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Ji AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER. VOLUME 1 AMERICUS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1891. NUMBER 146 FALL 1801. WINTER, 1801. Annual Announcement. the ARRIVAL OP GEO. D. WHEATLEY'S Mammoth New Fall and Winter Stock of ’ - VOJ DEY GOODS, NOTIONS, Furnishing Goods, Carpets, Shoes, HATS, ETC. WHITE’S FAILURE. THE LIABILITIES WILL AMOUNT TO OVER A MILLION. 8. V. White M Co.'i Failure Still thi Topic of CnuTerMtlon In New York Clty*-lt Ic Reported That CapItalliU Haro Offered to Como to the Finn's Reerhe.' The time has come for a ‘‘matter of fact” talk upon a matter of fact subject. You buyers of fall and winter goods are about to Sup ply your needs with suitable selections for. the coming season’s re quirements. The idea uppermost in the minds of all, no doubt is to procure something good and serviceable at the Very Lowest Price ^nd with all of you it comes down to a question of The Right Place to Go. You have no difficulty in deciding that you want to Buy Goo s Ch-ap—no indeed! But what firm will do the best lor its customers in that direction ? That’s the question, isn’t it ? WELL NOW, WE WILL V. Why not say it when we have the goods, and make the prices that will prove the statement every time ? We realize the fact that ‘‘times are hard and money scarce,” but we have expended the greatest effort, in the purchase of our stock, to procure Everything at the VERY LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICE. £ Our spacious store is filled to overflowing with the most complete and elegant line of Fall and Winter Styles ever shown in this locality, and from one end to the other, from top to bottom, it all the same- just the Best Money Buys, just the Newest of New Styles. Every thing bought at figures that make it not possible^ but EASY to sell at the Lowest of Low Prices. We call especial a l tention this season to onr Black and Colored Silks, Dress Goods and Trimmings. N oveltiet ^of V tfoT'seasonf ° <0 ur°stockfhi rly teemWUhteaS p6sitivel/not to liefound elsewhere. You will find our assortment of _ BLACK DRESS GOODS AND MOURNING EFFECTS •not only contains the handsomest and most elegant Material.;* be found, but a greater abundance of desirable in every respect. . ‘ Practical Selections^ every ^ celebrftted We have seem _____. „ , p & p, Brand of Kid Gloves, , . ,, , 1 j „ n i nr We sruarantoo these gloves, from 7Bo per pafi: upward, an b d C wUl° gft^fund ^our^mon^f or .nether‘pair of glove, for every pair, found after trial to be imperfect. New Yobk, Sept, 83.—Tlie failure of 8. V. Whitt' & Co. continue, to be the principal theme of talk in down town circles. One of t:ie Wall street news agencies scut tile following: "White still declines tonmkepnblic any estimate of his liabilities. Other members of bis firm said no statement ccmld be made nntil the result of the transactions during the day were made known. ” ' The some authority added t "The amount of gram bought by the cliqne for September and October deltvary was very large. ” The actual arrivals of corn in New York the past six weeks have been heavy, and the supposed agents of the cliqne engaged vessel room Monday for (100,000 bushels. A part of the corn shipped- is understood to have gone abroad, while a large aditional amount was placed with a grain house here, and we are told, margined down to very low figures. Members of this house said they should tie glad to take corn at the price which it stood on their books. The losses on the corn deal are esti mated all the way from (1,000,000 to (8,000,000 and add another to the illus trations already afforded of tbe great danger there is in attempting to corner any of tbe great food products. ” Some friends of 8. V. White & Co., tre confident that firm will be able to resnine business in the near futnre. This belief was based on the rnmor that three or tour prominent capitalists and operators had conditionally agreed fo advance fnnds sufficient to help over tbe firm’s difficulties. ^ih<t. Her Laver In the Pen. Lincoln, Neb.. -Sept. 83.—As Miss Niclio’.ls of Buffalo was visiting the penitentiary in company with a relative, who is one of the executive officers of tbe state, tbe yonng lady uttered a "Why. Molliel” She he ejaculated. don bis name same exclamatory manner, when he suddenly said t "Mollie, don’t mention my name or yva will betray my Identi fy." The fellow is known as Frank Carroll and is doing time for forgery. It has been learned that he was engaged to marry Miss Nichols, and came west to make his fortune with the above re- ■nlts. Tbe yonng lady is prostrated. Rcleued, but Not Free Menard, nla., Sept. 83. — Deputy United States Marshal EJ Watt left here for Springfield, Ills., having in charge -Ed Howell, released from tbs. southern Illinois penitentiary after serv ing three years for breakiug into the Chester postoffice. By a recent decision of the United States district court How ell was forced to remain in prison thirty days after the expiration of his sen tence, which occurred on the 18tb nit. Before he can be a free man he must be formally discharged from custody tar the United States court at Springfield. Howell is wry indignant over fits de tention and threatens to makssomebody pay dumages. Carpets! Carpets! and Rugs!! • . . i whore we are now exhibiting a mi Body Brussels We have fitted up an excellent and spacious carpet department, whore we are now exhibiting a mag nificent line of ' Tapestry. . Cotton Olaariri, Velvet. Extra Super. 8-ply ingrain pa “‘ d °"° " 1 “' ,1T0DE . rrinon. .... . , to'come and see thut our goods and prices And now are yon ready * take ue at our word s ' c|ajm to _j V e 8 „ c h Bargains in quality and sew*-**•«**! GEORGE D. Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Notions, Clothing, Furnishing Gooods, Carpets; Shoes, Hats, etc. Cor. Lamar St. and Cotton Ave., AMERICUS, GA. il . ij.' „ Veteran Dry Goods Salesman, who for so many years ha* served you T, « Tl.p nldroli ihlo Mr. Henry S. Davis, the' ^ (ur ill our cllstomcnl aD( | his friends. , u wluYTj^«°DasL It still olth o*'r OT * r Tim‘nnamr WU?Dudley, Tim KUlenand Sam War-lick compose faltMnlly'n th» JnUu g atnUM., Jto " faceof Mr. Jao. IZ Cay, oar efficient and popular * w -“' •., „ r :-; r oi i'u .u .i.i'f i- 1 * - * r.-j-!rfwVXfD LillUQl 3Ci. OX 3iQQJ<2 XOJJot*jOKfc ) Ji Wealthy Willow Ulsappenra. CmcAoo, Sept. 23.—Mrs. DeB Rath- bad, a wealthy widow residing in Buf falo, my»terlonilydls»ppeared/rom the home of Pr.. WUltiun H. Buck of Hyde park. II« r f ri. ids • ray; she .borrowed trouble, and they fear that in a fit of temporary insanity she has taken her life. She is the widow of C. H. Rath- ban, who was a wealthy contractor and one of tbe foremoet citizens of Buffalo. Ex-President Cleveland was a warm personal friend of Mr. Rathbun, and the widow made many visits to the white bonne daring the last Democratic ad ministration. Warm Weather Prayer, answered. Monmouth, Ills., Sept,, 23. — Two weeks ago the farmers of Warren coun ty were praying for warm and dry weather to save their corn crop. Their petitions were more than granted. A big crop of corn was n-snred, bat the sit ant Ion is alarming. The oldest resi dents never experienced hotter weather in September. Vegetation is literally burned up. The farmers are compelled to feed tneir stock as in winter, and many are lmaling water, ts wells and streams ore dry. CONDENSED NEWS DISPATCHES. Douestie and Foreign and of flttteral Interest. Mrs. P. N. florae. Charleston, 9. C., committed suicide by baugiug. At the fight before the Olympic clnh in New Orleans, Cal McCarthy kuocked ont Tommy Warren in the twenty-first rbnnd. Dalton, the American champion swimmer, gave up his idea of swimming the English channel, owing to had weatiier. THAT SETTLES IT. BLAINE WILL ACCEPT UNDER NO . CIRCUMSTANCES Th. Chicago Harold’s Special From W»jh- InEton—The Plumed Knight Return to Accept Presidential Honors—He Declares Tor Mr. Horrlcoo For Rcoomloetloo. Hon. Edward Mayes, chancellor of tbe state university, at Oxford, Miss., has resigned, and will praccice law in Jackson, tho firm being Mayes * Har- Frank Clorgne. president of the bank of Maine, of Bangor, He., and his brother, E. V. Clorgne, of New York, ibtle Ti organised the Mobile Trust company, with (300,000 capital, to do a trust ana general hanking business nt Mobile, A Sandusky, O., special says: A case of hydrophobia hss developed here. Joseph Walker, a butcher, was bitten • week ago, und now has a well defined caae of rubies. He is very violent and is kept tied hand and foot to prevent himself and the attendants. Walker Is 80 years old and has a wife and two children, Among the officers elected for the en suing year by the pomologicnl conven tion, were the following: Prosper J. Berekmans. Georgia president; super intendents for several states, J. 8. New man, of Alabama: D, W. Adams, of Florida; Saiunel Hope, of Osorgta: J. V. Lindlev, of North Carolina; Henry Lyman, of Virginia. A Staunton, Va„ special says : Five negro men were jailed here, charged with killing James F, Lotts and Serb tusly wounding Henry Weeks, both «bite, in a row Saturday night at Monut Carmel church, eighteen miles sonth of Staunton. Lotts was shot through the body und Weeks was clnb- ed over Jhe head. The evidence shows that the white men were in fault in the origin of the affair. Governor Bnchanan of Tennessee, commuted to imprisonment for life th» punishment of Andrew Jackson, color ed. who had been sentenced to hang, for killing a man named Myrick, in Shelby county, in 1889. An appeal be ing taken, the supreme court, last May, confirmed the decision, fixing tlie date of execution for July 80. Tlie governor granted a reprieve nntil September 2S, and decided on the commutation. Chicauo, Sept. 23.—The Herald's special from Washington says James Q. Blaine will soon after thq first of the New Year notify his friends and admi rers who are now nrging his nomination for the presidency, that Under no cir cumstances could he Accept such an honor, and that he la for the re-nomina- tion and election of Benjamin Harrison. JAKES a BLAINE. The information is given on the au thority of s man whose name is nation al and whose position as as friend of Harrison and Blaine is unquestioned. The situation as here given has been known to tbe president fbr some time and Mr. Blaino postpones the notifica tion for good reasons. WORKING FOR MR8. MAYBRICK. At Milville, N. J., the 500 hoys e ' ' ofWhiti ployed at the glass works of Whitall, Tatum & “ ' ‘ ‘ * '' “ Co., who strnck’on Friday lost on account of the employment of a number of Hebrew boys, became riot ous and drove all the Hebrews in the place, about 100 in number, from the town. Many *>f them were severely beaten and maltreated by the strikers. The glass works have been shut down pending a settlement of the difficulty, and 3,000 men are idle. The third performance ot "Lohen grin" was given at Paris. Owing to a ruin storm there were few soldiers or police present, and the gather) ngnruund die opera house was smaller than On the other two occasions. Dn-ing the first act a few were ejected for throw ing stench bulls from the gallery. Af ter the occn|>aiits of one box had been expelled, the performance was finished quietly and was mnch applauded, wore of brawlers were arrested. At St. Lonis, Miss Mary Lincot, a young lady who Uvea at Clifton Heights, was shot and probably fatally wounded while being escorted borne by Frank Ricl.srt, a yonng man who has lately been paying her considerable attention. John Pruett, a former snitor of Miss Lincott. was arrested, it being claimed that he was insanely jealotuof Richart, having threatened to kill both him and the young lady if he ever saw them te ther. Nothing else wonld Indicate at he fired the shot A Louisville, Ry., Apodal says: Mary Stnckenberg, wife of a laborer here, is believed to be what is known to the Catholic chorch as a stiginate. She haA trances, during which appear upon her hands and feet and forehead marks like those where the Savior was pierced by Alarmed st Dry Weatiier. Nandaua, Ble.. Sept. 23.—The con- tinned dry weather is becoming qnite alarming in this section. It huy been over a month since rain ot any conse quence hss fallen. The postures are completely horned up, and many wells have given not. The farmers are hanl- ing water and feeding their stock. The dost in tbe public highways is ankle deep • ■ B>*R>s Prairie Firs. Oaks, N. D., Sept/ 23.—\ .disastrous prairie fire started east of this placif Monday, The damage fo shocked and stacked wheal is very heavy. The area covered bribe fire amounts to thousand! of acres. The fire is *tUl burning. One man was fatally burned. si ii Livs|m|H^H New York, Sept. 23.—A special cable to the Herald from San Salvador lays the reiK-r-s about the uasuaa.nation of President Dograu, of Honduras, are utterly take. wonnds bleed slowly and resemble simi lar marks upon others of whom record has been kept by catholics, purticnlarly those of Louise Mary Latean. A care ful examination of the cose will be made by the priests. In nn interview with Udited States Minister Grant in regard to the reput ed intention of the Austrian govern ment to remove the prohibition placed upon ‘American pork. Colonel Grant said: "I have great hopes that Ameri can perk products will soon be admitted to Anstria-Hnngary, but no definite ac tion can be taken nntil parliament meets, later in the season. There has been mnch official correspondence on the subject, resulting in q position which leads the United States to ex pect an ekrivand satisfactory settle ment of the question. A Mobile, Ain., special says John W. Davison is a coal black negro, and the postmaster at Loran, Monroe county. He is in jail at Mobile on the charge of embeixMng (502 of postal money order fnnds. Davison has been postmaster at Loran fbr tbe past eighteen months. His scheme was to issue postal orders, Mil postal notes and pnt tha money in his own pocket, The postal inspector, W. C. Karas, was detailed to investi gate the irregularities in the Loran office. Davison is held to answer to the next federal grand jury in the sain of * ” in ill Mr,, nis os soil Other Prominent Ladles Interested In Her. Relenee. Boston, Sept. 28.—A Bar Harbor special says: The case of Mrs. May- brick, licensed of poisoning her«hns- band, in England, and sentenced to Mrvitnde for life, was some time sinos brought to the attention of Mrs. Blaine, and she.togeth er with Secretary Blaine, have become deep! y interested in it, Mrs. Blaine has been for many months constantly in receipt of letters nrging her to nst* her iuflnence with tho secre tary of the state and induce him to couimniiicate with Lord Silishnry in , the mutter. Mra. Blaine has done and is doing ail in her power to do, while Secretary Blaino has given much time and thongnt to the case. About two weeks axo the petition for Mrs. May- Brick’s pardon, signed by Mrs: A. Har rison and thq wives of tbe members of thecabiuets was sem to Minister Lin coln for presentation to the qneen. llnrrhnnl’s Condition Unohnnced. Saratoga, N. Y., Sept. 38.—The con dition of Dr. Bure bard remains un changed, and is now’ critical. His son, R. B. Unrcbard, has arrived. CRISP AT COIIDELB. Dooly Oou a Straight Tip From tho Noxt Cordsls, September 23.—[Spoclal.]— Judge Charles F. Crisp addressed an audience of Cordeleans at Shipp’s opera bouse last night To sty that everyono was pleated with the speech would ex press too mildly the enthusiasm which the spescb aroussd. - - The opera luuse was well filled, and n fair sprinkling of ladles gneed the oo- easlon. Ins neat speech Col. J, E. D. 8nlpp introduced Judge Crisp, and ts that distinguished gentleman advanced to the front of the Stage he wit fondly applauded. . HIl clear and forcible arguments sgsinst the tnfamone republican laws which oppreao the people, eepeclslly the tariff and thej financial polloy, opened tbe eyes of hie listeners and set them to thinking. Without n elngle oratorical tllgbt, without once {getting unduly excited over hie subject, hie speech was beauti ful In lit simplicity and contained the very essence of eloquence. . >The speech was listened to with marked attention and hit telling points were applauded frequently. This Is his first appearance publicly before tho people of Cordeie. Thoy are charmed witn their eongreeaman, and more than one good democrat who beard him ex ploited the wish that, such speeches could he made throughout the country. a? ,u00. He went to jail in defaaltof At Atlantic Highlands, N. J., the committee having in charge the erec tion of a monument to mark .the spot where Henry Hadron first landed on Jersey roil prior to bis d’vcovery of tbe Hudson river, met and concluded to re ceive plans for a monument to be erect ed and dedicated on Sept. 0 next, that being the flay in 1600 that Hudson was driven ashore by a storm on the bead; where now stands Atlantic Highlands. The moimment is ic be of great height, and placed on tlie highest jvnnt of the overlooking Saudy Hook point. And will be the first thing seen by a toTAifiur as he approaches our shore#. Bsresford In Jell. Rome, Ga., September 23.—Deputy Sheriff Dallas Tamer arrived last night at 10:30 from New York with Walters. Bereaford, who Is charged with forging uj a bogus draft on Hamilton & Co., in this city several'months ago for (1,000. Immediately upon their arrival last night Boreeford was carried to jail and consigned to a cell, where ho will await his turn before the superior court, which will convene next week. Beresford is accompanied by bis wife, whose mother Is said to be worth (7,000,000, and of course, it it clearly teen where the English lord w^l get his money to Mttle bis difficulty. bis difficulty.