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AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER.
VOLUME l
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1891.
FALL 1801.
WINTER 1801.
WORK OF A V. OB.
We have reallv outdone oureelvee is the eflbrt to procure tlw y<
Nov, I tie i of the season. Our stock fairly teems With beautiful and styh
positively not to befOnnd elsewhere. y£u will find our assortment of
PT AOK- DRESS GOODS AND MOURNING EFFECTS
— 0Dly a,. handlomett rad mo>t •Ktcll to be tbo.4 b.t. sreeter .b.ri^ ol
p, & P. Brand of Kid Gloves,
a*j
imperfect.
Carpets! Carpets! and Eng's!!
We have fitted up an excellent and spacious carpel department, where we are now exhibiting a mag
nificent line of . !.
cotton Ohaln. T/»lpo»try.
Bxtra supor. Velvet,
a-PW xnsrain. Body WtuwM.
Yon Want a Carpet ! This a YoubOumm t . . u exwn i„ 6 onr great assortment, and select
iT0UE
I’ENSE. We are able to sell yon CHEAP and WE DO.
word sufficiently to come and see that our goods ond prices «tw» fc dUpi.v. Two of the con
And now are you IKm*” bn^b^^wo J ciaim'' to give such nargaiuS in quality and
jsvsr a «tsras
Sr?^m bL SeK and economy iA buying your faU and winter goods of
GEORGE D. WHEATLEY,
Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Notions, Clothing, Furnishing Gooods, Carpets, Shoes, Hats, etc. >
Cor. Lamar St. and Cotton Ave., AMERICUS, GA.
WHITE CAPS DISGRACEFULLY BEAT A
IDEFENSELESS WOMAN-
Shameful Work .1 Bcxulatora ss Told In a
Special to on Indiana Paper A Delplesa
Woman Whipped with Hickory Switch...
The reople Enraged.
Annual Announcement.
THE ARRIVAL OF
GEO, D. WHEATLEY S
‘ Mammoth New Fall and Winter Stock ol
DRY G-OOIDS,
NOTIONS,
Ming, Furnishing Ms, Carpets, Shoes,
' IIATS, ETC.
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 sfftable selection* for ihe coming season’s re
quiremeots. The idea uppermost in the minds ot all, no doubt is to
procure something got al and serviceable aithe Very Lowest Price and
with all of you it comes down to a question of The Right Place to Go. | S5 w «l e
You have no difficulty in deciding that you want to Buy
Goo s Oh ap—no indeed! But what firm will do the best tor its
customers in that direction? That’s the question, isn’t it?
WBLIj 3NrO*W. WE WIIaIj!:
Why not say it when we have th< goods and mtke the prices
that will prove the statement every time ? - ; . -
We realize the fact that -‘times are h *rd 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—
iust 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 attention this season to our
Black and Colored Silks, Dress Goods and Trimmings.
newest ideas, the very latest
ons, many of which are
Indianapolis, Sept. 20.—A special to
The News irom Birdseye, Inc!., says:
This cuuiity is vneo more disgraced hy
mob work, which is doubly disgraceful
in tliut it is perpetrated on defenseless
woman. Mrs. Harmon, a woman of
rather loose character lives at Mentor,
one mile west of here.
She was visited by a body of thirty
men, who tied her to n ] ost near her
house and applied fifty lashes to her
bare body. After performing this work
they called npon another woman named
Mrs. Freeman, of like character, and
warned her to leave the place-within
twenty-four honrs, or they wonld treat
ter to the tame dose. She immediately
departed.
The White Caps called upon John
Sapenfied and ordered him to visit Mrs.
Hannan, nntle her and publish to the
neighborhood, on penalty of twenty-five
lashes, what they lind done, and that
they bad whipped the Harman woman
because of her bad name.
When Sapenfield reached the hapless
woman he found her tied to a post'
naked, with the exception of one under
garment. which was turned over tier
head. Her hotly was torn from head to
foot as if by a knife, one terrible
twelve inches long and so deep ns to
leave the bowels exposed, and scattered
uround were great hickory switches
with which the womuu had been flayed.
No oue knows who composed the
gang nor whence they came, though
nearly everj- citizen in the town saw
them by the light of the moon. The
community is enraged that such an aw-
fnl thing should have happened in their
midst. Mrs. Hannon and herdanghter
were whipped In Birdeyes two years
before tl
CONDENSED NEWS DISPATCHES.
ago, just I
i they moved to Mentor.
GEORGIA COTTON CROP.
The Condition Is Said to lie Growing
Worn,
Atlanta, Sept. 20.—The condition of
Georgia cotton grows gradually worse.
At the state department of agriculture
it was skid that indications point to the
next report from the entire state show
ing a crop of 80 per cent, as compand
to the average crop. Bet urns have been
received from hut few counties ts yet,
bnt these counties are sufficiently scat
tered to indicate the condition of the
crop in all parts of Georgia. In the
middle pan of the state. Baldwin
connty, for instance, shows a tailing off
since the report published Sept 1 of
from 82 to TO percent. In Macon
connty the decrease is almost as great.
Gwinnett county, in Northeast Georgia,
shows a oondltion of 70 at compared to
80 in the last official report. Meri
wether, in Western Georgia, shows
practically no change since the last offi
cial report. On the other band, Pike
connty, in the northern nation, show*
a falling off from 80 to 70. No returns
from Eastern Georgia have been re
ceived at the department, bnt private
advice* bent out those from ether part*
of the state. Commissioner Nesbitt'
says that the recent dry weather has
had a tendency to open the bolls pre
maturely, ana hence the trouble. The
crop shows a greater falling off ftom
the general average than by the last of
ficial reports. 4 .
RIOT IN LINCOLN.
Gambian Attempt to liaeavar Con (I •sa
ted Property aad a right Basses.
Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 20.—The at
tempt of some gamblers to recuver con
fiscated property has resulted In n riot
in Linooln. The constable who at
tempted to replevin them was arrested
fay the police because Ufa attempted to
break into the city vanlts where the
applianoes were. On securing his lib.
erty the constable appeared on tile
scene with the sheriff and a posse of
twenty men. A riot resulted. Club*,
fists and revolvers were need. Consid
erable blood was spilled, bnt nobody
was seriously injured. Finally war
rants were issued for the arrest of the
fifteen policeman guarding the vault.
The sheriff and posse then broke into
the vault with sledge hammers, but
discovered that during the tnmnlt
some of the polfeetuen had blown
open the other end of th - vault with
some explosive and slipped oat the
staldes had broken limbs, another has
a bnliet wound, while five of the po
licemen are so badly injured that they
cannot report tor duty. The citizens
are indignant over the disgraceful af
fair.
Woman Krnleuceit for Harder.
Futhbcro, Sept. 29.—The jury in the
catu'of Mrs- Lncy R. Fitzsimmons for
the murder of David Gilkinson, came
into court after being out lets than four
hours. The Clarks werq on trial at the
same time as accessories after the mur
der. Mrs. Fitzsimmons was brought
in M composed as ever. After the
nine! formula, the foreman announced
the jury’s decision: "Guilty of murder
in the second degree.’' Mrs. ■ Fitzsim
mons never changed • feature as she
1 the sentence that will send her to
tillteiitlai v. bhe wif< tikeii Imrk
T to'jJil. The verdict is regarded MS
oomi'roiafcie/* F Uw maximum > pmiiah-
xneut f/,r murder in the second degree
UomsRtte and Foreign amt or General
Interest.
' Minister Egan's record in Chili is to
be investigated.
There are less than $1,010,000 curren
cy available for bnsiuess in the treas
ury vaults.
The trial of Joe and Lorenzo Ozbnrn
for the murder of Frank Tuggle, is in
progress at Covington, Ua.
Elijah Watt shot and perhnpt fatally
woutnieJ Miss Katie Halloran at Topeka,
Kan., and then put a bullet in his own
brain.
The Wisconsin Methodist conference,
by a vote of 100 to 8V, voted in favor of
the admission of women as lay delegates
to the conference.
An Augusta, Me., special says: Sec
retary Blaine arrived here from Ells
worth. He is looking well, and bis
cheeks showed the color of health. He
drove immediately to his residence.
Lights flickered at a negro revival
meeting in Jacksonville, Fla., and n
rash wus made for the doors by the su-
peratitions worshippers, oue of whom
was killed und three fatally wonmled.
A Little Rock special says: Ex-Treas
urer Woodruff will be tried Oct. 19.
The date was settled upon by attorneys
representing the state and the d-fend-
ant. He was indicted for embezzlement.
A Saratoga sp.-ciul states that Rev.
Dr. Buichard has died. He gained no
tional prominence in the Biaine-Cieve-
land campaign by his famous allitera
tion, "Rum, Uuum.u-m it... ..eu.-l.iou."
Tlie first annual m.-etlig of theAm.-r-
icau Elec. ro-TaerupeutlO s-Mocto.iu.t
convened ns Fullad -ipuia in me conege
of pnysiciaiu. liiy.-iciaiLi from u.l
psr.s oi iuc. country were in alien .-
once.
Allen Bray, the negro suspected of
tile uiuruer of Mrs. Framer, ui.ir
Mount vibe, Da., has contested tne
crime, lie says lie was assisted Dy two
uvgro women and mat robbery Wiu uidr
purpose.
It is authoritatively announce., in
Vienna that the Czar und Emperor
W.ih...n will meet at Bromberg, me
announcement being entirely uuez-
pec-leu, mis caused considerable flutter
ing in political circles.
ACeliua, O., special says: Charles
\\ tiler, a U-year-oid lad living in Hope-
wen luwnsaip, suicided by jumping
I,.io me well. He uud disobeyed hu
pa. earn in some triLing matter, auu
tear ot puiiismuent led to the rasa act.
The Czar lias requested that his pass
age turoi.gn Berlin, o.i his way irom
Opeunagen to Mosouw, whither be is
gomg cecum,! of the ueatti of Grand
l>acn.ss Paul, sm.li be sinctly private,
wuu uo recep-.iou at any of the railway
sta lions.
At New York. Rosaliua Costaialo and
Freucesca Lorauo, two Italian women,
nstdiug at tki Cuiherine street, were
arrested, cunrgea with manafacinring
5-ceut uicaei*. Iu lueir apartments
were lonuu ave motes and lor.y spurious
nickels, a tie women were Held hy Com
missioner bulenls iu $J,uiM bail each for
exaimno.lon.
At New York the health authorities
are of the opinion that before the end
of the week tue people will awaken to
the tact mat the grip is mere again,
bo far loriy-ulue deatua nave been re
ported over tue corresponding time
last year irom respiratory diseases.
President Wiisoaof tue board Of healtu,
h one oi ibe grip’s victims.
At Pittsbnrg the police are looking
for Albert Kanin, a colored oil wen
digger wuu is suspected of murdering'
hu wile. A search of their dwelling
showed eviueuce of • straggle. Tue
wall* were spattered with bleod and
the fnrnltu* was upset about the room.
A thorougn search was mad* for the
body but uo tram of it could be found.
hi bits. 'The applications were mode by
Sir Henry T. Wood and James Dredge,
representing tne government of Great
Britain and Herr A. Weymutb, imperial
commissioner from Germany. Tne re
quests made by the foreign commission-
ere staggered the Worlds Fair officials.
A Middletown, tiran., special says
that a consignment of twenty-three car
loads of iron uoildings will leave East
Berl.n from the Hertlu Bridge company
to the Uompania Nacinal de forjas Ei-
taleiros, Rio oe Janeiro. The cumpaay
are extensive shipbuilders, ana tuw
heretofore bought enppUes in Euglantl,
bnt is now able, under th* treaty, to ob
tain better goods at the same rata in
the United Mates.
A disastrous fir* ho* finished what
recent fire* bad left of thedreninee* part
of Uakdiff, a suburb of Dduts, Tex. As
no tire department could reach the
flames, $50,000 worth ot property was
licked up in a twinkling. Dr. E. G.
Patton lost hie drag store and six build
ings. The office of The Oakcliff Jour
nal, owned by Roarer Thomas, valued
at $1,000, wee the heaviest loser. Eight
or leu other buildings were burned and
fifteen or twenty persons are losers, all,
however, are partially insured.
A letter received at Portland, Or*.,
by the Associated Prase ftom Juneau,
Alaska, under date of SbpL 12, says:
Intelligence ha* jnat been received here
from tne Upper Yukon that's band of
hostile Chiles ts attacked a party of two
whites and five Indians, and several
were killed. It is thought that the
party u that of Ewiug Earlscliff, a
prominent citizen and j arealist of Mis
souri, Herbert Earlscliff, a young Eng
lishman, and five Indians ; ell well arm
ed. No particulars could be learned
from the Indians who brought the newt.
A San Angelo, Tex,, special say*:
The protracted drought has proven very
disastrous to the cotton crop anu the
plant is throwing off the young squares
and holla very fast. Fanner* estimate
that Urn prospects of the yield now
is lees than 48 per cent, of wnat it was
six weeks ago. It will not produce
more than oae-balf to two-thirds to the
acre as much as was made last year.
Tqe crop is neing gathered rapidly, bnt
on account of tue prevailing low prices
the farmers are in no hurry to put their
LOOTED THE TOWN.
A BAND OF ARMED MEN INVADE A
VILLAGE.
■ m.
A PofttoJBe* and » Number^ of Store#
Bobbed by Orjunfud Tblcm-Tb* Staff
Loaded on Wagon# and HIdiktn Away in
tb# Dent# Wood#.
if Mr. .Ido. V, t.ato, our efficient and popular cotton on the mark*.
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St. Josepii, Mo., Sept. 28;—A band
of armed men have invaded the little
village of San Antone, and looted the
poetoffice and a number of (tone. In
vestigation ahowed that the poetoffice
had been entered and every ounce of
mail matter taken off, together with a
anm of money kept by the postmaster
in a small safe. Among the mall taken
was a large number of registered letters,:
the value of the contents ot which la
unknown.
Twobardwarestoreaand a blacksmith
shop in addition, were/found to have
been looted, everything they contained
be taken away. The atnff taken, which ,
comprised the entire stock in trade of.
every merchant in the village, most
have been loaded into wagons und
driven into the deep and dense woods
surrounding the place. From there the
thieves evldedtly expected to got it
into St. Joseph or Kail's* City when
the excitement baa cooled down.
A hand of vigilants has been formed
and is now soouring the country in pur
suit of tlie raiders, who if canght will
probably not be called npon to trouble a
court of justice. n |
Timber PiMfil Tliroll^-ll III. ItOfly.
Evansville. Ind., Sept. 20.—At the
saw mill of John A. Zeitz Sc Sons, John
A. Lyslea, a'sawyer, was fatally injured.
Lysles was employed iu working the
double saws when they became clicked
up. He picked up a rough piece#! tim
ber to dear the obstruction, when tho
piece of timber was jeiked from his
hinds and thrown forward in some
manner and driven into tho unfortunate
man's abdomen and pasjlng entirely
through his body. He was conveyed in
an ambulance to his homo in a dying
condition. ■ u
Momm Baa Down III. Throat.
Milwaukee,, Sopt 20. — A farmer —
named Daub, living near Fort Atkinson,
has had a pecnllarfeeUoginhis stomach
for weeks post. A physician adminis
tered a strong emetic, which relieved
hits of s tuff-grown dead mouse. Dnub
baa been to the habit ot taking "nans’’
in his barn, and thinks while sleeping
3 ie monse ran down his throat. I’hy-
ctana say they never heard of a simi
lar case be -ore.
Tlm«s In Oklahoma.
Guthrie, Sept. 26.—A courier just In
from Chxndler says the rush is a terri
ble one, and hundreds are leaving.
Mnddy, nauseating water sells for 25
cents a glass, and horses are dying by
the score forwent of it. On the road .
back M> water is to he had for twenty-
miles, an l the side of the road is lined
with exhausted teams and people. Bread
Is 80 cent* a loaf, lemons 25 cent* each,
ham and tmeon $1 a pound, and other
things in proportion.
WAS BITTEN BY A BLOB OUST.
Officer Jobs King ot Mobile th* Promt
i j Victim.
Mobile, Sept 26.—To-day Police Offi
cer John King died from the effects of
poisoning received from the bite of wbat
is generally known as a “blue gum"
negro. ‘
Four years ago last February Officer
King arretted a negro named Richard
Richards. The negro resisted, and in
th* Struggle bit King’s band, lacerating
it terribly. King was taken with a high
fever, and hie arm swelled and when tho
swelling began to subside, the disease
broke out In his right foot and spread so
nata involve the leg. The result was.
that he was laid up for alz months.
When he came out from his sick room
he was an aged man in appearance. He-
was bnt 23 year* of ago and up to the
time of the poisoning was as strong and-
as handsome a young man as one wonld
canto see. He was a very popular-
young fellow, foreman of one of the fire-
companies and highly esteemed In police-
circles.
He never recovered the full use of bis
limb, and .slowly surely sank under
the effect* of the poison which had shat
tered bis system. For two months past
he has been lingering between life and
death. To-day bis sufferings came to an
end.
The negro who bit King was at the
time of the assault noted In the papers
as a blue gum negro, and It Is believed
in this portion of the conntry that the
bite from ihe teeth of such an one ia
fatal.
King’s case Is the latest evidence in
support ot this opinion.
The Lanc-Kolb Case.
Moxtoomzbv, Ala., September 26.—
The argument in the esse ot Lane vs.
Kolb in the contest over the office of
commissioner of agriculture "is.con
cluded to-day. Th* oourt adjourned
till Monday at 12 o’clock, when it la
thought a decision will be rendered.
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