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VOLUME 1
AMERICUS. GEORGIA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER » t 1891.
NUMBER 128
The Greatest Midsummer Sale I THE CROP FAILURE.
Dry Goals,jioiions,
CLOTHING
AND THE
Grandest Reduction in Prices
commences to-morrow
Ever known in the history of our trade,
(Monday) morning
6E0R6E 1)7 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, tiinghams, Muslins, Chaflies.
AND OTHER
SUMMER DRESS GOODS AT COST
And LESS THAN COST if necessary, to
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
Geo. D. Wheatley's.
All our 8c Figured Challles to go at 4}fc per yd.
All our 12^c “ “ “ 8c per yd.
All our 8c Standard Calicoes “ 5c per yd.
All our 7c Printed Vlctora Lawns at 3J*c per yd.
All o*ir 8c White Lawns (yd wide) at 5c per yd,
AH our 8c 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 Saw.
5c
NOTTINGHAM CURTAIN LACE. We got “scooped” some
time 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
Unger with us longer than we like, so in order to move them right
out and at the same tfme give you an A No. 1 BARGAIN we part with the
entire lot at
5o PER YARD THIS WEEK.
We cannot mention here any SPECIAL PBICES on everything
we have to offer, but remember in reading the foregoing, that PRO
PORTIONATE and SWEEPING REDUCTION IN PRICES wiU
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.
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 TD BE
FOUND, and OUR PRICES always have been simply
UNAPPROACHABLE from the standpoint of compe
tition.
Our determination to reduce stock APPLIES WITH FORCE
hero, and we will refuse NO REASONABLE OFFER for anything
you mity need in our line.
Cannot you save somethin? by trading
with
Cor. Lamar St. and Cotton Ave.,
A.MEBIOTTB, geoegia.
BAD CROPS GENERAL, AND DISTRESS
WILL FOLLOW
Colonel J. ];. Montgomery of Oregon Ar
riv. • In New York From Germany and le
Interviewed Abont the Crop Fltllnro In
Enropenn District..
New Vi. uk, Sept. 1.—Colonel J. B.
Montgomery, of Oregon, has just re
turned from Germnny and while «t the
Fifth Avenue hotel, he was asked about
the crop failure in Europe, and said:
" The crop failure in Europe is general,
and distress is sure to follow. I was all
over Germany and saw, that, tbs rain
had ruined the wheat and rye. In Ger
many there will he a shortage in the
grain crop of 33 per cent., or just 1,000,-
000,000 bushels.
"The empire generally produces 240,
000,000 bushels of rye and 00.000 000
bushels of wheat annually. \V itli the
great falling off mentioned the people
will have to look to this country for re
lief. ltnssiu is short and can’t supply
Germany, and France is not much bet
ter off. The potato crop in continental
Europe lias been more or less n failure,
and the people look with longing eyes
toward America. I am not a simula
tor in grain, but I predict tbatr b'
Christmas yrheat in this country wil
sell at ALSU per bushel, owing to the
great demand in Europe.
8TILL ANOTHER TRAIN ROBBERY.
Texas Desperadoes Hold up a Train and
Get Thousand, of Dollars.
Del Bio, Sept. 3.—Telegraphic news
from Samuels, Texas, a small station on
the Southern Pacific railway, located in
thinly settled section of this county,
gives a thrilling account of a daring
train robbery committed by mounted
men at that place shortlp after mid
night.
Dynamite and Winchesters were
used ns a means of intimidating
the express messenger and gaining en
trance into his car.
All the money and valuables in the
safe in the express car was secured by
the robbers as well as several sacks of
mail and a registered package from the
mail car. The amount of money ob
tained cannot be learned, but it will
doubtless reach into the tens of thou
sands. The train was jnst pulling out
from the station when six masked men
siinultaneonsly mounted the engine,
mail car and express car, two men for
each of these positions.
Over forty shots were fired, literally
perforating the baggage and express
car without injury to any one, when an
unexpected mode of procedure was
adopted that of exploding a dynamite
cartrade against a small window in the
express car. The effect of this was to
tear the window out and otherwise
damage the car. The express messen
ger was stunned, bnt recovered in a
ew honrs only to be overpowered by
the robbers and made to give up his
safe key.
The robbe.s took their time in doing
the job. and with an exhibition of great
nerve. Horses were in readiness for
them and on the completion of their
work the bandits rode rapidly away,
and are now in Mexico, beyond the
reach of the authorities.
The sherig of this was telegraped to
secure a tswse and give pursuit.. A ro
of $230.00 per capita being offered for
the capture of the robbers,
American Hog to Enter Hamburg,
Berlin, Sept. 2.—It is reported in
Hamburg that all restrictions on Amer
ican pork will be removed. United
States Minister Phelps when questioned
upon the snbject, refused to confirm
the report, bnt said he would repeat
what he said six months ago to the
effect that the American hog would en
ter the Bradenkurg gate before this
year's acorns fell. It is known, how
ever, that Mr. Phelps in Id* last dis
patch to the German Foreign Office, in-
i lmated plainly to the officials of that
department that the patience Of Presi
dent Harrison and Mr. Blaine wonld
not last beyond September.
Atlanta*. Coming City Election.
Atlanta, Sept. 2.—There will be a
decidedly new feature in local politics
in this city. There will be an anti-bar
room ticket in the field. This means
the most interesting municipal election
that has been held in Atlanta in many
rears. Of course there wiU be some
rind of opposition to the anti-barroom
ticket. There may be three tickets in
the field—the anti-barroom, the liquor
men's ticket and a conservative ticket.
Such a three cornered fight would be
very, very interesting.
Cattla Dlacaaa Raging.
Mason City, la., Sept. 2.—The disease
which has been raging with such fright
ful fatality among the cattle herds in
Palo Alto county, lias spread into Em
met county and large numbers in Pete
John’s herd have died. Tne symptoms
are similar to tabies. The disease is on
the increase, with no signs of abate
ment until the entire herd is annihil
ated.
A Hying Desperado.
Columbus, Ind., Sept. 2.—The condi-
tioL of Wm. Dnllard, the Hope despera
do, barn-burner and assassin, who- shot
George Bathrock three times on the
morning of Jnly 4, then shot himself
through the Inngs and has since lain in
the jail hospital to avoid the vengeance
of a mob, it daily growing worse, and
his death it hourly expected.
Skeleton Found In the Wood*
Pottsville, Pa., Sept. 2.—The re
mains of an unknown mail were found
in the woods at Lofty. There was a
bullet hole in the back or the bead.
I Only the skeleton was left. It had pos-
I liVly been lying in the woods a year.
TOO Dl'SY TO FIGHT.
Colonel Polk Talk, of Alliance Matter,—
That Force Circular.
Washington, September 2.—Presi
dent Polk, ot the National alliance, was
at bis office this morning, though lie
complained of feeling ill, and he looked
to be unwell. He Is just back from
Raleigh, and this afternoon he starts on
a campaigning tour out in Missouri,
Kansas and Iowa.
Colonel Polk says there l» no truth In
the report that circulars are being pre
pared to be sent out to political aspir
ants advising them to join the third
party.
“We are not drumming up political
rceram. 5, ‘f«'mi[f><a" tKs fflWMl' gtWr.
We liave no need to. We Lave tp bar
fcbe doors against them. You can say
that the story is a canard, just as many
another Is that is sent out about me and
the alliance.
“Do I think a third party will cut
figure in the next campaign?” echoed
the colonel. “Well, that depends. It
looks as if the bourbon democrats of the
south are trying to force us to that end,
I won’t answer that question now, but
you can quote me as saying that if
we agree to put a ticket in the field, we
are going In to win.’*
Referring to the report that Col. Ashe
of Raleigh wished to meet him in mortal
combat, the allianceman smiled and said
that he really could not account for that
story. He had received dozens of tele
grams from all over the country begging
him not to meet Ashe, when, as a mat
ter of fact, he had never contemplated
fighting that gentleman. He had other
work to do, much bigger work than
fighting a tarheel editor a duel, and be
did not propose to be sidetracked In any
such foolish way.
POLK’S WARNING.
DEMOCRATIC LEADERS ARE MAILED
CIRCULARS.
A BAD TUMBLE.
Another Rumor Current Abont the Action
of the Alliance—Democratic Leaders Are
8eld to be Warned to Flee From the
Wrath to Come.
Steve llynn’s Creditor*
Boston, Maas., September 2.—The
Boston creditors of John Ryan's Sons
met to-day at E. C. Lawrence's offloe,
141 Summer street.
No definite action was taken, and the
feeling of those present was that the un
secured would accept the 30 cents, and
that If the offer was raised to 83 cents
for those who have replevlncd their
goods, It would be aocepted.
Colonel N. J. Hammond and H. L.
Culberson addressed the meeting and
counseled a settlement. Their advice
bad great weight with the meeting. But
yet no one wanted to take.the initiative.
The result of the meeting In New
Tork to-day will have much to do with
the settlement.
The Rain-Maker at Work.
Chxyenne, Wy., September 2.—Frank
Alberson operated here yesterday with
his secret process for rain making, and
the result was two showers, Amounting
to nearly a half-inch of precipitation.
The heavy rain was local,Cheyenne being
the storm centre of a 90-mllo circum
ference. Alberson keeps bis seoret
well.
He works in a barn and has a hole In
the roof for his nse, but its utility has
not been ascertained.
The opinions are divided aa to Whether
he uses chemical gasekor electricity.
The two storms came from different
directions.
Mxrrlaz* of HI.. Lincoln.
London, September 2.—The marriage
of Mlsa Mary Lincoln, the daughter of
the United States minister, Hon. Robert
F. Lincoln, to Mr.* Charles B. Isbam of
Chicago, took place at 2:30 p. m. to-day
at the Brompton Parish church.
A number of fashionable English peo
ple and Americana, mostly intimate
friends of the Lincoln family, filled the
church,
After the marriage ceremony .the
moat intimate friends of the two families
partook of a wedding breakfast at the
United States minister's residence in
Cromwell Gardens.
Savannah Merchant. Protest.
Savannah, Ga., September 2.—The
cotton exchange and the board of trade
held meetings this morning and adopted
resolutions deploring the removal of Su
perintendent Starr as an Injury to the
business Interests of Savannah, and ex
pressing the deepest confidence in him
as a railroad man.
Ten Thouiaml Dollar. II.ward
The' Richmond A Danville Company
will pay $10,000 for the arrest and con
viction’of tho person, or persons, who
removed the rail from the track of the
Western North Carolina railroad, near
Bostlan’s bridge, Iradell county, North
Carolina, on the night of Wednesday,
August 20, 1801.
Somebody will work for this reward,
the largest of the kind ever offered.
The Brown Botue.
The boarding house on Jackson street,
recently vacated by Mrs. West, will
hereafter be known as the “Brown
House.’,' It Is presided over by Mr.
Ritter, who-delights to please Ills
patrons.
Crops Ruined In Scotland.
Emxnunon, .Septcmber2 —The recent
storms, which have swept over the Brit
ish isles, have half ruined the crops
throughout Scotland, and the harvest la
at a complete standstill.
Raleigh, Sept. 2.—Rumors were cur
rent here that the third party, or Peo
ple's party, as it terms itaelf, was send
ing out from tbeofllceuf President Polk,
of the national Alliance, at Washing
ton, letters to every aspirant for politi
cal office, informing such aspirants that
unless they gave in their adhesion to
the third party they will get nothing.
These rumors were confirmed end it
was positively stated that a number of
these letters had been sent to N orth
Carolina Democratic leajlers, and no
doubt many to those in other states.
This step on the part of tile third par
ty promoters will certainly do more
than anything else to arouse the Demo
crats, and will draw their hottest fire.
SEVERAL PERSONS KILLED
Amt Many More Are Injur.il In
IlKlIronil Wreck.
Cincinnati. Sept. 2.—A special from
Evansville to The Commercial Gazette
says that between Pell City nnd Troy,
Perry county, Indiana, a mixed train
on which were twenty passengers, en
countered a broken rail. The engine
left the track and jumped on the ties
for a while, then it took a header down
a steep embankment. All the cars piled
on it. The passengers were all taken
ont, Fonr were dead and sixteen more
or less scalded by escaping steam and
otherwise injured. The wreck took
fire and burned up completely. Engi
neer Jake App and his firemnn escaped
Injury by jumping. Conductor Gordon
was in the coach and was badly injured.
The wreck was on the LonisviUe, Evans
ville and St. Louis railroad. All the
injured are in Pell City. Nearly all the
passeng-rs were from local points on
the road.
CAPTAIN LITTLE APPOINTED
Assistant Attorney General tor One
Yenr In Georg!*
Atlanta, Sept. 2.—Governor Northen
has appointed Hon. W. A. Little of Co
lumbus, assistant attorney general of
to serve one year. Captain Little is
from Talbot connty and has lean prom
inent in Georgia politics for several
years, and Is an excellent lawyer. He
lias held several Important positions,
ahd is one of the most popular men in
the state. The appointment will no
donbt meet with universal satisfaction.
Chinamen Coming by Way of Canada.
Rochester, N. Y.. Sept. 2.—It ap
pears that large numbers of Chinamen
are arriving in this country by way of
Canada. The plan of their introduction
here is peculiar. They reach the towns
lying along the border and there 1* a
permanent offer of $100 to any one who
will land them on United States soil,
the Chinamen themselves taking the
chance of safety after reaching this
side. It is inspected that a number of
Chinamen have arrived at the points
near Charlotte, leaving the steamer be.
fore reaching port and being taken in
small boats thence to land.
CONDENSED NEWS PI8PATCH68,
Domestic and Foreign nnd ot General
Interest.
Glen wood hotel, Dallas, Tex., was de
stroyed by flames.
Frank Melbourne ha* succeeded in
bringing rain in Wyoming.
Lieutenant Governor Jones of New
York, will run for governor on an inde
pendent ticket.
The official statement, just published,
give* the cotton crop of Texas for 1890
at 2,111,COO bales.
No.plan has yet been suggested in the
Tennessee legislature for the disposal of
convict labor that has met with general
approval.
Census Commissioner Porter has re
ceived the last card, showing the exact
□umber of people in this country. The
card showed 82,632,380.
Captain H. D. Johnson, Lawrence
county, Ala., a highly respected citizen
and officer in tlie late war, blew his
brains ont with a pistol at hU home in
his wife’s presence.
A St. Petersburg dispatch says: It la
officially announced that the Imperial
bank has been empowered to, make
temporary issues of notes to the ainonnt
of 23,000,000 roubles.
It is estimated at the treasury depart
ment that there has been an increase of
over $6,000,000 in the cash holdings
since Ang. 1, representing a decrease of
the public debt to that amount accord
ing to the old form ot debt statement.
While Robinson's circus street parade
Was in progress at Montreal several of
the lions in an open cage began fighting.
Equestrian Lawler tried to quiet them,
when one of the lions seized him with
bite of his paws and lacerated him ter-
vilAv..
The Lstin-Americon department ot
the World's Colombian exposition has
received information that the govern
ment of Uruguay will take part in the
World's Columbian exposition, and will
name commissioners at the earliest pos
sible date. It is intimated that the ar
rangement of affairs tor Uruguay would
lie in the charge of the rural association,
which is in iteelf a guarantee of a very
fine exhibition of the country.
Two Men Fall From the Top ot tne Cstho-
Uc Church.
There was a frightful, accident at the
Catholic church yesterday evening, and
It is fortunate that the results were not
more serious.
Two workmen were on a scaffold
above the roof, finishing the eaves of
the dome, wftan the scaffold gave way,
and threw them to the roof, from which
they fell to the ground, a distance of
thirty or thirty-five feet
The men had been on the scaffold
pretty nearly all day and had little
thought of the danger that lurked be
neath them. It was about five o'clock
yesterday evening that the • accident
occurred, and a number of people who
were passing witnessed IL
The two men on the scaffold at the
timo it fell wore Doo McKenzie, white,
and "Join Bonnott,'colored.
The Injuries of the former were only a
few slight bruises, and he picked him
self up as soon as he struck the ground,
and walked home. The negro was more
unfortunate, and sustained a broken
leg. His right leg was broken just
above the ankle, both bones giving
away.
Dr. George T. Miller was sent for, and
soon bad the wounded man ready to be
carried borne.
It la a miracle that either escaped
with their lives.
A Good Child.
Here Is a little girl who, If she wore a
boy, would grow up to be president of
the United States. As she can never at
tain to that exalted position, she will
come very near it—that Is, she Is oertain
to bo a mother of a president This is
her first attempt at a composition on a
very difficult subject—“Boys:"
"Boys la men that have not got as big
as their papas, and girls Is young women
that will be young ladles by and by.
Man was made before woman. When
God looked at Adam he said to himself:
‘Well, I guess f can do better than that
If 1 try again, and then he made Eve.
God liked Eve so much better than he
did Adam that there has beep more,
women In the world than men ever alnce.
Boys are a trouble. They are very wear
ing on everything but soap. If I could
have my way half the boy* In the world
would be little glrla, and the other half,
would be dolls. My papa la so nice to
me that I guess he must have been a
girl when he was a little boy,”
Through Mall.
The peoplu of Lumpkin bare become
discontented at the long Interval of the
arrival of the mail in their town, and
one day last week petitioned Supt. Ter
rell, of Atlanta, for a through poach
over the S A. M. road from the Cen
tral. The petition was favorably con
sidered, and hereafter a pouoh will be
carried over the S. A. M. road every
morning, in addition to the afternoon
mall. Perhaps if the other towns along
the line would petition, they would se
cure a morning mall service.
Cruel In tbs Extreme.
To say It is cruel to use barbed wire
for pasture enclosures is only putting it
mildly. Mrs. M. T. Elam and Dr. Burt
have been pasturing their oows, which,
by the way, are very fine Jerseys, In a
pasture whleh is enclosed with barbed
wire, and, consequently, are badly lacer
ated on the teats, sides and legs. They
are unfit for use now, and may never be
useful again. An alliance fence law, by
the alliance legislature, would be appli
cable in “no fenoe’’counties, preventing
barbed wire enclosures.
More lUductlos..
The Rlehmond' A Danville railroad
company, among the many reductions
to curtail expenses, have abolished*the
bureau of Immigration' of the Central
railroad, official Information of whloh
was received in the city yesterday.
The order went Into effect on Sept. 1,
though the circular of announcement
did not arrive until the day after.
Sumter Connty Sunder School.
The executive committee of the Sum
ter Connty Sunday School will meat in
A meric us on the first Saturday in Sep
tember. All members are earnestly’ re
quested to be on hand promptly. The
committee will meet in the Presbyteri
an church, on Jackson street
An Overflow.
Last night at half-past 6 o'clock, a
perfect deluge of water blocked the
passage of pedestrians near the water
tower, caused by an overflow from the
i. That can be afforded now, as
Chore are no printing house water
motors to reduce the supply. , ,
Yssi To-day.
The pig has been barbecued; the table
is spread, and all preliminaries cbm-.
pie ted for the Americas Barbecoe Club's .
last meeting for this season, which wiil
be held to-day at high noon at the Dell.
The last Is always tho best.
County Court.
County court was ia session again yes
terday. A number of cases were dis
posed of. Among them was one against
the Western Union Telegraph Company,
which resulted in favor of the company.