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VOLUME 1 AMERICUS. GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1891. NUMBER 156 We propose to make OCTOBER a red letter month for trade In the year of our Lord, 1891 Big Bristling Bargains The Grandest Stock of Merchandise, Courteous and Competent Salesmen, And Throngs of Happy Customers All combine this Beason to make Geo. D. Wheatley's, Cor. Lamar St. and Cotton Ave., THE RIGHT PLACE TO GO for anything and everything yon need in seasonable wearing apparel. WANT A TRUST. , Every department of onr Commodious Store is Filled to Overflowing and we ask everyone in searoh of new and desirable goods to Drop in and Give us a Look before buying elsewhere. m imM 1 Ours is the only Deportment store in the city, carrying ims i a full and complete stock of EVERYTHING IN OUR LINE. We have everything needed for mole 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 , for all those who call upon us early this week. We had the the misfortune to get a case containing $407-25 worth of choice goods damaged by water while in transit The trans porting Railroad Co. has generously allowed us 40 PEH 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 331818 SO&g this W68k. Rare Opportunity for Yon! Don't Miss It! HERE ARE THE PRICES: Plain and Fancy Curtain Scrim at 5c, re illy worth 8c. « '« *• *• “ 8 '• “ 124. « , “ 10 !‘ " 15 .. , .. .. V .< 12 4 “ “ 20 Nottingham Lace Curtains. 20 prs. (slightly damaged) 2J yds. long, at 76o. matchless at $1.26 elswhere. 24 prs. (slightly damg'd) 8 yds long, at $1.00 matchless at $1.60 elswhere 18 prs. “ 8j yds long, at $1.25 “ 2.00 “ 13 prs: “ 34 yds long, at $1.85 “ 2.50 “ Satin Damask Table Linens and Turkey Red Cloths, all slightly damaged, will be sold at about half price this week. LADIES’ SKIRTS. PLAIN SKIRTS 1 IMBROIDERIED SKIRTS I KNIT SKIRTS I 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 sola Agents for the Celebrated P. and P Brand of Kid Gloves—every pair you buy of us Warranted to Wear- or your money refunded. 80UTH CAROLINIANS WANT SEA I8LAND COTTON EXCLUSIVELY. A Convention to be Uriel In Cbnrleeton - Sen 1eland Cotton Plantere to Determine Whether or Mot They will Control the Market of the World. Chicago, Oct. 6.—A -»-cial from Charleston guys : A con-. >u of plant ers of sea island cotton iu this state is colled for Tliuvgduy next, for the pur pose of organizing a combine against the Sale of cotton seed. The object is to effect a combination by which Georgiu, Florida aud the Egytian growers of long staple ootton will be deprived of the Caroling seed. It is believed thut the ontside world is dependent upon the use of the Carolina leed for the quality of their staple, and if they can be prevented from obtain tag the seed, this quality will deterio rate so rapidly that the e:t island plant ers of South Carolina will practically control the fine cotton market of the world. The committees have been at work for some time preparing a plan for combination, and it la believed now that the combine will be effected Thurs day. - SHE HAS "ECSTASIS." The Peculiar Affliction of Mrs. Uuteher of Brooklyn. i New York, Oct. 8.—Mrs. Butcher of 225 Sundford street, Brooklyn, is the victim of a most peculiar case of men tal disorder, said by physicians-,to have been directly attributable to the grip which proved an epidemic in that city. Her malady is characterized its ecstnsis. For five days and five nights Mrs. Botcher slept, nnconscions of anything that was going on aronnd her; uncon- sclons of touch, even, and without food or drink. She was as right 'as if dead. At one time she was lifted out of bed and stood np in a corner of her room. Her poise seemed to have ceased to heat and respiration was not noticeable. Her hands were on her shoulders in a sort of convulsive grasp. The combined strength of tblree men could not remove them. Neither conld her legs be bent. In fact, She was like a marble statue, except there was a glow upon her flesh which, evidenced the fnct thut life was not yet extinct. When she awakened from hertfive days’ * ep her mind was clear, her eyes were igbt, and she appeared and acted like a womnn in the enjoyment of ro bust benltn. She had no recollection of anything that had taken place. She said she bad had a delightful night’s sleep aud felt very mnch refreshed. A KINO DIES. kj(|m “ the time to buy CARPETS CHEAP. You need one llIJ "We have more than 200 rolls all new Styles you to select from, our stock embraces every kind and quality—ail at Rock- Bottom prices—Cotton Chain, Extra Supers, 3-Ply Ingrains, Tapestry, Brus sels, Velvet Brussels, Body B-ussels. 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 aud Furnishing Goods when you 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, bo come follow the crowd to Geo. D. WReatley’s, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, . ve„ Americus, Lamar St. and Cotton Ga. P. S.—The old reliable Xr. Henry. &» A)avis, tMf Vetei man, who for so many jean has serveayoufaithfully m the _ ever ready with a cordial welcome for ail our customers and his friends. Messers. Jno. Schiver, Julius Stanfield, Jim Quarry, Will Dudley, Tim Will00 and Bam Warliok compose onr 'corps of courteous snd obliging salesmen, while the handsome face of Mr. Jno. P. Cato, onr efficient and popu lar book-keeper,', beame with pleasure for the advent of bis friends. Carl the Flr.t of tVnrtemherg, l-asses Away After hong Illness. Stuttgart, Oct. 6.— Tiiekingof Wur- teinburg died at 7 o’clock u. in. He had been ill for some time past, and his condition beenme so critical that the last rite* of the church were administ ered to him. Daring the night bin con' ditlon liecauie worse and his physicians stated that he conld live bnt a short timo. Karl I, King of Wnrtembnnr, was bom March 0. 1820, and ascended the th.one at the death of his father. King Wilhelm, on Jnne 25, 1804. On Jttly 14. 1846, he married the Qrarnl Duchess Olgo, daughter of the late emperor Nicholas I of Russia. Prior to the year 1805. Wurtemburg was a grand duchy, but by the "peace of Preeburg" it was erected into u king dom. The civil list of the rulers of the kingdom smonnts to 1,700.202 marks, with additional grants of (208,000 marks for other members of the royal family. Looks Like Crime. , Upper Sandusky, O., Sept. 0.—Word has lieen received here of the accidental discovery of the skeletons of twin in fants in a store box in a field a short distance southwest of Nevada. A few days since Amos Myers, while on his way home, noticed an ordtnnry store box which somebody had carelessly bu ried in anrh a manner as to leave part of it exposed. Upon opening the mix he found it contained the remains of two bahes which had evidently been burled for some time, as some of the ■mall bones were about entirely decay ed. Enough, however, remained to K ove without a doubt that a foul crime d been committed. The skulls and some of the larger bones of the body were quite well preserved and perfect in their formation. Mr. Myers took the remains to his home to await further investigation. r~ Hew Labor Movement. Pittsburg, Oct. 0.—A movement la on foot, it is claimed by Local Assem- ■embly 800, Knights of Labor, which is composed of window-glass workers, to withdraw from the knights and form an. independent organization of their own to be known as the Independent Order of Window-glass Workers of America. At their regular meeting, Triday night of last week, it is claimed that a proposition was introduced to ward such a step, and that at the hut meeting it again came np for considera- CONDENSED NEWS DISPATCHES. Domestic and Foreign sod or General Interest. A London dispatch states that Mr. and Mrs. Gladstone will pass the whiter in Florence. At Koch Island, Ills., L. H. Dudley died suddenly at his dinner table. He choked to death on a piece of meat. Owing to the disturbance at the tomb of Victor Emmanuel the pope has in formed nuncios abroad that lie will be unable to receive any more pilgrims. General Ruiz Sandoval, who is in New Orleans, suya that wiii.e he is opposed to President Diaz, be took no part in the recent uprising in Mexico. The work of allotting Cheyenne and Arapahoe Indian lands west of Guth- fie. Ok., is to be resumed, au.i the land will be thrown open to settlement before long. Eiglite a steamboats, loaded with freigut and carrying passengers, are aground between Cincinnati and Point Pleasant, W. Va., wuere there is but twenty inches ot water. Reports are coming in of a hurricane in the northern pineries of Minnesota. Several townships were devastated, aud the loss of timber is said to be iu ban' dreds of millions of feet. Mr. Andrew R. French of Kansas City, who proposed as a means of re lieving the distress in Europe that each farmer should donate three or fonr bushels of wheat, has gone in sane. Business nt Kingston, N. Y., la at standstill, owing to the wrecking of the savingB bunks. Other bunks have no tices ou their uoon requiring sixty days’ notice tor the withdrawal of de posits. At Montgomery, Ala., Kolb has turn ed over the office of commissioner of agriculture to Lane, who was appointed to succeed him in pnrsnauce to ihe de cision of the supreme court rendered Saturday. An Eldon, la., special says: Sanford Dowd, the pioueer citizen of this local ity, hue died ut the age ot 87 years. He was the father of thirty-oue children, five by his first wife, ten by his second and sixteen by bis third. At Reading, Pa.. Rev. Phillip H. Gar rett, the well known United Brethren minister convicted in cunrt ou the charge of fraudulently obtaining (250 ou a life insurance policy, was sentenced to one yearV imprisonment. Ho wept as he went to jail. A Vienna dispatch saysi The Hun garian diet hoa u.iauimouly adopted a resolution expressing its great iudigua- tlon at the attempt recently made on ^lie lite of Emperor Francis Jusepn, and assuring hint of their deepest gratitude for his escape from death. A Wilkealmrre, Pa., special suys. Charles Fox and Lena Mapes, tile elop ing couple who took up tneir abode in a cave on the monutain, was captured and placed in jail. Fox is chiirgeu with stealing goods from farmers. Fox re sisted, bnt the posse overpowered him. The fonr years’ term of Commodore Melville, engiueer-in-cnief ot the Uni ted States navy, expires next Junuury. Iu recognition of tue wprk performed by the bureau ot steam eugi under his direction. Secretary Tracy has signified his intention of reappoint- Firs at Matches. Natchez, Miss., Oct. 6.—Fire de stroyed the bnildings occupied by J. & S. Moses, furniture, the Natchez Furni ture company and A. A F. Jacobs, gen eral merchants. Total loss, (81,500; in sured for (10,700. the end ot the month. His nerves are 1 somewhat unstrung and be is not fit iug Cuuuhodore Melville for a third term of fonr years. At a dance, about two'tulles south of Nnpanee, Iml., there wui a cutting affray, in which Willinm Heckelmuu was stubbed to death by Joseph Huntup. Upon examination there were twenty- four knife wonnds found on his body. There is a searching party after the murderer, and all probabilities are he will be lynched if captured. A Birmingham, Ala,, special says. Misses Lucinda and Lizzie Graham of Carroll county were arrested here by Detective aiorgan on a charge of ■ jury. They are accused of defrauding the county of Carrdll out of about (200 by making false entries as school teach ers. They have been here abbot two weeks. They are of bright color. They have been taken back to Carroll connty. At Mobile, Ala., the Alabama oyster law test case is decided by Judge Semuies in habeas corpus proceedings. The test wot made to see whether tne new law forliidding shipment of oysters in the shell out of the state at certain seasons and by rail only wonld stand. The jadge decides that a prohibition of this character is unconstitutional aud violative of the freedom of inter-state commerce. The cose will be appealed. A Huntington, W. Vd., special says that Lncy McClue, aged 24, known tor sight years as one of the most persist- cut aud dariug of West Virginia moon- shiners, baa been captured utter a deal perlite chase by a United States mar shal, and is now in jail at Charleston, She was captured in the interior of Lin coln eoanty at a point far remote from nny railroad, and haa a long list of in fractions of the law charged np against her. She is a woman of great nerve, and is u fine shot. A Chattanooga, Tenn., special states that one night two months ago, ’Squire Pogue, a farmer living near GaylesvUle, Cantrell, a negro inau engaged in illicit whisky selling, committed tlm deed to prevent Pogue from reporting him. Re cently the sheriff of Walker comity, Ga., arrested Cantrell, who was making liis way toward Chattanooga, at Ken sington, Ala., and lodged info in jail at Lyerly.Ga, At St. Joseph, Mo., Richard Wood, book keeper for the Scboffic-ld, Schurm- er & Teagler Oil company, was arrested for a dime committed three months ago. At that time the safe of his firm was robbed of cash and the IkmiIcs. It waa suppose i that the work was done by some one familiar with the com bination of the safe, and Wood was — __ watched.- He waa charged with the will not leave his summer home until dime and confessed, saving he had . t a m . • At tvi 9 thpoum ♦ li thrown the books into the river to cover np a shortage. \Vo.sl is 10 years for business, althongh bis case Is not ot •«* “f 1 " U . P" re:,u Mide in Neb - regarded os serious. I • Neb TO THE RESCUE. CREWS SAVED ON THE IRISH SEA BY HEROIC LIFE SAVERS. A Terrlfflc Gale Prevails on the Irish Sea— Mnch Damage le Done In Shlpplng-Sne- eeee or Life Boat Crews-Many People Gather oa the Sherae. Liverpool, Oct. 0.—A tenr/.c gule baa prevailed on the Irish sea, and it is believed that lunch damage won caused shipping standing up and down the coasts. A dispatch from Holyhead states that three veeseis were wrecked near that port. Despite the furious wind and heavy sea, the life boat crews worked heroically, and their efforts to save the lives of the ship wrecked crews were crowned with success. Numiiers of people guthered on the shores of the vicinity of wrecks and there was much excitement manifested as life-savers put off from land and when they returned bearing with them the crews of the ships. Took Ilnusli op lists, Columbus, Iud., Oct. a—The wife of William Trembley, u prominent school teacher in Harrison township, Bnicided by taking Rough on Ruts. No one knows what passed between them be fore be left for his school iu the morn ing, hut when he. returned at night he found her sitting in a rocking chair dead, with no clothing on bnt a che mise, facing and close to the bed on which lay her 11 month-old babe, which had cried, played and starved during the long day until it was almost com pletely exhausted. She had suffered terribly, as was evidenced by her con dition, having vomited blood all over the floor. She appeared to have been dead a long time, and evidently took the fatal dose soon after her husband Shawl Pin In the Urctlia Canal. Youngstown, O., Oct. 6.—A case of rare interest to the medical frater nity has developed at the City hospital Samuel T. Kratt. aged 25, was operated upon ioran abscess of the nrethn. Upon opening it the surgeons found firmly imbedded in the walls of the urethra canal a shawl pin over three inches long, which was broken in its removal. Kratt declined to give any explanation ns to the presence of the pin, but admitted he had been suffering from it for a year. By reason of excessive inflammation his recovery is doubtful, burgeons assert that the ease is one of tho rarest in medical annals. TUB HAMMER IS UP. The Piedmont Floating to tho llrecxe, Only a Few More Days to Walt. Atlanta, October 0.—The great ban ner of,the Piedmont Exposition com pany now float* to the breeze between Patera’ offico and the National Hotel, Thousands watched It being put up and read the glaring letters .announcing the opening of the great Piedmont Exposi tion aud the great attractions. This is possibly the largest sign ever erected Iu Atlanta, and a creditable piece of work of the Atlanta PatatingSoompany. Tbe following telegram was received from Kiralfy Sanford H. Cohen, Piedmont Exposition Co., Atlanta, Ga: Railway instructions received only to day. Will load to-morrow. Advisable come to Atlanta for preliminary prepa rations, and returning to personal bring on company. Please arrange so tickets required separately be furniehed my order. (Bolosst Kiralvy, Tickets were wired tho great king of spectacular, and he will arrive on next Monday, The icenery starts to-day, and -ft will tako Instead of seven car loads ten oar loads to transport the great show, Tiokets have been wired Mr. Kiralfy for bis advanoe people, who will arrive Fri day, and will commence preparations for the production of this great spectacular. Mr. Kiralfy brings ail the ladies, all the ballet and all the principals, but 500 people for running tbe stage, etc., will be wanted here. Mr. Kiralfy commences active rehearsals for the great show at once, and the king of tbe spectacular will show the people of tbe south tbe greateet production ever given in this country. Tbe exposition has already secured tbe Mexican band and the directors are determined to have it. Consequently tbe people who attend this great expo sition will bavethe finest music thut has ever been heard in America. But stop— that it only a beginning. They mast have more music. Who will play until the Mexican band rehearses sufficient to play this music? Musicians claim that it will take them weeks to learn it Now the question is who will play for the opening week of the exposition. Who will play if the Mexican band can not play it. Will it be Marston? Will be tbe Post band 2 Will it be the Cin cinnati band, and if go, which one ? Will it be Weber, or will it be the great Cincinnati Orchestra that played for the Cincinnati exposition of 1886 ? All these questions and many others will come up in tbe meeting to-nighL ” ”bi‘ IM DELIRIUM. • A Man Stricken With Fever, Leaves Ills lied an<l Wanders Into the Woods. Atlanta, October 0.—Friday last Mr. George McMillan, who works at tho East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia shops, was taken sick with typhoid fever. Last night, in a delirium of fever, he wandered from home, and hatiess, bare foot, wlthont coat ox vest and with wide open, staring eyes, he wandered through tho streets and on into tho woods.' Crazed by tbe fever ho frightened many, and caused all who saw him to bo filled with terror. HI* family and friends, no less terror ized at his absence, organized a search ing party, and after many anxious hours found him entirely without his senses in tho woods near Atlanta. A peculiar case that tuay end in sad ness to those who know tho man. When taken 111 Mr. McMillan went to his home at No. 5 Rockwell street, where he lives with his wife and chil dren, Dr. Childs was called in and be gan treatment for the fever. The attack was severe, and soon delir ium came on. He was a very sick man, and friends assisted the wife and family Id nursing him. Last night friends remained with him until 12 o’clock when they wore relieved by Mrs. McMIJlan. Sbo was to havo the watch alone till morning. Worn oat by loss of sleep and constant care, her husband being quiet, sleep overcame her and before 10 o’clock sho was dozing in her chair. In a little while she awoke and glanced at the bed to see tho condition of hor husband. To her amazement ho was nowhere to bo seen. There was no one In the room but herself. Thinking that ho lind gono into an other room sho searched tho house, but did not find him. Hor alarm Increased and awakening those in the house, the soarch was continued out Into the yard. Not finding him there, people became terrified All manner of supposition* were raised* If he had wandered off in a delirium lie might accidentally kill himself; and if not, tho exposure would certainly make ills conditiony.much worse. Neighbors were hurriedly informed and a searching party organized. By tblB time it was 3 o’clock. Tbe party soparatod and In nil parts of the city looked for the missing man. This morning about 8 o’clock, a work- an at tho home of Mr. Sherman. was scon, who put them ou tho track of McMillan. The workman stated that early this morning a man walked aimiossly through tho yard. IIo was barefoot, hatiess, without coat or vest, ills hair straggling, his eyes sunken and staring, and bearing ail tho evidenoes of a man perfectly wild. To the workman ho made ono or two rambling, peoullar remarks and then wandered out into tbe woods. Tho workman was badly frightened and bad not been ablo to find out who tho man was. Tho party went In tho direction point ed out, and entered Sherman’s wood. For a long timo they were unsuccessful In finding anything, bnt finally saw the sick man standing undor a tree and gazing upward, his oyes bolng perfectly vacant. Going to him, ho failed to recognize any, but went with thorn without a word. A vehicle was engaged and ho was rap idly carried to his homo. He knew nothing of what ho was doing or had done, and has not yet come to his senses. Exposure ami great exer- flon in his weak condition havo caused liim to bo much worse, nnd he is now very low. His delirium continues, and for tho present he is entirely out of his seuses. Ills family and friends are terribly shocked, and aro full of anxiety about bis condition. It was a peculiarly distressing occur rence, and may end in more sadness. OM THE WING. Hon Chat. F. Crisp Makes an Eloquent Address to the Farmers of Webster. Exhibit* art commencing to come in, dtney towards n and tho exposiUongrouods are aeeunj- fnloeg rapidly. A i w who do oo ■■BBi Preston, October 0 Hon. C. F. Crisp made an eloquent speech here to day. He had a very largo audience, mostly composed of farmers, all of whom expressed themselves highly pleased with his position. The people around in this county think more of Judge Crisp and his efforts In their be half, than any living representative of the people. Every word that fell from his lips was eagerly devoured by his at tentive listeners, and in such a manner that it seemed a pleasure to him to ad- ress them. J udge Fish has made a v impression upon county. Ha ia very • ot the court t along rapidly, matter has already bean Americus is well repn lawyer* snd citizen*. I ably bold aU the week.