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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- •A