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1 » 0 VOLUME 1 AMERICUS. GEORGIA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1891. NUMBER 120 The Greatest Midsummer Sale Dry Goods JMons, AM) CLOTHING AND TUB Grandest Reduction in Prices kver known in the liisto**v of our ('(Hunionces to-morrow (Monday) morning GEORGE 0. WHEATLEY'S, Cor. Lamar St. and Cotton Ave. IN CONVENTION. THE MISSOURI STATE ALLIANCE TO HAVE A HOT SESSION. 1 li<* Snb-TreaMiry the Main Iuue of DU- cuulon-A l.viutinj; MU«nurl Alliance* iimn’i KeniH'ka About tlie .Stnte'Con vention—Other Note*. 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 ALE GO 1X0 TO GIVE AWAY DOMESTICS TOfiKTii:::; with all ouii Calicoes. Ginghams Muslins, Challies AND -OTHER SUMMER DRESS GOODS AT COST And LESS THAN COST if necessary, to THAN COST if CLEAR OUT. Prices will be cut “FINE AS FROGS’ HAIR.” If you don’t believe this, O i HERS WILL, so just come and see the crowd this week at Geo. D. Wtiealley’s. Hn VJvuroti Chwllle* lo go nt I'^cper/U. I’ihic ** “ “ per y«l. He Mfiimliiril (*nll''06i " U\ |-er y«l 7e Printed Vlctorn L*wn* at UV6c rer yd. 8e Wi lts IsHwn* (yd wide) nt f*c per yd, Hi- Wlii'e Check Nnluiook nt .V per yd. Stock of above will not last long at such prices, so come early or you will bo disappointed. NOW LOOK! 5c This is the Biggest FIVE CENT Bargain Ever You Saw. 5c NOTTINGHAM CURTAIN LACE Wo got “scooped” some time ago in the purcluise of u Dig lot of Nottingham Jj»u*o for cur tains: We have been uskiug from 20 to 40e per yard, but the goods linger with us longer than wo like, so in order to inovo thorn right out and at the same tfme give you uu A No. 1 BARGAIN we part with the entire lot at 5c PER YARD THIS WEEK. We cannot mention hero any SPECIAL THIOLS on everything 1 we have to offer, but remember in reading forego?Lg, that 1 ltO- POETIONATE and SWEEPING REDUCTION IN PRICES will be the order of this week in every department of our store. Kansas City, Aug. 24.—flu? Alliance farmer* of Missouri willliuve an exer ting time at tlieir state convention in Pertlo Springsif pivseut indications may Ik* taken as a sign. Hamilton J. Pullman, of this city, the president of the Jackson county Alliance, speaking of (lie convention and its probable ro- enltfs said : "This convention will be one of groat importance to the Tanner’s Alliance of Missouri and it will be very largely attended. There will be a rep resentation from each county in the state, from each congressional district and from the Missouri Valley interstate union, beside the regular officers aud a large number of visitors. I expect at least 800 people will In* there. "The most important matter to be considered is the sub-treasury question. The state union will take definite action at this time without doubt. The ques tion is one of great importance and is u mooted one with us. Many are in favor of and mnny opposed to the sub-treasury scheme. As to which side has the majority I can't say. The present offi cial organ of the Missouri Alliance, the St. Louis Journal of Agriculture, say that three-quarters of the Alliance of the state are opposed to it. W itli the acquaintance I have among tlm dele gates I must say that the majority fa vur it. "It is probable that the contention will dolittlc in regard to the third party question. There is nothing that com p Is AlHui’Cemen to vote one way or the otiier. He may cast his ballot in a Re publican lmix, or he may take sides with the i arty of tariff reform, an 1 he will . t it* keeping with the Alliance. The cardinal motives of the Alliance are to influence a reform iu the legislation of the party in power, and not to secure power itself. There is also great oppo- tiou to Riley Hall’s anti-sub-treasui letter. an<Nie has put himself on recori A great many of the brethren through ut the state are very latter toward Hall, and would vote to turn him bodily out of the party. THE BfcAINE LEGION Of the l*ncllte, II** Conger** Aiwiranwi of the liutuwl Knight** Xoiuliwtio*, San Francisco. Aug. 24.—Tlu* Blaine legion of tho Pacific has received a let ter front A. L. Conger to the effect that Blrtino will undoubtedly be the next nominee of the Republican party, aud that the vmiijirs of bin ill health are en tirely grontidlesH. A lieaulifully en grossed set of resolutions .has been for wards! by the Blaine h-gion to Mr. Con ifer, welcoming him to California, where lie ha* proposed to tnakea jx»litic\kl visit tikis autumn. Prominent Man MiouM 1llm*elC. WOOSTEH, O.. Aug. 21.—Moses M. Morr«*rt, a well known business man, suMd«**t by shooting himself. Ho had ntWbig for some months of ner- vor.i pvv*.-tr.itiou nnJ hi-liay trouble. Speaking to his wife he said : "I have ouimUred myself to the Donl aud am not afraid to die," and passed tip stairs s in. A few moments afterward he ird. He was found lying OUR STOCK OF Handkerchiefs), Hosiery, Ribbons, Laces, Em broideries, Corsets and Cloves Wo guarantee tho best iu tbe city, and our prices beyond the reach of competition. Housekeepers will liucl it to their interest to inspect our lino of TABLE LINENS, DOYLIES, NAPKINS, TOWELS, Before buying olsewhoro. A VVOKD 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. Our determination to reduce stock J.PPLIF8 WITH FORCE here and we^lTrefuso NO REASONABLE OFFER for anything you may need in our line. Cannot you save somethin? by trading with Cor. Lamar St. and Cotton Ave., AMERICUS, GUOlvGT-A. • d-or with his brain oo*mg from lv hole in Ilia forehead. Ho had lfou prEa ipal of the schools at Sinith- viilv aii" grammar school of this city, also i i i.itrrnal ivvenne BtorcKwpcr and gangiT fur this district. N*w York Merchant r.?l**lng. New York, Aug. 24.— Louis J. Sher- man, head of tho fancy goods firm of Sherman, Samuels & Co., Newark. Pat terson and New York, luw been missing since last Saturday, when he left New- urk. taking with him several thousand dollar of the firm's money. Immedi ately after his disappearance his wife drew $10,000 from the firm on his order and returned to her seaside home at Rockawav. His father, who suex-e^iU him ns senior partner, says the vonng man is unwell, and may bo slithering from mental aiierration. Others say domestic trouble led him to go away. ItcfiiMC* lo l*li»y in * Variety Show Fort Worth, Tex., Aug. 24.—Dan Andrews, proprietor of a variety theater arrived hero with eight girls from Kati- say City, whom he had secured as talent for his theater. Soon after entering the establishment one of tho girls. Laura Buckley, appealed to the nolice for pro* ted ion. saying she had Been deceived by Andrews, and that she would not stay in his place. The girl will lie re turned to her relatives at the expense of the city. Andrews paid her fare to Fort Worth, and promised her good wages. Nothing can be’done to him under the law. THIIEE THOUSAND. Tfi* Number Sold (o Hare Ueen Killed In Chill. W'a suing ton, D. C., August 24.—The news of a great battle between the Chil ian government troops and the insur gents in tho near neighborhood of Val paraiso was received here tills morniug with variable emotions. The iusurgent representatives in Wash ington, Honors Veraz, Morrett and Fos ter, were busy in tlieir temporary office this morning when the New York Her ahl, with a twi>-column article descript or tlm battle and announcing a groat victory for the insurgents, was shown to them. £ Foster, the most excitable one of the trio, jumped from his seal and danced about the room, snapping his fingers and shouting “good!good!” According to the Herald’s account, tho combat was desperate, and 11,000 men wero killed and wounded, of the 20.000 engaged. Senor Morrett, chief of the insurgent envoys, said this morning no one shull apply again to the American government for recognition. We are not apt to apply again to country that has not treated us w ith common politeness. gAuy other lulministvation, ho says, would have felt prompted to at least have accorded us civil treatment. Wo have been insulted. Wo do not need recognition now. we could have gotten it when wo askqp], tho lato battle of Valparaiso would not havo been fought. When asked to what he attributed the treatment he had received from the gov eminent, he said: “Ask Pat Egan, the American minis ter to Chili.” HE IS DNGALLANT. A BRITISHER DECLARES WOMAN'S WORK INFERIOR. A Paper Head Before the Brltl»t) Associa tion at Cardiff by Mr. Sleny Crentr* m llreexe—The CnpacI le* of the Sexri unU Wnffr*—The Writer Attacked. (■HAND OPENING C MPLIMENTARY BANQTE r To Hon. Charles F. Crisp, by the Democ racy or Jackson County, Mo. It is with feelings of pride that our people |ead of the warm receptions ex tended; to our distinguished fellow townsman, Mr. Crisp, at every point of bis journey through tho west. This is not onK flattering to Mr. Criap per sonally, [but It is a sign that his sterling democracy meets with tho hearty ap. proval off the masses wherever ho lingers long enough to soitn35th« slogan of democratic victory 1n the near future. Tiib Times-Recori>bu lias received an olegantly printed menu, with the follow- ing legend on its title page: “Complimentary Banquet to lion. Charles F. Crisp, of Georgia, given by the Democracy of Jackson County, Mo., at The Midland, Kansas City, Mo, Thursday, August 20, 1801.” Among the prominent, citizens present on tbe occasion, the name of Governor D. R. Francis is conspicuous as toast master; and it is safe to venture the opinion that the grand old democratic party—its glorious past and its bright future—was handled In a way to make democratic hearts beat quick and win dow sashes rattle. And aa for the guest from Georgia, It Is a dead certainty that he was "In it” when his turn came to say a few words to the democracy of Kansas City, Missouri. London, Aug. 24.— Quite n breeze was raised in the meeting of the British association nt Cardiff by a paper which Mr. Sieney contended that tho prevailing difference between the wa; of men and women was a just oue, un it was not likely to be ever eradicated as it represented the difference in the capacities of the sexes. The writer de clared that the work of wornou was almost always inferior to that of the men, and in London as this was the case, it would be contrary to all the maxims of political economy for wages to be equalized. He denounced thb agitation iu favor of a general raising of women’s wages to cormq»ond with those of men in the same lines of work, This movement, he said, rested entirely upon sentimentalism and had no scien tific justification. At the conclusion of the paper Miss Collett, one of the brightest of the several intellectual women present as delegates, took the floor and preceded to quote facts and figures to prove that the writer was not only ungallaut, but inaccurate in his attack npon tire abili ties of women in the industrial world, She boldly challenged the correctness of several of his statements. A heavy debate ensued, in which a unrulier of learned delegates showed how great a difference there can be among even the devotees of rhat most accurate thing in the world, science. The wordy war was finally abandoned, leaving the great problem of the relative capacity of men and women as laborers, clerks aud artisuu unsettled GENERAL NELSON A. f.'.ILCS Doe* Not Bellevo In Consolidating tlie Stale Troon*. Chicago, Aug. 24.—-General Nelson A. Miles, when questioned iu regard to the scheme to consolidate the state troope aud ph*ce them under the control of the secretary of war. ns rmtliued in a dispatch from 8t. Louis, said: "Ido not believe iu consolidating the state troops and fonuiug them intopracti* caJiy a standing army of 100,000 men. and placiug them ntaler the control of whoever ipny be secretary of war. Such a measure, in my judgment, would be ill-advised and dangerous. This state ment is too absurd to.believe. It says : * After making a careful' comparison of the standing army of tbe United States with those of other countries, they had conclnded something most be done to dignify the military of this country.' These officers are actiug entirely ou their own respjnsibility or asHurapce aud are not warranted in taking this step. They are not speaking under authority, but lonly expressing their opinions. ” HI’KAKING OF PEOPLE. BATTLE IN NICARAGUA. .e; ami head. He lived long enough to be carried to the house and state bow he was auft. His .-uflerings intense, as his scalp was cat m quite a number of places. The mnle has always been considered as danger ous as it nearly killed a yonng man a degrees above zero. muou A 31 ate* Second '•'Ictlm. Seymour, Mo„ Aug. 24.—News has just reached hero that A. L. Rollins, a farmer living six miles south of here, was kicked to death in his bam by a mule. He was harnessing the animal <bffWM arranging tt* rearpart of the lDg portion*of Illinois and Missouri' are gear when the mule kicked him in the M „«. Six Were Killed, and Fully Fifty People Were Wounded. New York, August 24.—A special to the Herald from Nicaraugua says: A desperate fight occurred here jesterday in which a member of tho police and six other men were killed and many woun ded. For some time It was feared a revolu tionary movement was on foot, ami orders were issued to arrest General Zavala. Ansel mo Rivas and Knrique Guzman are suspected of being concern ed in tho movement Tho order wa* executed yesterday, and the partisan* got together and made desperate attempt to rescue them, A volley was fired into the guards, wounding several. Six of tho assailants were killed out right, and the rest were finally put to death. Fully fifty people were wounded. Propped Fiftjr-FIve rolbts BubusotoK, Iowa, August 24.—Tbe most phenomenal cold wave for years Is prevailing over southwest Iowa at present. It came unexpectedly and was so •harp that late garden truck bad a nar row e«c»pe. Tho mercury fell from ninety degrees In tbe abode .to thirty-five lb less than twenty-four boats, and nothlrg bnt cloudy weather and heavy winds pre vented killing froeta. Corn \a this section bae so far ad vanced that the cold will have little effect on It. Crops In southwest low* and adjoin- unusnally large, and there Is nothing but long Continued reiki, or an early freeze that can injure thorn. Tbe farmers aro not apprehonslvo of either. Tbe mercury Is now about 40 Those Who Come to end go From Atnerl; cos Vmr hr Day. Mr. Crawford Wheatley is at home, nfter a must pleasant trip north. Miss Mary Watts went up to Forsyth on Saturday P) visit her 1 sister, Mrs. .1. G. Faulk. Mr. E. H. Walker of Columbia, Ala., Is in the city visiting his brother, Mr. If. T. Walker. Mr. Simon Coliuu aud son returned Saturday night from a business trip to New York. Col. Ilenry Lumpkin returned Sunday night from a week’s visit to Tallulah Falls and other places. Misses Lou Hamil and Mabel McKen zie are at home, to the delight of their friends, after a pleasant visit to Monte zuma. Mr. It. T. Johnson has returned home from his summer vacation, and will now proceed to don Ills linen duster and enter the cotton market. Miss Nclia Davis and her friend Miss Mela Cutilff of Albany returned last night from Etlavllle, where they spent a pleasant week visiting relatives. Col. E. F. Hinton and Capt. William M. Hitt left lost night for Brunswick, on business pertaining to the recent pur chase of tho A. I’. A I,. Compress by parties in the city. Hon. Allen Fort left yesterday for At lanta. He will accompany the legislature on their visit to Savannah this week and look after Americus’ interests in any question that may arise. Mr. IL F. Sams has been In the city several days visiting relatives and friends Mr. Sams is now a prominent business man of Savannah. His Ameri cas friends hear with pleasure of his suc cess, and are always glad to see him in his old home. He left for Savannah last night. Mr. E. D. Ansley, the live grocery man,returned home Saturday night from a three weeks’ stay in New York. An ordinary man can do lot* In three weeks, and an extraordinary man like the pro prietor of tho popular grocery can just knock the bottom out of high prices, which Mr. Ansley did. You will hear from him later. or J. K. Sebmldt-s Ladles sod Gentle men's Dining Rooms. An event that has been 'coked forward' lo with unusual Interest took place last night—tho formal opening of a first-class ladies and gentlemen's restaurant In this city. In most cities of 10,000 people such an opening would attract little raoro than a passing notice; hut here Iu Americus it meant u great dost, namely, tbe supply - ing of a want long felt in this comma- n'.ty. Fur years visitors and commctelal travelers havo manifested surprise lliat our city could not boast of a single first- class restaurant where a lady cul l he accommodated in this.particular lit) '. But now, thanks to the enterprliu ,,f .Mr. Schmidt, wo have a ladles and gentle men’s restaurant that will com],are favorably with any similar establishment in the south. In proof of which it is only necessary to call and sco ami ho convinced. In fitting up ids place, which is called The Bonding Boom,” Mr. Schmidt has spared no expense, Ids total investment exceeding $7,000. Tho cuisine, or cook ing department, is supplied with every modern appliance, l,is splendid range alone costing over $400. The main dining room, for gentle wen only, I* ou the first iloor, immediately behind and shut out from the bar. Here Is a magnificent refrigerator of the most improved pattern, and in which every thing perishable is kept ns piro and wholesome as tons of Ice can keep it. Off of this main dining-room , r, two largo private rooms, capable of i.ecum- modatlng a party of a dozen each. In front Is the reading room and bar, which Is fitted up equal to any similar place In tho stato. On tho second floor, with a private en trance directly from tho streot, Is the adles' dining room. This Is the main feature of Mr. Schmidt’s establishment and tho part ho takes special pi Idu In. Theru Is no question hut what tho ladles will be delighted with the taste and ele gance here displayed, A mcru descrip tion on pH per would fail to do tho rooms jnsticy. Suffice It to say that everything needed Is supplied In the neatest and m >st convenient manner, including toilet room, etc., etc. The silverwaie, china, crockery, etc., i of the finest make and handsonh'-t <k« g In short, everything Is first-class, bund new, and selected with excellent tl'to. But the most important feature of tho establishment is ihec.icf. This la tho grand mognlof tliu cooking department. Of course lie Is u foreigner. Chefs don’t grow In America. Why they don’t grow here, nobody knows. However, Mr. Schmidt says he lias secured one of the best, and be defies successful contradic tion. Consequently our peuplo will havo chance to indulge In tho luxury of ar- tistia cooking. No more dyspepsia from everlasting fries and greasy stews, and half done bacon, and tho usual mess served up by thu untutored wench who domineers everyliody and everything In what the calls her “sphere"—the kitchen. And above all, the pi’r ms of this establishment will have a hill of faro to select from, and not Im fun ml to pay tor numberless dishes that they never touch. In witness of the troth of the above statements, Tilt: Tiuks-Bkioiioli; calls for the testimony of the thirty gentle men who sat down last night to Mr. Iirnldt’s first suppur. Tint tluy wi all satisfied was evidenced by tho length time they lingered over tin: deticacles furnished, and no doubt there' wore a few who sighed bec-ii V tliejr - Alld u > longer linger. Mrs. VV. It Men art Dead. A telegram was received ’yesterday by Mrs. -Stewart's sons, Messrs. Walter am! Will Stewart, announcing that their mother had died In Winston, V. C\, on Sunday night, vory suddenly and unex pectedly. Mrs Stewart left here some weeks ago on n pleasure trip, stopping over soma weeks in Atlanta where she had many friends She then continued her journey to Winston to visit a sister. This sitter died about four days ago, and Mrs. Stewart's untimely death must have been caused by nervous excitement brought on by the sad circumstances at tending her surroundings. The sad death of this loving mother and kind friend (fills many hearts with grief. , Mrs. Stewart had long been a citizen cf Americus. She was a cultivated lady and one who always made tho beat of ovary Opportunity o>r ilie loiviitleciucnt of her family. The body arrived I ts; night; Interment will take pface sotr.o time to day. Tim Tinks-Ukcurdkis ex tends sympathy to the sutruwlug family. Fall From lt. r Bats*. Last evening Miss Em. l’rince, while ' out riding, fell from her horso. Fortu nately, the young Lady was only ruffled up a littlo and somewhat surprised at the horse’s ungallant behavior. No damage except to temper and clothes. - ,