery, Ribbons, Laces, Em broideries, Corsets and Gloves We guarantee the best in the city, and our prices beyond the reach of competition. Topeka, An5. 13. —There are nine district judges to lie elected in Kansas this fall, and the People's party poli ticians claim that in all of them the Democrats and Republicans will unite on a candidate to beat the People's party. Iu Geary county the Demo crats and Republicans will unite on a county ticket, and from one end of the Btate to the other the fight now appears to lie against the new party. W. F. Siglitmire, candidate for chief justice last fall, who has been carefully watch ing the judicial contests, stated that steps had already lieen taken by the Democrats and Republicans to combine on judicial candidates. The sitnation in the eighth district hns already been explained. Jndge M. B. Nicholson, the incumbent, joined the Alliance about six months ago and was renominated by the People's party. He ran for chief justice on the Democrat.c ticket, but was uot in sympathy with his party on the prohibition question. The Dem ocrats are indignant on acconnt of his flop and have joined hands with the Republicans. A citizens' convention hns already been called to meet at Junction City, and Judge James Humphrey, ex-rail road commissioner, will be the fusion candidate. In the twenty-fifth district Democrats and Republicans have called an "anti-socialist convention" to nomi nate a candidate against Jndge Frank Duster, who has charged that the rights of the user are paramount to those of the owner. W. S. Bashore, oi King- man. has been nominated by the Peo ple's party in the twenty-eighth district, and the Democrats and Republicans will unite on the Repnblicuu candidate from Pratt county. Mr. Rightmire de clares that committees representing the Democratic and Republican parties are now attempting to effect a combination in the twenty-eighth district to defeat Shinn, the People’s party nomiuee. "The effects of these combinations," said Rightmire, " null be to strengthen the People's party in the slate. It shows on the tnce that the fight is lie- tween the people and their would-be bosses and flint the people will win." Republicans and Democrats contend that the good mime and credit of the stHte are at stake, and that it wonld be a block eye for Kansas in tile east if men were elected to the liencli who would use their power arbitrarily against eastern capitalists who loan money iu Kansas. Gentlemen Will 1-lease Not Head This Feminine Calamity. “Excuse me a moment," said a very bright and pretty young woman the oth er afternoon during a stroll along one of our streets with a Times reporter, and she vanished forthwith into the door of a ladies' halr-dresilng establishment. She was out again In a moment, how ever, and natural curiosity prompted the inquiry: “What dkl you rush In there so suddenly for?’’ “Well, If you must ask, I went in to pull up my stock Ing. It came unfastened.” “Usual occurrence?" “Not very frequent, but it will happen sometimes, and It is a roost embarrass ing, not to say uncomfortable, plight for a girl to be In when she Is on the street. There are so few places, you see, where •he can go and be secure from the pry. Ing eyes of men It’s a wonder my ac cident happened right where it did, for I should have been miserable company for you till I could have repaired the damage, and should have bated you and every man In sight most ncufely all the time. It’s all right to say one might step Into a stairway entrance or something. Some man would come upon you ns sure as you did. Why, I had the nwfulest time one day down in a certain building imaginable. I'd been to an office full of men on some business, and just as I came out into the hall my garter fastening slipped, and thore I was. Silk hose have a tendency • to enlarge about aa great as a rubber band. Well, 1 sauntered around that floor for a quarter of an hour, looking for some secluded nook, but every time I’d spy a prospective place a door would open and somo spying man pop out. I was getting desperate, when I saw a door slightly ajar, and glancing In no ticed that the offico was empty. I step ped hurriedly Inside, closed the door, and not thinking of the window pulled the stocking taut 'and fastened it se curely. When I had finished I hap pened to look over my shoulder, and there, to my horror, were three good- for-nothing, low-dowu, Impudent clerks hanging out their window and laughing like so many gibbering Idlota. I could have killed them. It’s all right for you men,” contin ued the fair victim of tho woes of her sex’s attire. “If a button breaks or anything happens to your clothes you've always a saloon door into which you can dive for repairs and subsequent conso lation.” LIKE A DELUGE. A Tidal Wave of Hpurlou* Coin Strike* Memphis Hank*. Moiphis, Aug. 19.—A tidal wave of counterfeit silver dollars seems to have struck the city. Every one of the six teen Unuks of Memphis, is, and has been for the past two weeks, receiving spurious coin of the denomination men tioned in money, offered on deposit, and, although the matter has been kept very qniet, and United States Marshal Brown has been hard at work on the case, the influx continues. The coin bears the date of 1889. the stars are dull-pointed and the milling is dull, bnt they readily pass the street cars, bn- kers.and butchers, and are only detected at the banks. Tho source of this del uge of "uueer” coin is not dctinitel; known. For some time past two mod estly attired women have been making trifling purchases daily at different stores, and after paying for them iu sil ver have asked that the siiopk^per give them bills for $10 or $15 to relieve them the weight of their In this manner the money finally reaches the banks. The banks refused to give the amounts of the Kid coin on huiul, hence no figures can be given. KESOLtTIONS A PETITION SENT TOTHEEMPEROR ASKING THAT THE DUTIES ON CORN It. Suspended In Germany for Three Months—Uerr Miguel, the Minister of Flnanos, Petition. Ih. German Emperor —“Old Match” . Winner. Berlin, Aug. 10.—Herr Mignel, the minister of finance, has sent a petition direct to the emperor asking the latter to suspend duties on corn for three months. Herr Mignel has been com polled to take the step sccording to his friends by reason of the fact that Chan cellor Cnprioi has declined to enter into any further discussion of question of the suspending of the duties on com at the cabinet meetings. The differences between Von Caprivi and Herr Mignel, the man who is supposed to be the em peror's favorite, seem to increase day by day, and have now undoubtedly reached such an aente stage that the end, it wonld seem, must be the fall of one or the other of them. "Old Hutrh*’ Come. Again. New York. Ang. 10. —The Advertiser snys among th- men who profited by the present rise in wheat is Benjamin Hutchinson, more generally known as "Old Hutch.” He has lieen a boll for some time. If rumor is to he believed his profits during the past week ore over $00,000. OFFICERS AND EMPLOYES Of the Central Railroad Coinin* to Read quarter* In Atlanta. Augusta, Ang. 10.—It is rumored on good authority that E. F. Carlton, pas senger agent of the Central road in Savannah, will be deposed; that Freight and Passenger Agent B. G. Craig’s office in Angnsta will be abolished Sept. 1, and that Craig will lie transferred to Columbus. It is also rumored that L. L. McClesky of Atlanta, will also lose his position. Carlton's successor will come from the Georgia Pacific. Orders have been received here that all monies shall be remitted to John W. Hall, treasurer, Atlanta, and general offices will be established in ,that city on July- 22. Sleeping cars left this place to transport employes mid officers with families f from Washington to Atlanta. CAUSED HIS RUIN. Housekeepers will find it to their interest to inspect onr line of TABLE LINENS, DOYLIES, NAPKINS, TOWELS, Before buying elsewhere. A. WORD ABOUT Clothing - and • Gents’ - Fixings. We carry the VERY FINEST ASSORTMENT T3 BE FOUND, and OUR PRICES always have been simply UNAPPROACHABLE from the standpoint of compe tition. Onr determination to reduce stock ALLIES WITH FORCE here, andwe will refuse NO REASONABLE OFFER for anything yon may need in onr line. Cannot you save somethin t by trading with Geo. Cqt. Lamar St. and Cotton Ave., AMEBIOU'S, G-EOEGIA. A Thriving Young Man That Succumb, to Drink U|n:n Surer,.. Younqstown, O., Ang. 10. -There was a sensation here when it was ascer tained that Captain C. M. Reilly, a member of the hoard of city commis sioners, had not attended any sessions of the board for fonr days, his absence beingdneto a protracted spree. Captain Reilly is one of the memliers of the board appointed by Jndge Wilson. Be fore his appointment he drank occasion ally to excess, and under his express promise that he wonld reform, and if lie did not, would resign, be was placed upon the board. Prosperity during the past year seems to have contributed to nis downfall. He is a bolder of a large block of stock in the Ohio Bonanza Mining company, which, daring the past week struck a rich lead of silver and lead ore near Almy, Cola-, and since then has been absent from the sommisekmers' office. From the Sumter County Alliance Asking for the Stey Lew. Whereas, in view of the low price of agricultural products and the financial embarrassment of farmers generally, coupled with the seeming determina tion of capitalists to further depress prices, and feeling that our homes are thereby endangered, Resolved, That we, the Sumter County Alliance, petition the legislature now In session, to enset a stay law ogninst the forced payment of obligations for the term of twelve months, believing that thereby wo will bo enabled to procure such prices for our products ns to enable us to honorably discharge our obliga tions. D. C. W Bhookhalter, l’res. J. S. Wilson, Soc'y. Tho above ia quoted from our esteem ed contemporary, the Southern Alliance Farmer of tho 18th Inst. Editors Hairy and Larry are sadly off. There are no two such personages in Sumter county as “D.C. W. Ilrookhalter, Pres.," and “J. S. Wilson, Sec.” This is not showing a proper appre ciation of the olficera of Sumter county’s County Alliance. Whilst we have noth ing to do with the policy of the Alliance, except that interest all true and tried democrats should seel as far as it con cerns matters of public policy, we re spectfully call the attention of our con temporary to the fact that “D. C. W. Ilrookhalter i* not president” of the “Sumter County Alliance,” nor Is “J. S. Wilson” “secretary.” This Is an unintentional reflection upon the able officers of the Sumter County Alliance. Street Duel In Augusta. Augusta, Gn., Aug. 10.—A streot duel occurred here between E. L. Fos ter of Angnsta, and a Mr. Brooks of McCormick. The former said Brooks insulted a conple of ladies, who report ed it to Foster, who confronted Brooks with the ladies who recognised him as the insnlter. Foster broke hml-rns over Brooks's head, who pulled his pistol and commenced firing. Foster nlso pnlled his pistol and fired five shots to Brooks’s fonr. Brook, was shot in the am. bnt Faster whs unhurt. Foster was arrest ed bnt released on bond. He Wonts In Fight. New York, Ang. 19.—A special dis patch to The Police Gazette from Den ver says the hacker of Dan Daly of that citv has issued a challenge In behalf of Daly for a fight with George Dixon (colored) of Boston for $2,800 a side and the feather weight chnmpionsMp of the world. CONDENSED NEWS DISPATCHES, SPEAKING OF PEOPLE. Thmw Who Corns to and go From Ameri cas Day by Day. Mrs. Ben McKinney, from Smlthvllle, Is visiting In the city, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Allen are at home from a delightful trip to Mew York. Mies Lillie Fleetwood of Albany ie visiting Mrs. J. O. Lewis on Jackson- street Charlie Johnson of Columbus was over shaking hands with the boys yes terday. Rev. and Mrs. G. W. Weakly of Bron- wood are vteltlng their son, Mr. W. T. Weekly, on Spring street Mr. J. A. Walden has moved his family from Leesburg to our city, and will make Amerlcus his home Mods. Berger, the French danelng master, strnok the olty last night, and Is about to open a dancing school. Misses Mela Cutleff and Nella Davis left yesterday for Ellaville to spend- several days with fiiends and relatives. Sheriff Dan Davis of Preston was in the city yesterday circulating among his friends. He was on his way to Florida. Mr. Will Eastorlln has resigned hla position In the Americas express office to accept the express ageuoy at Cordele. Miss Willie Klddoo, ono of Cuthbert's loveliest young ladles, is visiting Judge and Mrs. Welborn Clarke, at tlielr home on College street. Mr. H. G. Beall, of the- enterprising firm of Beall A Oskloy, Is at home from the eastern markets. Look out, yon will hear from him. Messrs. W. T. Allen, W. R. Allen, E. J. Miller and Master Miller returned from their northern trip yesterday. They report a most excellent time! It Is stated on good authority that a prominent young official of tho Georgia Southern will take unto himself a bride at Amerlcus on August 27.—Telegraph. Mr. S. H. Campbell hip been promot- ed from billing clerk to a more lucrative position, and hereafter will be found In Treasurer Cooper’s office of tho S. A. M. railroad. Mr. Stephen Shipps has returned from a pleasant visit to his old home, Borden- town, N. J. He will resume Ills posi tion with the Georgia Loan A Trust Company. Mrs. W. H. Hubbard, from Mont gomery, and her two lovely children,. Master Tom Brannon and llttlo Miss Louie, are Halving Cspt T, J. Brannon, Mrs.* Hubbard's father. Mr. G. W. Hooppaw, from CorllnvIIIe, Ills., returned to take his old plaoe at the Central railroad depot. He Is a great favorite with everyone, nnd Is one of tho beet railroad men in tbs country. Washington, Ga., has been visited by a disastrous conflagration. Anti-Harrison Republicans threaten to start a new paper, at Indianapolis. There will lie a local option election at Staunton, Va., next Saturday, Ang. 22. The Odd Fellows of Georgia are hold ing the grand encampment at Colum bus. , There has been a call issued for a con ference of all citizens in the state of Maine, who believe in the Cincinnati platform, to meet at Auburn on Sept. 1. A Viena special says that a clond- tnrst occurred at Kollinan, at midnight. The water loosened an avalanche. For ty persona were drowned. The railway was destroyed for many miles. As a result of a series of meetings held in that vicinity recently, there utiu tu kunii viviuu/ icwuw/i tuctu were ninety-six persons baptised at Chalk Bluff, in Dunklin county, Mo. There were 4,000 people present. A “spirit" Under a lied. Onset Bay. Masa , Ang. 19.—A for- [mal - written notice was served upon Mis. Etta Roberts, of Rochester, N. Y.. I by the Onset Bay association, request ing that she leave the grounds of the association. Mrs. Robert* gave a seance in her cottage to a party that included Mrs. Dr. Bland, of Washington, D. C.; M. B. Little, Glens Fills, N. Y.; Mrs. Littlewood and Mrs. F. B. Baker, of Topeka. Kan. Some of the ladies be coming skeptical aa to some parts of the seance, made an examination and found Mias Annie West, of Topeka, Kan., who ba-l been posing us a spirit, secreted un der a bed. Other evidences of frond were found and a report made to the Of the association. The A. P. a L Compress Sold. The Tiues-Recordeb is reliably In formed that the A. P. A L. compress, formerly owned by Coles, Simpkins A Company, has been sold by Messrs. Goodyear A Kay, of Brunswick, the present owner* of the stock, to a. local Amerlcus company composed of the oot- ton buyers of this city. The price paid was something over $23,OOOt The prop erty Is oonsldered an excellent lnvest- roent It is advantageously situated on the 8. A. M. railroad. The gentjemen Interested In the purchase ore . to be congratulated. First Anniversary. Geo. F. Cooper Lodge, No. 43, K. of P., will celebrate their flrst anniversary to-night at their Castle Hall, and will also confer the "Amplified Third.” A party of ten or twelve Knights from Coi- The wheat crop of France is estimated at 90,000,000 hectolitres, leaving a de ficiency of 32,000.000 hectolitres. Ow ing to this fact the customs surtax on wheat will be expended for one yoar. John Ulmer, Jr., a saloon keeper at Vincennes, Ind., has died, and the in genuity of the undertakers has been taxed to secure a coffin large enough to hold his remains, weighing 305 pounds. As M. Laoer was leaving a meeting at the Cirque river in Paris, a revolver was fired at him by a bystander, an anarchist. The charge missed M. Laner, hot grazed a coachman standing near. The anarchist was arrested. The newspaper fight in North Caro lina against Colonel L. L. Polk is be coming very warm. One paper In Ral eigh says that Polk was only a lieuten ant in the Confederate army, and that on one oocasioo be ran from the enamv. A London dispatch says: The wrought-iron nail man of the Worces ter and Staffordshire district haveatrnck against a proposed redaction of 10 per cent, in wages. The strike affects not less than S,(NO and eventually may af fect other trade*. A St. Petersburg dispatch says that the ministry of finance announces that the yield of rye is estimated at 711.000,- 000 poods, bnt that owing totbe present •applies being nearly exhausted, 994,- 000,000 poods will be required to supply dele will come over sod participate In the wants of the -people and fur sowing the ceremoniee sod festivities. i»r~“ Across the stiver. The venerable and beloved mother of Capt. P. C. Clegg died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Kleckley, near Ogle thorpe, Tuesday night. Mrs. Clegg bad lived to the ripe ege of elgbty-tbree. She had passed on llfe’e highway the smooth and ruggsd places, and her sunny presence always brought happiness to the home and those whose privilege It was to know her. While approaching the golden gales she seem ed to realize their brightnesa and wished for all to meet her In the spirit land. Capt. Clegg hoi the sympathy of many frisnds in his bereavement. The Out Not Harder. The coroner’s jury in the commitment trial of the guards charged with causing the death of one George Kuvenson, sent from Early .county, and employed by the brick oompaoy in Wilcox county, derided that the hegro came to his death from unknown cause#, and the commit ment justice released the guards on bond. Ifths negro came to his, death from (he whipping administered by the guards, which appears extremely doubt ful, the managers of the company are by- no mean* responsible for the act. To Printers and Publisher*. The Tima* Publishing Company has for sals 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 prose, two Gordon job preeses, one Hero paper cotter, one perforator, sis stands, two Imposing stones and table*, five hundred pounds of news type, etc. This material and than* presses are virtually new, having bean in use only a year. A great bargain in prices and term* can he secured by the right paS ties. Address the Times Puhli-iuno Company, Americas, Ga. | Enuvtalnmsnt. Mrs. R. T. Byrd tendered the Leeton Whist Clnb a beautiful entertainment at her lovely suburban homo yesterday af ternoon, the pleasures of which The Timis-Recobder will mention in Son- day’s issue. An Accidental Shot. Yesterday, while one of the negro barbers in Joe Covington's barber shop was carelessly handling a .pistol, It was discharged, the bullet striking a large ml-rer In front of one of the bar ber chair*. No Other damage wmm done. >ne.