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VOLUME 1 AMERICUS. GEORGIA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1891. NUMBER 170 Something For The Boys CAUGHT LX OMAHA. Omaua, Out 39, —Theodore Doerflin ger, (or fourteen years treasurer of the school board of Pittsburg, Pa., who stole $33,000 and fled last ipeek, has been arrested here. He admits the truth of the charge, und that lie is a fugitive from justice as well, but cheer fully asserts that ho iB not wholly to blame for it, as the committee which was supposed to audit his accounts wo- fully neglected its duty and allowed him to steal without let or hindrance. He further declares that he is the vic tim of a polical job, and says that per sons of national political repute of Pennsylvania will now be exposed. ! The prisoner insisted at first that his his name was Jones, but soon admitted that the officer was right, and that he was the Pittsburg defaulter. At the station he talked freely, and admitted that there was a shortage of about $35,- 000 in his accounts. Ho said that his stealings had extended over about the whole time that he had been treasurer, and that the auditing committee- had never done anything more than to casu ally examine ids accounts, while for the past three years they had not looked at them at all. He said he could not tell how the money had gone, but thought that he had been too accommodating, and let every one have money who had asked for it. Doerflinger is a druggist and is ths president of a retail drug stock com pany, which he organized some time ago. He is also engaged in manufac turing. He said the drug business had always paid, and he had not lost the money in his business. He claims that he gambled but little, drank even less and was not particularly partial to the society of fast men. He thinks he can fix up the matter, as he says he has about $20,000 worth of property, and ' (eases to believe that his friends indsmen will make np the bal ance without cunsing him trouble. His bondsmen are his mother and his brother-in-law, ex-Mavor MeCallan.of Pittsburg. . \, He sayr that he did not want V leave home, bnt that his attorney anc friends told him they could not safe him from the penitentiary and advised him to skin. This he did, after first shaving off his moustache to disguise himself. He went to Cleveland and from there to Alliance. He then went to Chicago and after a half day’s stop there left for Omaha. He had but $80 in his pocket when he left home, and only $10 of that amount was left when ho found himself in tile clutches of the law on the west bank of the the holder of Ihe ticket ?containiug that fnxtt^oS* "* who BRAHD NEW SAFETY BICYCLE TO BE GIVEN AWAY! IT WONT COST YOU A PENNY To stimulate the traffic in our Boys’ anc Children’s ClothiDg 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 TltKET, (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 will be put in a box; then a committee of disinter ested citizens will draw out one of the numbers, 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 fUling) any size from 4 to 18 years, At |1.25 J?ei* Suit, *Qd 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, toys, • Your friend, George D. Wheatley. THE DEFAULTING PITTSBURGHER IS ARRESTED IN NEBRASKA. Theodora Doorfllnger, Who Skipped from Pittsburgh Leaving a Shortage of •S.1,000 In Hit Accounts at Treasurer of tl School Board Is In the Law's (Hatches TIN MINES IN DAKOTA. They Will Satisfy the Home Drill mill In Five Tears. Cincinnati, Oct. 39.—E. H. Wells, who has returned from an investigation of tin mines in the Black Hills of Da kota, says : "I saw large quantities of tin ore, evidences of vsst expenditures of money, numerous mills with costly machinery, long tnnnels bored through solid rock and hnndreds of men em ployed. Engineer Wilstee states that over $3,000,000 had already been ex pended by the Harney Peak Tin com pany, which owns moat of the valuable claims near Hid City. Hiue Expert Childs, famous on the Pacific coat as the manager of Hearts's and Hagan's mine interests, has recently taken charge and a complete change has taken place in the running of the affairs, and now half a dozen large plants are operating day and night, and a 230-ton reduction mill is being erected. Next spring the first ton of American tin will, it is said, be smelted at Harney’s Peak. When asked how soon this Black Hills tin could be mined in sufficient quantities to satisfy the home demand, Mr. Childs replied: "Within fire years. Yon see, we don't want to commence reducing the ore nntil our shafts and tunnels are all running and things are in proper shape. We might have com menced smelting a great while ago, bnt the quantity of ore would not have been sufficient to keep the concentrators working. When I do start to taking out sire I propose to make that 230-ton mill hustle. People on the outside, however, cannot understand why there is so long a delay in producing the tin. They do not realize how hard the rock is through which we have to blast, nor the time it takes. In Cornwall the shafts have gone down over 3,300 feet, while ours are not yet down 800. * Do .you think the ore is improving us you go down?” "It is holding its own. On the surface yon know how rich it is." the arrival of the officer who will es cort him back to Pittsburg. Doer- flinger was required to give only a $7,- 500 bond, although he had as high ai $90,000 of the school district's money in his hnuds at one time. He told of one trip he male to Pbiladelp lia to qell lot of bonds for the erection of new buildings, returning home with over $80,000 in his pocket. Fell from » llalloim. Ralkioii, Oct. 29.—At the exposition, in the presence of 3,000 people, a thrill ing accident occurred. A balloon was inflated and men were holding it down by ropes. Among them was Anthony Jordan, colored, of this city, who, in stead of holding the ropes with his hands, was standing on it. Suddenly the balloon, with a parachute, in whioh was Mrs. Hawkins, rose high in the air. Anthony’s foot was canght by the rope and be was carried np between the bal loon and the parachute. There were cries of "Drop!" "Drop!"and at u height of about sixty feet lie "dropped,” and came down headforemost. His shoul ders and hend struck, nnd he is, per haps, fatally injured. His jawbone was crushed, his wrist dislocated, and he sustained wounds on his head as well as internal injuries. The balloon rose to an immense height, nnd Mrs. Hawkins descended safely in the parachute. While Cape After Him. Tuscola, Ills., Oct. 39.— Latent night •bout fifty unknown men, calling them selves White Caps, attacked the store of John Miller, a harness maker of Gar- rett, wishing to secure the proprietor, it is said, for the purpose of lynching him. They tore out one end of the frame building, when the hiding mau leaped throngh a window and ran. A volley of twenty or thirty shots from shot guns and revolvers, was fired at him, but it was dark and ft is thought he was not hart. The mob then return ed to the store and completely over turned it. throwing his goods out. Mil ler is said to be a bad citizen, and ruled Garrett in cowboy fashion when do got on ■ spree. Beoently be took the mid dle of the street with two revolvers sod fired a dozen shots at people on the streets. This wss too much for the citizens sml they resolved to -eml bis career. . __________ Tired of Ibe Alliance. Canton, Miss,, Oct. 39.—County Sec retary D. E. Wood states that the three tub-Alliances in this county have re fused to pay their quarterly dnes, and are ready to snrrender their charters upon demand. Reliable authority states that another has wheeled into line, making four in thiscoonty. They have in the nast ten days practically decided to withdraw from Alliance organixa- sub-treasury and third party scnemi Macuniem and corruption are assigned as reasons for this action. EARTHQUAKE IN JAPAN. The Destruction of Life eml Property la Very Great. London, Oct. 29.— A private telegTam dated at Hiogo, reports a disastrous earthquake in Japan. A severe shook was experienced at Osaka, a seaport town of 350,000 inhabitants on the island of Hondo, and in many things one of the first oities of Japan. The destruction of life and property was very great. So Bevere was the shock that a number of houses were thrown to the ground and many ooonpuits canght* in -the -falling buildings' and crushed to death. A large number of persons succeeded in escaping from their tottering homes only to meet death in the streets. At present there is no means of estimating the total loss of life; iu fact, details of the catastrophe are very meager, as all the telegraph wire ill the districts affected were broken by the falling of poles. A dis patch, however, Hlatea that it is known that in Osaka alone the death list con tains the names of 800 of the residents of that city. THE PENNSYLVANIA SENSATION. IN ARKANSAS. AN ALLIANCE MEETING ENDS IN A BLOODY RIOT. Several Persons Are Injured la ths Ex citing Affair—The Fight Follows the Speech of an Alliance Lecturer—The Re sult of a Qnartel Among His Andtenoe. Chicago. Oct. 39.—A special from Little Rock says: News has reached here of n terrible hand to-hund encoun ter at Bncksport, twenty miles from Eldorado. Union county, at a Farmers’ Alliance mass meeting. State Lecturer Bryan of the Alliance, was the principal speaker of the even ing. Shortly after he had concluded bis speech a quarrel took place among several spectators, which was soon taken np by many others in the audi ence. Winchester rifles, shot guns and pistols were used with deadly effect. Bnrt Manning, J. H. Town and three others whose names could not be learn ed, were killed. Several were slightly wounded. Red hot politics was the only and sole cause of the trouble. Senator Quay Mixed Up In the Herd ley Defalcation Matter. Philadelphia, Oct. 89.—A sensatioi was created in the state senate when Attorney Genral Hensel attempted to connect Senator Quay with the Bards- ley defalcation and division of public moneys. In the bauds of Receiver Yardley, of the Keystone bank, was fonnd a check for $8,877 from John Bardsley to M. 8. Quay. It contained Quay's indorsement and w»» paid at Beaver, Pa. The Democrats have not proved the connection of the money with Bardslev'a wrong-doings. The fact that Anditor-General McCamant two days previous to the date of the check, November 39, 1889, made a big payment to Bardaley on account of po lice magistrates leaves a wide margin for comment. Republican state sen ators declare Quay loaned the money for campaign purposes. Indiana Hanksrs Win a Victory. Indianapolis, Oct. 39.—Judge Taylor of the superior court rendered his de cision in the case at issue between the state board of tax commissioners and the Indiana bankers, iu which the tax board attempted to compel the banks to furnish a list of depositors and the amount to the credit of each depositor April I. The decision is in favor of tlie bankers on every point, it b.-ing held that the statute, rightly construed, does not confer inquisitori al powers; that the tax board is not a conrt, and therefore, cannot fine or commit to prison, that the const Ra tion protects the citizen against un reasonable search and seizure, and that the (auctions of the tax board confine it to the assessment of tele phone and railroad property, etc., and to eqnalizing assessments as between the counties. The case will be ap pealed to the supreme conrt. Minister tram Chill. Washington, Oct. 29. — Secretary Blaine received Don Pedro Montt, Chil ian provisional minister, who was ac companied by Senor Asta Burr nag a, charge de affaires, left here by Senor Lazcano. The meeting was arranged on representations that Montt had re ceived a cablegram announcing his ap pointment as minister from Chili to the United States, and adding that his cre dentials hail been forwarded. The in terview lasted three quarters of an hour. Afterwards Senor Montt posi tively refused to state what had beta said, and Secretary Blaine left the de partment immediately for bis house. It a understood that Montt baa beau re cognised in a provisional way only, which puts him in the same status aa e* that now occupied by Minister ban la Chili. Maxing at a Haptlst University. Jackson. Tenn., Oct. 29.—The stu dents of the Southwestern Baptist Uni versity are enjoying a sensation. Twen ty-six students masked themselves, went to the boarding house of young Allen, a ministerial student from Mem phis, carried him to the campus grounds of the university and bumped him se verely against a tree. Allen recognized some of the hoys, and when they bum] ed him the second time he proposed I fight them, bat he was too mnen in the minority to accomplish anything or cape from them. The young men claim that Allen volunteered his services as a M ainst the other students and re- their tricks to the faculty. The faculty is investigating the matter. Uv«ll« Gets a Change of Venue. Washington, Ind. Oct. 89.—Ex-Auditor James C. Lavelle and his accomplice, Barr Hawes, who are charged with as- assisting in the burning of the court house, appeared in court and asked that their case be sent from this county on • change of venue. They allege that public sentiment is so strong here against them that it will be impassible to get a fair hearing. Tbe cate was changed to Pike county, and Will be tried tbe second week in November. Tbe work of investigating Lavelle’s books is now in progress, but the re calls are kept secret by the experts Two. Skeletons Found. Seymour, Ind., Oct. 29.—In making a street excavation .here, two human skeletons, both well preserved, were discovered in a bed of pure sand several feet b.-lnw the surface, under conditions indicating that the bodies bad been hastily aud carelessly buried. No one here has any knowledge of a burial at that spot, once a very lonely epot, and the belief is general that the skeleton* ate relics of people murdered during the exciting times preceding tbe lynch ing of the Rena gang of train l-obben in 18118. A t investigation will be made aud the mystery may be explained. Juries Crisp In Wsshlnglsn. Washington, Oct. 89.—Judge Crisp arrived very unexpectedly in Washing ton. He la direct from Ohio, and it on his way to Americas, where hie 10-year- old eon, Walter Crisp, is lying danger ously ill. Urgent telegrams to hasten home to lee his sick boy catised Judge Crisp to cancel bis remaining engage ments. He did not have much to say about Ohio matters,, but said tbat Campbell had a good chance to win and that the Democrats all over the state are pulling together with zeal and en thusiasm. (slight a tvifs and a Million New Youk, Oct. 29.-There was a marriage oat of the ordinary ran in this city. Tbe groom, who is on tbe shady side of 80 years, was Rev. B. W. Chidlaw, D. D., of Cleveland, O., and the bride was Mrs. Manninng, aged 70. She it worth $1,000,000 or more. Tbe ceremony took place at the residence of tbe bride's daughter, Mrs. Aaron Peck, 808 Madison aveuue. The marriage settlements were made several day* ago aud are perfectly satisfactory all aronnd. Tbe couple will go to Ohio to live. How He Killed His Man. PiTT-KiELD, Mass, Oct. 29.— Mur derer Coy was taken to the scene of hit crime aud pointed oat to theofficera where he bad bnried Whalen's coat aud veat. The articles were unearthed by the officer* and fonnd to be covered with blood. Coy then took the officer* to tbe homo where the mnrder occurred and abowed how the crime had been committed. No new point* were re- tsealed by tbe trip to the scene of the crime. ' Wirin’* Finish ihe Job. * Shabon, Pa., Oct. 39.-A daring at tempt to burglarize the Iron Banking company’* bank at Sbarpaville, has been discovered. The cracksmen bad drilled four boles throngh the steel cov- ering and had exploded a large charge of powder without accomplishing any thing more than springing the doors. The safe Was left intact, the burglars evidently having been frightened away. All .A I lia nr* 4.’and id at* Washinoton, Oct 29 — Represents- ti*a Jerry Simpson was here for a fsw boars. He said the Alliance members of ths next house wonlil not go into the Democratic canons, but would nomi- ^.randid^oftbetr ~ CONDENSED NEWS DISPATCHES. Domestle anil Foreign anil of General Interest. A Loudon dispatch states that the health of Mrs. Parnell, widow of Charles 8. Parnell, now shows some slight sign of improvement. She is able to par take of food. A convention of militiamen havo de cided to hold a national encampment near Chicago, Aug. 5 to 30, during the World’s Fair. Congress is to be asked for appropriations for expenses. A London dispatch Bays: A scientific investigation has been made as to the cause of-the explosion in the office of The National Express, the McCarthyite paper, and experts are satisfied that it was caused by natural gas. A convention has been signed by the postmaster general for the establish ment of money orders between the United States and the British colonies of Trinidad and Tebago, West Indies, which is to go into operation Jnu. 1. A New York special says: The H. G. Allen company, dealers iu subscrip tion books at 789 and 141 Broadway, is asking for an extension from its credit ors, which, it is said, bad generally been granted. Liabilities about $130,<W0 und nominal assets considerably larger. A Washington special says: The Ar- E aitine government has sold a tract of nd in the Grand Chase—tile northern, part of the republic—to Baron Hirucb lor the establishment of a Jewish set tlement. tiue million dollars iu gold ' has been puid for 1,000 square miles of territory. A Limerick dispatch says: Two boys of this city quarreled wuile discussing the question of the leadership of the Irish parliamentary party. Finally one i>f them struck the other over the hend with u stouo fracturing his skull, for re fusing to answer whether he was in favor of the late Mr. Parnell or Mr. Heoly. A Spokane special says: It is re ported on the streets that Governor- Ferry intends appointing Banker Jus. N. Glover of this city to the United States seuatorsbip. United States Sen ator Allen, of Walla Wulla is about to- be appointed United States circuit, judge. Glover it now president of the. First National bank. , A Cisco, Tex., special says that the riBlngStur aud Frisco mail coach was robbed about three aud a half miles north of that placo by a masked man. The carrier was made to stop, cat the- mnil bags and empty the mail on the ground, the robber taking only tbe registered matter. The amount taken, is not known. There is no clew. A Raleigh special says : News woe received here of a terrible crime in Wayne connty. Two brothers named Rogers attacked and killed a man by the name-of Snmmerfield because he had maltreated his wife, their sister. It appears tbat the conple quarreled, and that Snmmerfield, who was a deaf mute, hit his wife. Her brothers were called on tor help, and killed him In an encounter. The Berlin Tngeblntt publishes ad-' vices from the Cutholio mission at Vic toria Nyanxa, saying taut Emin Pasha and Dr. Steinmann crossed the Albert Nyanzaon -July 24, and that it ia ex pected they bad already arrived at Wa^ delai. Dr. Peter* writes from Kiliman jaro, under dato of last August, that that district was very populous, and that its inhabitants are capable of great developments. A Xenia, O.; special says: Mr. Chas. Vorhees, while working at the Gallo way cider mill, near this city, had a most thrilling and Unpleasant experi ence. His sleeve caught on a shaft, and be was about td be drawn into the ma chinery, when he tore loose by a dex terous movement of hi* arm. Bnt the clothes kept on going into the machiue and Charlie had to keep np liis swift and dexterous movements nntil he had not a stitch of clothing on hi* person, standing in that laugimble plight until the incident was over. . At bnissela The Courier publishes a decree alleged to have been issnedby the late Pope Pins XIL frith reference to future conclave*. The decree con firms the excltuive right of the cardin als to elect a pope free from any inter vention on the part of the powers. It alto declares that the cardinals in Home at tbe time of the death ot a po|>o ought to decide whether the election of a new pope shonld take place outside of Italy, and tbut if any attempt shonld 1m made to interfere with the conclave, It should be transferred beyond Italy. A Knoxville, Tenn., special says: The curtain," according to the miners’ committee's report, "has been rung down on the lost act of the Uriceville drama.” A monster mass meeting was held at Bricevilie to hear the final re port of the committee. Their failnres are rehearsed. Then they recommend further fight in the courts of justice. They counsel peace among the men and . ask them only to wait, for divine provi- deuce will right things. At tiie concln- of the report tbe committee was dis charged. A New York special says: The Her ald’s Santiago despatch says the Span ish minister has transferred five of the political refugees under his pro tection from the old to the new S|ian- lsh legation. He conducted them in lerson to insure their safely. He op ioids the action of Minister Egan in regard to political refugees. The Ger man admiral visited Captain Schley of the erniser Baltimore at Valparaiso and personally denounced to him the attack upon tho American soldiers. At Washington Judge Matthews, first comptroller of the treasury, in his an nual report, recommends legislation by congress in the matter of donble com pensation to federal officials and says: "There are many cases where a United statee official is paid daring the calen dar year more tlsan $7,000, and such payments appear ' view off