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AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER.
VOLUME 1
AMERICUS GEORGIA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1891.
NUMBER 182
The Boys’ Bicycle Gift having occupied
prominent place in
Geo. D. Wheatley’
THE CONVICT.
s
double column advertisement space for some
days, resulting in an exceedingly gratifying
increase in my Boys’ and Youths’ Clothing
trade, 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 Selecfioiisin Dross Goods
OPENED 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.
IN SILKS, BLACK & FANCY
We show the largest line of Gros Grains, Armures, Poui De Soi
Rhadames, Failles and Bengalines, etc. ever seen in the city at aston
ishingly low prices.
Velvets to match all styles of Dress Goods.
Trimmings in Nail Heads, Gimps, Cords and Passamenteries, together
with a new line of
NOVELTY PEARL BUTTONS just received, large and small
sizes to match.
CHIFFON,
The new trimming—so desirable in all colors, at 40c per yard.
Call and see us for anything needed in the
way of new Dress Goods and Trimmings.
We offer for the coming week
II Grand deduction in Henriettas!
All colors. The various lines reduced as follows: Yon can buy the
usual 20c goods at 15o; 36c at 26c; 40o at 80o and 60o at 36o. In ad
dition, a magnificent all wool Henrietta 40 inches wide, at 60c.
Remember that Tricots, black and colored, bringing heretofore
35c, you get for 25c per yard.
Evening shades in LANSDOWNE, CHINA AND SURAH SILKS await
your call at low figures.
% scum and CURTAIN CKETONS
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
uiaket.
GOVERNOR BUCHANNON WILL NOT
CALL OUT THE MILITIA.
A Large Farce of Guard. Have lieen
Placed oa Dntjr at Tracy City and Other
Placca—Mr. Goodwin Hot Satl.Aed—A
Number of Convict* Captured.
CHIifAoo, Nov. 5.—A Nashville spe
cial says: E. B. Wade, state superin
tendent of prisons, after a conference
with Governor Buchanan and Adjutant
General Norman has returned to Tracy
City. He was ordered to protect the
branch prisons there and at Inman at
all hazards.
The large f, ce of guards at each
place has been furnished with arms and
ammunition, and special arrangements
have been made to prevent a surprise
by a mob, as at tbit other three branch
prisons.
Governor Bnchanan says the lessees
want him to order a force to conduct
the convicts bock to the mines, bnt he
is satisfied now that there exists no
good reason for calling ont the militia
Mr. J. Goodwin, snb-lessee of the
convicts at Briceville, when asked if
convicts would be returned to the
mines, said that they would not unless
the state anthorities wonld guarantee
them protection. He said there was no
use in taking convicts to the mines to
be released in a few days.
Telegrams received by the governor
report the capture in Kentncky and
Tennessee of about ninety escaped con
victs. The captors were instructed to
return the convicts to the main prison
at Nashville and they would be paid $23
for each.
CHILI’S NEW PRESIDENT.
lie president-elect is extremely pqp-
with all classes, and his election
You miss it if you do not buy your
'• We are the sole agents for the famous P. & P. BRAND of
i, and sell as good or better gloves from 75c to 91.26 than others
91.60 to 92.60 per pair. All our gloves are warranted.
JOUR MONEY REFUNDED or another pair gloves for every pair nnsatis-
^ory being returned to us.
For Wen’s Wear, Soriven’s Patent Elastic Seam Drawers
and Undervests, all grades.
Stockof ODD PANTS at Reduced Prices.
Boys, remember that yon got a ticket for the Bicycle drawing for
jjy suit bought of us up to December 26,1891, when some nice boy
* 0ow safety for his Xmas present.
Bor everything in the line of Dry Goods, Notions, Clothing,
*«m*hii
lD g8, Carpets or Bugs, call every time on
George D. Wl^atley H
Cor. Lamar St. and Cotton Avet
Admiral George Montt’s Election
Hailed With Satisfaction.
Valparaiso, Nov. 5.—As was for
merly announced in these dispatches,
the Liberal party won a sweeping vic
tory in the recent elections, and this
fact made the election of a Liberal presi
dent a foregone conclusion.
The constitution of Chili provides
that the electors chosen by the people
shall meet and select and elect a presi
dent. In accordance with the provision
of this section of the constitution, the
Liberal presidential electors met and
elected as president of the repnblic for
next five years Admiral Jorge Montt.
The inauguration ceremonies wiir take
ilace at the capitol, Santiana De Chili,
Dec. 26.
It is further believed that with the
institution of constitutional govern
ment Jhe qnestions now at issue be
tween Chili and the United States will
be more calmy discussed and that the
outcome will be sasisfactory to both
nations.
Admiral Montt was the most promi
nent opponent of the late President
Balmaceda. and upon the breaking ont
of the revolution took command of the
Congressional fleet. It was owing, in
a great measure to his action, that
many other naval officers deserted
Balmaceda and joined the revolution
ists.
The
nlar |
is hailed with much satisfaction on all
■ides.
TAKEN FOR A BEAR.
I W. Price Killed While Crawling la
Bis Sleep.
Glenwood Springs, Colo., Noy. 5,—
G. W. Price, son of Dr. Price of Chi
cago, A. C. Fleischner and J. B. Cobb,
W. H, Hubbard of Spring Valley, as
guide, outfitted here and started for a
two weeks’ hunt on the Big Muddy.'
They camped in Jerome park, at the
head of Thompson creek, in Pitkin
county, in a place called Dnn’s Dug-
out. Some time dnring the night Mr.
Price, who, it is claimed, is a somnam
bulist, went outsido of the dng-ont,
leaving the others asleep.
Upon bis return, as he crawled into
the room on all fours, Hnbbard awoke
and called ont: "Whose there." and
called to the dog, bnt as the dog be
came frightened and no answer was
given, Hnbbard exclaimed: "Boys,
Believe it’s a bear, give me a gnn quick,"
and Cobb hastily handed him a 43-cali
bre Coil’s revolver, and witbont further
thought fired two shots, one of which
passed through the top of Price’s head,
Into his body, cansing his death in
abont two honr->. The party retained
immediately with the body to Marlon,
where an engine was procured, and all
came to Glenwood Springs. Coroner
G. Clark immediately summoned a jnry
and a verdict of accidental shooting
rendered.
She Blow Bft Brains Out.
Jasper, Tenn., Not. 5.—Mrs. Davis,
wife of one of the convict guards at In
man, where one of the largest convict
camps in the state is located, committed
suicide. She blew her brains ont with
a shotgun. She left a note to her hus
band saying that she had rather be
dead than to be living with him. There
is some mystery abont the matter, and
it ia believed the inhumanity of convict
labor bore heavily on her mind.
A NARROW ESCAPE.
O. W. Aiightmun ami Walter Ilonilass
Hurt by a Passenger Train.
Atlanta, Nov. 5.—G. W. Aughtman
and Walter Douglass were struck by a
Georgia railroad fast mail train early in
the morning aud badly injured. Aught-
man is abont S3 years old, and has been
employed in Lowe's cracker factory,
and Douglass is a 14-year-old apprentice
employed in the Atlanta piano factory.
Aughtman was coming in from Bey-
'noldsville,where he had spent the night,
to his work, and Donglnss was en route
from his home to his place of employ
ment. They were walking down the
Air Line road in opposite directions
near the Decatur street crossing when
they noticed the switoh engine approach
ing. Before they had advanced five
steps each they were struck by a Geor
gia railroad passenger train and dashed
into the air. They were picked np and
pat into a Georgia railroad bag
gage car and brought into the city
and carried to the Providence inflrmery.
Aughtman had his foot ent off and was
otherwise bruised. Douglass was in-
jnred abont the face and head. Anght-
man is still at-the hospital, resting easy,
and Douglass has been sent borne,
where he is improving.
GUIDES COMMIT SUICIDE.
Sickening Scene Witnessed by a Forty
of Tourists.
Victoria, B. C.,Nov. 3—The steamer
Sussex, just arrived from Japan,' brings
word that five English naval officers on
leave, met with. Americans—all broth
ers—named Caatleton, from Philadel
phia, and together formed a plan to
climb to the top of Fnjio, Yami, sa
cred mountain of Japan, taking with
them rocketa and a few fireworks, which
they intended to explodo when they
reached it. Having Becnred two guides
they started on their jonmey from
among a group of astounded native: of
the village of Katosho on the west side
of the mountain. The guides at the
end of two days signified their inten
tion of committing snicide if the party
did not tnrn back, and finding their
threats had not the desired effect, cool
ly walked in front of the tourists and
each with the stroke of a sharp knife
disemboweled himself before their hor
rified eyes. Both died Instantly, and
the yonngeat of the Castleton’s| a boy
of 18, immediately palled oat a revolver
and blew out his own brains. Sickened
by this fearfnl scene, the rest of the
party turned bock and descended the
mountain.
MR. POTTER
“NOT GUILTY”
CHARGE MADE.
HU IUII Fixed at •100,000-A Dainarls-
cutta Bank Goes Bander, Owing to the
Failure of the Mave I ;k Bank-Bank Ex
aminatlon System May Be Changed#
ANOTHER REVOLUTION.
Brasil—
Martial Lair Proclaimed
Trouble Expected. «
London, Nov. 5.— Di.patches which
have been received here from Rio Ja
neiro, the capital of Brasil, bring news
of what seems to be little less than an
other revolntion. Congress, the- dis
patch says, has - been dissolved, and
martial law has been proclaimed at Bio
Janeiro and throughout the provinces.
A cablegram also announced that a dic
tatorship has been established in Brazil.
Foil dispatches regarding the revolu
tion are anxionsly awaited here by
financiers and merchants who have
large interests at stake in that country,
The hope is expressed that the alarm
ing report received may not tnrn ont to
be based npon as serious s state of af
fairs as is at present outlined. It is re
called that early in October and again
abont the middle of Ootober similar re
ports were circulated regarding the
condition of Brazil. Investigation of
these rumors resulted in an official
statement to the effect that perfect or
der prevailed-everywhere, the riot the
previous day having been suppressed,
and that the financial condition of the
country was never better.
DI8SATI8FIED NEGROES.
Knows Nothing of It.
Washington, Nov. 3.—Acting Secre
tary Spaulding has received a letter
from Francis B. Reeves, of PMladcI-
ibla, stating most emphatically that he
' given the certificate indorsed
by Senator yuay anil Mr. Banisley to
any one, and that he had no knowledge
whatever as to how it got into the pos-
aeaoioii of tile Democratic state com
mittee.
They Penoance the White Bepablleens
la North Carolina.
Raleigh, Nov. 3.—The negro state
convention met here. It was called to
take action regarding the offices and de
mand that the negroes get their pro
rata share of these. Some of the ablest
negroes in North Carolina were present
and the white Republicans were round
ly abased. John H. Williamson called
the convention to order and told his
hearers that the negro could do nothing
unless be showed bis independence. He
called on those who held offices under
the government not to permit that to
suppress their manhood, and went on
to say that the white Republicans bad
held a convention at Asheville last July,
from which all negroes were excluded,
ostensibly to form a protective tariff
league.
"They are liars, "shouted the speaker,
"it wus an anti-negro league they were
forming, and that, too, in the face of
the fact that the negro represents 73 per
cent, of the Republican party in North
Carolina."
Notice, or Conte.! Coming In.
Wasbinqtox, Nov. 6.—Notices of in
tention to contest the right to the seats
of six members elect .to the bouse of
representatives in tbs fifty-second con
gress, have been filed with the clerk of
the honse. They are as follows: Noyes,
Republican, will contest Rockwell’s
seat from the twenty-eighth New York.
Miller, Republican, contests Elliott
from the seventh Sonth Carolina, and
McDuffie, Republican, contest Turpin's
from the fourth Alabama district.
Three other cases are from Pennsylva
nia, where three Democrats contest Re
publican seats.
At the saw mill of G. F. McLeod,
near Abbeville, Ga., Mr. Lee Goodlin
shot and killed a negro, John Scott.
The evidence before the coroner's jury
showed that the killing was justifiable
and the verdict was ia accordance with
the facta. ^ ______
Boston, Nov. 3.—Asa P. Potter was
arraigned before Cotmnis-iioner Hallett.
He pleaded not guilty. In making the
charge District Attorney Allen asked
that the bail be fixed at not less than
1300,000. Mr. Potter waa held for trial
at the district conrt in November in the
sum of #100,000 by Commissioner Hal-
letL Granville T. W. Brnman.ls his
surety,
A member of the committee of Asso
ciated banks expresses the opinion that
the depositors of the Maverick National
bank will ultimately receive a dividend
amounting to about seventy cents on
the dollar. The poesible insolvency of
Messrs. Potter and French, in view of
the disclosures connected with their ar
rest, makes it donbtfnl if the 100 per
cent, assessment to be levied on the
stockholders will' yield anything on the
2,800 shares held by those gentlemen.
This view of the sitnation corresponds
with that held by others who are posted
in the matter.
President Potter has made a state
ment ot bis relations with Mr. Evans.
He says; "A week or more before Mr.
Evans's death he owed the Maverick
National bank s large snm of money.
Changes in the market made it neo-
essary in the interest of the institntion
of which I was the president-that at
least a portion of his liability should be
taken np. He agreed to pay a certain
snm of money the next day, but he
failed to keep, his premise. However,
he came into my office and I turned
to him and said, without any heat or
passion: Nervy, this won’t do. I am
personally disappointed. I believed yon
wonld keep yonr promise.' I turned
away from him then and he left the
office.
"I am told that he took my rebuke,
if rebuke it was, very much to heart.
"The loss of the Maverick National
bank on account of its dealings with
Mr. Evans wonld be abont $200,000 if
the collateral could be jndlciontly dis
posed of."
Suspended.
Damariscotta, Nov. S.—It is stated
that an exuminer has been ordered to
take charge of the First National bank
which suspended, owing to the failure
of the Maverick bank of Boston. Bank
Examiner Parker of Lewiston, is ex
pected, and in the meantime little in
formation is obtainable os to the bank's
condition, although a director asserts
that depositors will be paid in full. The
last statement of the bank, Oct. 3, gave
its assets at 9156.028, including loans ot
$78,626. Its depositors were $72,478;
surplus,$15,000,undivided profits, $7,020.
RADICAL CHANGES
To II* Mods In the Bank Examination
Ay •turn.
Washington. Nov. 8.—It Is not un
likely that the failnre of the Maverick
National bank of Boston will bring
abont very radical changes in the pres
it
ent system of bank examinations. B
has been found that there was down
right stealings of cosh going on in this
bank, bnt it failed to come to the notice
of tbs examiner. It is believed that a
more searching and rigorous examina
tion npon the part of the examiner, who
died suddenly of heart disease the other
day, wonld have resulted in disclosures
leading to the corruption in the Maver
ick hank which might tmve saved largo
amounts to the depositors and stock-
Iholden, j
The comptroller was reminded that
it had become the custom of the exam
iners who were retained for snch long
terms at the same place to be more orl
lest perfnnc
their duties;
the cash and going carefully over the
paper held by banks and making inves
tigations as to securities tho same n
the second, third or fourth exam:
tion of a hank as it was made npon tho
first examination, n sort of glance aud
general inquiry of the officers of the
hank ensned. The comptroller was
I urged to make examinations of banks
at moments unexpected by their officers
and by new examiners unknown to tho
bankers, nnd it was suggested to him
that it wonld be a good policy to change
tho examiners from one district to an
other, so that bankers would not know
by whom their institutions were to be
examined, and that examiners should
bo required to institute an entirely new
investigation every time they looked
into the accounts of s bank.
It is said that a dozen special bank
examiners could bo kept busy at work
investigating the affairs of banks which
are reported In a bad way, and that
there is scarcely a state in the Union
that does not fnrnish more work to the
Nntionol bank examiner than he can
properly handle. It is said that this po
sition is held by President Harrison,
and that the failnre of the Maverick,
the Keystone and other national banks
have impressed him with the necessity
of bringing abont some radical changes
in the examination of national banks,
and that he may find it a proper sub
ject for treatment in his message to
congress if he concludes the present
laws are not sufficient to warrant the
desired changes in the interest of bank
examinations now being followed.
FxtsI Accident.
Miri.ix, Tenn , Nov. 8.—Thomas B.
Ward, son „r Mr. J. B. and Mrs. J. C.
Ward, living thirteen milt* east of
Jackson, Madison county, while stand
ing on a stomp let his gnu sli
hammer striking the stump and 1
causing his death in three hour*,
last words were he was going to
CONDENSED NEWS DISPATCHES.
Domestic and Foreign and or Gonornl
laterals.
The executive committee of the Na
tional Educational association has de
cided to hold the next annual conven
tion at Saratoga Springs, N. Y., July
13 to IS. 1882.
Chris Leverenze, a well known told
German citizen of Danville, Ills., ac
cidentally ent himself below tho knee
and bled to death before assistance
could reacli him.
-W. Lucas Simons, ex-ca;iia:u ,,f the
Washington Light Infantry, died, aged
49 years, in Charleston, S; O. He
served in the ranks daring the war ami
was very popnlar in society.
The treasury department, at the re
quest of Secretary Blaine, has directed
the New Orleans customs collector to
extend the usual courtesies to Mrs.
Montt, wife of the Chilian minister.
The ginhonse and seven bales of cot
ton belonging to Mrs. F. O. Ferman, in
Scottsboro, Ga., was burnsd. The loss
is probably $1,500, with no insurance.
It is thought to have been the work of
an incendiary.
The statement prepared at the treas
ury department shows that there was a
net increase in circulation during the
month of October of $38,810,125, and a
net increase of $9,183,408 in money and
bullion in the treasury dnring the same
period.
Jerry Simpson, of Kansas, was the
orutor of tho sixth day at the Southern
exposition at Montgomery, Ala., and
among other things he said that if the
farmers could not get their rights ont
of the old parties they would take care
of themselves.
At Akron, O., Harry Labb, a machin
ist employed at the works of the Web
ster, Camp & Lane Machine -com
pany, while examining a piece of
metal, canght his head in an iron
Planer. He was instantly killed, hia
head being ertuhed to a pulp.
The fallowing Chinese advice* have
been received at San Francisco by the
steamer City of Rio Janeiro; Particu
lars of a serious riot in the province of
Fukien have reached Hong Kong. The
scene of the trouble is Tebhua, which
was attacked and captured by 8,000 in
surgents.
■ At Great Falls, Mont., F. S. Fish, a
lawyer about 27 years old, and formerly
of Cincinnati, shot himself in the Park
hotel. He has been in Montana several
years, and came here recently from
Helena. The deceased had money on
bis person. He was a prominent Ma
son. No cause is known for the rash
act. ,
The long strike of tho coal miners of
the Pittsburg district for an advance of
10 cento per ton it over, and the 12,000
men who have been idle for threo
months will return to work at the op
erators’ terms. This decision was ar
rived at" by a convention of the strikers,
when it was unanimously voted to de
clare the strike off.
Hngh Patterson, a farmer, went to
New Middleton, Ind., and became in
toxicated. On his way homo he stopped
at a straw stack, and after sleeping
awhile arose and undertook to light his
ipe. The lighted match dropped from
is hand and set the straw on fire, nnd
Patterson was so badly burned before
he cpnld crawl away tnat he has since
he con
died.
While oat in a field near Lynchbnrg,
O., Daniel Hall was violently attacked
by a vicious cow, striking him in the
back. and. after being knocked down,
he waa pawed and trampled npon until
life waa nearly extinct, and when found
K some parties he was unconscious.
e injured man is. suffering intense
pain from the injuries with little hopes
of recovery.
At Yokohoma, the damage caused by
the violent storm Oct. 14, whs very serf-
ons to life and property. It is now
definitely known tnat eighty-two lives
were lost and that 8,700 houses were en
tirely destroyed. Seven hundred and
eighty vessels were carried ont to sea
or sunk. Id addition great damage was
caused to crops. Tho loss to property
is roughly estimated at $1,000,000.
J. M. Gurr, a young white mnn, was
run over and killed by freight train No.
40, of the Central railroad, near tho de
pot at Davisboro, Ga, The tender and
several curs passed over his body .which
was horribly mangled. Young Gurr
was fireman for the train, and was
standing on tho tender while the train
was about to stop to take water. Sov-
eral cars, which by soma means, had
become unconpled, camo up with such
force as to throw him from tho tender.
Willie White, aged 9 years, son of
James White of Dr~ Fork, Randolph
county, W. Vn., was almost instantly
killed by tho discharge of a shotgun in
the hands of his 10 year-old brother.
The elder boy was endeavoring to dis
lodge the ramrod of thegan, which had
been fastened in the barrel, wlion the
weapon exploded and sent tho ramrod
through the body of the younger boy
and pinned him to tho casing of a door
at which ho was standing. The elder
boy is said to have become demented
over the accident.
Destructive Fire In Darlington.
Columbia, S. C., Nov. 5.—A fire at
Darlington destroyed the following
stores and dwellings: M. Mann, two
stores and dwelling; J. G. Bnlicken,
furniture; Martin Hanley, store and
stock; J. Goldman, store; Gowertz,
store aud stock and dwelling. The fol
lowing were badly damaged: M. C. Al
exander, store and stock. New York
cheap store, stock; West & Honours,
stock; the Misses Lides, store; M. Mar-
ico, three stores; J. Rosenberg, stock;
H. Heinig, store and stock; H. Welsh,
store; Block & Hyman, stock; A. Wein
berg, store and stock; Smith Brothers,
saloon; W. F. Dargan, store; K. Hoff
man, stock.
Th« Minbw oa Fire.
Laporte, Ind., Nov. 5.—Extensive
fires are raging in the Kankakee
marshes, and a large anionut of prop-
been destroyed. Ties on the
and Ohio railroad have teen