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AMERICUS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1891.
NUMBER 134
The Greatest MidsummerSale I RAILROAD BUILDERS.
Diu Goods jollons
AND
CLOTHING
AND THE
Grandest Reduction in Prices
Eyer 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 will be
OUR PRICE for anything you may want of
us this week. >
WE ARE GOING TO - '' V j ; V (
GIVE AWAY DOMESTICS
TOGETHER WITH ALL OUR
Calicoes, Ginghams. Muslins, Challies,
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. Q. Wheatley’s.
All our 8c Figured Challies to go at 4%c per yd.
All our I2^c •* " “ 8c per yd
All our 8c Standard Calicoes " 6c per yd,
All our 7c Printed Vlctora Lawns at 3*# per yd.
All our 8c White Lawns (yd wide) at 5c per yd,
Alt our8c 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.
NOV LOOK! 5c
This is the Biggest
FIVE CENT
Bargain Ever You Saw.
5c
out and at the same tfine give yon an A No. 1 BARGAIN wo part witn tne
entire lot at
Sc PER YARD T4IS WEEK.
Wo cannot mention bore SPECIAL PRICES °»
' S reading the foregoing, that PRO-
IN PRICES «
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 line of
TABLE LINENS, DOYLIES, NAPKINS, TOWELS,
Before buying elsewhere.
a: word about
and ■ Gents * Fixings,
Clothing
_ very finest assortment to be
We carry the vnm l _ , . dmniv
/nmPMCES always have been simply
KKaSlE from the standpoint of compe-
tition ' , . Rto ok applies WITH force
Our determination^ ^qj^^soNABLE OFFER for anything
yotfinay*neod in onr line. ,.
cannot you save somethin - by tradmg
with
Geo. D. Wheatley
Cor. Umar St. and Cotton Ave.,
AMEBIOTTS, GEORGIA.
THEY APPROPRIATE TWO HUNDRED
AND FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS-
Offlclal, Arretted Charged With Swindling
—The Preeldent and Treajnrer In the
Hand, of the Law—A Sensational Affair
In Uutchlaon. Kama..
Hutchinson. Sept. 1. —Quite a pro
found jtn.iriou ws, treated here by the
arrest it S. 2. ’.Vise, treasurer if the
Hutchinson ‘.u,l Southern r.iilronl, end
the issuance of a warrant for the presi-
ilent of the same road. H. C. Christie,
of Chicago. The facta leading to the
arrest are as follows:
In 1883 a party of railroad men, chief
ly from Cnicago, set on foot the project
of building a railroad south from the
city. The road was chartered as the
McPherson, Texas and Gnlf railroad.
Reno county subscribed to the stock of
this road $02,000, and issued county
bonds for that amount. The city of
Hutchinsou donated $20,000 for termi
nals. etc. White township, in King-
man snbscribed $10,000 and the city of
Kingman $20,000 for terminal facilities.
The county built thirty-two miles of
rord from this city to Kingman and
mortgaged bonds were hypothecated to
the Union Pacific for 5 per cent, of their
face valne, netting the company $100,000
in cash. From the bonds issued $142.'
000 wns realized, a total of $442,000.
The construction of the road oo4 not
to exceed $7,700 fier mile ora total
value of $246,100, showing a balance on
hand of $103,000. Other estimates place
the cost of the rood at $6,000, which
would show a balance df $250,000. It
now transpires that there are no other
stockholders than Reno county and i
township in Kingman county. As sta
ted above, the county commissioners
of this comity swore out warrants for
the arrest or E. E. Wise, treasurer of
the road, and H. A. Christie, president,
charging them with the embezzlement
of the $230,000 which ahoull be on
hand, but is not Mr. Wise being in
town, was immediately placed under
arrest. ,
Mr. Christie Is supposed to be Chi
cago, and a requisition will be made
upon the governor of- Illtnali for his de
livery to the courts of this state.
DEMOCRATIC GOVERNORS.
Arrangements Being Made far s Meet*
Ins lit CalmuHuft*
Columbus, Sept. 9.—Chairman Neal,
of the Democratic state committee, is
arranging for a meeting of Democratic
governors here for October 6. He says
he expects here on that occasion Gov
ernors Francis of Missouri, Stone of
Mississippi. Winans of Michigan, Rus
sell or Massachusetts, Jackson of Mary
land. Nichols of Louisiana, Brown of
Kentucky, Fleming of Floriila, Rey
nolds of Delaware. Eagle or Arkansas,
Jones of Alabama, Abbott of New Jer
sey. Fowler, of North Carolina, Pnttl-
son of Pennsylvania. Buchanan of Ten
nessee, Hogg of Texas. McKinney of
Virginia. Wilson of West Virginia,
Peck of Wisconsin, Boles of Iowa, Byrd
of Nebraska and' Hill of New York.
There will be speaking on all of I lie
four fronts of the slate capital building
in the evening and excursions will be
run from all parts of the state.
rminsylvnnln dull far McKinley.
Pittsburg, Sept. 9.—The first as
sessment of Pittsburg's protected man
ufacturers for the benefit of the Mc-
icinley campaign in Ohio is now being
collected. The amount expected to be
raised in Pittsburg is not given, bnt
there is authority for the statement
that it it will be large. James B. Scott,
leading manufacturer, said that his
firm had contributed and while be did
not think McKinley would need much
munev. his friends would not see him
suffer for lack of any that is needed.
Mr. Scott is an importer of tinplate, but
says he is heartily in favor of the Mc
Kinley tariff
CONDENSED NEWS DISPATCHES.
Domsitle nod Foreign and nr General
Interest.
Rev. C. H. Spurgeon is said to he
recovering from his protracted illness.
John M. Slaton was elected president
by the Yonng Men's Democratic league
or ■— '* '
Fulton county, Ua., for one yeur.
"Big Ed" Hennessey, the notorious
confidence man, escaped by walking
boldly out of a Chicago court room.
W. H. Davidson. Haylevsville, leader
of what remains of the greenback labor
party In Alabama, has been arrested
accused of embezzling $5(13 ot postoftice
funds
Patrick O'Keefe who was twenty
years ago a poor sailor living at Savan
nah, is now sbsolute ruler of the island
of Nyph, in the Pacific ocean, in the
tropics
A special from McGregor, Tex., says:
Mrs. George Griffin, who guve birth to
triplets ten months ago, broke the re
cord with a quartette. All seven are
doing well.
TORTURED TO DEATH.
A NEGRO FIEND SKINNED ALIVE BY
ENRAGED PEOPLE.
News of an Outrageous Deed Committed
Near a Small Town In Louisiana—.
Young Lady Wajlild by a Negro Brute-
A Just Punishment.
The London Tiroes, in its financial
article says that a syndicate of Euro
pean capltali y* has recently offered
to advance the Chillnn junta £500,000
with which to meet pressing require
ments.
A whole family of Paris, numbering
six members, committed sniclde. The
father and mother showetl the way by
hanging themselves, and the others,
who were adult children, imitated their
parents.
Mr. Larry Gantt is now editor of the
Southern Alliance Fanner, Atlanta, the
official organ of the Georgia Alliance.
It is understood that Mr. Hairy Brown,
the retired editor, will publish u literary
paper in that city.
At New Donglass, His., Mr. Peter
Watts has a cherry tree in full bloom,
which is something uncommon for this
time of year. The superstitions are
jiropliesying that there will be a death
atts’s family inside of a year.
The immense storage warehouse of
R. C. Layton, at 63 and 64 Sonth Street,-
New York, was destroyed by fire, en
tailing a loss of $200,000. The bntlding
was of brick and five stories high ant
was well stocked with spices and teas,
. proposes
government of France, In connection
with the governments of the other Pow
ers interested, shall send an ultimatum,
to China in regard to the outrages upon
foreigners Caused by the anti-Enri
riots.
t-uropean
The Austrian socalled "smokeless”
powder which was used at the Schwar-
zensn maneuvers produces clouds of
light bine smoke. The Germaatpowder
which produces brown poff liardlv dis
tinguishable from the gronnd in 'umcb
anneriop.
A City of .Mexico News report says
that a number of . the Governors of
States are expected to arrive here and
mrtieinate in the President's feast Sept,
5, and 6,000 soldiers will probably take
part in the sham battle which is to be
ought on that day.
A Toronto, Ontario, special says: For
ty families of destltnte Hebrews arriv
ed here from Montreal, and after being
cared for during the intervening time
by Jews of this city, were forwarded to
Buffalo and other points in the United
States, Each family woe supplied with
food tor the journey and a small sum of
Kobbcd III* Second Time.
Rock Island, Ills., Sept 9.—B. E.
Reode, Postmaster at Endalnsia, this
county, wss attacked by masked men
on the road between his home and Rock
Island and robbed of $147, with which
he Intended to pay a note in the bank.
Six months ago be was gagged and
bound in' bis office and robbed of sever
al hnndred dollars.
Bleh Ore Find In Colorado.
Denver, Sept. A good strike was
msde in the Chicago Belle located in
Spring Gulch near Dumont, Colo. It
shows by a sample assay 878 onnees of
gold and 860 ounce* of silver to the ton.
Therein is six inches widest a depth
of thirty feet. It ie not yet known how
far the vein extends. Charles Jovnes
and Joseph Drake are the owners of the
mine. Ine ore, which it tellurium, has
cheated almost all the miners in camp.
One who examined it thought it was
white or grey iron ore. .At this rate the
ore is worth nearly $18,000 per ton and
Is the richest ever discovered in this
itste.
Why the Lights Went Oat.
Paris, Sept. I.—Lakeil was perform
ing in the opera Comique when the
electric lights suddenly went onL For
time the audience was panic-stricken.
The darkness was owing to the fact
tbit the carpenter ot the theater got
entangled in the strap* of the dynamo
to shreds.
and was tom I
Jalss F. Gravy Dead.
Paris. Sept. 9.—M. Francois Jnles
Orevy, ex-pre*id»nt of the French
republic, has died
Mrs. O'Neill, the wife of Uenerai
O'Neill, claiming to have been an officer
in the United States army, who. in a fit
of jealousy, shot at ana dangerously
wounded her bnsband at Wiesbaden on
May zO last, and who was imprisoned
for that crime. lias been pardoned by
Emperor William and released from
imprisonment.
In making a cut by tbe Chicago and
Eastern Illinois Railrond on the Kas-
kaskia River, about eight miles south
west of Hnllivan, Ills., an Iudiun bury-
ing gronnd wa» discovered and about
twenty-five skeleton* removed. They
appear to have been bnried in a sitting
position in a trench. N6 implements or
any kind were found.
A tragedy is reported from Pem
broke in Bryan comity, Ga., from which
three deaths may result. Mr. P. H.
Patrick got into a dispute with one of
the sons of Hon. J. Brown. Yonng
Brown's brother came to his rescae,
when a general interchange of shots
took place, in which all three yonng
men were fatally wounded.
_ A New Brunswick, N. J., special sags
that a yonng man rode across the
road bridgeln that dtr on a bicycle on
a single plank. Tbe bridge is 50 feet
high and 900 feet long, and bad a train
come on the bridge the man would hare
been k eX The fool-hardy youth re
fused to give his name, thongb the
watchman detained him an boor hoping
as officer would appear. .
The People’* party held a convention
in Massachusetts and nominated the
following ticket; Henry Winn, of Mal
den, governor; William J. Shields,
Boston. Uentenant governor; Joseph
D. Catle, Westfield, secretary of state)
Thomas A; Watson. Balntrea, treasurer
and receiver general; William O. Wake
field, Lynn,, auditor; Israel Dandrowa,
Danvers, attorney general.
A Knoxville,- Tenn., special says:
News has readied here of a bloody mur
der, doubtless a double one, which oc
curred in a remote part of Hancock
county. The famous‘‘Big John” Bar
nard was returning from town in a bng-
- with a yonng lady, when Tillman
tton saw him. Spurring np his horse,
Button rods to theside of the carriage
and shot Barnard. The younger broth
er of Barnard came np and shot Sutton
dead. The elder Barnard will doubt
less die.
A Calcutta dispatch states that Count
AUkanoff baa been arrested at Cabal,
Afghanistan, charged with being a Rus
sian spy. He is tne well known Rus
sian commander and diplomat*, famous
for bis command of tee expedition of
1819 against tbe Teke-Tnrcmnane, and
foe hie annexation of Merv in 1888 and
the attack on Peuideb in 18*5. When
arrested he was disguised ae a Moham
medan worshipper. He claims that he
has not recently been in the Russian
service, having been dlsmisesd from his
omunabd.
New Orleans, Sept. 9.—The Picay
une's Snreveport, Lt., special says
News has been received here of n most
heinons crime committed on tbe person
of a young lady school teacher near Ar
cadia. Tim school was two miles from
the yonng lady's home and the other
afternoon, after school was dismissed
she started to wglk home.
In a lonely piece of woods she was
grabbed by a barley negro and taken
into the forest and tied, where she was
kept for two days,
On the evening of the second day a
party searching for her fonnd her tied
to a tree, when she related how she had
been treated and, as the negro would
soon return asked tbe party to hide near
by.
In a short while the negro made his
appearance, and the watchers came
forth and captnred him. They tortured
him fearfully, skinning him alive, and
terribly catting him to pieces. What
remained of hlz body or as left in tbe
woods for a feast of the bu*x*rds.
Suicided with k Dynamite Uqmb.
San Francisco, Sept. 9.— F. L. Car
ol! registered at the Prescott House here,
as Wm, F. De Yonng of Fresno. Short
ly afterward an explosion which ehook
buildings in the neighborhood attracted
attention to his room, and it' was fonnd
be had committed suicide by exploding
a dynamite bomb. His remains were
scattered all over the room. One of his
arms was fonnd In the street. The
windows and plastering were broken.
The deceased had been working on a
fruit farm near Fresno. He to]d sever
al persons here that he intended taking
hie life, ae he wanted to create a sensa
tion for the newspapers, bnt in a note
to the coroner giving his age a* 45 and
birthplaoe ns Holland, be says he com
mitted snidde because life was not
worth living.
Shortage In Pennsylvania.
Pittsburg, Sept. 9.—The experts
who been examining the books of Alle
gheny City reported a deficiency of over
$82,000 In the accounts of Market Clerk
David Hastings. Mr. Hastings’ books
are In snch condition that it IS impossi
ble to tell what lms become of the miss
ing fnuds. Tbe shortage extends over
a period of eighteen years.
Mr. Harrison Goes a II tin [ins.
Cape M .y, Sept. 9.—The preeldent
11 coni|>any with Lient. Parker, George
W. Boyd, Charles Coffin, of Baltimore
and Congressman John E. Reybnrn
started out in Reybnrn yacht Neosho
for n gunning and fishing trip in Cape
May sounds.
A Cholera Epidemic.
Paris, Sept. 9. -It is unnonneed here
that the cholera epidemic which arose
in the is nearing Aleppe. The immi
gration of Russian Jews there will in
crease the of the disease.
Klarail Pubs shut op#
London, Sept. 9.—A dispatch re
ceived hero says that Kiamil Paths is a
birtnal prisoner in his own boose, not
being allowed to go therefrom or to re
ceive visitors.
SliOur Handy Diet In Parli.
New York, Sept. 9.—A caplegram
has been received here announcing the
death from apoplexy of Major Jones 1L
Bundy ut Paris.
SATA' NAH't SENSATION.
A Drink of Whiskey P -sts Up a Wed-
> d'ug.
Savannah, September 9. — Guests
Will gather at the U- rtswlck home to
night for a wedding.
Tbe supper, however, wl'l not be
graced by s b- Ido. Her filends may
feast, but not with her, Sbe stole away
silently ye-r'r: day, and spent last night
In Savannah.
Miss Ells Inez Anderson was tbe bride-
elect, and.Mr. E, W. llingham was to be
tbe groom.
Miss Anderson Is tbe daughter of
wealthy parents and bed received many
handsome presents. She had prepared
her trousseau and the Presbyterian
church was decorated.
Sunday the gro >tn called. He had
been drinking and kissed his proipeotive
mother-in-law and sister-in-law. The
brlde-eleot fled to her room. She wae
shocked and mortified and refused to
see her sweetheart and bad hysteric*.
Tuesday aha made up hermlnd to flee,
so she left a note breaking the engage
ment, took the train and came to Savan
nah, whence she goes to Macon to-night.
Mr. Bingham Is connected with the
Brunswick Times.
Mlts Anderson says sbe W|U not marry
a dissipated man.
•FORT HeALLISTER.
Bobby Gaytor Opens the Season With That
Roaring Comedy.
On Tueiday night the regular season
of the opera house will open with Bobby
Gsylor in his new play, "Sport ^MoAllls-
ter, one of the 460.” Mr, Gsylor ia well
and ' favorably, known throughout the
country, not only for his exoellsnt work
last season In ths “Irish Arab,” but for
many ypars as a star on the vaudeville
stage, when his peculiar Individuality
and strong originality won for him a
national deputation. No gross exagger
ation,- however, dlafignres his work;
what Gsylor represents on tbe stage is
Gaylor himself, as he Is In everyday life.
"Sport McAllister was -written with*
View of fitting Mr. Gsyloris peculiar tal
ents, and it Is needless to say that the
tltle-tole, In which he is starring, fits
hlmliksa glove. Among the people
supporting Mr. Gsylor ate Georgia Par
ker, who has been styled the "American
Carmonclta,” May Gsylor, the funniest
of comediennes tbs Olympia Quartette,
well-known through their connection
with Evans A Huey’s "Parlor Mstoh,"
Nellie Franklin, a London muslo hall-
•ter and a rival of tbe famous Peggy
Pryde, S. W. Young, an eocontrio come
dian, who was formerly connected with
MjrrsyA Murphey's company, and a
large number of specialty performers of
equal fame. A bevy of pretty girls wilt
be seen iu many new and novel special
ties, which will be enhanced by elegant
and costly costumes.
Manager Brady baa spared neither
time nor expense In getting up “Sport
McAllister,” and promises us a genuine
treat In tbe way of fun and music.
TBET MM AN BUSINESS.
EzposB'na Committee 'a the
Metropolis.
New York, September 9.—Twen.y-
seven representative citizens of Augusts,
Ga., arrived In New York this morning
In a special car.
Tbe parly has come noith lathe Intel-
est of tbe Augusta exposition, which
will open November 2. They re mein in
New York, with headquarter: at the
Hoffman House, to-day, and will go on
to Providence on Thursday morning.
After presenting the claims of the ex
position at Providence, they will visit
Fall River, Lowell, Boston, and other
msnnfso taring centers in New England,
and then contemplates a visit to Mon
treal,
At the bead of the delegation is ths
Hon. Patrick Walsh, the editor ot the
Augusta Chronicle and president of tbe
exposition.
Atlanta, Ga,, September 9,—This
morning telegrams ware received In At
lanta Indicating that Mr. Ryan’s offer of
80 eats on ths dollar will be accepted.
The matter will probably be finally and
definitely settled to-morrow.
They Don’t Like IL
Nashville, Tenn., September ft.—
The Tennessee senate passed a resolu
tion yesterday against the sub-treasury
bill, and the boose tabled it.
Knocked Into a Machine,
Lima, O., September 9,—A terrible
fight among farmers waa reported from
Celina last night Yesterday while
James Lewis and Tom Johnson ware
running s machine they quarreled and
sod Johnson struck Lewis In ths face,
Ths latter fell under the machine • and
was drawn between the cylinders and
killed Instantly. Frank Lewis, a broth
er of Jamet, was a witness of the affair.
He caught up a pitchfork and before
anybody oould restrain him be plunged
the fork Into Johnson's stomaoh, kill
ing him almost Instantly. Lewis is un
der arrest
Jay Gould ss Wall Stress.
New York, September 0.—Ths Re
corder this morning says Jay Gould was
on Wall street yesterday for tbe first
Urns since hit return from his western
trip. His appearance was startling. He
looked haggard; was deathly pals, and
bis eyas sunken, his bands tremulous,
and voice quivering. "An overwork-
*d man,” was tbe comment of those who
•awhlm.1
When he stepped from his private ear
Saturday he -was congratulated on his
improved looks. Three days had
wrought a marvelous change in him.
News from Pahlonega,
Dahloneoa, Ga., September 9.—Ths
North Georgia Agricultural College has
bright prospects of ore of ths best years,
If not ths best, since Us establishment.
Tbs fall term commences with several
students more than last year and still
they come. This Is a good plaoe to send
boys—no liquor, good morals, thoroughly
competent teachers with good religion*
instruction and numerous other advan-
Atlakta, September 9—Mr. John
W. Cox and Mr. John M. Slaton, the
two gentlemen who engaged In the
street fight yesterday afternoon, will
soon appear before his honor Judge
Calhoun City cues charging them
with disorderly conduct and quarreling
have been booked against them at tbe
station honse.
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