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VOLUME 1 • _
-ruo Rnvs’ Bicycle Gift having occupied a
prominent place in
Geo. D. wneatley’s
double column advertisement space for some
resulting in an exceedingly gratifying
fncfe’ase in rrfy Boys' and Youths' Clothing
Irade we are now forced for the time to lay it
aside,’that I may bring to the attention of the
ladies, the many novelties now in store await
ing their inspection.
Remember that these are new and stylish
goods of this season’s buying to be sold at
GREATLY REDUCED PRICES.
New Selections in Dress Goods
Ol’ENEI) THIS WEEK.
Among these may be found Novelty Suits, Serges in overshot
effects, Fiannels, Cashmeres and Henriettas, Bedford Cords in all the
new and desirable shades, such as light gray, modes, tan, etc.
AMERICUS. GEORGIA, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1891.
NUMBER 178
SET THEM FREE.
THE CONVICTS AT BRICEVILLE RE
LEASED BY THE MINERS.
Another Sensational Development In the
Brlcevlllo Trouble—Thousands of Free
Miner* Settle a Question in Their Own
Way—Their Manner Determined.
IN SILKS, BLACK » FANCY
We show the largest line of Gros Grains, Armures, Poui De Soi,
Eliadamos, Failles and Bengalines, etc. ever seen in the city at aston
ishingly low prices.
Velvets to match all styles of Dress Goods
Trimming^ in Nail Heads, Gimps, Cords and Passamenteries, together
with a new line of
NOVELTY PEARL BUTTONS just rece^vted, large and small
sizes to match.
The new trimming—so desirable in all colors, at 40o per yard.
Call and see us for anything needed in the
way of new Dress Goods and Trimmings.
We offer for the coming week
A Grand Reduction in Henriettas
All colors. The various lines rednoed os follows: Yon can bay the
usual 20c goods at 15o; 35o at 25c; 40o at 30o and 50o at 85c. In ad
dition, a magnificent all wool Henrietta 40 inohes wide, at 50o.
Remember that Tricots, black and colored, bringing heretofore
35c, you get for 25o per yard.
Evening shades in LANSDOWNE, CHINA AND SURAH SILKS await
your call at low figures.
My SCUM and CURTAIN CRETONS
still demands attention, besides an offer of Nottingham Lace Curtains
3 yards long at the figure of $1 per pair, never reached before in this
maket.
Yon miss it if yon do not bny yonr
of us. We are the sole agents for the famous P. & P. BRAND of
Kids, and sell as good or better gloves from 75o to 11.25 than others
do from $1.50 to $2.50 per pair. All our gloves are warranted. **
TOUR MONET REFUNDED or another pair gloves for every pair unsatis
factory being returned to us.
For Men's Wear, Serlven’s Patent Elaatle Seam Drawers
and Underveate. all grades.
Laige Stock of ODD PANTS at Reduced Prices.
Boys, remember that yon get a ticket for the Bicycle drawing for
every suit bonght of ns up to December 25,1891, when some nice boy
Sets a new safety for his Xmas present.
For everything in the line of Dry Goods, Notions, Clothing,
nrnshings, Carpets or Bugs, call every time on
George D. WQeatley
Cor. Lamar St. and Cotton Ave.
Knoxville, Tenn., Oct. 81.—The
Briceville miners hare bided their time.
And at this moment the mountains are
covered with, released convicts, fleeing
to some suie reiuge. At an early hour
at night an attempt was made to get
through a business message to Brice
ville. There was no response to the
telegraphio signal. Then the next sta
tion, and the next was tried, until at
last Clinton responded. The operator
there was asked what was the matter.
He looked out in the direction of Brice
ville and at once replied: "I see a groat
light, as of an immense fire, reflected in
the sky. The wire to Briceville is cat,
and I can't call it up."
At once the suspicion arose, a mo
ment later to be strengthened into con
viction—the miners had cut the wires
and taken possession. Intense excite
ment prevailed. Had there been a bat
tle ? Was any one killed ? Then a call
from Clinton. It read: “Three thou
sand miners bad gathered around
among the hills. As darkness came on
they gathered in little parties, these
parties joining each other, until four
parties were formed. As by a precon
certed signal they closed in upon the
camp. Suddenly a guard, who caught
sight of an advance messenger of the
party, brought his gun to his shoulder
and exclaimed: ‘Halt, or I will shoot
yon down.’ ‘Put up your gun, John
nie, there are 8,000 here with me. We
haVe come for business. Call out your
boss at once and let us settle this af
fair.’
"By this time there were a nnmber of
the officers of the camp on band. They
were disposed to resist. The discharge
of a thousand shots in the air convinced
them that the call was serious. The
messenger blew a policeman’s whistle,
and inji minute, coming in at double-
quick, there were in sight hundreds of
brnwnv, determined-looking men. Not
a word did they say, but they had their
Winchester rifles in readiness. Re
luctantly the officers stepped ont of the
way.
"Then began a scene which beggars
description. The convicts who had been
awakened by the shots were terrorized.
They were screaming for mercy, fear
ing that the mob intended to kill them.
The miners closed in within a circle of
about one hundred feet from the stock
ade. A detail was sent in, and the
work of breaking the shackles began.
The first man freed was a huge negro,
a murderer, who stood motionless with
fear. ‘Get out, you black scoundrel,
(let as far away from here as you can.’
Then another and another was set free.
It is needless to say they skipped ont
with alacrity. There was a large quan
tity of citizens’ clothes near by, which
many of them donned. When the last
prisoner was free, the torch was applied
to the stockade, which was reduced to
ashee. This is the closest news that
can be gotten np to this time, bnt it is
nevertheless true. People are highly
excited.*
OUT OF THE RACE.
RATES ON ORANGES.
-A DccUlnn of til* Interstate Commerce
Commission. > . ;
Washington, Oct. 31.—The inter-
state commerce commission has an
nounced its decision in tlje o**e of the
railway commission of Florida against
the Savannah, Florida and Western
Railway company and other lines form
ing all rail and part rail and part water
routes from Florida to New York and
other northern markets. The case in
volves the reasonableness of rates on
oranges, and the main {mints decided
are briefly as follows: The repeal of
the law creating the Florida railroad
commission coord not operate as a with
drawal or dismissal of the complaint;
that the commission having been only
an instrument for the transmission of
its complaint to this commission, and
having fully performed that function
before it ceased to exist. But neither
the complaint nor the complainant are
neoesaary to confer jurisdiction on this
commissiun where companies ate en
gaged in interstate transportation.
The advance of 10 cents a lmx in
orange rates made November 38, 1880,
was without jnstification and unreason
able to the extent of 5 cents per box, and
the defendants are required to reduce it
accordingly, and to make reparation to
the persons entitled thereto. The pro
ceeding is continued for the purpose of
determining the amount due such per
sons. It will he noted that this is the
first case where a commission tins or
dered restitution to be mude. All of
the previous decisions of the commission
have been confined to requiring carriers
to cease and desist from unlawful prac
tices; but the commission has not be
fore ordered restitution to he made for
past excess ivs extortion.
DUN'S WEEKLY REVIEW.
Augusta's Mayor for Seventeen Venn
Will Not Seek the Office Again.
Avgusta, Ga., Oct. 81.—The munici
pal campaign - iu Augusta is ended.
Mayor May, who was seeking reflec
tion on the administration ticket in op
position to. Major J. H. Alexander, the
reformers’ candidate, has retired from
the race. Ha withdrew after a corre
spondence which passed between him
and many of his personal friends on
both sides. Mayor May was appealed
to come down, as the exposition was
the paramount consideration for Au
gusta's future success, and the bitter
ness that has been precipitated t
the community was operating to
flreat disadvantage of both Augusta
and the exposition. The letter to Mr.
May was signed by Patrick Walsh, W.
H. Fleming, Bryan Lawrence, J. R.
Lamar. J. T. Bothwell, Z. W. Carwile,
W. A. Latimer. James Tobin, W. J.
Rutherford, William Dnnbar and J. O.
C Black. Mr. May answered the, let
ter, yielding to the request, and ha ia
now ont of the raoe. Major Alexander
will be elected mayor, together with
all the reform candidates for the coun
cil, in December, without opposition.
Mayor May has held the office seven-
( The Platform F.IL
Baltimore, Oct 81.—The Democrats
had a monster parade here: The front
railing and about two feet of the re
viewing stand, on which were Senator
Gorman and others, fall, precipitating
shout fifty people to the ground. Among
them were: Senator Gorman, Repre
sentative Compton, Hon. Robert M.
HcLane, John P. Poe, candidate for at
torney general; L. V. Baughman, state
comptroller, and Murray Vandivef, sec
retary of the Democratic state commit
tee. All of these were slightly injured.
Mrs. Frank Brown, wife of the candi
date for governor, and Mia. Clifton W.
Phillips of Pitt* u ...g, -neice of Mis,
Brown, were also sligntly injured. Sen
ators Morgan, Bailer and Blackburn
bad left the platform before the acci
dent.
Ex-Mayor of Philadelphia Dead,
Philadelphia, Oct. 81.—Charles Gil
pin, who was twice elected mayor of
Philadelphia and bald the office from
1851 to 1854, died, aged 83 years. Mr.
GUpta was appointed United State*
attorney for this district by President
Lincoln in 1884, was removed in 1858
by President Johnson.
Business Failures and the Trade and Its
Outlook.
New York, Oct. 81.—Dun’s weekly
review of trade says : Business failures
oconrring during the past seven days
number for the United States, 207; Can
ada, 48, compared with a total of 349
the last' week, and 350 the week pre
vious ; the corresponding week last
year, 218. representing 190 failures in
the United States and 28 in Canada.
Improvement in business continues.
It is greater than before at the west,
considerable at the sonth, and is clearly
perceived even at the east. Yet dis
couragement in some branches of in
dustry is not leas, bnt not more appa
rent than before, evidently because cal
culations have been made upon a more
rapid apd, greater inoreas* in business
than tuts' been' 1 i&UZeST The peculiar
expansion in some forms of production
and of trade has invited the usual in
correct view, and depression exists
which is so general that it might easily
b* misinterpreted. In the speculative
markets the tendency to reaction in
stocks has prevailed. The Bank of Eng
land has advanced its rate of interest,
and grid imports have been, for the
time being, checked. The reported pro
hibition oil wheat exports by Russia haa
stimulated speculation in breadatuffa,
whioh again threatans to interrupt the
free marketing of product*. Through
out the east and west, and at most
southern points, the money market* are
well supplied for legitimate business,
and rates tend lower, while collections
improve to some extent almost every
where, bnt especially at the principal
western point*.
Railway Commission Proceedings.
Raleioii, Oct. 81.—The railway com
mission filed its opinion In the Atlantio
Express company's case against the
railways for refusal to giva it trans
portation facilities and for giving these
exclusively to the Southern Express
company. The commiMion orders that
so much of the son tract as gave excln-
sive privileges to the Southern Express
company and denied it to the Atlantic
company, to illegal and void, and it or
ders that each of the defendants’ road*,
the Rlcnmond and Danville, and Wil
mington and Weldon ^rant the Atlantia
LIVELY POLITICS.
BOTH PARTIES IN OHIO SAY THAT
THEY WILL WIN.
At the End at the Campaign Draws Near
the Parties In Ohio Grow More Enthu-
slastle—Claims of tho Parties—Politics la
New York Getting Interesting.
equal facilities and rah
Secured a Change of Venue.
Washington, Ind., Oot. 81.—Ex-
Auditor Taveil and hit accomplice, Barr
Hans, who are charged with assisting
in tbs horning of tha court house, ask
that their case ba sent from the oounty
on a change of venue. They allege that
public sentiment here to so strong
hgainst them that it will be impossible
to cat a fair hearing. Tha case was
sent to Pike connty to be tried the sec
ond week in November.
Traveling Salesman Arms too.
Mansfield, O., Oot. 81.—The firm of
Tracy & Avery, wholesale grocer* in
this city, cawed the arrest in Ashland
of ons of its traveling salesmen, Harry
Brown, upon tha charge of embezsllng
money collected by him. He -
brought to this city. The sum to vari
ously estimated and may reach several
thousand dollars. Mr. Brown to a
young married man, axed 88 yean, and
came to this city from Galion, O., where
his parents reside. His relatives ware
telegraphed for and arrived late in the
the day. An effort to being made by
them to settle the matter.
Burned by Indians.
Kansas City, Oct. 81.—A special to
The Star from Gnaymaa, Mex., says:
Information has reached this city of the
horning of the Mexican village Santa
Boas and the massacre of several of ita
inhabitants by Nanqnl Indians on the
night of Monday, Oct, 19. Santa Rosa
to an interior village with a population
of 600 people living in thatched hats.
The Indians came down from the mount
ain* and suddenly fired the village and
killed several Mexicans who failed to
aacapt. •
Cincinnati. Oct. 81.—The state cam
paign is drawing near tho close and
each party is straining every effort to
ward victory on election day. What
the outcome will be is rather hard to
predict. Both the great parties assert
that their respective candidates will be
elected by a considerable majority. ‘ It
ia safe to be patient and let the returns
of Nov. 8 tell exactly how the voting
stands.
George Campbell, a Republican office
holder in Columbus, strnck the nail on
the head when he snid: "You may
give us 10,000 In Hamilton co.-nty and
5,000 in Cuyahoga. But then you tell
me how the rural districts arc going.
I’ll tell yon who will win. ” That’s the
situation. The farmers are going to
decide tho matter after all. However,
the Republicans claim that they will
have a majority of several thousand.
Speaking of the political situation
Chairman Neal remarked: "I say to
you what I have said to very few peo
ple, because I don't believe In talking
much, ” he began. "Thatis. that I hon
estly regard the situation for Mr.
Campbell better than it was at this
time two years ago, aud when I say
that I suy it with a full kuowledge
of all the trouble in Hamilton county,
with tho knowledge that the party is
absrlutely without funds for the legiti
mate expenses of the campaign, with
the knowledge that Campbell has had
the hardest fight on his hands any can
didate ever had. We are in better shape
than we were twoyeura ago at this tune
and I believe Governor Campbell will
win.”
When asked about the People's party,
he replied: "It won't cut much of
a figure sd far'as electing its candi
dates is concerned, bnt it may poll 20,-
000 votes iu the state. ”
"Won’t that help the Democratic
irty?"
"We certainly hope and believe so.
Then you must remember that in this
new ballot syatem we have an agency
which we believe will greatly help us.
That bus been the history of the Aus
tralian ballot system, wherever adopted,
and we believe it will cat off the whole
sale buying of votes that has made Ohio
a reliable Republican state."
The New Terk Campaign.
New York, Oot. 81.—The campaign
In this state to being waged with as much
vigor by both tha Democrats and Re
publicans as any on* in recent years.
The two parties are holding rallies and
their oraton are addressing audiences
all over the state. The Democrats are
keeping the World’s Fqir issne to the
front, and the Republicans are fighting
Tammany with equaled determination.
The Eveuing world here says editorially
that they are feeling happy at the state
Democratic headquarter* in the Hoff-
mwi house. The outlook for viotory
on election day to bright. From all
over the state news of Democratic en
thusiasm and confidence has come.
The Evening Mail and Express said
snid that the situation in New York to
hopeful. Fasaett will be elected. Tam
many will be defeated. The time for a
change has come, and the people will
have a ohange on Juhunry f,
So that it may seem that both par
ties in the empire stute are hopeful.
Among the betting fraternity, however,
wagers are freely offered on Mr. Flow
er’s election at odds of $100 to $70.
EX-CONGRESSMAN KELLY.
He Tulle* About $he People** Party In
tlio Hou8o of Representatives.
Topkka, Kan., Oct.81.-Ex-Congress
man Kelly, who recently left the Re
publican party because be wanted to
belong to an organization that was in
favor of passing the force bill, spoke to
an Allinnce gathering here. In an in
terview he said: "If the next house of
representatives, which Is Democratic,
accedes iu a reasonable degree to the
demands of the People's party, it will
be beneficial to the national democratic
party, but if tho People’s party ia
ignore?, then trouble may be expseted.
The Alliance membership in the south
Is largely Democratic, bnt they are be
ing educated, and are learning tho
truth ahont the unfaithfulness of the
old parties, and if the Democsatio house
ignores them, it is hard to tell between
what two parties the presidential fight
will be next year. The Alliance in tho
south will be rechgnized, and will not
be subject to the treatment the now ex
tinct Republican party has been, al
though some of the Democratic leaders,
among others Congressman Oats, ad
vised that treatment. The Alliance to
composed of men who know something
of tiie inside of southern politics, and
they can’t be worked as the Republican*
lave been.
An American Heiress Marries ■ n Actor
London, Oct. 81.—Lost June Mrs.
John Martin of New York, arrived
here with Miss Catherine Drew, an Ar
izona heiress. Through some of Mrs.
Martin’s friends Mias Drew was intro
duced to George Giddens, the leading
man in Wyndbiun’s Criterion theater.
The heiress and actor have married.
Although professing to be from Ari
zona, the young lady wrote San Fran-
he marriage
Cisco on tl
register. She to
young aud weathv. and he was a wid
ower with n daughter aged 17,
Fell from n Steeple
Plainfield, N. J., Oct. 81.—John
Fitzgerald, a mason, was drank when
he went to work on the high steeple of
the new Grace Episcopal cbnroh. He
joked with hit companions attbe height
at which they were working and then
went to the edge of the scaffolding to
look down. The next thing his fellow
workmen knew hi* body was plnngini
headforemost to tha ground. AlthongL
he fell seventy-five feet no bones were
broken, If* died from internal hem
orrhage. ■
Ontarians Worked Up.
Ottawa, Oct. 81.—The resignation of
Hon. J. A. Chaplean, secretary of state,
and the leader of the French Canadians,
continues to create great excitement
throughout Canada. Mr. Chaplean has
been conferring with his supporters in
Montreal. Tremendous efforts are now
being made effect a compromise. It is
certain, however that Premier Abbott
will not give Chaplean the railway port
folio and antagonize Ontario, the Pro
testant province.
lit* Military Telegraph
Washington,OcL 81.—BrigadierGen-
eral A. W. Greeley, chief eignal officer,
in bis annual report to the secretary of
war, makes a special point of the neces
sity for the improvement of tho military
field telegraph system. Ho speaks cf
the importance attached to this service
In foreign countries where the moat
acute minda are now applied to its de
velopment.
THE ARKAN8A8 .TROUBLE.
News from Bueksport Reports Affairs
(Inlet Among tha Allla'nesmen.
Little Rock, Oct. 81.—Information
received here from Bueksport, the
sceue of the recent disturbance, reports
everything quiet, but the feeling against
State Treasurer Bryan, of the State
Farmers’ Alliance, ia very strong. He
took advantage of tho first opportunity
and left that port of the country.
Bryan has been on a lectnring tour of
the state and has visited nil the Alli
ance strongholds, preaching snb-treos-
nry and land loan schemes. It is said
that bis utterances at Bueksport
Tuesday against bis political opponents
were the direct cause of the trouble.
Burk Maiming, one of the injured, has
died. The remains of a 8-year-old girl
were found, alter the crowd dispersed,
crashed almost beyond recognition. J.
A, Towns aiid Manning were shot with
Winchesters. Five other men were
seriously wounded. The trouble has
caused intense excitement throughout
the state and it is feared will break out
elsewhere when Bryan resumes his
work.
HE ERRED INNOCENTLY.
Uow an Indianapolis Man Had Two
Wives At Once.
Indianapolis, Oct. 81.—Several weeks
ago tho first wife of David C. Bryant
appeared in this city and prosecuted
him for bigamy. Bryant was released
because it was shown that he had erred
innocently. In 1889 h* married Marietta
Marshall of New Lisbon, Wis., and
while at Brazil, this state, two years
later, she abandoned him. He employed
an attorney at Terr* Hante to secure a
divorce, and upon bis assurance that it
was all right be removed to Pana, Ills.,
where, in 1876, he married Miss Katie
C. Matthews of this olty.
Some years ago he removed to this
city, and both himself and wife num
ber two stood high in church aud social
circles. Then came wife number one
yyitli the result as above. Bryant found
lie lmd been duped by the Terre Haute
attorney and he renewed his divorce
application in this city. It was tried,
and although bitterly contested by wife
number one the court had no difficulty
in ruling in his favor. Within a few
moments alter the' decree was granted
Bryant and wife number two were re-,
united beyond all possibility of further
interference by ex-wife number one.
Kidnapped Hie Own Children.
A8BURY Park, N. J., Oct 31.—The
police are looking for George Washing
ton Redden, who kidnapped his two
children, aged respectively 5 and 10
years. Redden was married twelve
years ago, bnt hte matrimonial experi-
) was anything but pleasant. Fi
nally the couple separated, Mrs. Red
den retaining possession of the chil
dren. Mr. Redden tried in many ways
to take the children from hto wife, bnt
failed. While his wife was away on a
visit Redden grasped the opportunity
by kidnapping the children. He is sup
posed to have taken them to Baltimore.
Mrs. Redden to crazed with grief.
Thsjr Wsr# Lojsl to Victoria.
London, Oct. 28. —It seems rather a
late period for Jacobitism to find ex
pression in Great Britain, bnt it ap
pear* that the house of Stnart has some
adherents yet. At a meeting in the
quaint old town of 8t. Ires, Cornwell,
somebody argued that any stray de
scendant of the late pretender’s family
should b* hunted up and put on the
throne, and moved a resolution to that
effect. Thereupon, the mayor of St.
Ives, who was present, moved an
amendment to the resolution expressing
devoted loyalty to Queen Victoria. The
amendment was carried amid great
enthusiasm.
The Burning of tha Halm
Vicksburg, Mis*., Oct. 81.
cued passengers and crew of the ete;
Oliver Beirne has reached this city.
Captain Thorwegen says that the ring
ing of bells on the boat gave him tb*
first intimation of the fire. The flames
spread so rapidly that the boat was
nearly all ablaze in a few minntsa.
Mrs. \V. E. Waddell, an old woman,
was picked up from tha water near
Duckport, La. She had been seen un
til then. 8he was alive, but died soon
after from exhaustion. She wm
wealthy, belonged to 8t. Ism is. and
88 years old.
