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VOLUME 1
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1891.
NUMBER 172
Sorting For The Boys
IN A GARRETT.
BRAND NEW SAFETY BICYCLE
TO BE GIVEN AWAY!
IT WONT COST YOU A PENNY
To stimulate the traffic in our Boys’ and
Children’s Clothing department, 1 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-transterable) 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 wil
be put in a box: then a committee of disinter- uL’o?
ested citizens will draw out one of the numbers,
and the holder of Ihe ticket containing that
number, gets the
Brand New Safety Bicycle Free of Charge!
Now a Word about our Famous Clothing Department.
THE NAME OF
George D. Wheatley
has become known far and wide as the
synonym of
CLOTHING 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,
At ^1.25 Pei* 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,
Doys,
Your friend,
A SKELETON WITH A BULLET HOLE
IN ITS SKULL.
Tha Mystery of an Attic Causes s Great
Sensation in Deoatur County—Pisappear-
ance of a Trader and Finding of a 8ad-
d! d Horse Accounted for at Last.
Shelbyville, Oct. 34.—The finding
of a human skeleton, secreted in the
garret of h prominent citizen’s build
ing in the southwest part ot Decatnr
county, lias created a great sensation in
that vicinity, and, from its develop
ments, it will extend through Bartholo
mew and Brown counties. Dr. John
W. Riley, a prominent and woalthy cit
izen of Sardina, Decatur county, pur
chased at sheriffs sale a large farm
near that village known as the old Clen
denning farm. He took possession of
the farm ant{ moved On it about three
years ago. Early this week he em
ployed carpentefs to reroof his house,
which is a large two-story brick, at the
rear of which is a one-story brick
kitchen,
When the carpenters removed the old
roof from the kitchen department, they
discovered an object hanging to three
rafters and securely wrapped in a sheet.
Upon investigation it proved to be the
skeleton of a human being, fully intact,
The fieeli had decomposed and dropped
from the bones, and the sheet had be
come so frail that some of the bones
were protruding through it. Dr. Riley
at once began an investigation for the
purpose of solving the mystery. From
all appearances the skeleton had been
there for several years. In the course
of his inquiry the following facts were
developed : About fifteen years ago John
Clendenning, who owned this farm,
died, leaving as his heirs a sou John
aDd daughter Einmo, who was married
to a man by the name of Shank. Old
Clendenning left a fortune valned at
$40,000, and in the distribution of his
estate the homestead fell to his son
John, who afterward became reckless
and squandered all his estate, and mort
gaged the farm for his indebtedness.
About the time of these reverses an
incident occurred which cast a shadow
m the sou's life and created muoh
r for several years thereafter. A
fine bay horse was found bitched on the
young man’s premises and was saddled
and bridled. No owner could be found
for the horse, and it wan advertised
a stray horse. From tbit time on young
Clendenning seemed to be in a state of
melancholy; was frequently seen walk-
talking to himself, and was ap
.'in great trouble. Shortly after
ward he suddenly disappeared and has
never been heard of since.
Shortly before the disappearance of
Clendeuning a prominent stock buyer
SPECIAL LEGISLATION
ties, and wjdl known throughout both
these counties, mysteriously disappeared
and from all the circumstances then
known it wus thought he had been dis
posed of for his money. It is also saicY
that when be left home he was riding a
horse which bore the description of the
one found on Clendenning’s premises.
Dr. Riley, who is one of the most
substantial mid best known physicians
of Decatnr county, has bee >me very
mnch exercised over the matter. Hun
dreds of people are visiting his premises
to view the skeleton and learn what
they can of its history. From the faota
given above it is thonght by many that
Clendenning murdered McKinney, who
had probably gone there with a viow to
rarenasing stock, and that the skeleton
s that of -McKinney. From an exam
ination it was discovered that tile skull
bad beeu fractured by a ball. A gen
eral investigation is now in progress
and the mystery will probably be solved,
as public sentiment is high in all the
counties owing to the prominence of
the Clendennings and McKinneys.
Aiuerlt’an Sailor# In Chill.
London, Oct. 24.—The Valparaiso
correspondent of The Times says: The
Chilian nntboritiesshowa more friendly
feeling toward the American sailors
than was expected. The intendente
earns me that the report the chaplin of
the United States war ship Baltimore
consulted witli Consul Egan in regard
to the safety of the landing of men is
without foundation. The Chilians
wounded in the riot an; doing well. It
stated that the Santiago government
considering the possibility of grant
ing general amnesty to political prison
ers, except those accused of crimes.
The Chilian legation in Paris has been
uotified that the affair of the refugee!
at the American legation in Santiai
presents no qnestion of gravity. 1
claims for indemnity have as yet bss
lodged by’the-foreigners. Money for
; of the January coupon of
debt has been sent to Eu
rope.
Necessary far Chines, to Secure Ailmte-
»Um to -.He World's fair.
WxshiNOTciN Oct. 34.—The acting
secrettuy of state recently wrote to the
secretary of tins treasury iu regard to
the opinon of the attorney general that
skilled experts who may come from
foreign countries to aid foreign exhibit
ors in setting np and operating miichin
ery at dhe World’s Columbian Expos!
tion, as well as clerks, stall keepers and
other Persons whose services may be!
required by foreign exhibitors are,"out
side of and not subject to the contract-
labor laws of the United States, " He
explains that upon representations
made by our minister at Pekin that this
opinion did not settle the question of
the admissipn of Chinese coming to the
Unito^ States for the purpose of aiding
Chinese exhibitors, he again referred
the question to the attorney general,
and that officer in reply suggested that
the subject be brought to the attention
of congress in December next. The
acting secretary therefore requested
that inasmuch as the execution of the
laws pertaining to the udintssion of
Chinese is confined to the treasury de
partment, he be advised as to what
would be the actual construction of
said laws when applied to a Chinese
subject coming to aid a Chinese exhibit
or. In replying Acting Secretary
Spaulding says that while no case of
the kind had arisen as yet, he inclined
to concur in the attorney general’s
opinion that it will require the action
of copgress to authorize the admission
of uny Chinese laborer, inasmuch as
persttas blunging to that class are abso
lutely prohibited by law from landing
in thp United States.
mineral Sturm Sue. for psnisgns.
Indianapolis, Oot. 34.—General Her
man Sturm brought suit against Hon.
William Henderson of this city, claim
ing $35,000 for slander. Some weeks
ago there was published an interview
with Henderson, in which he claimed
that Stnrm had settled his claim against;
the Mexican government for a much
larger emu than he (Sturm) admitted to
Henderson, who was to receive a per
oeutage of moneys paid. Henderson
and .Horace Scott furnished General
Sturju with $3,000 with which to prose
cute his claim against Mexico, and
Henderson published that Sturm re
ported that he received but $53,000,
when in fact he was paid $310,000.
General Sturm is now in Colorado.
When he comes here Henderson will
sue for an accounting.
tFhtfky fur, Frs«ld#nt Hsrrl.ua.
Esw York, Oct. 24.—Iu a few days
Btapjalnili Harrison, president of these
United' States, will have an iron-bound
oakelh barrel filled with fine Scotch
whisky. It came over on the Fnrnessia,
with on inscription on the paclnge
showing it was from Andrew Carnegie.
In knocking tip bung out, of tpe.baxrel
the gauger spilled about four good
drinks. -His measurements, and a sub
sequent sample which he took of It,
showed that the barrel contained four
teen gallons, mid that it was old, soft
and mellow smoky Scotch. After swal
lowing the sample, he smiled broadly,
and put the buiig back with evident
regret. The duty—$34—bad already
been paid on it. It is believed that the
arrival of the barrel just now is a bid
for the Scot h-American vote.
Kltontlnr- la Alabama.
Birmingham, Oct. 84.—Near Center,
Joseph K. Lyman shot and fatally
wounded his brother-in-law, Lmn Wil
liams. The latter .went to the former’s
sawmill for a fight, but he was drinking
Lyman succeeded in getting him
iy. Subsequently Williams came
and was mar'cliirig on Lyman with
hand behind him when the latter
iled down -oil him- with a shotgun,
nan Went to Center to surrender
lelf, but couldn’t do it. the sheriff
Og at Cedar Blnff guarding a negro
a mob which is trying to lynch
for a mnrder committed last
targe D. Wheatley.
Too Much fur Peffer.
ToPeka, Kan., Oct. 24.—Last week
the Republican and People's party state
committees- signed an agreement by
which Senator Peffer and J. R. Barton
were to have six joint discussions.
Three of the appointments have been
filled, but Senator Peffer refused to
meet Burton at Manhattan, and went
to the fairground and talked to Alii-
ancemen. The excuse he gave was
that the local committee had billed him
for a speech and he could not disregard
it. Tbs Republicans claim that Barton
is too much for Peffer and that the
Alliance senator -was too glad to get
ont of further debates with Burton.
A Heavy Gale.
NtacX, V. Y., Oct 24.—A heavy
gala here did great damage along the
lqwer Hudson. Some large ice houses
of the Hyack Ice compasy were unroofed
by the winds, and in some pleoae trees,
telegraph and telephone poles were
blown down.
The Ole. A|.ia
(Sidney, Colo., Oct.. 34.—Word has
ji$t been received here that fire compa
nies of United States infantry and eav-
are on the march from Fort Rns-
to the soene of the Ute outbreak
it occurred four years ago in the
them part of this country. Word
been sent to Governor Ronett that
Indians are encroaching upon the
;hta of the white men. A small band
the Indian ponies have been driven
' into the Flat Top mountains, bnt no
>rt of blood being shed has been re-
A BLOODY BATTLE.
IT IS FOUGHT BY INDIANS AND CAN
ADIAN POLICE-
Th. Fight Occur. Over the International
Boundary Una In Canada—Cauied by In
dians Balding 11 oriai Belonging to the
Pollen Three Killed at First Fir*.
Denver. Oct. 24. —A special to The
News from Assinaboiue, Mont., says
that word has beau receive! there of a
.battle which has taken place between a
baud of Bloo 1 Indians and a force of
Canadian mounted |wlico The fight
occurred just across the international
boundary line, nut far from this place.
Blood Indians, who are old time ene
mies of the police, made a raid on a
band of horses belonging to the, latter
few days ago, and ran off with nearly
all of them. Ten of the police started
in pnrstiit and, coming up on them sud
denly, both sides commenced firing and
the first fire kilted oue polldeinan and
two Indians. Several were wounded
ou both sides.
The news waa brought In by Black
feet, who witnessed the fight. Tbe fight
was still in progress when they left.
Colonel Bates, commander at Fort As-
•iuaboine, has ordered a troop of caval
ry to take station at Blackfoot agency
as a precautionary measure to restrain
the Indians at that agency from at
tempting auy part in the disturbance.
A Letter Cram Cleveland.
Grand Rapids, Mich., Oct. 24.—I. M.
Western bae received a letter from. Ex-
President Cleveland, in response to ah
invitation to assist in the Congressional
campaign ndw in progress. In it he says
he does not think he ought to advise
or instruct the people of this district
how they should discharge their politi
cal doty. "You tell me that the con
gressional campaign is being conducted
ou the tariff issue," he continued. "I
do not fear that there will by any lack
of argument and reasoning by those
who are on the spot, and who advocate
inch an adjustment of our revenue laws
as will give to our workingmen the best
rewards for their labors, and supply to
them, and all others who ears their liv
ing, tbe necessaries of life at a cheaper
cost. If these things were accomplished
it is perfectly evident that the condi
tions of -all who Work Would be im
mensely benefited.!* • ■
Tli# Rising T)iAmes.
London, Oct. 24.—The Thames con-
tinues to rise, and Is now five feet above
Its normal bigb-water mark. A por- .. ... „
tiouof the royal garden, and Pusan's |? d to »Wt ^enjoys the confl-
drive at Windsor U flooded. There Is denC8 of See ™ tar J r ^ bl ° and Ur ' Harri-
an enormous gsp In the bank of the ,on; meanwhile It is worthy of note that
WASHINGTON.
An Interesting Letter From the Net ion'.
Capital City.
Washington, October 24. —Senator
Faulkner, who was one of the Demo
cratic missionary party which recently
traveled through tho northwest, is now,
in {Washington. He |ls not a man who
allows his enthusiasm to run away with
his judgment; therefore bis impressions
with tbe political situation in that sec
tion are worthy of tho most careful con
sideration. He says: “One of the moat
encouraging things for the Democracy iu
the west Is that the yonng, active, go-
ahead men, many of whom have been
raised as Republicans and whose family
associations have all been with that
party, are-becoming Democrats on tbe
tariff issue. Heretofore they hqre been
too busy developing new regions and at
tending to tbeir business enterprises to
devote muoh time to poliiios. Now they
one taking hold of polities, and it is the
principle of tariff reform that they be
lieve In and will work for. The McKin
ley lan constructed against the in
terests of the great northwest, and the
aotive men, with but little regard for
what their former affiliations may bavo
been, want relief from the burdens lm- -
posed by the Republican tariff policy.
On tbe silver question the people of the
west are divided In opinion, as are we of
the east; but they all agree on the tariff
question. Tbe Democrats everywhere
are of oue mind on this; therefore It la
the national Issue. The Democrats in
that section have not had good working
organization long enough to warrant us.
In expecting that we can carry la
1802 all those states which are natu
rally coming into the democratic, col
umn. We shall probably carry two of
the new states In 1802, and we will grad
ually become tbe dominant party of the
northwest. One disadvantage we labor
under In that section Is that tbe repub
licans have most of the leading morning
papers. That will be overoome In time;
but in spite of it the tariff question Is
rapidly recruiting the demooratio party.”
Senator Enstls, who has just returned
from Massachusetts, thinks the demo
crats are certain to re-elect Gov. Russell
and that there is a bright prospect of
Senator Dawes being succeeded by u
domoorat when his term expires In
1803..
Whether Commissioner of Pensions
Baum has resigned or not, continues to
be a mooted question, altbongh the ma
jority, Including some of his personal
friends, believe that he has, bnt that Itr
will not be announced nor accepted
until after the state elections. Raum
continues to deny that he has resigned
river Parret, in Somersetshire, and
through this opening water is inundat
ing the lowlands. Meadows in that
locality are already submerged to tbe
depth of four or five feet. The rive?
bunk suddenly collapsed, and a church
lull of worshippers was surrounded by
woter and the people had to wade out.
Boats are now being used.as a means of
communication.
hunt, and the settlers declare Fuat they
shall not put a foot off the reservation
to do so.
Duel In Tennessee.
Knoxville, Oct. 24.—Tom Green and
Joe Gordon, well known and wealthy
youths of Hancock county, met at a
speaking. They had been bitter ene
mies for months, on account of both
paying suit- to a monntaiu maid. A
cold salutation merged into a hot dis
cussion, which led to a duel. This re
sulted in the immediate death of Gor-
donand the fatal wounding of Green.
Both men are highly connected, and all
Hancock county is agitated enongb to
take positive sides in the matter.
Ueorgia Cotion crop.
Atlanta, Oot. 24.—It is very bard to
get anything definite from ootton men
on an estimate of the field of cotton for
the state. They are chary about an
swering questions, bnt tbe general esti
mate seems to be that this year’s crop
will fall from IS to 20 per cent short of
Ust year’s. This is gotten from half a
dozen or more. These estimates are
based on reports to the department of
agriculture and on private advices from
oorreipondents of different firms. They
— be relied on *a accurate
Cr.mknl Treasurer SenteneeU.
Youngstown, Ohio, Oct. 24.—On tbe
opening of conrt David Douglass in
dicted for steuling $l£,837 while treasu
rer of Youngstown township, was quiet-
brought into court, and be pleaded
guilty on oue indictment, receiving a
sentence of three years In tbe peniten
tiary and an order to refund twice the
amount stolen. The two other indict
ments were dismissed. The fact of his
pleading guilty and saving expense ot
a trial secured a light sentence. Doug
lass will be taken to Columbus. His
wife and four children are left withont
any support and will have to depend ou
charity. t
Trlett to Kvep Up tho P. «e.
St. Paul, Oct. 24.—Upon a critical
examination of their books the St. Paul
trust company discovered a defalcation
of $5,000 in the nccouutaof Teller-Louis
8. Wilde, who came here two years ago
from Lockport, N. Y. Wilde went on
bis vacation to his parents’ home at
Lockport early la September, and his
failure to return led to investigation.
Young Wilde, whose downfall is due to
ved. The Indians are deteculned to association with the fast son* of wealthy
declare Fuat they «“>»• also largely in debt to tailors snd
other merchants. The shortage will be
paid by a surety company which ia on
Wilde's b ‘
■ bonds.
Mum About Rama's Flare,
Chicago, Oct 24.—Major William
Warner of Kausos City, ex-commander-
in-chief of the G. A. R., passed through
Chicago en route to Washington. Hi*
friend* here intimato that he has bean
called to the national capital by Presi
dent Harrison and that he has again
been offered the pension bureau.
Allotment of the Russlun Loan.
Loo don, Oct. 24.—The manner of tbe
allotment of the new Russian loan give*
all tbe advantage to small applicant*.
Subscribers applying for from cne to
four bond* will receive one bond; those
applying for from five to nine bonds
will receive two, and so on, while too
largest applicants will receive only 7*
per cent, of the number applied foi-.
German Frlutar* to Strike.
Berlin, Oct 24.—Tile printers of
Breaian and Leipric held a meeting at
which preparation* were made for a
general strike of German printer*.
neither of the three pension office em
ployes whose dismissal Raum asked for,
has been dismissed, although ono of
them has resigned, it is stated, volun
tarily. The mao who resigned was not
one of those who furnished Secretary
Noble with affidavits charging young
Mr. Raum with having offered to got
them promotions far a cash considera
tion. Everybody betels sick and tired
of this whole Itnum business, and repub
licans do not hesitate to say publicly
that they wish the administration would
klok Raum out.
The bit ot “jingoism’! displayed by
tho administration on alleged private
Information that England was about to
gobble up the Hawiilan Islands with
the consent of the present ruler* of the
Island*, was unexpectedly but effectual
ly settled by a gentleman who vis
ited Washington this wcok. This gen
tleman was Mr. A. 8 Clegborn, collector
General of Customs of the Hawaiian Is
lands, and fattier of the heir-apparent to
the Hawaiian throne, who said: “I have
assured the President and tho State de
partment that no government t* so elesd
tonawaiissthe United States, In spite
of our trade with you being somewhat
damaged by your now tariff law, and
that there ia do thought among our peo
ple, who aro perfectly satisfied with our
present status, of any tiling even looking
toward British supremacy on the Is
land*." -
Numerous prominent government of
ficials aro on tho anxious bench, because
of an undefined sort of an understand
ing which exists here that there Is to be
a general reorganization of the admin
istration soon after the State elections,
and that all of those who have not prov
ed themselves efficient political workers
aro to bo made to walk the plank in or
der that Mr. Harrison may take care of
tho workers upon whom he relies for a
renomination. Everything Is to lie poli
tics from this on, and the hustlers who
loft Washington In disgust in lwi) be
cause they were not recognized by Mr.
Harrison are to be recalled and given the
choice places at the public table.
< It is learned that the reason Secretary
Foster delayed going to Ohio until the
first of this week, was that be was wait
ing for a big corruption fund, wbich Mr.
Wanamaker, Chairman Clarkson and
others have been quietly raising for biin
to put where it would do tba moot good
for tbe the g. o. p. This money la all to
be disbursed by Mr. roster and will aet
go through the state committee.