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VOLUME 1
AMERICUS* GEORGIA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 0, 1891.
NUMBER 155
We propose to make OCTOBER a red letter] BURNED TO DEAM
month for trade in the year of our Lord, 1891.
Big Bristling Bargains
The Grandest Stock of Merchandise,
Courteous and Compi tent Salesmen,
And Throngs of Happy Customers
All combine this season to make
Geo. D. Wheatley’s,
Cor. Lamar St. and Cotton Ave.,
THE EIGHT PLACE TO GO for anything and everything you
need in seasonable wearing apparel.
Every department of our Commodious Store is Filled to Overflowing
and we ask everyone in search of new and desirable goods to Drop In
and Give us a Look before buying elsewhere.
tmqm mfffR I Ours is the only Department store in the city, carrying
flUii Huh I a full and complete stock of EVERYTHING IN OUR
LINE. We have everything needed for male or female attire, and
we will surely save you money on what you have to buy.
WE WANT YOUR TRADE
and in order to get you within the reach of temptation, we have ar
ranged a special and attractive list of
THREE PERSONS ARE BAKED IN
FIRE IN NEW YORK
ConfUffration of » Brick Tenement House.
A Firemen Finds the Blase to be His
Own House end Attempts His Family'
Rescue—Bed end Awful Penle
for all those who coll upon us early this week.
We had the the misfortune to get a case containing $407-25
worth of choice goods damaged by water wbile in transit. The trans
porting Railroad Co. has generously allowed us -
■ 40 PE CENT. 40 PER CENT.
of the amount involved as an estimate of damages. Now we propose
that our-loss, or THEIR LOSS in this instance, shall be YOUR GAIN
We are going to sell this $407.25 worth of choice goods—all dam
aged, some more, some less for A mere song this Week.
Bare Opportunity for Ton! Don’t Hiss It
HERE ARE THE PRICES:
Plain and Fancy Curtain Scrim at 5o, redly worth 8c.
II *(
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“ 12*.
II II
“ 10 !'
“ 15
II II
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' “ 12* “
“ 20
Nottingham Lace Curtains.
20 prs. (slightly damaged) 2} yds. long, at 75c. matchless at $1.26
ekwhere.
24 prs. (slightly damg’d) 8 yds long, at $1.00 matchless at $1.50 els where
18 prs. “ 8J yds long, at $1.26 " 2.00 "
13 prs: “ 3 j yds long, at $1.85 “ 2.50 "
Satin Damask Table Linens and Tnrkey Bed Cloths, all slightly,
damaged, will be sold at about half price this week.
LADIES’ SKIRTS.
PLAIN SKIRTS I IMBROIDERIED 8KIRT81 KNIT 8KIRT81
All got wet, but practically as good as ever, will be sold at your own
price.
Child’s Knit goods—Hoods and Sacques—all got wet too, but if we
did not tell you, you’d never know it—HALF PRICE !
Don’t forget we are sole Agents for the Celebrated P. and P
Brand of Kid Gloves—every pair you buy of us Warranted to
Wear or your money refunded.
M is the time to buy CARPETS CHEAP. You need' one
We have more than 200 rolls all new styles for yon to
m, our stock embraces every kind and quality—all at Book-
Bottom prices—Cotton Chain, Extra Supers, 3-Ply Ingrains, tapestry, Brus
sels, Velvet Brussels, Body Brussels. Call and make your selection, we
make your Carpet and put it down for you—all free of charge.
Remember our new stock of Clothing and Furnishing Goods
when yon want, a suit I We acknowledge no competition here!
TO TRY IS TO BUY, and if you buy ONCE, you will be so
pleased with the fit and style of our goods, you’ll buy of us again.
No honest dealer can offer you greater inducements than we, so
come follow the crowd to
Geo. D. WQeatley’s
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL,
Lamar St. and Cotton Ave.. Americus, Ga.
Jn<>. Schiver, Julius Stanfield, Jim Guerry, Will Dudley,
xim KiUen and Bam Warliok compose our corps oi courteous and obliging
salesmen, while the liandiorae face of Mr. Jno. P. Gate, our efficient and popu
lar book-keeper, .beams with pleasure for the advent of his friends.
New York, Oct. 5.—Three persons
were burned to death here in a fire in
five-story brick tenement house, at the
corner ot Hudson and Dominick streets,
and two others very badly burned, one
so seriously that recovery Is not ex
pected.
The dead are: Mrs. Annie Murphy,
88 years of age. 263 Hudson street; Miss
Kate Dunn, 33 years old, a dressmaker
who boarded with Mrs Murphy; Jose
phine Ryan, S years old, of Washing
ton, D. C.; Mrs. Murphy’s neice.
The injured are: Martin T. Toobey,
11 years old, Mrs. Murphy’s sou by her
first bnsbuud. His injuries are pro
nounced fatal.
John Toobey, 9 years old, Mrs. Mur
phy's second son, is perhups fatally in
jured.
Policemen hastened to the fire
cape on the front- of the building and
shouted to the panic stricken occupants
not to descend by the stairs. One then
climbed up the fire escape and aided the
men, women and children to descend.
In this way they were aided by the fire
men who had quickly answered the
alarm. Freman Lncas, on reaching the
fifth floor, found in the rear rooms
Mathew Ryan, a box maker, who is
widower, and his three young children
almost overpowered by smoke and una
ble to help themselves.
He dragged them to the window, and
with the aid of bis comrades succeeded
in getting them down the fire escape
safely. Just then hook and ladder
truck No. 8 drove up. and one of its
firemen, Matthrew Murphv, sprang to
the ground shouting:
‘•Great God, its my honse. ”
‘ "Where are my wife and children?
He rushed through the flames and
smoke ui'-stairs to the filfth floor.
There he found the body of his wife
burned almost beyond recognition, ly
ing in the hallway, just outside her
apartment.
A little further away was found the
form of little Josephine Ryan, dead
Cooinu’s niece. She was still living,
hut died soon after. The body of Miss
Kate Dunn was found at the foot of a
short ladder leading to the rack. She
had evidently been overcome by smoke
and burned to death while seeking to
escape from there.
Two boys—John and Martin Toobey—
Murphy's step-sons, werefonnd in ,a
room. 'They were removed to the rooms
of the Monticello club, across the street,
where the half dressed tenants
refuge. Thence the boys were taken to
St. Vincent's hospital. Martin Toohey
was terribly bnrned all over his body,
and cannot snrvtve. His brother James
was not so badly bnrned, but it is fear
ed be may be fatally injured by inhaling
smoke. Mrs. Mnrpby was married to
Fireman Morphy only onemontb ago.
She was then the widow of Policeman
Toobey.
Senator Vest In New York.
Nxw Yoax, Oct. 5.—Senator George
G. Vest of Missouri, wandered into the
Hoffman honse and was assigned a
room. On matters of general Demo*
crstic politics, the senator was plainly
and pleasantly enthusiastic. "We will
win beyond all doubt." he says, "and
any good Democrat will salt our pur
pose. It strikes me that there is a very
pretty state fight going on down here,
although I have never seen the political
workers so enthusiastic before. They
talk of certain victory not only in pub
lic, bnt in private, which is a good sign.
The World’s Fair seems to he quite a
factor in the coutest. Well, we wanted
the fair in nr state, but if we conld not
have it ourselves we would have been
glad to see New York carry off the
prise."
World's Fair Government Straotarm.
Washington, Oct. 8.—The contract
for the government bnilding at the
World’s Fair, Chicago, was awarded to
sererol bidders at an aggregate cost of
(816,787. The wprk is divided in
awards as follows: To J. F. Reeso,
Chicago, wood work, (117,601; also
painting and glazing, (33,110, to Haugb,
Ketchain & Co., Indianapolis, entire
iron work. (64,311; to the Northwest
ern Construction company, Chicago,
galvanized iron and metal work, (104,-
100; to George 8. Lyons Sons, Chicago,'
- nbing work. (7,475. The work is to
done ten in months. The cost—
*316,737—is (33,000 leas than the lowest
bid on the first advertisement.
Universal Poetat Union.
Washington, Oct. 3.—The adhesion
of the Australian colonists to the Uni
versal Postal Union, which has been
for years anxiously sought by the com
mercial nations of the world, becomes
effective. The postal union rates and
conditions on all correspondence ex
changed lntween these, colonies and
other members of the postal union will
apply. The rate on letters is 8 cents
for each half-ounce or fraction thereof,
and on ]irinted matter 1 cent fur each
two onucea or fraction. Samples of
merchandise can be exchanged under
the rates and regulations of the postal
Big Indignation Xcetlng.
8 AN Fiuxctsoo, Oct.6.-Several thou
sand citiiens attended a mass meeting
and took action in regard to the recent
decision by Jndge Murphv of the supe
rior court, that the present grand jury
tsan illegal body. Mnrpby was con-
31 ASS ACRED.
TWO HUNDRED WHITES ARE SLAIN
BY INOIAN8.
News of a Terrible Slaughter of Uts, Wo
men and Children, le Brought to Texas
by an American Who Baa Dean In the
Mining Business In Mexico.
San Antonio, Occ. 8.—John H. Paiv
ton, an American, who for the past two
years bos been engaged in the mining
business near Metztillar, in the state of
Mexico, has arrived here.
He brings information of a bloody
Indian outbreak which has for some
time been in progress in the district Of
Talamengo, in that state.
The trouble is the outgrowth of a
dispute between several colonies of
Spaniards, Germans and Indians! new
settlers attempting to settle on the
lands of the natives. The Indians re
sisted their attempts to evict them and
much bloodshed has resulted.
Parton says ttmt a few days before
his departure a settlement of whites
wss attacked by the Indians and nearly
300 people massacred, including men,
women and children. The colonies
have appealed to the government for
protection and several battalions of
troops are oh their way to the scene of
the trouble.
Giant Powder Expiation
Butte, Mont., Oct. 8.— Six boxes of
giant powder exploded in the hoisting
honse of the Ground Squirrel, mine.
About fifty houses were more or less in
jured. Though many were more or less
hurt, no lives have been lost as far as
learned. Mrs. Anna Politich and child
are seriously injured by flying debris,
the mother perhaps fatally. Mike .Ad-
1, who was walking thirty yards
>y, was knocked down and is insen-
sifl^r with concussion of the brain. A
miner at the bottom of the shaft of the
Ground Squirrel was struck and fatally
injured by the fall of a bucket. The
concussion was felt over a mile from
the scene of the explosion.
He Balded the Saloons.
Elyria, O., Oct, 3.—Prosecuting At-
tornen Webber has created a sensation
here by raiding the saloons during the
fair. 'In company with the city mar
shal hh visited hll the Balo.ms in town,
itching several in the act of selling,
i two cases be kicked in the door and
and is now threatened with charge of
burglary, the saloon men having ein-
iloyed a prominent lawyer to prosecute
lim. Some of the saloonists feel very
bad, as they huVe work honse sentences
hanging over them.
STRIKERS STILL OUT.
THE UNION INSISTS ON BEING
RECOGNIZED.
Kallroafis Provided With All the Hands
They Need Now and Are Independent of
the Striker.-The Work on the Wharves
Going on Without Delay.
Dig Dock Strike In London.
London, Oct 8.—The great dock
strike began here and is already rapidly
spreading. Trouble, is feared between
the striker* and blacklegs, and on ex.
traordinerily large policr force is on
dnty to preserve order. The cor men
and others, in sympathy with the dis
contented dockers, have also gone on a
strike.
No Colored Driver Need Apply.
Springfield,.0.7 Oct. 8.—Jaoob Sny
der, a pioneer, residing near Lawrence-
ville, died after a lingering illness. His
dying request was that no colored man
be allowed to drive the hearse team. Be
would not allow a negro to work on his
farm. - *
Medical Purveyor of the Army.
Washington. Oct. 3.—The president
has appointed Lieutenant Colonel Clias.
T. Alexander chief medical purveyor ot
the anuy.
The Minstrel Performance.
The audience was a fashionable one.
The best people of the city gave life and
color to the boxes and the parquet. The
playgoers were all there, and they ex
pended a groat deal of lnng power In
expressing their approval of the Inter
esting features.
Barlow Brothers' minstrels Is sn or
ganization of decidedly clever artiste.
They furnish old-fashioned negro min
strel fan.
While the first parti* not at gorgeous
at tome, it ii more than made np in the
specialties. The latter are away above
the average. Harry (Iolms Is a superb
juggler, Arcble Royer a wonderft^hlgh
kicker, Thompson and Ducloemore than
skilful musician*, and Ferry the. frog
man a startling contortionist.
The song and dance Is light and fun
ny,’and the concluding burlesque—Dr.
Koeh’t Lymph—side-splitting. Every
joke Id it Is new and bright.
John T. Ford’s Old English Comedy
Company, appearing Thursday, Friday
and Saturday of next week, will be the
next attraction!—Atlanta Journal.
Meeting ot the Philharmonic Club.
The Philharmonic Club met at the res
idence of Mr! 11. (Callaway, on Jackson
street, tost night, and waa very folly at
tended. Prof. Schneider organized and
Is training a fine chorus, which will give
a public exhibition of their powers in
the near fntnre. The prospects of this
clnb are particularly bright, as much in
terest Is manifested by its members, and
their improvement, owing to application
and painstaking care, ie both rapid and
highly satisfactory. Americus will yet
be proud of the Philharmonic*. The
next meeting will be held at the same
place on Monday evening, the 13th
Inst.
The strike has not yet been declared
off, though there are evidences of dissat
isfaction in the ranke of the strikers at
this time.
The striker* held a big meeting yes
terday afternoon at the longshoremen’*
ball at feast Broad and Anderson streets,
and disoussed the situation.
Chairman H. M. Lowery and Isaac
Brown of the strikere’ committee, urged
the men to give up the fight and - seek
employment.
A. L. Coleman, president of the union
told the men, It Is, said, to remain firm.
This advice was accepted by the major
ity of the striker*, who announce their
intention to stand firm.
It is not likely that the transportation
companies will trouble themselves as to
the course the strikere may pnrsne.
They have all the bands they need and
their freights are being handled expedl-
tlously.
The new men are rapidly catching on
to the handling of freight, and are rap
idly becoming as proficient as the stri
kers were. Work was carried on all
day yesterday at the, Ocean Steamship
wharves and Merchants’ and Miners’
wharf.. The City of Birmingham sailed
yesterday fully loaded at 6:30 o’clock
The Wm. Lawrence went out between
5 and 6 o’clock with a big cargo. The
City of Augusta will sail to-day on
schedule time. By to-morrow all traces
of the strike will have about disappear
ed from the wharves, and the draymem
expect to get sufficient driver* to-day to
run all the cotton trucks and drays.
A meeting of the merchants to pass
resolutions refusing to employ hereafter
any one connected with the labor union
and protective association will, It Is ex
pected, be held to-day If the strike Is
not declared off by noon. This will
mean that the strikers will be ont in
the cold.
Dissatisfaction has broken ont in thn
union and a number have announced
their Intention to apply for work. If
they do the strike v wlll die a - natural
death without being declared off.—Sa
vannah News.
PROM LIVERPOOL,
A Letter Conr.rnlns the Slate of thai
Vast Colton-Market.
From our own Correspondent.]
The past three weeks have put an en
tirely different price on the value of cot
ton. _ .
On August 17 the then'eurrent month
was quoted at - 4 22-04 with spots at
4 28-04 on a tick market.
That date would appear to have seen
the lowest price to wbioh the article wae
likely to go for some time to come.
Bad or rather unfavorable crop reports
were being secured In .volume, and the
upward movement was assisted by the
free buying of our spinners. This con
tinued until 3 8-64 was reached for Jan-
nary and Febrnary delivery of middling
on September 7. Up to this point sent!
ment carried all before it—In the ab
sence of any weakness from America.
Since that date the market gave way
through the want of support from the
trade and the American markets.
Bureau. We expected a 70-80 condi
tion, Instead of which we get 82 3-4,
America sinks and Liverpool opened
8-64 (0-100) lower upon which a demand
to cover contract* on the late selling
caused a recovery of 5-0 points. The
question will very naturally arise as to
the price that Europe will pay during
this season. Last seasons “average"
was B 1-33 for middling on a crop of
8,600,000. Of this we may say that
000,000 bales will at sometime come Into
the present crop, as being now unsold.
So that assuming )bat this crop will
only reach 7,400,000, the supply from its
predecessor will bring It up to
something in the neighborhood of 8,000,-
000, and if 1889-00 crop left os a surplus,
ont of 7,393,000, of 200.000 bales, we may
fairly expeot lower prices in February,
assuming that only the present condition
is maintained. Should crop accounts
improve we may expect some heavy
telling for the spring months. Trade in
Lancashire for the moment Is good.
Finsnce at present Is not as good as
might be expected, and politics on the
continent of Europe are nnsettled and so
far there has been very little or no sell
ing against this crop.
There is, however, one very Important
feature which can not be overlooked and
that Is that cotton at a low price can be
financed in greater volume than when at
a high price and there are times when
the outside public come in on the article
an investment.
A GOOD MOVE
IF CARRIED TOA SUCCESSFUL COM
PLETION.
The Probable Organization of a Stock
Company fur the Manufacture of Cotton
Fabric*—The Immense Benefit* Accru
ing From Such Enterprise.
There is consultation among some of
our enterprising business men concern
ing tho incorporation of a company to
engage In cotton manufacturing, and if
the project be carried out it will mean a
great deal to the prosperity of Americus.
Sltnated as wo are in- tho heart of the
cotton section and with cheap labor and
ample transportation facilities there Is
no reason why suoh enterprise should
□ot prove profitable to its projectors.
Columbus and Augusta both owe the
greater part of the prosperity which has
come to them to their factories, and in
few canes lias the erection of this In
dustry entailed a loss upon the owners.
Especially profitable is said to be the
spinning of cotton yarns. The machinery
required Is simple and comparatively In
expensive, while the product commands
ready sale at steady figures. Its manu
facture does n&t demand the skilled
labor required in the production
of the fabrics, and the machinery can be
mainly oporated by children. There are
many of -theso factories In the south,
especially in North Carolina, of limited
capital, and almost without exception
they nre earning largo dividends. la
regard to tho establishment of a man
ufactory for tbo, production of yarns
only is merely a suggestion -in case a
larger enterprise is Impracticable. Such
an Industry In our midst would material-
'y aid In tho steady progress of Amerl-
ous, and would give employment to a
considerable number of that class of
people who In other branches find it Im
possible to get work.
The Merchants* Ketall Commercial Agency.
The representative merchants ani
business mon of Americus met last night
and organized the Amerious branch of
the above agency, the southern office of
which is at Atlanta, Ga.
The object of thia agency is to bring
together the merchants and business
men in every city and town in the Uni
ted States in the form of local organiza
tion for the purpose of protecting them
selves against extending credit tj per
sons who gain for themselves the repu
tation of not paying their honest debts,
and to aid and assist each in the collec
tion of tbelr hard and doubtful ac
counts.
Each and every member Is furnished
with an abstraot of unsettled Recounts
every sixty days for his county, and
twice a year for his state. These ab
stracts give the names of all persons
who do not settle or arrange their ac
counts with the members; they also
give the occupations and residences of
such parties and what they owe the
debts for, and how much, and the mem
ber* pledge themselves to each other not
to extend credit to a person whose name
appears on the abstract and so long ae it
remain* there.
This agency also traces persons who
go from place to place leaving unpaid
bills behind. It* system is not confined
to anyone particular line of business,
nor to any one city or state, but it rep
resents every branch of trade and coven
the United States,
Tho following officen were elected:
R J. Ferry, president; H, G. Beall, vice-
president; E. D. Ansley, Secretary and
treasurer.
Executive Board—D. F. Davenport,
Clins. A Fricker, W. D. Bailey, B. H.
Jossey, H. A, Harris.
Tie branch meet* again on'Frlday
night next. Notice of the time and
place will be given through Tiik Timks-
Recohdkh.
Th. Tax Kata.
The tax rate has been fixed at (10 per
$1,000 of property (5.08 state and (4.02
county. The collecton will soon be ap
pointed and the public will be notified
through - these column* a* to who they
are, in a few day*.
An Unexpected Death.
On Sunday, afternoon, at 4:30, Mrs.
Otis Guthrio departed this life at the .
residence of her brother-ia-Iaw, Mr. H.
II, Kimball. Mrs. Guthrie, whose maiden
name was Emma Allein Link, was a na-
4ivo of Peoria, III., and graduated with
distinction at tho State Normal Univer
sity in Bloomington, III., where she re
ceived an education, the thoroughness
of which was only realized by those who
had become intimate with her. She was
especially well versed In the languages,
and the height of her ambition was to
lit herself to fill a chair of languages in
some institute of learning.
Mrs. Guthrie taught throughout the
last year at the Americus public schools,
giving such perfect satisfaction that she
was re-elected. She was unable to fill
her appointment, however, on account
of being attacked with typhoid fever,
which, though lasting four weeks, even
up to tile last there was every hope for
her to recover from.
The funeral service* were held at her
home, the Episcopal rites being used by
their lay reader, Mr. S. S. Shipps, after
which the pall-bearers, Messrs. Harrold,
Coleman, Nicholson, Snyder, Nenrick
and Bizien placed the
mail:* on the cars and
Bloomington, Ill., where
interred In the family lot
cemetery.