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' ■ S* ■i 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 •*?*» 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.