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u * — • . - . . ... .. . ^ c - AMERICITK TIMES-RECORDER. VOLUME 1 AMERICUS, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1891. NUMBER 132 The Greatest^ Midsummer Sale • -OF- Dry Goods, notions, AND CLOTHING GEN. JOHN B. GORDON. AND THE Grandest Reduction in Prices Ever known in the history of our trade, commences to-morrow (Monday) morning AT GEORGE D. 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 wilt be OUR PRICE for anything you may want of us this week. WE AliE GOING TO GIVE AWAY DOMESTICS TOGETHEII WITH ALL t)UR Calicoes, Ginghams. Muslins, Chaflies. HIS STIRRING APPEAL TO THE CON FEDERATE VETERANS. An Eloquent and Patriotic Address—lie Tells of the Association—The Objects of the Organization are Social, Literary, Historical and Benevolent. AND OTHER SUMMER DRESS GOODS AT COST And LESS THAN COST if CLEAR OUT. necessary, to 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 Chulllea to go at per yd. A11 our 12»£c “ “ “Be per yd Alt our 8c Standard Calicoes “ 5c per yd. All our 7c Printed Vlctora Lawns at 35*aC per yd All© r8c 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 eariy or yon will be disappointed. NOV LOOK! 5c This is tho Biggest FIVE CENT Bargain Ever You Si gest rm L 5c NOTTINGHAM CURTAIN LACE. We got “scooped" some time ago in the purchase of a big lot of Nottingham tace tains: We have been asking from 20 to 40o per yard, tat the goods Unger with us longer than we like, so in order “ ow! ™ om .. out and at the same tfrao give you an A No. 1 BARGAIN we port with the entire lot at 5a PER YARD THIS WEEK. We cannot mention here any SPECIAL PRICES <m everythin* wo have to offer, but remember in reading the foregone,.that PRO PORTIONATE and SWEEPING REDUCTION IN PRICES will be the order of this week in every department of our store. OUB 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 M Before buying elsewhere. WORD ABOUT Clothing - and - Gents - Fixings. ■nr .1,0 VERY FINEST ASSORTMENT TO BE W FOUND, and OUB PRICES always have been amply UNAPPROACHABLE from the standpoint of compe- 'Ef£ you may need in our lino. Cannot you save somethin7 by trading with Cor. Lamar-St. and Cotton Ave., iYMERIOTDB, GKEORG-IA- Headquarters United Confeder ate Veterans, New Orleans, Sept. 0, 1801.—The following la Gen. John B. Gordon's address to the United Confed erate Veterans, and.to all the ex-soldiers and sailors got the late Confederate States of America. It Is published simul taneously to-day all over the south, with the view of calling the attention of vet erans In every southern state to the Im portance of forming camps without de lay, and of appealing to them to join the “Benevolent, Social and Historical” ganization of the United Confederate Veterans. Any details or Information desired, copies of constitution or blanks wanted, will be promptly furnished applying to Gen. George Moorman, adju tant goneral and chief of staff, New Or leans, La. Correspondence solicited. ADDRESS OF TUE GENERAL COM MAN DIN tl Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 3,1880. To the ex-Soldiors and Sailors of the Confederate States of America: Tho convention of delegates from the different stater which assembled in NSw Orleans, J uno 18, 1880, effected a gen eral organisation known as tho “United Confederate Veterans.” It is designed as an association of all tho bodies of ex. confederate vetorans and sailors through, out tho Union. Tho convention ndopted a constitution and did mo tho great hon or to elect me geneial, which position accept with peculiar gratifleatjon. Pre llmlnary to any orders 1 wish to call general attention to the objects of this association, and to enlist in their accom plishment the active co-operation not only of overy survivor of. southern ar mies, but also that large contingent Sons of Veterans, who,-too young have received the baptism of fire, have nevertheless received with you the bap tism of suffering and of sacrifice. The first article of the constitution the association declares: “The object and purpose of tbis organisation will be strictly social, Tweriry!""historical and benevolent, It will endeavor to unite a general federation all associations the Confederate veterans, soldiers and sailors now in existence or hereafter be formed: to gather authentlo data for au impartial history of the wav between the states; to preserve the relies or me mentoes of the same; to cherish the ties of friendship tnat should exist among the men who have shared common dangers, common sufferings and priva tions; to care for the disabled and extended a helping hand to tho needy to protect the widow and orphans and to mate and preservo tho record of tho sorviocs of every member, and as far possible, of those of our comrades w ho bane preceded us in etersity.” The last article provides that nedtlier discussion of -political or MUgtous subjects, nor any pdKttcal action shall be permitted In the organization, aad any association violat ing that provision shall forfeit its mem bership. Comrades, no argument is needed to secure for those-objects your cuthuslaa tic endorsement. They have burdened your thoughts for many years you have cherished them in sorrow, poverty and humiliation. In the faco of misconstruc tion you hare held them in your hearts with the strength of religions convic tions. No mtsjudgments can defeat your peaceful purposes for the future, four aspirations have been lifted by the aero force and urgency of surrounding conditions tu a piano far above the paltry considerations of partisan triumphs. The honor of the American Republic, the just powers of the federal government, the equal rights of states, the Integrity of the constitutional union, the sanctions of law and enforcement of order have no class of , defenders more true and devoted than the ex-eoldlera of the south and tbetr worthy descendants. But you realize the great troth that a people without the memories of heroic suffering and sacrifices an a people without a history. To cherish such memories and recall such a past, whether crowned with suc cess or consecrated in defeat, Is to idolize principle and strengthen charac ter, intensify love of coon try sod convert defeat and disaster Into pllten of sup port for tun manhood and noblewoman- hood. Whether the southern people under their changed conditions may over hope to witness another civilization which shall equal that which began with their Washington and ended with their Lee, It Is certainly true that devotion to their gloriqns past Is not only the surest guarantee of futon progress and the holiest bond of unity, but ia also the strongest claim they can present to the confidence and respect of the other sections of tho union. In conclusion I beg to repeat, in sub stance at least, a few thought* recently expressed by me to the state organiza tion, which apply with equal furcjgj! tbis general hrotherhun^^^^^^^^ ImMr “political” la a aynonym of the word “patriotic." It is a brotherhood over which the genius of philanthropy and patriotism, of truth and of justice will preside; of philanthropy, because it will succor the disabled, help the neeedy, strengthen the weak and oheer the disconsolate; of patriotism, bo- Cause it will cherlah the past g'drles of the dead confederacy and trant mute them into living Inspirations for future service to the living republic; of truth, because It will seek to gather and preserve as witnesses for history the unimpeachable facts wbioh shall doom falsehood to die that truth may live; of justice, because it will cultivate national as well as southern fraternity and will condemn narrow mindedness and preju dice and' passion, and cultivate that broader, higher, nobler sentiment,which would wri e on the grave of every soldier who fell on either side: “Here lies an American hero, a martyr to the righ f , as his conscience conceived It.” I rejoice that a general organization too long neciected lias been at last per fected. It is a brotherhood which all honorable men must approve and which heaven itself will bless. I call upon you therefore to organize in overy stato and community where cx-condfcderatos may reside, and rally to the support of the high and peaceful objects of the “United Confederate Veterans," and move forward until by the power of organiza tion and porsistent effort your beneficent and Christian purposes are fully accom plished. J. B. Gordon, - Commanding Goneral CONDENSED NEWS DISPATCHES, Domestic ami Foreign amt of General Interest. The story about the collapse of the oil boom in Moulton Valley, Ala., is de nied. The lady managers of the World’s Fair are opposed to having the exhibi tion open on Sunday, The Central American states are now making active preparations for repre sentation at the World’s Fair. A Rome dispatch states that the Vati can has for the third time refused to ac cept Russia's nominee for the vacant bishopric in Russia. Dr. Lorimer, a Baptist minister, in sermon at Chicago, ills., said that Sun day was not a sacred day, but it should be a day of rest and amusement. Zach Trues dell, a highly -respected and prominent farmer of Kershaw county. S. C„ committed suicide by shooting himself in the head with a shotgun. Mental aberration is the cause alleged. Charles R. Ego and E. L. Maqnire formerly individual ledger clerks at the broken ■ Keystone bank, Philadelphia, were , arrested charged with, making false entries in their ledgers, nml with making such statements as would tend to deceive the hank examiner. They were released on (10,000 bail, XL T. Able has assigned at Hnrods. burg, Ky. Assets nominally (300,000. assets unknown. He is interested in Birmingham and Florence, Ala., and Wichita, Kan., and is supposed to have property to meet all hla debts, but was forced to the wail by small creditors demanding Immediate payment. At LonisviUe, Ky., the directors of the Falls City bank, at a meeting de cided not to prosecute Major William Tillman, the cashier who fle.1 to - anada. This was done on recommendation of the counsel, who odmised that Tillman's offense was only a breach of trust and that there was no hope of a conviction. Inn communication jnat made public, Mr. Gladstone writes in favor of In creased repre. entation of labor in par liament, but deprecates the formation of a labor party. His objection to such a party in Ids own words, is on the ground that "1* every class of tho com munity exercised the right to form a PICKERS MAY STRIKE COLORED ALLIANCEMEN DEMANO ONE DOLLAR PER HUNDRED. parry we should have a queer parlia ment. ” The little 6-year-old son cf Mr. Wei- lott of the Merchants’ hotel at Moberiy, Mo., was fearfully scalded. He striped off his clothing and plunged into a bath ing tub of almost boiling water, not knowing the cold water had not been turned on. His motner snatched him out, but not until he was terribly scald ed-great pieces of akin peeling off his waist and body. An Anbnra, N. T., special says: Hon. Benjamin Hall died here after a linger ing illness. He was bom in Whitehall, July 28,1818. In 1816, by the appoint ment of President Filmore, he made a compilation and revision of the accumu lated official decisions of the attorney generals of the United States. In April, 861, President Lincoln appointed him chief justice of Colorado. The State bank of Sloan, Is., was robbed and 64,000 in cash wss seen red. The vaults was prized open and the safe inside blown open. No trace of the robbery wss found until this morn ing. The robbers stole a team at Sloan, drove to OonectionriUe, thirty miles northeast, and robbed tbs post office there of ffiO in cash and |IM> m stomps. Tbs-team wss turned loose and found,' bat the robbers hare not been found. The Uttle town of Farley, Is., it torn up over a sensational affruy which took ilace on the main street of the village. Jr. Lambert a prominent physician, was attacked and severely horsewhipped by Mrs. Tucker, with whom he had quarrelled. The doctor took the whip from the woman and pushed her into the gutter, when the hashend appeared and gave the doctor a terribio beating. Tucker— ' ■* A Movement That May Involve the Whole South—Action of tho Colored Farmer* 1 Alliance ae to Cotton Picking—Two Mil lion Picker* Threaten a Strike. Houston, Sept. 7,—The biggest agri cultural strike In the history of the world is imminent. If it tukes place the matured cotton will rotln the fields. Tliis is brought nbont by the colored Fanners’ Alliance of the United States. And the order goes into effect on Satur day next. This organisation has been perfected throngli colored Alliances, and numbers more than half a million with thou sands being added every day throngh- ont the southern states. Colonel R. M. Humphry, general superintendent of the Colored Alliance, admitted the ex istence of this organization, saying it had been induced by the organization some time ago of planters and merchants in certain sections, notably Memphis and Charleston, to reduce the price for picking to a very low standard, and that tho cotton pickers had combined to protect themselves from this dictation, and ho thought they would be able to do so. It is learned that a secret circular has been mailed at Houston to every sub- Alliance throughout the cotton belt, fixing the date when the strike of cot ton pickers will lw simultaneously in augurated, and liow it shall be con ducted. The headquarters of the Col ored National Alliance of the United States is in this city. Colanel R. XL Humphrey, general superintendent of the Colored Fanners’ Alliance and Cot ton Pickers’ League, lias been actively at work in organizing the colored men for n general strike all over the south. A copy of a secret circular has been ob tained, which Humphrey Is having dis tributed by thousands all through the cotton states. Tlie following is the main featnre of the strike: Whereas, The plunters and specula tors above mentioned are firm fit their demand that you pick at starvation Wages, as offered by them, and leave yoar families to suffer fearful conse quences, placing to yonr account the present low pricoe of their cotton; and, Wherena, Above 600,000 pickers al- r.-aly lu.ve bound themselves together it) bacred covenant to pick no cotton for anyone, except their own. before ubotit Nov. l, at less than 81 per 100 pounds, with board; and Whereas, Yonr success depends npon your united action. Now, therefore, I, R. II. Humphrey, by virtu? of the authority in me vested, do issue this, my solemn proclamation, fixing Sept. 13, 1881, it being Saturday, as tue day upon w. ich all our people shall cense from, and absolutely slop picking cotton, except their own, auu shall pick no more before about Nov. 1, unless their just demand for wages shall be sooner acceded to by the planters and others interested. LABOR DAY. EI.LIVIt.LE ETCHINGS. ti ..rhniaa Have a Great %lms Through' • out tlie Country. vtlanta, Sept. 7.—Baber day was ived generally throughout the untry, especially In the larger cities vas the day a festive one, snd thou- and* of honest American workmen gathered together while the bands were playing and flags were flying and form ed lilies of marches, that contained in each hundreds of men who gain their daily snsteuance by the sweat of the brow. Tlie greatest parades were hsd in Chicago, New York and Baltimore, but those in other cities were none the less grund in considering the relative sizes. WhMt Old Crow Saw. Guthrie, I. T„ Sept. 7.-Old Crow, the Cheyenne chief who went to Pins Ridge agency a few weeks ago in search of tlie Xlessiab, has retained, and is now engaged In detailing to his brethren on Four Mile creek the wonderful things he saw. Old Crow also visited Walker’s Luke. Ner., at which place he says be aaw myriads of fairies who were t)« recognized children of Christ He re- lions all the Indians in that legion dancing, a declared that be will re- turn to Waixrr’s Lake in a week or two ;md pur* naile the new Christ to come here with him. His influence with the Indians here is rapidly increasing, and he now has s large number of followers. Poreoaal aad Social Matters la a Very Lively Town* Ei.lavillb, September 7.—[Special]— Ellavllle has cause to feel very proud of her Literary sod Social Club. Few towns of this size can boast as good and many of muoh larger pretentions have no better. After a suspension of two months the members met st their rooms, over the Academy, Friday evening last, where an Interesting program was wellrenderad to a large and appreciative audience. The Club having disposed of the' In strument whlob furnished moslo In the past, s committee of six was appointed to purchase another and arrangements have about been perfected for placing In the club room a handsome upright piauo. The Club la entering upon Its sixth year and the interest in it shows no sign of abatement. Its members are more than ever determined to make it a source of literary improvement so that the name under which It sails shall not be considered a misnomer. Mr. Frank Chase, representing a Columbus music house, spent several days in town last week in tho Interest of his firm. Mr. Kleckloy’s beautiful residence now going up on Broad street is muoh admired. It will when completed be a very handsome and convenient cottage. Prof. Lockhart and wife of Amerleus were in town last week and attended tlie club Friday evening. Mr. Lock hart is no stranger in Ellavlile, and by bis genial manners ho has won many friends ahd bo and his charming wife are always welcome visitors. Croquet is ro more. The struggle was long, but the agony is now endod. “Rest in Peace " The upward tendency in the price of cotton has caused It to roll In at a rapid rote this week. As yet we have only; two buyers, Maj. E. 8. Baldwin and F. 1:. Montfort, who will make It to the Inter est of our farmers to bring their cotton to this market. Everyone Is much pleased with the name selected for your magnificent hotel. If the management Is In keeping with the high sounding name “The Windsor” will soon be known all over tbs land. FArr.iEns in Alabama. They will Msk. Money This Yew Not- ivlllut»ndliii the Short Crop* Alburn. Sept. 7.—The report issued from the state polytechnic Institute by Director P. H. Stoll, on the weather . conditions iu Alabama, fnrnishea valua ble information. The rainfall’waa be low the average for tho week just closed. Tlie August drouth continued until the latter part ot the week, but the rains that tell on tho 3d and 8<1 Were general overJVlabutna, and the lorx dry apeii *ceniB uqv? to be broken. Ihe weather ha* ftn • centra of tundutho, • •° n •. gnfc the condition of growing pjanjf; ^ i^tln re cotton report!4in toT ^fcowani that; mains unchanged. The --h mostly/ came on the it snd 8d, thou,, T^,ai beneficial to all crops like turnips potatoes, still they ore rather late to be of much advantage to the cotton. The weather Is more than apt to be more or leu cool from this date until the crop ia gathered, so that nil bolls that are fann ed after Sept, 10 are not apt to to ma ture very good staple unleu the season is mmsiuiUv backward. It is currently believed that even Mr. Tucker was arrested and fined fii. A Constantinople dispatch states that Aclmied Eyab lias been appointed gov ernor of Crete to succeed iij. va l pacha, jn.-l promoted from a governorship to Is? grand visor. A rumor, which it is impossible to confirm, is current here to tlie effect that Kiauiil Pacha, the re- ntly deposed grand visor, is suffering ■nnsonment. His dismissal is now erstood to be dne to complicity in far a* tbe word (th? plot for the deposition of tiie saltan. A Serious law Trouble, lsaom.ro. Guthrie, O. T.. Sept. 7.-A sensation h*« been caused here by the discovery of a section of law which makes it a misdemeanor for any person or corpora tion to hire a man to go Into any of the Indian lands sad take a claim or lot and afterward turn It over to euch person or ,As a penalty tbe land ia to bt forfeited, and the parties fined 61,000 or imprisoned one year, or both. Many bankas, mercantile and other compa nies, and hundreds of private parties have engaged persons to do this very thing, ana the discovery of this law creates consternation on all sides. Kl<>l»wni«nt en«| DeMfc. Washington, Aug. 7.—The wife of T. A. Mitchell, a real estate agent of this i ,, eloped in July with Lomas K. Hull, a printer. Xtrs. Mitchell is of Italian birth, ami Mr. Xlitcheil took a fancy to her while she was selling matches. Tlie eloping couple went to Baltimore, where Hall was taken se riously ill. He wss brought to this city by his mother, while Mrs. Mitchell left for pai ts unknown. She waa arrested in Hagerstown, XI,t. at about the same time Hall died in Washington. Mix. Mitchell wss arrested at the instigation of her husband. ler Vi _ 1880, still the farmers will realize more money from its sale, because the strin gency of the money, market has pre vented tbe banks from advancing on the crops as large as in former years, and, therefore, the farmers, ass general rule, have pnt tbe crop in and will harvest it with leu borrowed money. There ts another encouraging fact in the ontlook: The large amount of corn that has been gathered in all sections of the stato has considerably reduced the quantity of western com that has heretofore been bought by tbe farmers. SUMTER’S REPRESENTATIVES. Iu.pro.il.u Thsjr Haro Made Upon .an Atlanta, September 7.—[Special.]— I bare been in dally attendance at the [seulons of the house of representatives during the present scuion, snd having seen much of the legislative conduct of your representatives, Messrs. McDonald and Cutts, beg fo write of their excellant legislative records, thinking it will be rend with Interest by yonr reader*. Hon. Ml McDonald attends strict to [all his legislative duties. He never misses a roll call, and favors tbe enact ment of ell laws that will benefit the farmer and other classes of working people. In the committeo room his services are valuable and no member of either branch of tbe general assembly Is truer to his constituency. Col. Cutts is one of the leading mem bers of the house. He is a member of several of the met important home committies, on all of wtiicli he make a valuable member. He ia very highly es eemed by all his col'egues, all of whom regard him as a Lightened gentle man and able, faithful, legislator. Cot. A. 8. Cutts, as a soldier, wan true to the cause of the south, so in peace, he, u a legislator, is true to the people ofSoumter county and all southwest Georgia. Reporter.