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AMERICUS, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1891.
NUMBER 205
FREE ADVICE!
Look Here,
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 abso
lutely nothing. The time is drawing near! It
is going to be a daisy! Everyone will have a
fair, square showing, and you may be the lucky
boy!
There is nothing small about our stock of
Boys’
Suits,
Overcoats,
m Odd Pants,
MILLS’ WITHDRAWAL
LIKELY TO OCCUR BEFORE THE CAU
CU8 MEETS TO DAY,
Thereby Indulge Crisp's Xowlua Ion an
First Un'lat—Mill. Much Chragriued
Sprine.r May Not Hcmntn In. the Race.
Crltp Men Jabllnat.
Washington, p. C., December4,1891
—[Special.]—CrUp’g prospects are grow
ing brighter *11 the time. He and bla
friends are buoyant. They consider bis
nomination as certain ae anything can
be that has not yet'occurred,
No uncertain men have yet been
counted for him, and the number of ab
solutely certain votes that he will get on
the first ballot has steadily Increased.
He now has nearly enough pledged to
nominate him on tint ballot If any one
of the opposing candidates, no matter
wbicb, should come down, Crisp would
get enough votes to insure bis nomtna-
tlon on the first ballot
Hills It much chagrined at the cer
tainty that he cannot win on the first
ballot, and it Is not at all improbable
that he will withdraw before the caucus
opfns. Knowing ones predict that
Springer will not remain In -the race
longer than to morrow. The caucus
will meet at 2 o’clock to-morrow after
nooo.
Just now the friends of all the cawU
dates maintain that they will stay in til'
the end; but the withdrawals as above
stated need not surprise you. Ullls men
have been trying to break the Springer
ranks, but the only result has been to
arouse the indignation of the Springer
men.
Get your rooster ready for Sunday
morning.
MORE FIGHTING.
THE IRISH FACTIONS PRESENT
LIVELY SCENE AT LIMERICK.
TheParneUltea Assemble at tbs Railroad
Station and Hont, ¥e:l nnd Slur the
Carthyltet-'The" Latter Faction Vlgor-
ooaly Reaeati the Epithet.
A WOMAN IS ARRESTED
Charged lVIlh Having Poisoned
111,Abend—A Confranloli.
Louisville, Deo. 4.—Mrs. Jane Word,
who recently it is said confessed to pois
oning her husband, Zac'.mriah Ward,
a well-to-do farmer, Bardstown, Ky.
was arrested on the ferry boat between
this city and Jeffersonville. The hus
band died Nov. 9, and the neighbors
claim that the woman boasted that she.
had pnt him ont of the way. She said
he treated her badly, and that she killed
him for revetige. According to her
statement she was several days in ac
complishing her design and adminis
tered the poison at three separate inter
vals; firsf a dose of rongh on rats, Hint
quantity of arsenic, and lastly some
strychnine, which had the desired effect.
When the story became circulated there
was so much indignation that she con
sidered it prudent to leave her home.
Soon after she left a warrant was
sworn ont against her, and officers
went on her track. It was fonnd that
she was concealed here or in Jefferson
ville. She took the ferry boat.for this
city, and was immediately spotted and
arrested. Mrs. Ward was taken from
the ferry boat and brought to Math's
hotel. She states that she made the
confession that ahe had poisoned her
hnsband while under fear of death
from her husband’s brothers, and ex
plains the whole affair on the ground
of the malignity of her dying hnsband.
She says that just -before be died her
hnsband called her and his brother to
hit bedside, and. pointing at her, said:
"She poisoned me.'” She declares tbst
her hnsband knew she wss innocent of
tneb a crime, and mads the charge as r
last desperate effort to punish her be
cause of his insane belief that she was
unfaithful. Soon after h«r husband's
death his brother placed • shotgun tp
her breast, and. under threat of lnstarit
death, forced her to make a statement
that she poisoned her hnsband. Mra
Ward is a middle-aged woman, rather
irettjr. and, it is said, made her hns-
laud's life a burden by her disposition
to flirt.
Except the price, and that we make exceeding
ly small. We can -Tit you perfectly, and by
selecting how you secure the pick. Don’t for
get the place.
George D. Wfieatley,
Cor. Lamar Street and Cotton Avenue.
Pulled (III, Trigger With HI. Tw.
Newark, O., Dec. 4.—News of g des
perate attempt to commit a triple
murder and the mortal w,minting
the would be murderer by snicide
has reached this city. Mr. Casey Bell,
an old and highly reapected citizen of
'Washington township, this coanty, who
resides about two miles northeast of
Utica, has been affected with some men
tal trouble'for some time past, but his
family and friends' anticipated no
trouble from him. Lately he has shown
marked signs of insanity. Becently he
arose from his bed and securing a Win
chester rifle, attempted to shout hit
wife, son Hugh and the domestic, a
young girl named Daisy Wilton. The
frightened family fled and then Bell re
moved the shoe from hi* right foot and
placing bia back against the wall and
the gun against bis left breast, palled
the trigger with hit toe. The ball eu-
tered near tile heart and came ont at
the shoulder, inflicting a fatal wonnd.
Mr. Bell is an old soldier and a promi
nent member of Channellpost, G. A. ft-,
of wbicb be is post commander.
Dl-BUN, Dec. 4.—A disgracefql scene
occnrrred here at the railway station
Limerick, growing ont of the antipathy
entertained by the two factions of the
Irish party for each other. The Mc
Carthyite! had been holding a conven
tion at Limerick, and among the prom
inent speakers present were Mr. Will
iam O’Bryen and Mr. John Dilion.
After the bnsiness of tne convention
had been concluded a large number
those present escorted Messrs. Dillon and
O'Brien to the station.
A large crowd of Pamellites hail
gathered at the. station with the evident
intention of insulting the two McCar
thyite leaders. When Messrs. Dillon
and O’Brien arrived at the station they
were greeted with hoots and yells, and
many opprobioos epithets were bnrled
at them. The McCarthyite* who Imd
accompanied Messrs. Dillon and O'Brien
were naturally highly indignant at the
treatment accorded them. Most of
them carried heavy walking sticks, and
befqre the Pamellites realized their in
tention they swooped down in a body
upon the iiisultem of their leaders. The
latter resisted as best they conlil, and
for a time the scrimmage was a migh y
lively-ana, Many of the Pamellites
were tart, and several were so badly
injured that it was found - necessary to
remove them to the hospital to allow of
their wounds being attended to.
■ At the Limerick convention Mr.
Dilldn was presented with a number of
addresses from evicted tenants. In a
speech he said that if he fonnd that the
majority of the nation was against him
he would instantly retire from pnblio
life. But his opponents represented
only a pmull minority in- Ireland and
still smaller minority in America.
Mr. O'Brien, who followed, suid that
the Pamellites were allied with the
government and talked as if Mr. Glad
stone's home rale bill was a frightful
coercion act, and as if it was the duty
of every honest natiorinllst to oppose the
"diabolical" design of this Liberal ogre.
It was possible that Mr. Gladstone on
again taking office would not fulfill his
promises if he (O'Brien) wonld help to
drive him from office. Hut there was
still danger that Mr. Gladstone would
not succeed in the elections if the Eng
lish electors were misled by* the Par-
nellite factlonist cries.
Doff is boomed
For tha Vivo Presidency on the Repub
lican Ticket for 1802.
Clarksburg, W. Vb., Deo. 4.—The
booming of General Goff for the vice
presidency oq the Republican ticket for
1892 is assuming considerable propor
tions throughout the state, and there is
hardly a Republican paper that has not
indorsed him for the position. In some
of the papers it is Blaine and Goff.
Harrison and Goff, McKinley and Goff
—anybody and Goff. The Telegram of
this city, a paper owned by Goff and
bit friends, ft silent on the subject, and
has published nothing gemiain to it,
except the lioom editorial from the
Knoxville Journal, so very extensively
quoted. General Goff, who has been
on HU extended eastern trip, returned,
I lit declined saying for the present
whether he was a candidate or not.
He said be wonld consider the matter a
few days, when he wonld he prepared
to declare his intentions.
He Never Multi (Juod-bye.
New Orleans. Dec. 4.—The police
here are looking for Richard B. Rowley,
formerly chief of police of this city,
and at the tint? of his disappearance
cashier of the New Orleans Co-operative
Banking association. Rowley has been
missing since Sunday, and that fact
was kept secret, bnt it has been learned
that he bail disappeared Sunday and
with him all the cash of the bank in bis
tossession. As cashier, Rowley stood
ligb. He was a son ( of General Rowley
of Mississippi, was chief of police of
New Orleaus from 1880 to 1884, and bod
held a number of political and commer
cial positions. He was past grand chan
cellor of the Knights of Pythias, and it
bat been discovered that he is short
with them also. He is a married man
of good habits, and the police are alto
gether nnable to explain bis embezzle
ment.
Indianapolis (Iraad Army Indignant.
Indianapolis, Dec. 4.—Grand Army
circles in .this city are very indignant
over tbe nse of Governor Hovey’s pic-
tnre for advertising purposes in tbe
daily papers and show windows by bus
iness firms, and the matter wae made
tbe basis for s spirited discussion at tlie
meeting of George H. Thomas Post. It
was charged that tbe picture was used
at an advertisement on tbe day of Gov
ernor Hovey’s burial in order to at
tract attention to the firm, and a reso
lution was passed denouncing such ac
tion at indecent, unpatriotic and un
christian. sod tbs public was asked to
join with tbe poet
The ft. A. 1C. al Washington.
Washington, Dec. 8.—At the meet
ing of the citizen's executive committee
having in charge the encampment of
the Grand Army of the Republic in
this city in 1892 the reisirts submitted
show that ample arrangements will be
made for th« comfort of the old soldiers
who attend. The guarantee fund is be
ing rapidly imbscribed. Instead of tile
usual banquet to visitors, the committee
decided, to arrange for a reception in the
large court of the pension office, where
the lsst inauguration ball was held, tha
nse of which has been promised by Sec
retary Noble. Regular headquarters
fur the committee have been established
in tbe Atlantic hnildiug.
The Earthquake In Japan.
Vancouver, B., C... Dec. 4.—Advices
from Japan, via steamer Empress of
Cbiiia, gives later newt regarding the
S eat earthquake of Oct. 28. Cknful
;nring now placet the number of dead
at 7,MO, and the injured at 10,190, with
89,080 housea wholly and 98,690 partly
destroyed. Over 440,000 people have
been rendered. homeless and destitute.
Many curious freak* of tha aartbqiuha
have been noticed. In one place a fis
sure swallowed up four persona, wbo
bav* remained visible, bnt whose rescue
baa proved to* be impossible. Foitn-
oately the weather remains mild. Sain
* csld weather would causa terrible
THE SPEAKERSHIP.
WHAT HENRY WATTERSON HAS TO
SAY ABOUT THE CANDIDATES.
Hs Thinks From Dlvtlngulthed Parly Ser
vice, MU!* Ought to be the Victor—HI*
Remark* About Crisp, McMillan, springer
and Hatch—All Good Men.
Louisville, Dec. 4.—Henry Watter-
son, in a double-leaded editorial, sums
up the speakership contest as follows:
Of the five democratic candidates for
speaker there is not one who cannot be
trusted to do bis duty. It would seem
that by treason of length of service and
distinguished service, identification
with the issue on which the next pres
idential battle mast be fought if tbe
Democrats are to win it, and order of
congressional precedence Mr. Mills
ought, in the final vote in calicos, to be
the victor.
If we were required to express onr
Opinion, we should say that it must
come to this at butt. Bnt Mr. Mills has
in Mr. Crisp no mean competitor. Mr.
Crisp is the yonuger of the two, of con
ceded ability, of amiable character, nnd
If elected will make a good speaker.
The effort attempted in sonic quarters
to revive the old line of high tariff has
conspicuously failed of materialization,
and never had anything back of it.
From the first we refnked to take stock
in it.
TO HIE PUBLIC.
AN ADDRESS OF FIVE THOUSAND
WORDS IS ISSUED.
ltCunlalnstho Old Time Calamity Wait,
bat Declares That tha People’. Party Will
be a Political Initltntton—The Result, of
the Industrial Conventions Discussed.
Mr. Crisp is at least tut sound a tariff
reformer us Mr. Gorman, and Mr. Gor
man appeared in the last Democratic
convention as the personal representa
tive of Mr. Cleveland. Mr. McMilliu
of Tennessee makes an excellent third
In the rare for sneaker. If it ehonld
happen that neither Mr. Mills or Mr.
Cnsp can seenre a majority in the can
ons, we should think Mr. McMillin
wonld come next offering an admirable
compromise. He is the youngest of tbe
candidates.
His ability, address and general fit
ness are unquestioned. Mr. Springer is
a war horse, bnt there seems to prevail
a rule of justice sending this one postof
national importance open to southern
Democrats to the sonth,*and both Mr.
Springer and Mr. Hatch are too far
west, thongh each has talents and mer
its wiiich command the respect of all
who know them. Stranger things,
however, have happened than that Mr.
Batch may lm an ultimate contestant.
DOM PEDRO ILL.
The Kx-Kraperer of Brasil Is Lying at
DcSttl*. Ilnur.
Paris, Dec. 4.—A change for the
worse has occurred in the condition of
Doui Pedro, the ex-emporor of Brazil,
wbo issnffering from chills, complicated
with diabetes. His physicians, Drs.
Charcott and Bouchard, hud hoped their
pntient was ont of danger, bnt there
was a sudden change, and fears are
'•sin entertained as to tiie outcome of
e attack. The physicians have or
dered that nobody except members of
Dom Pedro’s fuinily shall lie allowed to
see him.
Hr Bowed Too 80011*
Indianapolis, Dec. 4.— A ludicrous
scene occurred in the federal court here
wheu Judge Woods called in the jury
that had tried J. H. McCloud for coun
terfeiting. When the jury retired he
instructed the jury to bring in a sealed
verdict. The jury entered the room
and the clerk read tbe verdict, which
fonnd the prisoner not guilty. McCloud
rose, smiled, and bowed bis acknow
ledgements to the jury. The judge was
very much surprised, for the evidence
of guilt was clear, and he asked If all
the jurors assented to the verdict. Ev
ery one replied in tbe negative. It then
developed that the jnrynad been given
two verdicts in Wanks, and the fore
man, by mistake, had signed the wrong
one. The court decided that tbe mis
take might be rectified, and a new ver
dict was banded in, and McCloud was
remnnded to jail for sentence.
Kansas City, Dec. 4.— A special to
The Star from Topeka, Kus., says : The
People’s party central committee have
given to the pnblic an address of S,000
words. A large part of the address is
taken up with the old time wail of dis
tress, but the announcement is boldly '
made that the People's party intends to
organize as a political institution, "and
use all legitimate means for our sac-
cess. "
Tlie committee reviews the election
returns and claims that the People's
party polled 6,238 votes more than were
cost for Willetts, and that the Repub
licans polled 23,000 less than were cast
for Humphreys. The action of the
Democrats hos made the committee in
dignant, nnd it serves notice that fusion
is ont of the question.
Ill discussing the results of tlie recent
industrial conventions at Toledo and In-
diauapolis, the committee declares that
they were eminently sotlsfactory and
particularly encouraging to tlie People’s
party. The Farmers' Alliance, the
Knights pf Labor and other organiza
tions are declared to be political, though
not partisan organizations. The claim
that tlie People's party is composed of
anarchists mid obstructionists is an
swered by the charge that this is an in
sult to the rural population of Kansas,
which controls the new party and com-
posea its membership.
Olathe, Kan., Dec. 4—A young woman
cmne in on the 0 p. in. train on the South
ern Kansas road from Kansas City and
asked for a room at the Sykes hotel, and
retired early ‘without saying anything
to any one. While at breakfast she fell
from her chair unconscious. A doctor
whs cnlied and she has been partially
restored. Sho refuses to give her name,
and says she has no parents, home or
friends. She is well dressed, strikingly
handsome, medium height, dark eyes
and hair, and is about 22 years old. On
her table was found a note saying she
wunted to be buried in the cemetery
north of Olathe, and to u-d her watch
to pay expenses. Her rings she asked
to be left on her fingers. On her cloth
ing are marked "M. D. ” While she has
somewhat recovered, she covers up her
bead and will not tie seen by any one,
and she wants to die. The doctor has
been niiuble to learn what site took.
Mr. Sykes and family are taking good
care of her, and think she may recover.
Firs .In a Georgia Town.
CARNESVIM.E, Dec. 4. — Camesville
has bad a disastrous fire. Mrs. W. C.
McEutire was the principal loser. Her
residence, store bonse and other build
ings were entirely destroyed. Mr. W.
R. Little nnd liis son, Omar, lost their
stock of goods in Mrs. McEntire's store
house. Mrs. McEntire's losses are about
$2,500, and Little's fSOO. No insurance.
striker* Returning to Work.
Chicago, Dec. 4.—A dispatch from
Brazil, Ind., says: The miners are grad
ually returning to work in -the Block
coal mines of this district Many who
are needy say they will work at any
price in preference to snffer their chil
dren to go hungry. The miners are
•Iso returning to work in other mines.
Hail. Wylie Harris Dead.
Jackson, Mies.. Dec. 4.—Hon. Wylie
Harris, one ■>f the most distinguished
citizens of Mississippi, has died, aged
70. Ho wss a member of congress in
the fifties, and has for forty year* been
prominent figure in the state.
A Rtrange Death of a Coniumplive.
Lafayette, Ind., Dec. 4. — Ansil
Brown, a young mau of 23 years of
age, visited this city, bis home being
about a mile from Stockwell, this
county. He has been ill with consump
tion for some time, but, tbe weather
being pleasant, hs concluded to drive
to this eity. Here he transacted his
bnsiness, and started for home. H»
passed through Stock well all right, and
was met by a friend abont three fourth*
of a mile from his home. He spoke to-
his friend, and that is tbs last time h*
wss seen alive. When the horse and
boggy arrived at home members of tbe
family came ont to assist Ansil to
alight, but were horrified when be did
not answer their questions. Examina
tion showed that tne young man was
dead. He was sitting upright in tbs
buggy, his bands firmly grasping tbe
lines, but tlie vital spark had fled. It
is supposed lie became chilled through.
Convent lltiildlng Hu rued.
Newburgh, N. Y.. D.-,c. 4.—A urge
four-story building known as tbe chil
dren's department of the Convent of
Onr Lady of Mercy was destroyed by
tire. A milkman making his morning
rounds at daybreak saw flames ponri. g
ont of tlie east windows of tne first
story. There were 250 boys asleep on
the third and fonrth floors. The build
ing is 100 feet long and 50 wide, with
an annex. The whole eastern end
seemed to milkman to be on fire. He
alarmed the fourteen Sisters who were
asleep in tlie convent, which is a sepa
rate building, and they harried to the
rescue of tlie sleeping children, and in
a very few minutes all were ont of dan
ger. The larger boys and the Sisters
carried out the smaller children.
Killed White Hunting.
Caxisteo, N. Y., Dec. 4.—A young
man named Lindsley, while out hunt
ing. accidently struck his gun against a
tree. Tbe weapon exploded and the
charge entered Lfndsley's neck, cansing
instant death.
Caras ». Field Will lUcever.
New York, Dec. 4.—The condition at
Cyme W. Field continues to improve.
His physician* now express the opinion
that his final tecqrery js assured.
Paris, Dec. A—JL Leminier, ; ni-
4mt of the Ieteraetionel Leegne of
Penee, fcdeed.
They Are for Hlaine.
Columbus, Ind., Dec. 4.—Out of the
large number of Republican politicians
in this city and county who always
help to shape political events but three
are known to favor the renomination of
President Harrison, and these three are
known to be personal friends, and have
received political favors at tbs hands of
the president. Tlie almost unanimous
sentiment is for Blaine, though Harri
son will be supported if nominated.
The Daily Republican is known to fa
vor Blaine, but will not openly espouse
bis cause iu advance, A good many of
tbs stalwart leaders of the Blaine fac
tion are advocating the etarting of a
new paper to boost Blaine.
win lima* Work.
Pittsburg, Dec. 4.—At a meeting of
creditors. J. P. Withrow, the extensive
furnace builder, was granted an extea-
eion of four vena. A statement pre
sented showed assets of $649,774 and
liabilities of $979,225. Work will be
Paixesvillk, Q., Dee. A—The Josh-
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