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AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER.
VOLUME 1
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 1891.
NUMBER 122
The Greatest Midsummer Sale
Dry Goo® jolions,
AND
CLOTHING
AND THE
Grandest Reduction in Prices
Ever known in the history of onr trade, commences to-morrow
(Monday) morning
GEORGE D. WHEATLEY'S
Cor. Lamar St, and Cotton Ave.
ROBBERS CAUGHT.
THE YOUNG CONFESSED BANDITS IN
A GEORGIA JAIL'
The Capture of Thornton, ft Central Itnll
road News Butcher, Leader of the Gang
Who Balded an Eipreit Car on the Cen
tral Bond Recently.
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 THAN COST if necessary, to
And
THAN COST if
CLEAR OUT.
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
Gbo. D. wneatley’s.
All our 8c Figured CtaalHe* to go at 4^c per yd.
All our 12}" “ 8c per yd.
All our 8c Standard Calicoes " 5c poryd.
All onr 7c Printed Victor* Lawns at »»/& per yd
All o-ir 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 you
will be disappointed.
HOW LOOK! 5c
This is the Biggest
FIVE CENT
Bargain Ever You Saw.
5e
NOTTINGHAM CURTAIN LACE. We got “scooped" some
time ago in the purchase of a big lot of Nottingham Lace
tains: We have been asking from 20 to 40c per yard, but the goods
linger with us longer than we like, so in 0r ^^ r t , 0 .^ J0Ve
out*and at the same tfmo give you an A No. 1 BARGAIN we part with the
entire lot at
5c PER YARD THIS WEEK.
Wo cannot mention here any SPECIAL PRICES on everything
we have to offer, but remomber iu reading the foregoing, that 1KO-
POKTIONATE and SWEEPING REDUCTION IN PRICES will
be the order of this week in every department of our store.
Em-
OUR STOCK OF
Handkerchiefs, Hosiery, Ribbons, Laces,
broideries, Corsets and Gloves
We guarantee the best in the city, and our prices beyond the reach of
competition.
Housekeepers will find it to their interest to inspect our lino 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 of compe-
tit ion*
here^and^we^rrefnse ^NO^REAS^AK^^^FER^^ 8 ^^^
you may need in onr line.
Cannot you save somethin-? by trading
with
Geo. D.Wheatley
Cor. Lamar St, and Cotton Ave.,
.A.MERIOTTS, GEORGIA..
Forsyth, Aug. 26.—The robbery of
the express air on the Central r ad at
Colliers, a station five miles above this
place, is now established. This daring
robbery was a hidden story to every one
except Marshal Red Harris of tins place,
Detective Bedford of Atlanta, and De
tective Bedford of the Southern Express
company. This trio of detectives have
!>een on the trail of the robbers since
Friday. Thornton, a Central railroad
news butcher about 20 years of age, has
been arrested, and has weakened and
told the whole story. lie was the prin
cipdl of the gang of three, and says
they got £2,275.30. After his confessiou
be went to the back yard of his father’s
house, with the officers, and dug np
from the ground £950, his share of the
boodle.
He says the robbery was planned in
Macon, and the others implicated gave
their names to him as Braswell and Hor
ton. A man has been arrested supposed
to be Horton, who has given informa
tion which induced the officers to at
once leave for Savannah, where it is be
lieved Braswell will be found.
Arrest of Thornton's Confederates.
Braswell has been arrested at Macon
and Horton at Wadley, Ga. Horton
was firing an engine on the way when
arrested and protested his innocence.
He was brought back to Macon and a
search made. Thirteen hundred and
fiifty dollars was found sewed up in a
mattress.
Horton broke down and confessed
all. His wife, a tender young woman,
seemed very deeply touched, and told
how her husband of a few weeks had
brought ruin and disgrace upon her.
Those who saw her say she is a very
nice woman, apparently, and quite
beautiful.
They were arraigned before Justice
Anderson and confessed all. Horton
said he was driven to it from want and
hunger, but the evidence shows that he
had a good position at £G5 per mouth on
the railroad. Reading Rube Burrows’s
life, Jesse James and had whiskey, were
what prompted the deed, Horton is
about 60 years old, and has the appear
ance of a hardened criminal. The other
two are about 18 and 20 years each.
Two thousand, three hundred nnd fifty-
six dollars of the money stolen has been
recovered Mr. Mayes and the help
with him gave Mr. R. C. Harris great
credit for his efficient service iu the
case. Bond was fixed at £2,000 each,
and in default all the parties were sent
to jail.
YOUNG SANFORD’S BOLD GAME.
He Bob* HU Partner untl Monkeys with
the Malls.
Austin, Aug. 25.—Mr. E. O. Sanford,
a young mau who for some time hafi
been in the insurance business in this
city, has left for parts unknown. He
was in the insurance business and
would collect commissions and instead
of turning the money over to his firm
or depositing in bank to credit of the
companies, he would, it is alleged, keep
the money for his private use. By this
means he got away with something like
£400, which his partner will have to
make good and will do so. In addition
to this, Mr. E. O. Sanford took the
liberty of monkeying with the, private
mails, and it is said he would ojten let
ters and not finding what he expected,
would seal them np again and remail
them. He also secured a key to Major
W. H. Stacy’s post office l*ox and for
some time opened the mail, but obtained
no money. Stanford, from all accounts,
has been playing a bold game for some
time and when confronted with his
misdeeds, did not deny them. He,
however, took the precaution to pack
up and leave, but the postal authorities
will endeavor to capture ''him and will
doubtless succeed.
CONDENSED NEWS DISPATCHES,
Domestic and Foreign and of General
Interest.
Heavy rains in England have damaged
growing crops.
The president and party have left
Saratoga for a tour through Vermont.
The Prince of Wales is said to have
taken great interest in the Russian He
brews.
Near Louisville, Kv., a mother and
two children were killed on a railroad
bridge.
The two Tillmans, governor and con
gressman iu South Carolina are urging
a relentless war on the sub-treasury
bill.
At Midelesboro, Ky.. J. Estelle Rice,
the young druggist who was run over
by a Louisville and Nashville train at
Shawnee, a few days ago, died from the
effects of his injuries.
Mr. J. E. Goodman, who leases the
convicts at Briceville, Tenn., has filed a
bill iu the circuit court to have Ford,
the mine insjlector, removed from office
on accouut of his ineligibility.
Naval Lieutenant Kousenetzoff, for
many years a resident of Japan, de
clares that the whole of the Japanese
aristocracy are only awaiting the Mika
do’s initiative to become Protestants.
Governor Page of Vermont, has writ
ten to Secretary* of War Proctor, notify
ing him that if it becomes the govern
or’s duty, on Nov. 1, to appoiut a suc
cessor to Senator Edwards, he will ap
point him.
Prince George of Wales, until now
lieutenant commander of the srunboat
Thrush of the North American station,
has been paid off for his services on the
Thrush, and has been promoted to the
rank of commander.
In a speech at the Merzonrg banquet
iu Berlin, the emperor said he never
would neglect a chance to promote the
interests of agriculture. " We all hoi>e
for peace,” he said, ”aml should war
break out it will not be our fault. w
Thomas Ready, a saloon keeper at
Fall River, Muss., has sued the Globe
for libel placing damages at £5,000.
Ready claims that the paper on Decem
ber 6, 1890. published an article stating
that he (Ready) was interested in a
’’grave yard” business.
A Danburg, Conn., speciaf says: A
babe born here last week weighs less
than two pounds. When born it yveigh-
ed oue iw>uud and two ounces. Its
leugtli is that of a common lead pencil.
The parents are Mr. and Mrs. Daniel
Warner, of Locust street. The child is
in perfect health.
Robert Cox, a young colored man,
was being drawn out of the Nickel-Plate
mine of the Crawford Coal company,
at Cardonia, IutL, in a cage, when the
roj»e broke, j ill owing its hurnuu freight
to fall to the bottom of the shaft, a dis
tance of forty feet. Cox was terribly
cut and bruised, and may lose his life.
A 3InnHgua,Nicaragua, dispatch says:
The ueyvs telegraphed from Grenada to
the United States to the effect that
there had been riots there on Sunday
last, and that the chief of police aud six
men had been killed, and that three im*
>ortant i>ersonages yvere to be expelled
rom Nicaragua, with the warning that
they would be shot if they returned, is
correct
Rebecca Rubenstein arrived at the
barge office at New York from Odessa,
bringing her twenty-four children.
Their ages range from 1 to 25 years.
The Rubensteins are in good circum
stances aud will settle in that citv.
The Hither of the interesting famiiv
also accompanied the children to tins
country*. Mrs. Rnlienstein is 45 years
old and is still plump and pretty. She
is about to give birth to the twenty-fifth
child.
DISGUSTED.
POWDERLY GOES INTO POLITICS AND
THE K. OF L ARE MAD.
A Sematlon Created In Political Circles at
Wllketbarre by the Announcement That
Master Workman Powderly Will Run
the ltepubllcan Ticket.
Wilkesbabbr, Pa., Aug. 26.—Master
Workman Powderly created a sensation
in political circles here by announcing
in the course of an interview that he
intended to run on the Republican tick
et as delegate to the proposed coustitn
tionnl convention.
"I am going to that convention," said
Powderly, "no matter v. hat party 3euds
me. I iun not a partisan. The Repub
lican state convention put me on their
ticket aud I am going to run. ” There
is some talk among the laboring classes
to call a meeting and denounce Powder
ly. It is claimed that yuay and the
Republican leaders of this state have
hoodwinked him, and that he is now in
their power.
The Democrats are disgusted with
Powderly’s action. They sny he has
gone over body uud breeches to the Re
publican party. "In the first place,
said one prominent Democrat, " Pow
derly knows the Republicans do not
want n constitutional convention. They
are fighting it; so are the corporations
who are the friends of the Republican
party. The Republicans don't want a
convention because if a convention were
held we wonld get ballot reform, and
ballot reform means protection for the
poor man’s vote. Powderly, by joining
the Republicans, opposed ballot reform
and strikes a blow at the labor cause. ’
Several local assemblies will take ac
tion on Powderly’s course at once.
Leading Republicans say Powderly has
virtually broken the Knights of Labor
np by this last move. Two thirds of
the K. of L. men ure Democrats. They
will never consent to Powderly joining
the Republicans.
Some Ohio Netv».
Cleveland, Ang. 26.—Jack Bristol of
Tiffin, and a saloonist named Crawford
were lodged in jail at Kenton, charged
with complicity in the mnrder of Young
Stokosbnry at Ada last Friday night.
While Mr. and Mrs. John Dexter were
attending Stokesbury's funeral their 15-
year-old boh took down a shotgun. The
weapon was discharged billing the boy’s
12-yerr-old sister.
Town Burned.
Foot Smith, Ark., Aug. 20.—The
town of Charleston was burned
during the night. Total loss £50,000.
The stores burned are, W. A. Milton,
D. Y. Berry, A. P. Richardson & Co.,
Kellem & Jones, aud Sam Younger.
The court house and records were burn
ed. There was very little insurance.
The tiro originated in the clerk’s office.
OLil NEW HOTEL
Drowned Before Bli Mother** Eye*.
New York, Ang. 26.—Herbert Mapes,
the famons Colombia college athlete,
was drowned before bis mother's eyes
while bathing in the turf at Fire Island.
Mr. Mapes was an excellent swimmer,
and was far out beyond the breakers
when he was seen to be frantically sig
naling forhelp. Several persons started
to the rescue, but before they reached
him be disappeared beneath the waves.
It is thought he was attacked with
cramps, Mr. Mapes was 24 years old.
He was one of a trio of brothers who
hove many times carried the bine and
white of Columbia college to the front
in athletic contests.
Wlf. Murderer Captured.
Belton, Tex., Ang. 26. —Sheriff
Sparks came in Bnck Wilkersoo, who
murdered his wife and a man who in
terfered, in Belton about a month ago.
He was arrested at Laredo by the same
officer who arrested Joe Lewis, the ne-
[TO murderer, who -escaped from jail
icre and was afterwards hung.
To Take Charge uf (lie lull..)-.
efrv OP Mexico, Aug. 26.—A federal
judge baa left Vera Cruz for Tehuante
pec. It fs rumored that be will take
possession of tile Tehuantepec railway,
which the contractor is not building in
accordance with requirement..
Ex-Governor Bowie, who has been to
Saratoga, where Senotor Gorman now
is, is authority for the statement that
Gorman told a prominent Connecticut
politician, who siioke to him about tbo
presidency that Maryland’s voice in the
next national convention would be for
Cleveland, as her people recognized the
fact Cleveland is the popular choice of
the country - and would support him iu
the convention so long as he hut la chance
of winning.
Messrs. Bnrton Smith, W, D. Ellis
and L. Z. Rosser left Atlanta for New
York to urge the creditors of Stephen
A. Ryan to accept his offer of a com
promise. All the attorneys authorized
this committee to represent them. It
is believed that the Boston and New
York creditors, who rejected Mr. Ry
an's proposition, will decide to in cept
it before tnis committee gets through
with them. That is the opinion of the
lawyers on both sides.
An Easton, Md„ special says that the
inch business this year is a bigger
failure than last year, when there was
very little crop. The trouble this year
is that there is too big a crop and prices
are away down. Many growers have
become disgusted with tne unsiness and
are digging np their orchards and. cart
ing away the trees. The local canning
houses are buying peaches as low down
as 5 cents a jwsket and have had to re
fuse offered invoices at that price be
cause of the lack of labor to handle
them.
L. L. Polk has left Raleigh for Char
lotte, N. C. The attacks npon him
by the newspapers grow more and more
pointed. It was stated recently that be
was in conference with some of bis
chosen friends regarding these direct
attacks. It is said farther that his
friends advised him that unless he took
some steps to resent these continued
and direct attacks he could not hope to
maintain aispoeltton at the head of the
Alliance. The war against Polk is
open, and, it appears, is to be contin
ued.
A Peoria, Wr., special says that
fourteen switchmen and twenty-five
armed guards, from a St. Louis detect
ive agency, have arrived, and been as
signed to dnty in the railroad yards.
To He Named by Homebody Next Tuesday,
September let-
History tells us that the “Alhambra”
Is a magnificent palace built by the
Moors in Spain; ami although neglected
for centuries, it is now being restored
Around the gate, or rather above it,
runs the Inscription put there by its
founder, Yusuf, tbc King of Granada, to
whom much of the “Alhambra” Is due
“May the Almighty make thlsabulwark
of protection, and Inscribe Its erection
among the Imperishable actions of the
just."
And so Hay wo all here In Amerlcus in
regard to what was thought would be
our “Alhambra." But the Fates have or
dered otherwise, In regard to name.
Just what that name will be is locked In
the bosoms of the hoard of directors.
Of course, there are all sorts of guesses
atloat; but many persons think that one
of our most distinguished citizens will
be honored by having the hotel named
after him; and the name of that gentle
man Is—but, wait until next Tuesday,
Then everybody will know, and the
agony will be over.
MIGHT? IN POWER.
Post Office Mutter*.
Mr. BttUar, an official of the United
States postal service, has been to Amer
lcus for some days looking after post-
office affairs in general, and the matter
of the tree delivery of lettere and street
mail boxes in particular. This free de
livery business and street mailboxes
will be welcome boons to our people,
Another month, and these two new
features of the poetal service will be In
operation.
The usual report of Postmaster Roney
was examined and highly complimented.
Now If Uncle Sam will let “Cousin Joe”
alone for another year or two, onr poet
office will be about as near perfect as It
Is possible to make a public office.
In Atlanta.
From The Constitution of yesterday
wo clip the following:
. , . r t “Judge Allan Fort of Americas ar-
An engine, manned by several officers rive-1 In Atlanta yesterday, and will
Water g — <>ays here on business. In
of railroad aud river men, boarders of October be comes back to begin his
the Lindell hotel, got on the roof of the
house and showered stones and other
missiles on the passing engine. The
police raided the house and made several
amata.
excellence that has
worl
characterized all bis
Ten Thousand People Gather to Hear Con
gressman Crisp In Plftttsburg, Mo,
Flattsburo, Mo., August 22.—This
has been a groat day for Flattsburg.
Fully 15,000 people have bcon in at
tendance at the third great tariff reform
picnic the Plattsburg Tariff Reform
Club has had in charge, and may well be
proud of the success made of it. Con
gressman Dockery was present and act
ed as master of ceremonies.
In Introducing Mr. Crisp the speaker
said: “He comes from the empire atato
of the south. I have found in congress
that he has been true to the interests of
his state and tlio entire people. When a
brutal gavel overran the rights of tho
democratic minority, it was Mr. Crisp
who stood among tho foremost of the
Intrepid handful, and in that fight he
laurels which history will men
tion."
Mr. Crisp was received with applause,
lie said he would speak on tho rights of
the citizens and tho real duty of the
government. "Do you want,” be asked,
“a government to manage your property,
to control your business and your
affairs? What is wanted of a govern
ment Is protection to the property and
lives of citizens.” Tho government had
the right to collect enough taxes for
that purpose and not a dollar more.
These principles were elementary and
no doubt familiar. But when ono beard
of people clamoring for money from the
government for some certain business
then it was time to revert to these
elementary principles. There could be
found no business which should be built
up at the general expenso of all other
kinds of business and yet this was being
done by the republican party. It was
very strange that a free and Intelligent
people had so long submitted to the
high tariff tax. It would bo much
stranger If they continued to endure it.
Mr. Crisp then entered into a minute
consideration of tire tariff, pointing out
the evils of the present high taxation.
He said among other things that the
republicans were claiming the credit of
taking the tax off sugar. At the same
time they more than made it up by an
increase of duties on other materials.
The amount saved tho people on sugar
went to pay heavier taxes bn other nec
essary articles, and tho income of the
American manufacturers was made
greater. -
That typical mother, tho speaker said,
who also had step-children, never
treated her step-children worse than
the government Its agriculturists. What
right had it to tax all the people to pay
the sugar makers oi Louisana a bounty
of 2 cents a pound? Why should it pay
bounty or especially prefer any indus
try? Why should it not pay bounties
then on wheat and corn? The agri
culturists of Missouri made wheat,
rye, corn much more than enough to
feed every mouth in Missouri, now did
the high tariff protect the surplus?
They had to go abroad to find a market
and sold at u free trade price at Liver
pool, whero they had to compete with
Russian wheat gvowu and harvested by
the cheapest labor in the world. “If,"
he continued, “you buy materials you
need with your surplus, you are met at
the United States ports with a demand
fora 41 per cent tax. Thus your sur?
plus is taxed 41 per copt. The price of
wheat Is regulated In a trade market In
Liverpool, not In Chicago.
There never was, the speaker said, a
villainy which did not have a plausible
explanation. The republican party's
explanation was that the tariff protected
home industry. lie showed that this
was not true, but granting It was for
argument’s sake, what home Industries,
be asked, was this tariff tax Intended to
protect ?
ItKFISED TO ACCEPT
The Soldiers' Homo. Even As a Gift, By a
Vote of 04 to OS.
Atlanta, August 20.—The Georgia
bouse of representatives has refused to
accept the Confederate Soldiers’ Home
by • vote of 04 to 02.
llr. Huff of Bibb county, in advocating
the acceptance of the home, spoke as
follows:
I have heard some things said In the
discussion that has given me great
pleasure, and some that has given great
pain. 1 seek no notoriety, but I want
those confederate soldiers who cannot
be taken care of under the pension law
to be provided for.
Who Is the author of this bill?
Col. A. S. Cutts, of Sumter county, a
gallant confederate soldier, a man who
stood In the front line of battle from
Georgia to Appomattox—Col. Cutts, of
Cutts’ famous batterr of artillery—be Is
the author of this bill. This Is no bill
for a prison bouse, no hospital, ho pau
per house, but a home for en
feebled confederate soldiers, a home
In every sense of the term, with no
other restrictions except that are exact-
ed In every well regulated household. It
it hot the purpose to force these soldiers
away from their wives and homes, but
provides for those who can to go, nr.d
who, under the law, cannot lira-A ., pen-
duties as railroad commissioner, which »|on becauss tjyy have not been wound-
, t. iii j uai nn f*u -««« ed a» provided for under the pension
place he will doubtless fill with the same , aw qT h|g bm givof relief to the dis-
give*
eased soldier we can’t reach directly
with a pension,