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AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER.
VOLUME t
AMERICUS. GEORGIA. SUNDAY, OCTOBER IS, 1891.
NUMBER 160
Something For The Boys!
BRAND NEV SAFETY BICYCLE
TO BE GIVEN AWAY I
IT WONT COST YOU A PENNY!
/ To stimulate the traffic in our Boys’ and
Children’s Clothing department, I will give,
with every Boy’s or Child’s suit, between the
ages of 4 and 18 years, sold by us from the
1st Jot October past, until
NEXT CHRISTMAS EVE,
when the fortunate one will be determined,
A TICKET, (non-transferable) entitling the
holder to one chance at a
BRAND NEW SAFETY BICYCLE
ATLANTA.
THE CITY FILLING WITH VISITORS
FROM EVERYWHERE.
Prominent PtnoniiN Coming to Atlanta
to Join Georgia in Doing Honor to the
Mentor, of Henry W. Grady—Great Prep
aration. Slade-tor the Brent.
TO BE GIVEN AWAY ABSOLUTELY FREE OF
ANY CHARGE WHATEVER l
All you have to do is to
BUY YOUR BOY’S SUIT FROM ME
and get a ticket. These tickets will be
numbeihl^^i' Yin Christinas Evej numbers
correspfmdiAwith the tickets J givOn j away wffi
be put in a box: then a committee'of • disinter
ested pitizensWiil draw out one of the ( numbers
and.th#IfcS*,pf the ticket containing that
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Now a Word about our Famous Clothing Department
THE NAME OF
George D. Wheatley
has become known far and wide as the
synonym of
FINE CLOTHING AT FAIR PRICES!
Our stock was NEVER SO COMPLETE!
Our styles NEVER SO ELEGANT 1
Our prices NEVER SO MODERATE!
And never so great OUR ANXIETY TO PLEASE!
Our assortment of Boys’ and Children’s
Clothing begins with a neat WASH SATINET
SUIT (wool filling) any size from 4 to 18 years,
$1.35 Per Suit,
and includes all the finer materials, such as
CASSIMERES, WORSTEDS, TRICOTS,
SERGE AND CHEVIOT Suits so desirable for
“BOYS WHO ARE HARD ON CLOTHES.”
Wishing you all ‘‘good luck” in the drawing,
boys,
Your friend,
Atlanta, Oct. 17 —Visitor* have
gun to arrive in this city by the score*
and everything has assumed a gala ap
pearance. The exposition will attract
thousands and the coming unveiling
the Orady monument, to occur on next
Wednesday, will bring many thousands
more.
The committee gone to New York
escort the Governor Hill party to At
lanta will arrive here Tuesday evening
and the distinguished guests will be ac
corded a rousing reception. Great pre
parations have been made and that the
affair will be carried out in true At
lanta style there can be no douht
Arrangements have been perfected
for one of the greatest parades ever
witnessed on Grady monument unveil
ing day. The line of march will
doxens of blocks long. Bands of mnsio,
officials, military, different social and
political organisations, school children
and hundreds of others will be in the
line.
Prominent statesmen from all over
the conntry will he present to Join with
patriotic Georgians in doing honor to
her eminent deceased son. The occa
sion will be grand and every effort will
be made to make it worthy of the mem
ory of one who was so universally re
spected and adored.
The exercises on the platform at the
monument will be imposing. It is ex
pected that the orstor of the day, Hon.
D. B. Hill, will make one of the great
est speeches of his life. He will be in
troduced by Hon. Clark Howell, who
will sustain his reputation as a brilliant
yonng southerner. President Northern
of the Monument association will pre
side over the occasion.
Psrtlenlar. of ths Killing of llnltock.
Mobile, Oct. 17.—The particulars of
the killing fit Dr. Seymour Bollock,
prominent Sx-Federal soldier at Navy
core, by T. P. Brewer, are as follows
For some time had blood has existed be
tween tho two men. This originated
from a petty quarrel. Brewer tells the
story or the fgtal affray. ,He learned
that Bollock lind threatened to kill him
oq'Vght; and | accordingly kept out of
the doctor’s sight Thursday be went
Bihingfiui}.-Awf hi* gun with him.
Bollock was reported to have left Navy
cove and gone some miles np the bay.
i|£/ jWghen suddenly
whistled aronrn _
saw Bollock. some distance off
to lire again,’"and then Brewer
discharged his weapon, a double-barrel
shotgun, with fatal effect. Four hnck-
in'
honors.
fthot HI* Wife by Ncgllience.
Zebulon, Ga., Oct. 17.—The jury la
the case of the state against Oscar
Harden, who was charged in Pike supe
rior court with the murder of his wife
at Liberty Hill, Ga., on October 85,
I860, returned the following verdict:
We, the jury, find the defendant
lilty of involuntary manslaughter in
i* commission of a lawful act through
culpable negligence.
'YEVjr Let,ked Alike.
Ihsumafous, Oct. 17.—A colored
man named Payne of Oolnmbns, O.,
working in the Hotel Denison bath
room, this city, was found dead in a
tank. His friends contributed money
to ship his body to Louisville, Ky., bat
the undertaker planted it in one of the
local cemeteries. Report was made to
to the coroner that the ramaina v
really told to a medical college, While a
"dummy" was placed in the grave. The
coroner thereupon investigated, finding
a body in the college pickling vat, which
was a dead marker for Payne in Ufe,
even to a wound which he bad upon his
ad. Than the grave of Payne was
■ ined, bat bis remains were fonnd un-
t nr bed. It was a case of mistaken
identity, two dead men closely resemb-
on another. The medical college
ine* to give any information as to
the fellow in pickle.
Big Sals to Belgians.
Baltimore, Oct. 17.—Ths Manufac
turers’ record reports the sale to a Bel
gian syndicate of 50,000 acres of coal,
iron and timber lands in eastern Ken
tucky, including the Cumberland Val
ley Collier company’s plants at Pine-
villa. The total investment, including
mrchase money and capital for the
lopment of the property, is $5,000,-
000. The member* of the syndicate
are, with one exception, Belgians, and
almost the entire amount of money sub
scribed was raised in that country.
Heretofore seller* of southern properties
in Europe Have looked almost exclu
sively to England.
New Comm In Town.
Manchester, O., Oct. 17.—The canal
quietude of MiUford Center, ten miles
east of this place, wo* disturbed by a
wild coon direct from the woods, stalk
ing into town and taking np its quar
ter* in a large tree in front of the bonk.
It was quite late in the night when tip , . . . .
visitor made it* appearance on the this dietingulshod daughter.
streets, and the village marshal ran the
ooon up the tree, where it was captured
alive, but it afterward escaped.
CONDENSED NEWS DISPATCHES.
Domeatle and Toralgn and or Ganaral
Interest.
Governor Jones of Alabama has
opened his campaign for renomination.
The ecumenical Methodist conncil
Washington continues its session with
unabated interest.
The members of the Wisconsin Press
association have left for home after
spending several hours in Atlanta.
The pope, in a note to the powe
says that the recent Parteon disordi
were of extreme importance, and insists
that it is impossible for both the Italian
government and the papacy to remain
in Rome.
At Paris a deputation of the oyndi
’ ’ ofi " " "
cate chamber of corn trade waited upon
Roche, colonial minister, and nrged the
establishment of a duty on ft
flour in order to prevent the exo
importation of American brands.
An Owensboro, Ky„ special says: A
telegram lma just been received here
stating that Marshall McGee, sou of R.
D. McKee of this city, had killed him
self at Han Antonio. Texas. No partic
ulars were given. His remains will be
brought here for bnrial.
A Chicago special aaya: The star and
stripe, it was decided, are to wave
1,120 feet above the ground—higher
than a flag baa ever waved before. It
ia to be done dnring the World’s fair
frm an American tower that will ont-
Eiffel Paris. The builder is to be An
drew Carnegie of Pittabnrg.
A St. Johns, N. F., dispatch says;
dispatch from a magi*t*to at Trespassy
says there is no truth whatever in the
report that the steamer City of Rome
wus loat off St. Shotta. The story is a
hoax, perpetrated by a half-witted oow-
boy of the steamer Modego, which was
lost at Marine Cove on Sept. 15.
A Weet Union, O., special says: Ed-
ward Roberta and E R. Shnmate, liv
ing in Monroe township, this county,
quarreled. Roberts drew a revolver
and fired three shota at Shnmate, two
of which took effect, one in the right
arm and another in the hip. Shumate
is a river pilot, and Uvea at Wheeling,
W. Va.
A New York special says that another
fashioi
‘nstance of the fashionable style of fail
:y.
ore where the creditors go In and re-
levin the stock, occurred at Louis
ticbinonds, wholesale dealer in cloth
ing, 41 Great Jones street. It is said
that all the stock was replevined, leav
ing only the fixtures. Richmonds lia
bilities are abont $200,000.
A Halifax, If. 8.. dispatch states;
The brig Arctic, at Harbor Grace, has
.the male and eight others of the crew
ot the British steamer Wolviston, which
left Bristol for New York Sept. 12. and
foundered at sea. The boat containing
Captain MitcheU and eleven mep
separated from the math’s boat and
not yet been heard from. It was prob
ably lost in the prevailing gales.
A London dispatch says: Arthur E.
Smlthera, managing director of the
English bank of the River Platte, was
arrested * *
Th*
pted, charged with stealing £7,000.
■prisoner for years hoabccninthe
habit of taking money from the ftinds
of the hank, bnt until, recently ho find
been'able to replace the sums abstracted
before the auditing of the aooonuta took
plACO.
At Roanoke, Va., the planing ‘mills
of Bosh Sc Carver*, and fonr small resi
dence* adjoining, were burned in the
morning, and Thomas Dearen, an em
ploye of the firm, loet his Ufe. He - left
he building when the fire broke out,
but returned to get come, clothing ana
money be had in his room, and was
caught by the falling roof. Loss, $80,
000; insurance,
At 8cranton, Pa., Stephan DeAyata
shot and instantly killed his wife in the
May bouse. He was jeelona of her, and
they were quarreling. Finally he fired
two shot* at her. Both entered her
breast, ooe passing through bar heart.
He fled, bnt was pursued by a crowd
and captured in the cellar of a hotel.
He was so terrified by the howling mob
that be was glad to surrender to an
officer.
A news report trum London says that
the health of Mrs. PameU shows no
signs of improvement Mrs. PameU
has in no way recovered from the terri
ble shock she experienced upon the death
of bar husband. She ia in an extremely
weak condition, and is still confined to
her bed. She can scarcely speak even
In a whisper, owing to bar excessive de
bility. Mrs. PameU is stiU in constant
receipt ot message* of condolence.
A Denver special says: ' Jim Conners
and Mike Ryan, well known in this
city, went to the house of Mrs. Dalcoff,
a former mistress ot Conners’, and, af
ter binding and gagging C. J. Flnni-
eom, whom they fonnd in bed with the
woman, threw nim from a third-etory
window. His jaw was crashed, his eve*
knocked ont and his sktdl cleft so that
the brain protruded, bnt lived until the
afternoon. He leaves a family at Cen
ter Oak, Pa. The murderers were ar-
Mrs. Tout J. Alien.
Among the distinguished ladies In at
tendance upon the Woman’s Missionary
conference, now in session in this city,
Mrs. Young J. Allen of China. Mrs.
Allen and bar husband left Georgia In
1858 for this mission field, and have ever
ainoe been residents of that far away
devoting their Uves to the
■eored work of the Master, Dr. Allen
and his grant work in Chins ore too wsU
known to need comment here. Among
those who have consecrated their
Uves to the mission work, none have
achieved nobler and more lMting results
than Dr. Allen, and in ail his zealous
and arduous labor hia wife has been his
constant companion and moat efficient
and earnest helper. Mrs. Allen 1* now
Georgia, superintending the educa
tion of herSehUdren, and her state Is glad
welcome beck, even for a brief stay,
Mrs. Allen,
dnring her visit to Americas, is the
guest of Mrs. C. C. Clay.
HANSON’S HAUL.
LARGEST FORGERY EVER COMMIT
TED IN WISCONSIN.
TUe Name of a Millionaire I. Deed by
Apt Penman In Saeurlnx *30,000—Oan-
aon Passes the Boons Paper Then Leave*
for Pasta Unknown
Milwaukee, Oct. 17.—One of the
largest forgeries ever known in the bus
iness history of Wisconsin ha* just come
to light -here. The name of George
Hiles a millionaire land owner and cap
italist bus been forged for nearly $50,
000. The frandnlent paper passed
thronirli the hands of Mr. R. Ransen,
who was reputed to be a wealthy lum
berman of HunsonfWood county, which
is near Baboock. Hiles has made it
rale for many yean never to give notes
or indorse anybody else’* notes. Han
son disappeared several days ago and
his whereabouts are unknown.
SPEAKER8HIP GOSSIP.
Both Crisp and mil* Conadeni of Being
Elected.
Wabuington, Oct, 17.—Both Mr.
Mills and Mr. Crisp are in the city.
Conseqnently gossip abont the speaker
ship contest is revived, bnt there have
been no new developments in the sitna-
tion. Mr. Mills is just ont of the Ohio
campaign and Mr. Crisp is jnst going
Into it. Both appear to be confident,
and it becomes more and more apparent
as matters advance that the. contest
for the speakership lies between them,
with Mr. McMillan a close third. Mr.
Mills is said' to have considerable
strength among uew members of the
west, and to have recently gained new
courage through being able to eocnre
the support of some of Mr. Cleveland’s
friends. Mr. Crisp olalms the support
of an extraordinarily large percentage
of the old members who have served
with him in the house, and is credited
with great strength in New York and
New England. His friends assert that
he is in the lead of all the candidates,
and that Mr. Mills stands second in the
strength of his following.
Mr. Mills has kept ont of sight since
his return from Ohio, not stopping at
hia residence on Capitol Hill, bnt those
who have talked with him say he ex
presses great oonfldeno* in the snocoaa*
of bis own canvass for the apeakership.
Mr. Crisp says that aU the information
he has received on the speakership
question has been satisfactory. While
he does not express confidence in words,
he evidently agrees with his friends
that he is very apt to be speaker of the
next house. Ha is to speak in that city
And he will be in the campaign in Ohio
for perhaps . ten- days. He will . talk
tariff reform, and say* that that is the
issue in the Ohio contest which the Re
publicans cannot avoid with McKinley
as their leader. HU will make two or
th»W speeches In New •York,' and -at.
lelisPone in Massachusetts before - thb
campaign closes, mho.
*lfif
j d. < KlUeEP lN uOHU,
*omi United States ‘ Ration Slain In a
General Street Bow. r
New York, Oct. 17.—A special to the
Herald from Valparaiso lays that three,
and perhaps fonr, American Bailors were
killed and several others seriously hart
in a desperate street fight. A number
of the Chilians were pretty badly hurt,
but so far as known none killed. The
American bine jackets were from tbe
United States steamship Baltimore,
and tbe Chilians were from the various
warships in tbe harbor.
There are several accounts as to the
cause of thedifficnlty. ' The most plans-
ible one, however, is that the row start-
’ some insulting remark made by
_ bilians, who ever since the victory
of the junta have shown a marked feal-
of hostility toward* Americans.
_he remark waa resented by one of
the hotter-beaded Americans and thus
brought on a general fight which was
attended with inch fatal result*. There
was much excitement in the sir when
the news of the fight spread. The un
fortunate affair is greatly regretted in
official circles, and among the better
class of citizen*.
Two Favorites for the Judgeship.
Washington, Oct 17.—The delega
tion of Tennesseeans who called on the
president in behalf of Judge E. S.
Hammond of the United States district
court of western Tennessee, as one of
the judges of tbe new circuit court of
appeals, found, ont something besides
tbe views of tills particular judgeship.
One of them laid: "Yon can say that
no man stands higher in the estimation
of Harrison for the vacancy than does
James D. Porter, ex-governor of Teii-
ie*see and assistant secretary of state
Inring Cleveland’s administration. No
body has been here, as far a* can lw as
certained, in tbe interest of Governor
Porter; bnt be teems to be a favorite
with the president, perhaps for tlmt
reason. It is stated with much post-
tivenesa that ex-Repnsentative Thomas
manager, will he appointed to
he vacant court of claims judgeship
before the opening of the court In the
last week of the present month.
Depot Burglarised.
■Canton, Ga., Oct 17.—The depot at
this place waa burglarized, and every
broken, every drawer entered and
several express packages ' and tranks
opened and taken. A watch expremal
to C. T, Smith was taken, and several
rason and kniviis belonging to a dram-
were also taken from his sample
, and a number of other nrticle* and
small amonnt of chonge. It is not
known yet. whether any tickets wen
taken or nut. A reward will be paid
for the inner of 'tha p* "
with evidence to convict.
FETCH DANIELS,
tVho Killed a tVonmn, le Sentenced to bo
Hanged—Other Prisoners Sentenced.
Atlanta, October 17.—“Judge, hab
mercy on me I For God’s sake hab
meroyonmel I never kilt dat’oman,
God’s my witness I novel - did it, judge.
I’se a prayin’ man, I Is, jedge.”
This pitiful appeal came from Peter
Daniels, a negro convicted of murder,
who stood np this morning to bear the
death sentence passed upon him.
Judge Richard Clark liad asked the
prisoner If he had anything to say be
fore sentence was passed, and the pit
eous appeal waa the only nnswdr.
The poor negro, Ignorant of tho law,
thought tho judge oonld save his neck,
and he stood shaking with fear and cow
ering like a hounded, frigbtered ani
mal. -
The judge made a few remarks. He
sold that the guilt of the prisoner had
been dearly proven. It was the plain
est ease of murder he had heard of.
The prisoner was told that he oonlif
appeal to a higher court, and maybe a.
new trial might be granted on a techni
cality, bnt even If a now trial was grant-
ed the result would be the same. The
■hadow of the gallows was upon the
condemned man, and he might as well 1
prepare to meet hit fate.
Daring Judge Clark’s talk the pris
oner Interrupted him and started to
■peak. The Judge atlencod him with a.
wave of the band.
When hb had ooacluded Ids remarks
the judge prunouncod tho doath sentence
in the usual fmjfc and fixed tlio day of
execution onJLcsfenbor 11,1801.
When the ln^.wards of the sentonee
fell from tho. judge’s lips, the negro
sprang to his feet and In tho most pite
ous manner begged tfie judge to grant
him a new trial. ,
“For God Almighty’s sake, jedge," ho
wailed, “give mo another ehanee. r*
innocent before tjie Lord, and, jedge, If
yon give me another trial I’ll prove It’’
It was a pathctlo scene, and there
were tears In the judge’s eyes when ho
adjourned oouit
■On the night of August 7, 1801, Ed
Wright and Sylva Lyle, nogroes, wore
walking on Harris street.
Four pistol shots rang . ont on the air, *
and the Woman and the man fell to the
ground. Tho woman dlpd next day,, and
Wright rocovered. 3-, “ ' J
jPeier Daniel* ww arrested for the
^er. Wright swore positively -that
els was tho period who did tho
shooting, and circumstances connected
Daniels with tho killing.
It Is for this crime thatDanlols Is to
bo banged; by. the ‘neelron the 11th- of
U. Wei kor, says
lo tho ‘supreme
oo art.
This morning Judge Clarke sentenced
the following prisoner*: j f * ■ j \ j
Jim Brown, twelve rrfonthn, for .lar
ceny from the house.
John Fall, twelve months, for stab
bing.
Charlei Williams, alias Baker, three
years, for burglary.
From Oordel*.
Cordele, Ga., October 17.—To-day
has been a big business day In Cordele.
The street* have been crowded with
people and the merchants have done a
large case trade.
We have a big circus billed for the
28th Inst
The skating rink Is running every
night.
The cotton crop of Dooly county It
abont harvested.
We saw three farmers to-day In town,
each one of whom raise from 150 to 200
bales of ootton, and they have marketed
already 0-10 of their crop.
Mr. John Dowdy who lives near Cor
dele has gathered this year thirty-three
bales of cotton from a two-horse form,
and Mr. R. E. Whlchett who lives with-
a mile of Cordele, has already picked
13 bales of cotton from a twelve-acre
field. The crop is now abont gathered.
The low price of cotton will not effect
our farmers any more this year.
A great many people are now moving
town and tho sale* of real estate men
have been more within the last few days
than In the last year. Our real estate
men now are bestiring themselves, and
great mary trades are being mode.
Turpentine distilleries are In full
blast and making good money.
The saw mill men are doing a good
business. The price ot lumber Is ad
vancing and all wire-grass Georgia Is
everywhere improving.
The Cordele Guano Company has de
clared a dividend ot elx per cent, pays-
on tbe 1st day of January, and the
First National Bank at this point ia ex
pected to declare a dividend very won
it ha* been in operation some elx
months.
Mr*. K. L. MjHok la Atlanta.
Mrs. M. L. My rick of Amerions, on*
the beat known and mast capable
newspaper workers of Georgia, Is ia At
lanta for a few days. Mrs. Myriok’s
work on the Amerions Timxs-Rxcordxb
lathe beet feature Of that sprightly
■PWrs7-.$tbm‘ta Cbnstftfl&g.