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AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER. VOLUME 1 AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1891. NUMBER 32 FREE MCE! Look Here, Boys Are you Between the Ages of 4 and 18 Years? Then don't put your hands in your pockets, whistle “Annie Rooney,” and expect to keep warm these cold November days. You had much better select a nice, warm suit from our fine new stock. Get a Free Ticket -TO OUR- Boys’ Safety Bicycle Drawing! Which you know occurs on next Christmas Eve, and be happy. We are going to give away a brand new Safety Bicycle, absolutely free of any charge whatever. Every boy who buys his suit from us before Christmas Eve gets a sure enough bargain and a chance at the machine for absor- lutely nothing. The time is drawing near I It is going to be a daisy I Everyone will have a fair, square showing, and you may be tlie lucky 8 ?9 rtf cti a There is nothing small about our stock of Overcoats, • -\ m Odd Pants, Except the price, and that we make exceeding ly small. We can fit you perfectly, and by selecting now you secure the pick. Don’t fo r- get the place. George D. Wheatley, Cor. Lamar Street and Cotton Avenue. TIIE EARTHQUAKE. DIRECT NEWS FROM JAPAN TELLS OF ITS AWFUL WORK. TO* Mott Terrible Ca'amlty Sine* 1*33- Kon Thu 4,000 People Killed and Thou sands Seriously Wonnded-Houies Top- pled end Caoaht Fire. San Francisco, Not. 25-Farther de tail* of the awful earthquake in Japan hare been recetredi Yokohama, Not. 0.—A severe, pro longed shock of earthquake occurred October 28 a few minutee before o’clock in the morning. It was ibe most severe .experience sinoe the terri ble catastrophe of 1855 and mast be ranked as a national calamity. The greatest damage to buildings and loss of life occurred. In ibe prefectures of Aohy and Gifu nearly 4,000 people were killed outright and 4,000 seriously wounded. In those two prefectures 42,000 houses were totally destroyed. The number of provinces throughout which the disturbances were strongly felt number thirty-one. The center seems to bare.been in Mino and Oawuri, but even as far south os Hio and Bikasha in the north the distnrbhnce was sensibly felt. The deetroction of 40,000 houses means 200,000 people to he rendered homeless. Up to November S the earthquakes still continued, but with intervals between them gradually lengthening and the Intensity of the shocks diminishing. From the com mencement of the disturbance np to this date it is .estimated that 6,000 shocks, or more than one every two minutes, were felt. The town of Gifn on the Tofcio rail way, with a population of 15,000, was almost totally destroyed. Thirty-fir# hundred, out of a total of 4,400 houses in the town, were over turned or burned. Seven hundred and forty-seven people were killed. In the town of Kamo 600 house* were over thrown. The Gobo temple, belonging to the Shin sect of Bnddhists. - was crowded with worshippers when it fell, burying at least fifty people. The ruins took fire, and the shrieking victims were consumed before the eyes of the horrified onlookers. Hr. and Mrs. VanDyke, English mis sionaries, and on* other white person were dangerously hart. The inhabitants of the rained towns described the shock as conveying an im pression that the houses were .first raised and then snddenly lowered tbrongh a space of from two to three feet. The fact that there was a marked subsidence of the earth's surface for a considerable area about Gifn indicated that the latter tow* was the center of disturbance. Shortly after the shock had leveled thousands of houses in the town and hundred* of people were lying burled in the debris, flams* burst from the ruins of the silk factory in Gifn and in a short time spread to such an ex tent that the citizens were compelled to desist in their work of digging ont the wounded and dying. The conflagration burned ont in one direction, but three other fires imme diately broke ont, and joining into one, swept from street to street, using fan ned by a strong northwest wind, which began to blow at 2 o'clock in the after noon. By 8 o'clock in the evening al most evexy part of the town of Gifn was wrapped in fire, and the inhabi tants, abandoning all hopes of staying the conflagration, eaved what tew arti cles they were able and fled the town, taking refuge in the woods and on the hillsides. The fire'was not subdued itil the forenoon of Oct.- 28, when it .d been burning for twenty-eight hours, and almost the whole town bad been horned over. Potteries in the prefectures of Owari and Mino, great centers of the porcelain manufacture in Japan, at Seto and other towns, ware almost entirely destroyed, and there Is reported to he no proapset of res: the industry daring the present yi The too of the Secret! Mountain of Fusiyam* has been redt asunder for a distance of 1,200 feet in width and 600 feet in depth. A lake 600 yards long and 60 yards wido was formed at thefoot of Haknsan mountain, in Gifu prefecture, big rocks beside Gongen hill, Inaba hill and several other hills In Gifn gave way and water sprang from the cracks in the ground. Water in wells was changed to a brownish color and rendered unfit for drinking. The embankments of most of the rivers were destroyed, and in the city prefecture 850 miles of embankments most be built. Trouble With the Winers. Paris, Nov. 25,—A dispatch from Lena, one of the centers of the coal miners’ strike In the department of Pas de Calais, says a body of strikers at tacked the engineer* who were incharge of machinery in the factory at that place. The factory had been abl* to se cure a supply of coal which rendered it independent of the mines in that vicin ity, and this condition of affaire en raged the striker!, whose evident desire U to bring all Industries of th* place to astandstilL Tbs military authorities had an idea that the strikers would make an attempt to compel the factory to abut down, and they, therefore, or dered th* detail of a small body of troops to protect the property aud em ployes. The strikers were very deter mined in their onslaught on the en gineers, despite the presence of soldiers. Finally th* troops took a hand in the matter ond after a sharp fight drove th* striker* away. Many of the leaders of the attack were placed under arrest. F««a4 Fr—a la DmIIl Winnipeg, Han., Nov. 25.—The 16- year-old son of L. B. Cochran and th* 10-year-old ton *f E. Walton, who were last in th* storm Saturday, hare been found froa*n to >4*ath by a March party, Th*boom ware harid*th*M. MINNEAPOLIS CHOSEN. Tha Northwest Gets th# BopqbR Convention. Washington, Nov. 25.—The Repub lican national committee hat selected Minneapolis, Minn., as the place, and June 7, 1892, as the date of holding the nezt Republican national convention, There was bustle and confusion at the Arlington hotel before the meeting of the Republican national committee. The headquarters of the various dele gations representing the cities desirous of being the meeting place of the next national Republican convention were thrown open and consultations were dicing on in every corner. The leader* of the delegations had prepared them selves for the presentation to the com inittee of the superior qualities of their respective cities and were engaged in canvassing in the list of committeemen and bolding np the hope of their dele gations. After a recess Senator Wnshbnrne spoke for Minneapolis and promised a hall for 14,000 and plenty of hotels. He suid that the northwest was beginning to feel a grievance against the party power. The coming fight would won or lost in the northwest, and the convention should go there as a stimu lant. C. F. Johnson, a clerk of the United States senate, said Ohio was safe, but the enemy hud made inroud in the northwest, and the convention should go beyond the wheat pit of Chicago. Governor .llerriam followed. He said the Republicans bad lost Wisconsin Iowa and Nebraska, and the Dakotas were tinctured with Alliance, bnt the convention in Minneapolis would go far to redeem the region. After considerable wireworking and debating, pro and con, Minneapolis was chosen. RICHMOND AND DANVILLE. The Part of Window Nut to Par a Divi dend at This Tima. New York, Ncv. 25;—There have been several meetings of the security holders of the Richmond Terminal sys tem, who hare been in conference with the officers of the First National - hank, who represent abont $500,000 of the Richmond Terminal bonds. Overtures have been mad* to the bank people with the view of getting them to acoept 8 rciies and take an active interest in be management of the conjunction with a number of the prominent men whose influence is directed toward pre serving the Richmond Terminal prop erty intact. The director* have informally die enssed the qneation of a dividend on the preferred stock and have reached the conclusion that inasmuch as the Richmond and Danville company has so a floa ting debt, they ao not con sidtr it th* part of wisdom to pay a dividend on the preferred stock at this time. liSa Formal action, however, has not been taken on th* matter, and this informal action may be reversed at a formal meeting of the directors. It is current rnmorthat some of the old Rlohmond and Danville interests are soliciting proxies for tha next meeting of Rich mond Terminal, bat it can’t be learned whether it is trne or not. Hail Dynamite In Ola Trank. Pittsburg, Nov. 25.—A trunk con taining dynamite exploded in the bag gage car of the western mail on the Pennsylvania railroad aa the train was passing Irvin, Penn. The explosion tore ont one aide of tha car and wracked the trnnk, scattering the contents over the tracks. The baggage master, who accidentally hit the trnnk while pulling another down, thereby causing the ex plosion,'was badly frightened; bnt caped injury. The trnnk was ship, from Phillipsbnrg, Penn., by Michael Gody, a Hungarian, who was on his way to Cambridge, O. He was arrested, with his wife, wbeq the train reached Pittsburg. He dented that the trunk was his, but when confronted with the picture of his wife, which was found in be car. he acknowledged the owner ship. He would assign no reason for carrying the dynamite and was locked np. It is the intention of tho railroad company to prosecute him. Tlit Chicago rreabjterj. Chicago, Nov. 1 25. — The Chicago Presbytery hoe taken advanced grounds in the matter of creed revision. By a vote of 53 yeas to 18 nay* it passed a resolntion to overture the general as sembly "to turn entirely front th* pro. ject of revising the Westminster confes sion and to take diligent steps to have proposed to tha church such a simple scriptural declaration of those things which are most surely believed among ns aa shall be for the practical help and edification of all our member* and for a testimony to the world of tha faith which wa* once for all delivered to the •ainta." From tbe Frjlng Ftn Into tho Fir*. Colcmbcs. O., Nov. 25.—John Cur tain, a United State* prisoner from Alabama, will complete a two years’ sentence for representing himself a xxtoffice inspector, and upon his re ease will be immediately arrested by Deputy Sheriff W. M. Erskine, of that state, aud taken to Huntsville to an swer a charge ef burglary and general Ur cany. Curtain robbed au express office, freight depot and dry goods store at Uurley, Ala., securing several hun dred dollars worth of plunder. Johns? MoGalro DojmI* Lxtrsic, O. Nov. 25.—At Miller City, ■malt town west of here, has occurred the death of Johnny McGuire, the smallest man in the world. He was 48 yean old, weighed fifty-nine pounds and was only forty-on* inches talk Johnny traveled with tbs Barnutn show for year* and also with tha Robinson show. Ha ha* baen on exhibition in tvary city in th* United Btates and H.-U. There is no other man in tha world m email as h* m, STORM. SWEPT. DEATH IAND DEVASTATION REPORT ED FROM NUMER0U8 PLACES. The Storm King Loft M«m«atom of Its Power In Highway* and Byway*—Dark* dm* Prevailed For Half aa Hoar at Cleveland* New York, Nov. 25.—The storm which has been so remarkable in its varied characteristics, so disastrous in its effects, and far-reaching in the area of Us sweep will be recorded, especially in the log-books of theseveral telegraph and telephone companies as at once having equaled, if not exceeded, tbe ntter paralysis wrought by the great bliszard of 1888, In trnth, this haa been a storm king's carnival, and, as the sequel may prove, in many instances the carnival of death. Already from numerous points come reports of damage, destruction and death, nnd when a cessation of the war ring elements permits of a restoration of telegraphic communication with points at present inaccessible by pros tration of the wires, the extent to which the seemingly wild rumors will be borne out by actual facts is wholly con jectural. Originating near southern Georgia or northern Florida, this resisting wave of devastation swept nortliv, rd and easterly, bearing down in its p.uu the wires, snapping off like reeds the trees and telegraph poles and topping over chimneys, bearing off roofs nnd crash ing like play-houses of card board ap- larently substantial buildings. Bound- ng over the Alleghenips, it fell upon Baltimore, Richmond, Washington and Philadelphia in turn, scattering through the highway and byway 'mementoes of its tremendous power. In this city early in the day wires south and southwest failed, often sev eral at a time, until at last all communi cation ontside of a comparatively small territory was shnt off from us. Straggle as they wonld, the most expert electri cians could not with all their ingenuity derise'mean* of getting over or aronnd the trouble, even to the routes via Montreal and Toronto having been rendered useless. The storm seemed to divide itself into two tremendous arms, branching from a center in North Carolina, on* arm bearing down the coast, the other sweeping northward and veering north of Washington, describing a tremen dous circle. Bearing down northwest it passed successive™ over Lake* On tario and Brie, and finally passed away to the north, disappearing in Baffin’s Bay. Meager reports eontinn* to be re ceived of oycloned to the sonth and southwest. From eastern Ohio and item Pennsylvania reports as yet are meager, outlining the destruction in every direction, accurate reports of which can only be secured when the storm subsides. A GREAT ENTERPRISE. Th# Normal und Industrial School at Mtt- Indffevlll*. Tho Storm at Jfondvlll*. Meadville, Penn., Nov. 25.—The storm struck this town with terrific force about noon. Th* roof was blown from tbe New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio railroad freight house and the roof partly torn from tbe passenger depot. Shade trees and chimneys were blown down all ever town. Telephone reports from neighboring towns tell of serious damage. Ssvsral Rooms Blown Dewn. WiiuLiNO, W. Va., Nov. 25.—A tor. rible Willard passed over this city, and th* rain, enow and wind played‘havoc in Wheeling. Little damage was done, though telegraphio wires were some what interfered with. From points outside of the city, however, come re torts of considerable damage. At donndsville, twelve miles east of Wheeling, the most damaging storm for many years prevailed. The carriage works were completely wrecked, the building being leveled to the earth. It was lifted bodily eff the foundation, and several men were on the second floor, nnd all were seriously but not fatally injnred. The west gable end of the glass works wae Mown in and con siderable damage done. From ether surroundings news cf more or less damage is coming in. The wind, daring the height of the storm, attained a fear ful velocity. In Darks*** far Hall an Banr, Cleveland, O., Nov. 25.—Th* storm here was tho worst in a long Rm*, Abont noon it became so dark that lamps and gas were lighted all over the city. The darkness lasted half an hour, when the wind shifted to tho west and tb* rain cam* down in torrents. The wind wsa blowing a gale at sundown, bnt it has somewhat subsided since. It is growing colder. A railroad man who came in over the Brie road in tho even ing tald there was two feet of snow twenty miles south of this city. ——— r A Perfect Hurricane, Canton, O., Nov. 25.—A veritable blizzard swept down over this city, and at a late boor it is continuing with un abated fury. For two days rain has fallen almost incessantly. From 0 a. m. Sunday to 7 a. ui. Tuesday th* ba rometer registered a fall of over half ms inch, the greatest in nine years. Tb* wind that began before noon blew a perfect hurricane, and it is driving snow before it at a fearful rate. Ulcus Hum * ait Track. 8t. Joseph, Mo., Nov. 25.—Th* Kan sas City, St. Joseph and Council Bluff* train from Creaton, la., to Kansas City eollldsd at Arkue with a freight car, which, daring the storea, wae blown from a aide track at HaxyviDc and ran six mile* before it wa* struck. Tha angina waa demolished, tb* freight ear burned, and Express Messenger Hack Birth art de, ad Ursa too, ao tally hart it ‘ sxpsated ta wfil dia -» say Umm, Mili.kdokvii.lr, O*., November 20, 1891.—To the Editor op The Tihes- Rbcohdkk: Knowing the deep Interest you feel in tlie Georgia Normal and In dustrial College for Girls, I write to give you a briet sketch of its different de partments, ami something, of our life and work aa pupils of this Institution. The old "ex, eutlve mansion” It used for a boarding department, and tbe sys tem with which the girls perform their several duties la very Interesting indeed. They are required to rise at 0, drees neatly, and pul their rooms In order by 7; then they fall in line and march to the dining hull for breakfast. Every week certain girls are detailed for certain din ing room work; and it would delight you to see with what cheerfulness and grace they perform their duties. It Is to ho regretted that all tho girls cannot receive this training. For want of room at tho mansion, almost two- thirds of the gi;ls board In private fam ilies; and, white they are nicely cared for. It would be far better for all to be under tbe direct supervision of the pres ident; and we should ask our legislature at the next session for an appropriation sufficient to enlarge thq boarding de partment, that nothing may be looking to make this the model school of the South. Our life here is os bright and pleasant aa a ray of sunshine. How could it be otherwise with such a noble president, and a corps of the most highly educated teachers that could be found In the United States? If the mothers of Geor gia could peep in and see bow womanly, and with what dignity their daughters execute the various tasks put before them, their hearts would swell with pride. It is wonderful to see how many In dustrial branches carried on at the same time, with tine collegiate and normal departments, so quietly and systematic ally that] there Is never a clash. The industrial brandies are book-keeping, stenography, telegraphy, type-writing, drese-making, cooking and industrial drawing, the last Includes designing, crayoning, painting in water colon, wood-carving and modeling. Btary pupil is required to learn on* of tbiita Industrial arte. The seniors cannot re ceive a diploma without having mastered the art of cooking. In addition to all these we have a fine class of mnsto, both vocal and Instrumental and art depart ment. The student* are required to wear a uniform dress, a beautiful shade of dark- brown, and the Oxford student eap, making it very becoming and certainly economical. It seems to me that every mother in the State should be making an effort to get her daughter Into this institution. ll goes without saying that young ladies sent out from this school as graduates will be well fitted for the duties of,llife. We thank the people of Georgia for the founding and support of this school. It shell be our earnest endeavor to go forth as worthy representatives. But there is one thing needful to make tbe school what you and I, and all, would have It. - Tills cannot bo obtained with out assistance. We eannot get along without more books; we need good lit erature and reference books. Will you not send us a contribution, and thus aid us in obtaining a library that will be in keeping with the institution ? I do not believe that Sumter will bo behind the other counties of Georgia. Hoping that you will remember ua with a liberal donation at an early day, I am very truly, Julia Montgomery Crowell. NELSON TIFT'S FORTUNE. H* Wes PmmenMlr Wealthy—Poor Chil dren LIvIbe to Receive ft. Everybody In Amerlcus was shocked beyond expression when tbe asd Intelli gence of the death of Hon. Nelson Tift reached|here, where he was well-known and highly esteemed. Almost np to the day of his death— although he was eighty-seven yean of age—he was as hale and hearty, an vig orous mentally and physically, aa a young man. His vitality was something wonderful for a man of hi* age. In everything that he underaook he wa* a success. One thing to which he devoted much of his thought and time was the Confederate Veterans’ Home. He wa* one of the trustees of that insti tution, and, although a northern man by birth, his late years bare been largely devoted to the amelioration of the con dition of the confederate veterans and their widows and orphans. He was Immensely wealthy. In .foot his fortune it estimated at from three to five million dollars. He owaed the street railway system of Albany-, three cotton warehouses, large tracts or real estate, and over n hundred thousand acres of laud In that section. Besides these possessions he held many thousand dollars’ worth of railroad, etty, corporation and state bonds. There are four living children, among whom tbit fortune wlu probably ta » Tided. They are Mrs. Woolfolk, Mrs. Mann, Mr. Jaases Tift and Mr. Natam Tift, all of Alb—