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AkERICUS TIMES-RECORDER.
VOLUME t
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1891.
NUMBER 130
The Greatest Midsummer Sale
]iy Goods,Jotions,
LOTHING
ni
COTTON'S MOVEMENT.
THE COTTON CROP FOR THE YEAR
8,652,579 BALES.
The r.Hrgect Kver Grown by 1,341,375 Buie*.
The .Movement In Every Direction Cor-
renpontlineiy llenvy—New Orleans’ Gain.
What Savannah Handled
Grandest Reduction in Prices
rer known in the history of our trade, commences to-morrow
(Monday) morning
AT »
GEORGE 0. 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, Chaflies,
AND OTHER
SUMMER DRESS GOODS AT COST
New Orleans, La., Sept. 3.— Secre
tary Hester of the Now Orleans Cotton
Exchange has completed the (Inal do
tails of the cotton crop movement, the
AND THE principal figures of which were Issued
Sept 1. His introductory remarks state
that the cotton crop of the United States
for the year ending Aug. 31, 1801, is
8,630,570 bales, the largest crop ever
grown by 1,341,275 bales. In reference
to the reciepts at the American ports,
Ur. Hester says that with this tremen
dous crop the movements In overy di
rection have been correspondingly
heavy.
New Orleans has handled more cotton
than in any year but one of her history,
her not receipts exceeding 2,000,000
bales for the first time since the war,
and reaching within 00,000 of those In
1800, the largest ante-bellum year.
Galveston has passed the 1,000,000 bale
mark for the first time.
Savannah has handled considerably
more than 1,000,000 hales, exceeding all
previous records. The gross overland
movement for the year, after deducting
the Interchanges between the different
points of crossing and resliipping into
the cotton belt, have reached 1,538,200
bales, exceeding last year by ls4,970
bales, and tho year before by 181,089
bales. Tho heaviest gains in the over
land have been at St. Louis and points
above on the Mississippi, which show
an incrcaso [of 237,000 kales. Tho rail
roads out of Louisville are 05,000 bales
ahead of last yoar, while Cairo, exclu
sive of through cotton for St. Louis, is
short nearly 42,000 bales
necessary, to Cincinnati and Virginia points also
’ show a falling off of 113,000 bales.
The statement makes the foreign ex
ports for the year to Great Britain
3,329,432 bales, to France 559,099 bales,
to the continent and channel ports
1,890,291 bales, a total, oxclasive of
Canada, of 5,778,822 bales.
The excess in foreign ports over last
year is 873,382 bales, of whlob Great
Britain has taken 479,330 bales, France
8d,302 bales and tho continent 312,090
bales.
The report mentions shipments of
American cotton from New York to Ja
pan of 4,494 bales. — —-—
The total takings for Amertcao con.
sumption dnring the year were 2,032,023
bales, against 2,346,152 bales’ last year.
These embrace 2,027,862 bales by north,
ern spinners, against 1,799,256 last year,
a gain of 228,104 bales; and (104,661 bales
oy southern spinners, against 546,894
bales last year, a gain of 57,765 bales.
Secretary Hester has made a complete
census of the southern mills. These
show that South Carolina has become
the largest consumer of cotton among
the states south, Georgia, which ranked
first last year, coming next.
The consumption by states* for this
and last year is given as follows:
This Last
Stales. y«ar. year.
Alabama SW,145 85,774
Arkansas *10 45a
Qeoigla l;3,8is 1(0,385
Kentucky 14.5» 13,508
Louisiana--..- 13,560 14050
_ Mississippi 15,162 18,060
have to offer, but remem Wfr&ding aw. fowgofag, ** racj- w*
And
LESS »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
Geo. D. Wtieaileu’s.
. i ‘ 1 #iv
All our 8c Figured Challlcs to go at 4\{c per yd
All our 1211c “ “ ** 8c per yd.
All our 8c Standard Calicoes “ 6c per yd.
All our 7c Printed Victor* Lawns at 3J/£c per yd.
All our 8c Whit# Lawns (yd.wide) at 6c per yd,
All our 8c White Check Nainsook at 5c per yd,
. Stock of above will not lost long at such prices, so come early or yon
will be disappointed.
NOW LOOK! 5c
This is the Biggest
FIVE CENT
Bargain Kver Too Saw.
5c
NOTTINGHAM CURTAIN LACE. We got “scooped” Borne
time ago in the purchase of a big lot of Nottingham Dace for cur
tains; We have been asking from 20 to 40o per yard, but tho goods
linger with us longer than we like, so in order to move them right
out and at the same tfme give you on A No. 1 BARGAIN we part with the
entire lot at
5s PER YARO THIS WEEK.
We cannot mention hero any SPECIAL PRICES on eveiythmg
PORTIONATE and SWEEPING REDUCTION IN PRICES will
be the order of this week in every department of our store.
OUR STOCK OF
Em-
Handkerchiefs. Hcsierv, Ribbons, Laces,
broideries, Corsets and Gloves
We guarantee the best in the city, and our prices beyond the reneb 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 TO BE
FOUND, and OUR PRICES always have been simply
UNAPPROACHABLE from tho standpoint of compe
tition.
^termination to reduce stock APPLIES WITH FORCE
hcro 0 and d wo^ill refuse NO REASONABLE OFFER for anything
you may need in our line.
Cannot you save something by trading
with
Geo. D. Wheatley
— Cor. Lamar St. and Cotton Ave.,
AMERICUS, GEORGIA.
CONDENSED NEWS DISPATCHES,
Homo.tic hikI Foreign and of General
Interest.
Frank Scofield, who refldet about
seven miles from Cold Springs. N. Y.,
shot and killed his brother while quar
reling over pickle crops.
The Kennedy family of Dubuque, In.,
have received word that by the death of
an uncle of the same name in Newark,
N. J., they are left heirs to an estate
valued at over *1 ,900,090.
An Edinburgh news dispatch says
that the recent storms which have
swept over thu British it-lcs have half
rained the crops throughout Scotland,
and the harvest is at a complete stand
still.
Assistant Secretary Nettleton has in
structed the collector of customs at
Nogales, Aria., to exercise due precau
tion to prevent the smuggling into the
United States at that port of Mexican
lottery tickets.
The courts have granted an injunc
tion on the Cfity bank in London against
paying a draft for $75,000 drawn by
Balmaceda in favor of his European
agents. The injunction was applied for
by insurgents.
A London news report comes from
Paris to the effect that a transport train
had rnn off the rails and over an em
bankment at Cnlmont do Chaltndry,
and that 200 persons were killed. The
report cannot be confirmed.
The forty-five detained Russian im
migrants, who arrived at Baltimore in
the steamer Somalia have been released.
The steamship Karlsruhe, from Bremen,
has 737 passengers in the steerage. 200
of whom are Russian refugees.
By the confession of a confederate
swindler, Musgrave's attempted life in
surance fraud at Terre Haute, Ind.,
was exposed. He had bought n skeleton
at St. Louis, placed it in a cabin, fired
it, and fled to Chicago, expecting to col
lect his heavy insurance.
A Washington special says that Sec-
rt.ary Proctor has written bis reply to
Governor Page's tender of the position
of senator from Vermont to succeed
Senator Edmunds. He will probably
send it early next week or carry the
letter in person when be goes north.
A BOLD BOBBERY.
THE LOS ANGELES EXPRESS HELD
UP BY ROBBERS.
Two Marked Men Stop « Train In Califor
nia, but the Determined Trainmen and
Kxpreaa Mewenaer Make Them Take to
the Weed*.
South Carolina 11141)57 144,h>>
Tennessee • 30,536 31,flk)
Texas 3,522 3,814
Virgin n 23.707 17,224
The report refers to the excess in
southern cotton consumption as a
handsome showing when considered In
addition to the marked increase of 1889.
90, and calls attention to the fact that
several states now consume more cotton
por annum than was consumed by the
entire south but little mote than ten
years ago. It also shows tho total
number of mills in the thirteen cotton
states as 340, Including 287 in active op
eration, a gain of 17 oompared with Sep
tember, 1800. The total number of
spindles in operation Is 1,823,710, again
for this year of 158,570, and 50,404 new
spindles aro reported in coune of erec-
tion.
Regarding the marketing of the new
crop, the report shows receipts at south
ern seaports of 53,003 bales up to the
close of August, ss against 03,507 last
year. _______
The sieve By an Settlement.
New York, Sept. 4.—Tho final meet
ing of tho Ryan creditors will be held
next Tuesday. New York attorneys
representing #200,000 of creditor*’ claims
have recommended the acceptance of
the 30 cent proposition. The outlook is
favorable that the others will come in.
The matter is virtually settled as re
gards the Boston creditors, who will
give a definite decision in a few day*.
In Cams for Snapping a Qua.
Columbus, Ga., Sept.’ 4.—William
McMichael, a guard in the city chain-
gang, was docketed in the mayor’s court
bo a charge of snapping his pistol sev
eral times at W. D. Keen, master me
chanic of the Columbus Railroad com-
McMicbael was sick and the
A Frazier, I. T., special sayB that o
the Red river, Poland, Kiowa chiel.
was shot and instantly killed by Bob
Booheir, a cowboy. The trouble came
up over some cattle. The slaver went
to Mangumfand surrendered. Trouble is
feared aud troops have been sent for at
Fort Sill.
Richard Nash of Philadelphia, engi
neer on the fnst Reading express, while
on the lookont was struck by some ob
struction near OreviUe Station, and his
head was severed from the body. The
body hung out of the cab window some
minutes before the fireman discovered
what had occurred.
The United States officials have tested
the new 12-lnch all steel mortar. A shell
weighing 800 pounds was fired from the
mortar with a charge of 105 pounds of
powder. The results were eminently
satisfactory to the officials. The veloc
ity obtained was 1,180 feet per second,
and the pressure 29,000 pounds to the
square inch.
Louis Shoup and Josepha Kautmnn
were arrested at Goshen, Ind., on a
charge of malicious trespass, which
consisted in their having all the water
rat off the Clinton township mill-race,
nnd thus interfering with thorite of
baptism, which was to be administered
Shore, and which consequently bad to
be postpone^.
A Nevada, Mo., special sara that
Frank Stroud, aged 22, committed sui
cide near bis father’s house.. He shot
himself through the bead with a rifle,
using a stick to spring the trigger.
Sickness and poverty are snpposed to
have been the causes. I His sister is ly
ing at the point sf death and it is
thongnt tbut the tragic end of her
hmtlier will kill her.
A dispatch received from Guatemala
says: The financial condition of -the
government is very bud. The troops
threaten to revolt unless they are paid.
President Barillas claims that money
will lie forthcoming soon and that be is
arranging n low in Paris. General
Barries, one of the most prominent can
didates for the presidency* is expected
to arrive from Europe on tho next
steamef. ,
At Rusk, Tex., the death sentence
was passed on John aud Wade Folder
tor tile murder of Yance Thompison, the
father-in-law of John Felder, who was
murdered Ang. 17. in the southern por
tion of Cherokee county. They said
they had nothing to say why they should
not die, and jokingly remarked that
they were two negroes who knew pro-
jiiety when their time is coming. The
; ime set for breaking their necks is Oct 0.
A Treves dispatch says that the re-
zeipts from the pilgrims, who have
Dome to view the liolv coat, exceed ex
pectations. While a large share of the
money is to be retained for the repair
ing of the cathedral, the greater share
will probably be handed over to the
tope. There nre two offertory boxes in
;he cathedral on the part of the Holy-
See. and sometimes as ranch as 10,(XH)
marks is dropped into them daring the
day.
Word has jnst been received at Lon
don that General Booth left Capetown
for Australia. The general reports that
leading statesmen of British Sonth
Africa favor his proposition to fonnd a
colony in Switzerland and will give it
their practical support. The general
baa not yet, however, purchased the
land for the proposed South African
settlement. He probably wiaheatosee
Australia first. He found the icrny
flourishing in South Africa, the Cape
and among the converted native* of the
interior.
The czar it laid to be much irritated
by the appearance of another natural
•on of hu late father, following him
even to his rest at Copenhagen. The
czar has never taken kindly to his nat
ural brothers and sisters, whose exist
ence he ill ikes no concealment of re
garding as a stigma on the imperial
house of Russia, being himself a man of
strict morality in his family relations.
- n, . • %». 6WWV IllUHMUJ til ma intuit? ITUtllUIifi,
joe was The latest applicant for recognition,
©^aelsayttat he waajknnkatthe therefore, although nit doubt genuine,
MM he tried to do the shooting. i» not likely to get much for his pains.
Sax Fraxcisco, Sept. 4.—The Los
Angeles express was held up by two
masked mon, a few miles south of
Modesto, last night. The tpbbors
boarded the train at Ceres and com
pelled Engineer Nell and Fireman Wal
lace to extinguish the headlight and fill
the boiler with water. Then they made
them go down to- the express car and
ordered it opened. Conductor Roche
and Brakeman Fox were In the front
car and at once went out on the platform
and looked out on each side of the car.
At the sight of the conductor's lantern
one of the robbers called out for them to
go back, firing a shot at them. The
conductor set the lantern baok and tired
two shots at the robbers.
The conductor at once went back into
the car and sought Deteotive Len Har
ris of Los Angeles, and Deteotive Law.
son, who chanced to be on the train.
Harris got out of the car on the west
side and walked to where the robbers,
who had gone over to that aide - of tbe
express car, were. When about two
car lengths from tbe express car, Harris
opened fire with a revolver; sending
two shots In tliclr direction. The rob
bers returned tbe tire, tiring three shots,
all of which took effect, bitting Harris
In the neck and over the left eye,
Meanwhile the robbers compelled En
gineer Neff to hold a torch, while
Fireman Wallace worked at the
door. They called several times for
tho express messenger and Us as
sistant Charles, to open the door and
come out, claiming that they would not
hurt them, but they refused to open the
door. A bomb exploded against the
door, shattering tbe beams, and making
an opening large enough for them to en
ter, but shooting by Harris and also the
shots fired during the affray by Brake-
man Fox, evidently scared them off, as
they left without securing any treasure.
Harrison was taken to Merced, where he
Is dying. As so-ra as the news of the
attempted robbery reached Merced, a
special train started for the scene, bear
ing officers and a posse of slaty men,who
are now In pursuit. Officers also started
from Milan, Modes to, Merced and La-
throp.
NEW8 FROM ITALY.
Her Commeroe railing OIF—la Edict
That May Be Abolished.
Robe, Sept. 4.—The commerce or
Italy for the seven months ending July
81 shows a marked falling off as com
pared with the same period of last year.
The import* decreased #30,800,000 in
tains and the exports #4,000,000. Dur
ing the same period tbe revenue from
ensiomi fell of #4,800,000.
It If rumored that the government
proposes to ask at the approaching
session of parliament for the abolition
of the edict of Cardinal Paoca, which
forbids the export of the works of the
old masters. If this edict should he
abolished it will at once enable Prince
Borgheee to be relieved of liis financial
difficulties and at the same time give a
chance to the United States to become
the possessor of a famous collection of
the old matters.
The pope has named Mr. J. C. Hey-
wood, author of "Ladv Merton." one of
bis private chamberlains. Mr. fleywood
is a graduate of Harvard.
Governor Hill NiHmbu#
Wellsviixe, N. Y., 8 pt. 4.—Gov
ernor Hill addressed tbe visitors to the
agricultural fair here. The audience
numbered 8,000. Alluding to Porter’s
census, the governor said he put but
little faith in its accuracy, so far os the
cities were concerned, whatever might
be tlte case in the country districts. He
said that according to that census there
bad been nnactnaldecren.seill population
since 1880 in twenty-three countin of
the state. This, it true, was a startling
fact. He commented on the present
agricultural depression' and suggested
great economy in the administration of
the public affairs of the nation, state,
county and towns, aud in this connec
tion congratulated Die people on the
fact that the rate of state tuxation for
the present year is the lowest in thirty-
six years.
COTT -N AS COLLATERAL
Upon Which a New Gtloia Beak Has Been
Established.
Griefix, Ga., September 4.—Tlte Far
mers’ Banking Company [is now an as
sured fact, all opposition to the enter
prise having been overoome. To Col.
Searcy, the president of tbe bank, Is due
tbe credit of surmounting obstacles that
stood in the way, and placing the Insti
tution on a firm footing.
In reference'to the management of the
affairs of this now enterprise, Col. Searcy
haa this to say: -"
‘The Farmers’ bank will be oper
ated on the principle of other banking
houses precisely. We have adopted a
different method of raising the money
on which to operate, but that makes no
difference, A man, or any set of men,
may raise money to enter business by
whatever method best suits them; and
so long as they do tbe business they In
tended doing tliore Is no room to ques
tion the method of raising the money.
Our way of raising it was to .get cotton
subscription. A farmer comes up and
says: ‘I put in so many bales of cotton.’
There has jtoen subscribed to date 913
bales. The eotton will be shipped to
New York, where I have arranged to
sell It at a much better price than the
market here will afford. In fact, It
will be premium cotton, every bale of it,
but It mutt be good middling cotton,
that's the stipulation."
"When will you open?" tyas asked
next.
At onoe for subscriptions, and on
October 1st for regular bualness. Tbta
bank was authorized by the alliance of
this oounty, according to the minutes of
the order, In June, 1880, and the charter
allowing It was obtained by act of the
legislature lu Ootobor of tbe same year,
by Hon. J. H. Mitchell, Who was then
tbe representative. The stockholders
to the bank number over 600, and It la
estimated their combined wealth is more
than (2,000,000. In the matter of the
bank, thp farmers are trying to benefit
themselves, as they did in the oil mill,
and that’s all there Is about it”
Agnostic Suicidal Circle.
Bradford, Pa., Sept. 4.—A sniddal
mania bos taken possession of the aged
members of a local agnostic circle here,
which was fonnded by the late Dr.
Stewart, who himself lei the way by
taking his life. Since then three other
members of the circle have tried to kill
themselves and two have succeeded.
Tbe last case has jnst ocenrre.l. Elios
Hosier, aged 66, took rungb on ruts and
died from its effect*. He had pondered
upon the life and death theory of Dr.
Stewart and he decided to end bis life
in harmony with his friend's theory and
practice.
rangements have been fully made for
laying tho cable from Jupiter inlet on
the Florida coast of the United States
to Nassau, N. P., and that the contract
provides that the same be in working
order by Dec. 28. this year. At Jupi
ter tbe cable connects with the United
is net likely to get ranch for bit pains, states land wiree at Jacksonville, Fla. Wl
Cotton Bavlow.
New York, September 3.—Futures
opened at three to four points decline,
quickly rallied, became buoyant, elating
firm at nineteen to twenty polnta ad
vance from yesterday'* closing prices.
Tbe bulla bad a grand tlmo of it to-day.
With the weak opening in sympathy
with easier Liverpool the market waa
soon turned to one active and buoyant
speculative. July waa the leading
month and during the morning hoar
fluctuations were between 9 02 and 9.10.
Then began trouble for tbe bean. The
government weather map seemed to in
dicate an unseasonable low temperature
In the . Northwest, and that the cold
wave was approaohlng tbe cotton re
gions. This meant It was feared
that another aerie* of unfavorable
crop accounts, against whlob
bears could bring nothing to counteract
Its Influence abroad, Qulek jump to 9.14
waa tbe first effect, then a period of very
unsettled feeling, and finally a steady
advance, point by point, until 9.20 was
paid. Hen Is an Incident of dealing*;
A broker had an order to sell January
at 9.15, and at tbe aame time make a
stop order at 9,25. "Why," said an en
thusiastic bull, "both those orders will
be executed to-day,” and so it proved.
The small movement of the erep sided
the bulls. Tbe weather report gener
ally waa pretty fair, bqt some potato In
tlte Mississippi Valley the weather was
too low for favorable growth of the
plant. Spot cotton wae io dearer.
Major Greene Slek*
Augusta, [September 4.—A corres
pondent of the Atlanta Journal writes
that Major John W. Green, tbe efficient
general manager of tbe Georgia railroad,
is in such a precarious state of health
that It would be impossible for him to
again resume bis duties as general
manager before six month* bad elapsed.
Tbe major [I* suffering from an aonte
attack of nervousness, and his physi
cians have advised Mu to not again
touch his work within half a year.
Colonel Cbarlei H. Fhlnlzy, wbo la
tbe warm personal friend of Major
Greene, It is understood, has offered to
take his position and to do bis work for
blm until he should have recovered.
Colonel Phlnlzy, as li well known, Is the
president of the Georgia Railroad and
Banking?, Company, and this work of
friendablpiwhich he to performing will
make him an unusually busy man.
Cable to tbe Bahamas.
London, Sept. 4.— An Important an
nouncement lias just been made by
Governor Ambrose Shea, of the Baha
ma Islands, now visiting here, that ar- approved style, equipped with auto-
Uamliome^FrelEhtj an.
, On yesterday The Tiurs-Recordeb
saw a whole trtdn of now freight cars,
which had just been rccel ved from the
Ohio Fall’s Car Company’s shops for the
S. railroad, that surpass in ap
pearance anything yet seen on our rail
road lines. They are built in the most
matic couplers and air brakes, and have
the trade mark of tbe “8. A. M. route”
conspicuously displayed.
They will be put into use at ouce in
the heavy freight businessjtbat the S. A.
M. will be called on to handle this sea-
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