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VOLUME t AMERICUS, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1891. NUMBER 171 Something For The INDIGNATION. BRAKD NEW SAFETY BICYCLE TO BE GIVEN AWAY! IT WONTCOST 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 ot 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 TO BE GIVEN AWAY ABSOLUTELY FREE OF ANY CHARGE WHATEVER! All you have to do is to BUY YOUR BOY S SUIT FROM ME and get a ticket These tickets will be numbered, and on Christmas Eve, numbers corresponding with the tickets given away wi be put in a box: then a committee of disinter ested citizens will draw out one of the numbers, and the holder of the ticket containing that number, gets the Brand Mew Safety Bicycle Free of Charge! Now • Word about our Famous Clothing Department. THE NAME OF - ' ' IT IS EXPRESSED IN ATLANTA ON ALL SIDES 1 he Shameful Account of the Unveiling of the Uradjr Monument Published In the Mall and Kxpreas HI* eta With General Condemnation. George D. has become known far and wide as the synonym of FINE MING AT FAIR PRICES Our stock was NEVER SO COMPLETE! Our styles NEVER SO ELEGANT! 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, &1.2& I>er &uit, and includes all the finer materials, such as CASSIMERES, WORSTEDS, TRICOTS, SERGE AND CHEVIOT Suite so desirable for “BOYS WHO ARE HARD ON CLOTHES. Wishing you all “good luck” in the drawing, boys, , Your friend, Atlanta, Oct. 23. — Ui'ci.t indignation has been expressed here on all sides at the shameful report of the unveiling of the Grady monument, publirhel in Tho Mail and Express, a partisan Republi can newspaper in. New York. People from all parties alike join in pronounc ing the “rot” account the most disgrace ful exhibition of sectionnl hatred and prejudie • against the south that even Eliot Shepard has ever been guilty of. Among other things equally as false tnd extravagant the . outragenns report in The Mail and Express said that the unveiling of the Grady statne was made the occasion for flaunting Confederate flags and pictures of Jeff Davis; and in stilting the union flag. It stated that the Confederate Veterans in the parade all wore their old rebel uniforms and carried rebel flags, while tho Grand Army of the Republic post was relegated to the rear of the line and insnlted and ignored. The whole affair is denounced and belittled throughout the entire special, without any attempt to give the real facts. That such- partisanship should excite the denunciation of people everywhere is not at all surprising. Specials re ceived here from New. York ftate that the papers there are roundly scoring The Mail and Express for its deliberate and unreasonable distortion of the facts attending the nnveiling ceremonies of the monument to the honor of one of the world’s greatest and noblest journal ists. That Eliot Shepard deserves the condemnation be is-receiving is left for sensible people to say. ,, DEN OF SNAKES. ' A Seething Mbii of Iteptlle* fa IHbc.it- •rod Near a Town. Topbka, Kan., Oct. 23.—The people of Holton are excited over the discov ery near that town of a den containing thousands of saakes, including many species and all sizes of the crawling reptiles. The vicinity of the den is alive with snakes seemingly, aottiing.ia from all directiona. They ere'thick in the grass and > underbrush, and black and bine racers an seen running among the trees all headed for tbe spot. Tbs different varieties of snakes ard hard to determine, as tbe most careful count and examination each time reveals a new kitpl. So far there hate been forind to dwell in this den tbe garter snake, blue racer, Muok snake, rattle snake, copperhead and many more or lass noted •peoies. Every coaceiveMe vehicle wee made to do service in conveying curl- osity seekers to the den. Bren the om nibuses end baggage wagons were em ployed, and the whole town was out to see tbe snake den, which ie now the ait absorbing topic of- conversation. Those Tho hare dared h» gn out and witness tbe scene awake at night from horrible dreams, and ttfany nervous woman re frain* from going to aee the eight upon the advice of their neighbors, who are unable to get e good night’s sleep stz —*— upon this wild, seething mass DI8TbRBgp FASSETT. A Lively Ties# as e FeUtleat Muting Hate laNeir Verk. New York, Oct. 38.—While Senator Fassett, the Republican candidate for governor, was addressing a large con- coarse ha this city, he wm frequently ihterrnpted by boisterous talk. At lengm a melee sprang up laths rear of the house and the police hurried down the aisle to quail it. "This jlfostrates Tammany methods,” began Fassett. "Tammany is trying to break up tbs meeting, ” shouted many men, spring ing to their feet. But the speaker commanded attention, while the polloe secured quite and then he spoke thus: "The methods of Tammany are beet un derstood by personal experience," said Mr. Fa**-itt, excitedly. "They here tried to smother honest voting for thirty yean end now they try to smother honest discussion. It is the method of the coward and brute; it is the method of the thngand assassin; it is the method of the biuglar end umrderer. It is tbe method of men and beasts who shun the light of day and go abroad enjy with dark lanterns. * They STIIl Me Uniter Oronml, Ban Antonio, Tex., Oct. 38.—A des perate stabbing affray between John T. Moulton, an American, and Leando Rodriguez and Antonio Ventro, Mexi cans, occurred qt the San -Pablo mine near Buena Ventnra. state of Coahnilta, Mexico. The Mexicans were drank and itchets and the American wield ed a b&wie. Ventro was killed, Rodri- nes badly stabbed in four places, and foultonia so backed and slashed he can not live. Before tho week ends all parties to the affray will be under the ground. Ska Got Bin. Austin, Tex., Oct. S3.—Mrs. Hannah srgoeon, a married lady, walked into • fruit store and inquired for a man named Cole. Being told-tbat bowse in a rear room lying on'a sofa she said: "I’ll get him!" ' She walked ip. and be- NRsaw**™* Ojp ~ ’ from sralked out into tbe street Shaabm* that Cole taauitod her. ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES. Major General Krlinfleli! Makes Ills An- Uttul Report to tho War Secretary. Washington, Oct. 23.—Major Gen eral Schofield,- commanding the army, has made his annual report upon the operations of the army to the secretary of war. He review's the Indian dis turbance of last winter, and recalls that nearly one-luilf of the infantry and cavalry of the army was concentrated at the scone of disturbance He then says that this campaign teaches the lesson that the entire military force of the United States would be wholly in adequate to prevent great loss of life and damage to property if a general Indian outbreak should occur. How ever, he believes that no considerable number of the Sioux intended hostili ties against the United States unless driven to it by hardships. He says : "There is, lienee, a well grounded be lief that, by the constant exercise of discretion in the management of the Indians, coupled with justice in ail dealings of tne government with them, and the presence of a sufficient military force to overawe tbe tnrbulent minority among them, there need be no serious apprehension of an extended uprising of the Sioux, and, probably, not of any Other Indian tribe. It is also well worthy of the moet serious consideration that by the addi tion of a few thousand men to the en listed strength of the army, whereby s sufficient force might at all times be stationed in the vicinity of the great reservations, the damage of an uprising and resulting destruction ot frontier settlements would be entirely removed and the great expense of transportation of troops from distant parts of the country entirely avoided. ” Major Gen eral Schotield then makes a strong plea for a reorganization of the army. The report notes with satisfaction the adop tion by congress of a definite policy of improvement of the coast defences. Touching tbs enlistment of Indians in the army, the report eays that the pol icy has not yet progressed very far in its execution, bnt the results have been entirely satisfactory and it should be adhered to. Complimentary reference Is made to the high state of efficiency of the artil lery, infantry and cavalry schobls, and of the new system of examination for promotion. The report says it will in the eiffi undoubtedly serve to improve largely the general state of military ed ucation. Reference is made to the number of military posts abandoned during the past year, a* serving to mark the advance of settlement and the snb- jngation of roaming Indians, and liber al allowances are reoommsnded tor larger and permanent poet* as being in the intereita ot true economy. General Schofield indorsee General Crook’s recommendation concerning tbe fortication of San Diego, Cat. Touch ing tbe discipline of the army the report says: "All tbe reports show that ths general, state of discipline in ths arsiy ie excellent,- the one lkioentable exception being that of the cavalry at Fort Walla Walla. Ths measures which hsvs been adopted for tbe improvement of tbe condition of the enlisted men and tor ths exclusion of undesirable characters from enlistment have worked together to elevate ths Character and increase the contentment ot tbs soldiers, without, in any meas ure, it It bettered. Impairing their efll- jrhe .winter campaign against « developed most cheerful en durance of the jnpetest hardships, as wvQas greet gallantry la action end a total slncnos of desertions while in ths field in the presence of the enemy. LEAGUE OF PEACE. IT IS FORMED TO COUNTERACT THE DREIBUNO AGREEMENT. A Dispatch Announces the Formation ot the "Leangeof Peace" Dcrlnc the Impe rial and Royal Gatherings at Piedens- burg—Countries That Are In r'ARis, Get. 23.—A dispatch to tue Figaro from Copenhagen says that dnr ing the imperial anil royal gatherings at Frcdeasliiirg, tbe palace of the Dan ish royal family, where the emperor and empress ot Russia have made long visits tliis autumn, th • formation of a league of peace" was discussed at length among the titled nobilities there assembled. According to tue Figaro’s correspond ent this league is to include Russia, Ser- via, Montenegro. Greece, Bweoden, Den mark and France. He adds that it was agreed that the league should be formed and that its constitntion be publicly an nounced in January. This league ot peace, should it tnm out to be an actual fact, will naturally be regarded as a counter move to the renewal of the driebund agreements openly announced by the emperor of Germany previous to his recent visit to England, "ITALY AND THE POPE.” NEW ROUTE FOR MACON. GREAT DAMAGE TO 8HWPINQ. A Fierce flats Ragtag to Orest Britain— Ths Thames Overflows. London, Oct. 23.—A gale is again ragtag fiercely over England, Ireland, Wales and tbe aonth of Soodand, and more stories are coming to band of ves sels ashore and' distress in various ways and in many localities. The Thames baa risen so high that it floods Windsor Meadows, the race conn# and play grounds at Eton and great itretohgs of country around Marlow and Maiden head. Instances are abundant of dwellings surrounded by water and cut off from all communication except by boats. Mailboata creasing the English and Irish channels report rough times and considerable danger. Fourteen people were rescued from a bark ashore at Sandgate. Vessels in tbe dovns are dragging anchors. Rovoaeo Caller Oateeetoa Galviwton, Get. 33,—The new rev enue autter, Galveston, which was built in Baltimore at a cost of $180,000, ar rived ia port here and was received with a national salute of twenty-one pins by the Halveston Light Artillery, t will be placed In servioe at once, amt take the place, of tbe revenue cutter Dix, which was transferred to Mobile and subsequently sold. This ia the first inatanco in the history ot the naval de partment of a revenue cotter being earned after a city. Oil Car Explosion. St. Louis, Oct. 23.—A special to The Poet-Dispatch from Milab, Tenn., says: Two freight trains running at fall speed ran into each other at Bard well Hill, Tenn., on the Illinois Central road. A car of oil exploded, setting fire to the train. Three car* of merchandise were destroyed, two engines demolished, the track on both aides of the wreck burned for 500 feet, and the woods for amiie. The loss is estimated at $300,000. One of tbe engineers was badly hart. Italy’s Ez.Premlsr Writes on ths Beta- lion of Rom* lo tho Vatican. New Yobk, Oct. 28.—Tbe North American Review for November prints tbe first of a series of articles by ex- Premier Crinpi of Italy, entitled "Italy and the pope. ” - After tracing the canses und events which led to the uni fication of Italy and the various oonflicts between civil authority and tbe tern poral power of the pope in the -last 100 years,.Signor Crisp! says: "Rome un der tbe pope, was a gangrene spot which must have poisoned ths whole body of the uatiou. From 1800 onward it had become the asylum of the fallen dynas ties, a cave ot brigands who inflated the southern provinces of the peninsula. This being stated, the redemption of the Eternal City waa not only a logical consrqnence.of ths restoration of Italian rights—it was necessary to the pacifica tion of the country. "For a people, the right to exist in freedom and indepennsnoe long ante date* any reason of nrinoes or any In ternational treaty. Oonqnast, usurpa tion, the Insidious good luck of a despot may suspend the exeroiaes of this right, but they do nol diminish it, much less can they iHur it. Eternal, indestructi ble within its natural limit*, the nation resume* its autonomy almost as soon a* it has freed Itself from the grasp of saceadotal and civil tyranny. "TImi onauMnn fka * —- - The question of the temporal power of tbe Pope baa trembled for many years the minds of all ttatfau states rap*; %er- taloly it bo* bean (of ua the most diffi cult to deal wife iu.oonsequetiue of the wtw of uofcrinwdity which the . «* £u.ch*tvS; pm*«e* intirtue at hik UMBoa. Whan Usrour d+ tor mined that th* temporal power must aiguatoaa and threads pacific means arrOuueot With fbe Catholic efiloatri/ra* minister wm 11m find in om time to undertake seriously the study af mesus to achieve this end. S’JfXraaara.*’ ‘* 5 ™ from cutting the Gordian Without tbe oannon th# Porta 1 never bay* baan opened to tbe natii take possession of it* capital. ” TO MARRY A COUNTESS. Why Cantata Talk Gels Bid of His Res seal Wife. Faiiflo, N. D., Oct. 38.-Mr*. Emma M. York of Spa girt, N. J„ will doubt- lea*-be surprised to learn that tbe is ,a (livorord woman. About a week ago Oapt. Lewie A. York, for thirty year* assistant paymaster in the United States navy, was married at Bismarck to Evelyn, Countess Desaahlinaka of Busaia. Th* countess bad lived for several months at Dawson, N. D„ and met Captain York at Bismarck by ap pointment. Now cornea th* sensational Uenoument. The Forgo divorce court records show that a decree of separation was granted Captain York September 15. The papers In th* case ware nil re moved from the files and were not re turned there nntil recently. They show that an affidavit has been made that Mrs. Emma York oannot be found in this country. Tbe summons waa mblisbed in an obsonre weekly paper me. and there is not a particle of evi dence that the defendant ever saw the complaint, which gravely charges her with improper intimacy with E. Dea- piuvilie Pivot, probably a fictitious name. It is stated that Mm. Emma York has an income of $10,000, and when this meets her eye# she will doubtless make the fur fly. tVhst President Hswklus Sey* About tho Wonderful S. A. M, ltuad. Macon, Go., October 23.—[Special.]— President Hawkins, of the Savannah, Americus and Montgomery railway, passed through Macon to-day In liitt pri vate car, “Louise,” on Ms return homo from a trip to Atlanta. He was accom panied by his daughter, Miss Nannie Lou Hawkins, and Miss Jennie Hollis, two very charming young ladles of Amer icas. > . At present the-Savannah, Americas and Montgomery road it being fast extended to Montgomery. Of this extension President Hawkins talked In terestingly. He said that only a' small portloa of the work remains to bo done before tho Savannah, Americus and Montgomery is running into Montgomery. Now that "tho bridge acres* the Chattahooohee la about oomple the timbers needed In putting up several trestles oa the Alabama side can be hurried forward, and there need be no other delay In tbe work. It la expeated that the Savannah, Amoricua and Montgomery will be ruanfng regular sohedules Into and out of Montgomery by December 1st. When this connection la made the Sa vannah, Americus A Montgomery will be a lively competitor with other road* entering Macon for western businesal Tbe Savannah, Americus A Montgomery will have from Montgomery to Oordole. From Cordolo the Georgia Sonnthern A Florida will bring freight on to Macon- It is understood that these roads are- now figuring on a tariff, and that west ern freight coming over this route will be considerably cheaper than the same freight ooming by another route. Fast freight sohedules will be put on and tbe time will slso be an important consideration for Macon poople. It is said that tbe Savannah, Amerieus A Montgomery when its western exten sion is completed, will join issues with one of the roads wbiob will be built from Mason to Savannah, the Macon A Atlan tic or Macon A Dublin, and go into Sa vannah. Colonel Hawkins says tbe pa pers seem to know more about this than be does. , He says the Savannah, Amerlcug A Montgomery la doing a good business, and that the road is In goodcondltloru , ASSAULTED! An Idles Rant (ate Fire, _ Hotter Gaovr., Tax., Oct. 33.—Th* residence of Mrs. Mulliken was de stroyed by Af* from a defective Ag*£ a*it* worst ran into the flamei.sad waa bonred te <m»V . allot tlie Wroan Mae. . Louisville, Oct. 23 —Charles E. Scott, a brakeman on the L. and N. railroad, was shot and almost instantly killed by Jerry Festhentone, a hunch back who is a worthless character abont town. Scott was shot by mistake for Frank King, a Louisville and Nash ville conductor, who had an hour before knocked down a brother of Feather- stone in a aaloon quarrel. When th* hunchback heard of the affair lie pro cured a pistol’ Slid proceeding to the scene s-kcj for King. He was pointed oat, standing near by talking to Scott. Faatherstone immediately opened fire, bat mistook Scott for King.. A by stander colled, "Tfaat’a tbs wrong maaf*. Two Young Men Visiting Atlanta Are As saulted on Peachtree Street. Atlanta; October 23.—Thore was a daring attempt to rob and murder two young men last night. Mr. Wilkinson of Hogansville and Mr. York of Dalton cam* to Atlanta yester day for the purpose of visiting th* expo sition. Lost night they witnessed the perform ance of the King Solomon show and left tba grounds oa a Peachtree street car as soon as th* performanae ended. They reached th* city about eleven, o’clock a faw minutes before that hour, and got off the car on l’aaohtraa street near the governor's-mansion and proceeded to their place of-hoarding. They had bean off th* ear bnt a faw minutes when Mr. York was struck on the bead with a rock and he fell late Me friend'* arms. -vw-vi- A shower of rocks followed, and to. Wilkinson saw across thejatrest a eruard of five or six men who were. advancing upon hlm.> Mr. Wilkinson called for tbe police, and the.sound of footstep* approaching down Peachtree could be heard. The gang of toughs retreated and dis appeared around a -turner. The parson* who came up ware ton ' Atlanta gentlemen and not policemen. Mr. York bad by this time recovered sufficiently to be able to walk with the assistance of his friend. Mi. Wilkinson and Mr. York ware seen safely to their boarding house by tbe gentlemen who. had come to their rescue. ,j {pff t Mr. York woe all right' this moraiag with tbe exception ot a severe headache. Mr. Wilkinson was struck by three or four ot tbe rocks, but escapod with only a faw bruises abont his body. It woe evidently tbe intention of tbe tcughe to rob Mr. York and Mr. Wilkin son and to kill them If it became neces- W»t- ' -s: . : ' .. A NKW MOVE. The Attorneys Will More to Dismiss tho ■■III ot Exceptions la tho Ryan Cato. Aalanta, Oct 28.—The attorneys for tbe creditors in tbe Ryan ease made a new move to-day. The case will come up in the supreme court this afternoon. Several days ago tbe lawyer* for the creditors filed a motion to dismiss tbe bill' of exceptions, and a notice was served on the attorneys of Mr. Ryao. This means that when tbe ease comes up for argument in the supreme court, the motion to dismiss the bill of excep tions will be beard, and if this Is sus tained the Ryan case will be ended, aad tbe appointment of tbe receiver will be sustained. The second bill of excep tions, which applies not to the appotat- mant of a receiver, bat to the contempt charge. Th* grounds for th* motion to dts- mie* the bill of exceptions is that Ike full evldenoe la tba earn and tba fan court proceedings have bsaa taken up to tba supreme court luntaat s*a Maiau respired by an act of IMS. ~ The arguments on I Mat will bn , decidedly intaeaeting from -• legal