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AMERICUS
VOLUME 1
AMERICUS GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1891.
NUMBER 192
The
Bicvpfe Gift having occupied a
Prominent place in
BANK FAILURE.
. Wheatley’
s
doucolumn advertisement space for some
darS, resulting in an exceedingly gratifying
•Icrease in my Boys’ and Youths’ Clothing
/rade, 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 Ms
OPENED THIS WEEK.
Among tliesq 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,
Bhadamea, Failles and Bengaliues, eto, ever seen in the city at aston
ishingly low prices.
Velvets to match all styles of Dress Goods
Trimmings in Nail Heads,
with * new line of
NOVELTY PEARL BUTTONS just received, large and small
sixes to matoh.
The new trimming—so desirable in all coders, at 40c per yard.
Call and see us for anything needed jn the
way of new Dress Goods and Trimmings.
We offer for (he coming week
II Grand Reduction in Henriettas!
All colors. The various lines reduced as follows: You can buy the
usual 20c goods at 15c; S5o at 25o; 40e at 30o and 60c at 35c. In ad
dition, a magnificent all wool Henrietta 40 inches wide, at 50c.
Remember that Trieots, black and colored, bringing heretofore
3oc, you get for 25o per yard.
Evening shades in LANS00WNE, CHINA AND SURAH SILKS await
your call at low figures.
% SCRIM and CURTAIN CRETONS
still demands attention, besides an offer of Nottingham Lace Curtains
3 yards long at the figure of $1 per pair, never reaohed before in this
niaket.
You miss it if you do not buy your
BONNE & BONNER, TEXAS BANKERS,
QO UNDER
Ths International and Grant Northern
Railway Itun, n Heavy Attachment-In
dlridnal and Boelneer Deposits Said
Be Lar,«.
Tvi.Ktt, Nov. 17. —After a sucoesBtut
career of twenty year*, during which it
had built up n reputation a* one of
solirtest anil Roundest financial institu
tions in the state, the banking house
BoUDer & Bonner has been forced
the wall. The news that it had failed
spread like wild fire throughout
city and soon was the topic on every
tongue. Its paper went to protest
New Orleans, and T. L.' Campbell,
ceiver of the International and Great
Northern Railway company, ran
attachment against it for <383,218.18,
being the amount yf moneys belonging
to the receivership then on deposit in
the bank, which amount it was unable
to pay on demand.
It appears that shortly after Colonel
J. R. Bonner’s death, anil after Mr,
Campbell was appointed sole receiver,
he made a request upon the bunk for
statement of its assets and liabilities,
which was furnished him. This show,
log in writing Judge J. M. Duncan,
counsel for the International mid Great
Northern receivership, says, showed
a general way that the bank was abnn
dantly solvent. In order, however,
protect the railroad deposit, the bank,
on Oct -3, executed a deed of trost cov
ering seal estate irt this city and else
where valued at 447400. In this deed
of trust Judge Felix McCord was
turned as trustee. Since Nov. 1, the
exact date not being obtainable, a sec
ond deed of trost fer tile same purpose
was executed, conveying to Judge John
M. Duncan, ns trustee, certain collat
erals, including overdrafts up to Out.
27, amounting in thb aggregate
4400400
Aeohedule of 4tie securities, debts
and overdrafts is attached to the deed
of trost. Thinking the railroad de-
S insufficiently secured. Receiver
bell ran the .attachment above
to.
lasfidition to these two deeds of trust,
Bonner.* Bonner executed auother one,
covering all not Included in oreoverable
by the deeds above named. In this 1(£
ter deed .certain parties are tunned M
preferred creditors, and H. M. Whit
aker is 'named as tmstee. It is. in fact,
an assignment for the benefit of certain
preferred creditors and depositors gen
erally- Just what the lost to outride
banka will be can mot be learned, all-
thoughdt is thought it will be small, as
most of them had withdrawn their
balances -or were secured. The individ
ual and business deposit account was
heavy, and the lets will be severely felt,
many men losing the savings of years.
Theothor banks, the First National
and the CRty National, are all right.
They are'Strong and solvent and com
mand the confidence of onr people, who
propose to stand by them. The failure
will occasion no run-on them nor the
withdrawal of a single deposit. The in
terest of Bonner * Bonner in the boot
and shoe and Kents' furnishing goods
boose of H. C. White A Co., was also
attached fey Receiver Campbell The
firm carries a stock ef $18,000 and owe
43,000. In order to protect themselves,
as well as their creditors, they have
made a geaerul assignment, naming A
A. Overton as trustee. Rumors flew
thick and fact affecting the solvency of
number of leading firms, bnt careful
laqnirv developed the fact that they are
not affected by the failure.
So fur as can be ascertained, the lit
bilities of the bank will exceed $300,000.
The asaets are said to more than cover
liabilities, but at they consist in part at
least of stocks and personal paper it is
not known whether they will realise
sufficient to pay deposit account and
other debts.
»(ns. Wo are the sole agents for th® famous P. & P. BRAND of
and sell as good or better gloves from 75o to $1.25 than others
from $1.50 to $2.50 per pair. All onr gloves are warranted.
[OUR MONEY REFUNDED or another pair gloves for every pair unsatis-
* ct °fy being returned to us.
r#r Men's Wear, Serlven’* Patent Elastlo team Drawers
and Undervests, all grades.
targe Stock of ODD PUNTS at Reduced Prices.
Boys, remember that yon get a ticket for the Bioycle drawing for
n *y suit bought of ns np to December 25,1891, when some nice boy
*** a new safety for his Xmas present
. Bor everything in the line of Dry Goods, Notions, Clothing,
things, Carpets or Bags, call every time on
George D. Wheatley
Cor. Lamar St. and Cotton Ave.
A Failure lu Loulsrltn-.
Louisville, Ky., Nov.. 17.—Hewitt,
Field & Co., ope of the oldest business
houses in the city, filed a deed of as-
•ignment to the Fidelity Trust com
pany.
Dexter Hewitt and Henry B. Field,
who comprise the members of the firnf,
also made individual assignments. Thy
firm deala in seeds and agricultural im
plements slid does a limited commis
sion business.
The failure is due simply to poor bus
iness for several seasons and consequent
inability to meet theirobltgntions,which
will mature soon. The indebtedness is
almost entirely on merchandise no-
counts, they having but little paper in
the banks. Liabilities and assets are
each about 433,000. The assignment
was made to forestall suits which were
expected.
Hill! Another.
Concord, N. H. Not. 17.—A report
reached here that the Sandwich Savings
bonk, with 430,000 deposits, at Sand!
wich, bad dosed its door*. Hon. James
O. Lyford of this city, chairman of the
board of atata bank commissioners, soldi
■It la very likely."
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Funeral .1 Dm Plan. .
West Liberty, O., Nov. 17.—Don
PJatt was buried at Mactche. Thecer*
monywas the simple service t of the
Catholic church, and his remains wery
laid to rest in the family tomb withont
the least display of pomp, but the al
most interminal line of carriages that
followed the hearse to the grave told of
the exalted esteem with which he was
held.
After th* Pool Hellers.
Cincinnati, Nov. 17.—Farley A Co.
were fined ft,000 for running a pool
room, and Holloway A Co. $1,000 for
the same offense in the circuit court at
Lexington,
ALUANCEMEN AT INDIANAPOLIS.
Htto Will H» President f’olk*. Hurr.tto,
I* tlie Topic Now.
Indianapolis, Nov. 17.—The meeting
of tlie Fanners’ Alliance here lias at
traded hundreds of delegates from
every state in the Union and the all-
absorbiug question lias been the pros
pect of a fusion with the People’s
party and turning the Alliance move
ment into a political machine.
At the convention here are delogate*
representing the Mntnul B-neflt Asso
ciation, the Knights of Labor, the Na
tional Alliance and the Farmers’ Alli
ance and Industrial Union.
The People's party has a meeting in
this city of its executive committee and
its emissaries are here in great numbers
with tlie openly avowed intention of
attempting to bring the Farmers’ AIM-
ancemen into line on their way of think
ing. However, all Insist that they will
keep out of politics. Jerry Simpson is
here and stated that the Alliance may
keep ont of politics. However, lie say*
that there will be a meeting of these
confederated organizations next Feb
ruary, attended bv delegatee from these
various reform parties and nlliances.
These delegates will he expected to re
turn home and advise their constitu
ents and friends to vote the People’s
party ticket, thus controlling the vote
of the granger movements withont com
mitting them severally to party sup
port.
The election of a successor to L. L.
Polk, whose presidential days are num
bered, will remit in some fun as there
are several candidates for his shoes, and
upon this rock there is likely to be a
split. There are now eight organisa
tions represented here, and each has its
leader. If harmony can be preserved,
Colonel L. F. Livingston, of Atlanta,
On., stands a very good. show for the
ideucy, but just now it looks as
igh the amalgamation will fall
through. Colonel Livingston is backed
by all the son them and southwestern
delegates. The great and only. U. &
Hall, of Missouri, and Delegate McAllis
ter,-of Mississippi, are here lobbying
with nil their might and main to defeat
the sub-treasury plank in the platform,
tat from present indications they will
fee snowed away under unless there
should fee a smash up, which would af
ford an opportunity for these statesmen
to found a party of their own upon the
-principles advocated.
RAILROADMEN CONFER.
Tt It Now Relieved That There Win Bo
No Strike#
Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 17,—There
wilt be de strike of conductors and
trainmen on the Nashville, Chattanooga
and St. Louis .rail way. Mr. A E. Will-
damsoni, representing the Brotherhood
of Railway Trainmen, and EL E. Clark,
•chief conductor of the Order of Railway
Conductors, spent the morning ia con
sultation with President Thomas.
In an interview Mr. Clark said:
"I never met .a man who to impressed
me with his desire to be jnat auU kind
to his men ae has President Thomas.
He convinced us nt first that be was
willing to conoede to any demand that
was fair and dost to his stockholders
sued his men. This he has done. Some
■of onr demands be has acceded to. and
others he has convinced us would not
be best."
As to the Western and Atlantic con-
doctors, we found evidence that 1 had
net known of against the discharged
men, and I showed him some things
about the management down there that
be bad not known. Aa we could not
reconcile the testimony, he propoeed to
submit the whole nutter to the Georgia
railway commission, which! I think, is
as fair a proposition as could he made,
and, of course, it was agreed to. ”
DOWN IT GOES.
THE PRICE OF COTTON HA8 FALLEN
SEVERAL POINTS.
Colon*! Maddox Believe* the Condition
Low Price* I* n Blowing In DltgnUe
the Farmer*—Interesting Phase* of
Situation.
Atlanta, Nov. 17.—It seems that
there is no end to the fall in the price
of cottuu. There was ii drop of six
points more np to noon. Tlie price
noon of January cotton was 7.78 cents
per pound. Tlie day before it was 7.84.
The dosing prioe was 7.81.
The decline 1ms been steady. There’s
no telling bow innch lower it will go,
the receipts are steadily increasing.
To-day’* estimated receipts are 82,000
bales. The receipts to-day a year ago
were 30,000 bales only, a difference
24,000 lwles. The difference in price
2 cent* less than to-day one year ago.
I believe that it will prove a bless
ing in disguise to the I armors," said
prominent cotton bnyer to a reporter.
It will lead them to plnnt more
corn and rye. They ought to be plant
ing tye right now. It ia the surest
winter crop, and brings good prices.
There are many interesting phases
the situation. The heavy receipt* are
undoubtedly the cause of the rapid de
cline. It reached within two points
this price last year. With heavy crops
two years it is natural that the price
mould drop a little. I don’t believe
t/ilr fall much lower, the bottom baa
about been reached. I have known the
time when I sold cotton for five cents
a pound, ahd thought I was doing well,
but provisions, were proportionately
cheap. The farmers will learn a lesson
and profit by this experience.
CAPTAIN BOURKE RELEASEO.
Warns*'* Christian Taotparanee llalon.
Boston, Nov. .17.—In the world’s
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
convention the topio was what work
each of the departments of education
are doing to secure total abstinence,
and under this numerous reports were
presented. Mbs Julia Ames said the
press was'a great educator, and when
not suborned by the liquor element,
was always willing to give space to the
temperance cause. The narcotic re
tort Mid an endeavor wonld be made
o secure a national law forbidding the
manufacture of cigarettes. When the
department of mercy’s report was sub
mitted a motion was made by a rising
vote to condemn the wearing of biros
or feathers unless obtained without
join, bnt it did not prevail, and went
the resolution committee.
Fillit Axulnit th, Lottery
New Yore, Nov. 17. —Governor
Nicholb baa replied as follows to the
message of the New York meeting, bidl
ding Louisiana God-speed in her fight
against the lottery!
The fraternal greetings ac-*t by the
dtiiens of New York to Louisiana, bid
ding her God-epeed in her fight against
the lottery, are profoundly appreciated.
Many thanks for them. Thai the peo
ple of Louisiana wilt lie true to thero-
selvee, to their fellow citizens of other
states and the obiigatl.ins of the r-w
try. justice and rig.it. I f-rveit.y *
ana confidently b-Ifevr.
Francis T, Nioii u. a.
Got . . •>-
l’crliaps Fatally Injured.
Atlanta, Nor. 17.—John Brnce, a
wood dealer living at the corner of De
catur and Bell streets, was seriously if
fatally injured in an accident.
Bruce was driving over tbe Moorestroet
crossing when an Air-Line train struck
it The wagon was torn to pieces and
Brace thrown twenty feet.' He was
carried to his home where medical at
tention is being given. No bones were
broken, bnt it u feared that Bract was
injured internally.
Two United state. Officer* Who Crossed
Over Into Mexico
San Antonio, Nov. 17.—The follow
ing information has been received from
Rio Grande City. Captain Bourke is
one of the best known officers of the
regular army:
"Captain John G. Bourke of Fort
Ringgold and Deputy Unitfeil States
Marshal John Jordan arrived here Nov.
14 at 2 p. tit., after thirty-six hours ar
rest at Paroa and Cerralvo, Mexico.
They made the trip from Cerralvo in
seventeen honrs, eighty-seven miles,
their treatment in Mexico making them
anxious to leave it promptly. Th»ir
coming was a great surprise, na two
hours before telegrams reached here
giving their arrest and request for aid.
Wednesday, tbe 11th, they crossed into
Mexico from Cerriso in a government
backboard with fonr mules, driven
by Arnold, a noted old army
man. with n permit from the doti-
uty collector at Carrigo. Tex,
The Mexican custom boose officials
passed them to Guerrero withont ob
jection. nt which point thev were un
molested and treated with tnnch con
sider t -n by the officials and citizens
nt P. ra : thirty miles from Gnerrero,a
drain,,., state ranger arrested them on
suspicion, and wonld not listen to nn
explanation. At this place tbsv were
under guard three boon; thence they
were taken nnder guard to Agna Le-
quoa the 12th. They were disarmed
and token before the judge, who treated
them considerately while prisoners
there. A cavalry battalion and infantry
company from Monterey and at 8o’clock
in the morning they were started to
Cermlvo, reaching it at noon. There it
became evident that they were held as
revolutionary snspects on information
liven by.the rangor. who constantly
followed them during tbe timo they
were nniler arrest, but no Information
was given as 1o tbe cause of their de
tention, although often asked for.
At Cerrsloo tbs guards’ major caused
them mncli anxiety, and at 3 p. m Cap
tain Bourke wired their arrest to Con
sul-General Button at Laredo, from
whom at 8 it, m. came the following
message in Spanish:
"Have taken prompt measures for
yout release. Will advise you to-mor
row."
"inter were told by tbe Jndge they
wonld fie released in the morning, bnt
ths prisoners insisted on on immediate
release on the telegram, which was
granted at 8:80 p, m. withont any apol-
oaies from tbe officials. They reached
Mler at 7 a. .m. the I4tb, where they
•ought General • Lorenzo Garcia, who
expressed great regret for their arrest,
stating that all parties engaged in it
would I* punished, the rangers espeo-
la Opss Rsvolt.
Pierre, A D., Nov. 17.—A remnant
ref Big Foot’s bend of Indians, under
Bed Cloud, Unmberiug some sixty fam
ilies, is in open revolt against tbe au
thority of the agent at 43ieyenne
Agency. The particulars, as learned
from Indian Allotting Agent McKean,
are:
This band of Indians has been living
ou the south side of the Cheyenne
riser on ceded lands. As no Indian can
live off a reservation withont taking
land In severalty and declaring his In
tention of becoming a citizen, McKean
went np to allot the Indians’ land.
When be got there he fonnd that they
had a few days before sold off all their
atock, which amounted to considerable,
packed their effects and left only a
trace of their former home. He noti
fied the agent. who dispatched half a
donee Indian police after the band to
bring them lutck to tbe Cheyenne
Agency, ns they were nnder that
agency. They overtook the band near
to* edge of tlit Pin* Ridge Agency and
endeavored to petsoad* them to return-
feet their efforts proved futile.
NEW YORK LEGISLATURE.
Th* State Hoard of Ci»nYU»*er* to Meet
In December.
New York, Nov. 17,-The political
control of the next legislature of Now
York will not be settled beyond ques
tion until the state board of sMtvussers
meet in Albany, the first week in De
cember to canvass the votes nnd of
ficially nuuonnoe the result.
The Republicans now concede that
the Democrats will control the assem
bly by from 1 to 4 majority, and both
parties ore making their fight for the
doubtful senate districts. Tho Demo
crats on the fnce of the rotnrus hnve a
tie on joint ballot, and they claim two
more senate districts, which will give
them a safe majority. They also hope
to seat Assemblyman Blake of Sullivan
county, who was counted out by the I
Republican eupervisora of the county.
If they succeed in seating Bloke they
will probably have a majority of throo
on joint ballot, for the state board of
canvasser* are expected to give them
two of the contested senate districts.
The fight is goiug to be a bittor one
and the courts may be appealed to. Any
way the final result will remain in doubt
until the work of the state board of
canvassers la completed. The vote for
governor and other state officers will be
canvassed at tbe same time. The offi
cial vote will not be materially changed
from the figures already announced.
From the returna some few clerical and
other errors have been discovered by the
comity canvassers, bat there will prob
ably not be a change of more than a few
hundred votes. Flower’s majority will
be between 45,000 and 49.000.
J. Sloat Fassett, defeated Republican
candidate for governor, in an interview
expressed tho lione that the Democrats
will • nominate Grover Cleveland for
president next year. He says if Clevc*.
land is the nominee, the Republicans
will sweep New York, because tho ex
president will not put up the money to
imy the state. Mr. Fn9set says if'
Flower is nominated for president, lie-
will carry New York, because he will
furnish the money to buy tlie votes. ,
WHEAT THIgVES.
Prominent Fmrmsrs Arrested—A Bur--
prlte to the Coranuiulty.
St. Marv's, O., Nov. 17.—The people
of this community are greatly excited
ou account of the arrest of fonr promi
nent farmers of Noble township on the
charge of stealing wheat. For some
time past tho farmers of that township-
have been missing their wheat, and it
was evident that an organized gang of
thieves was at work. Rumors have
been nnmerons for several days that
some sensational arrests wonld soon be
made, and a warrant has , been issued
for tho arrest of Peter Tabler. Tnbler
was brought in and at once partially
confessed, implicating several of his
tit-ighlxii-K Warrants wen- also issued
for tho arrest of Thomas Doty. Hiram
Baker and Mike Botkin. All these,
with the exception of Bnker, who .has
served one term in the penitentiary for
robbery, were well respected farmers.
Doty and Botkin are especially prom
inent men, and tho former is well-to-do.
When the constable went to his house
to search it a lot of whent was fonnd
stored in the garret, although he had
previously sold more thnn his entire
crop this year. Botkin learned ol tlie
warrant for his arrest and has skipped
the conntry. Tlie others are in jail
jereitud will be given a preliminary
nrial. Tlie plan of tho gang was to
steal tlie wheat in tlie night and in a
few days haul it to Wapekonsta or
Lock 2 and sell it, Three other farm
ers are also suspected, and will proba
bly lie arrested.
In-raucllad to Ills Flits.
Denver, Nov. 17.—An Albuxacrqae,
N. M., special to the Republican says:
Eighteen years ago George Cundiff left
his wife and two children in Joplin,
Mo., and came west to make his fortune
in tbe mines. The wife soon afterward
moved to Kansas City, and tbe husband
neglected to write, au she soon lost nil
trace of him nnd gave him np for dead.
Three yenrs.ngo sbo married X D. Win-
ney and is now residing in this city.
Cnndiff wandered into the Salt Lnis
conntry and made a fortune in
mines nml-ranches. Three months ago
he determined to find bis family. Get
ting n clew of them in Kansas City, he
followed them to Salt Lake City. Den
ver and several other cities, ami finally
located his son lit this city. On coming
here he for the first time learned of bis
wife's marriage, ahd, after a short
visit, he returned to bis home, deciding
not to molest bis wife and her present
husband.
A Cost Famine.
Chicago, Nov. 17.—An evening paper
rays the coal famine caused by the
strike In the coal fields is assuming a
very serious aspect for lake steamers.
There is not a pound of coal to
be bad at Michigan City or South Chi-
cago, and the supply here is so limited
that some steamers have been beld
forty-eight hours watting for fuel.
Uerllnor Is Sueemsfnl.
Washington, Nov, 17.—The United
patent office has /issued a patent to
Emile Berliner, the assignor'to the Bell
Telephone company, for tbe combined
telegraph telephone, which luu been
tending in that office since Jnne 4, 1887.
t ia understood the Bell Telephone
company believes that this patent cov
ert the features which are necessary to
tbe practical use of telephones.
Tbe 9i«*mer ttrlxhau trended*
Galveston,- Nov. 17. — Intelligence
has been received here to tbe effect that
the American steamship Brixham, en
route from Philadelphia to Velasco,
Tex., with a cargo of steel rails for the
Velasco Terminal railway, is stranded
on th* Western Dry Rocks, off tbe
coast of Florida, and will probably to
» total leas.