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't americus times-recorder. VOLUME 1 AMERICUS, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1891. NUMBER 207 Look Here, Boys I 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. Special to Th b Ti xeh-Rbcokdu.I Washington, Dec. The Demo cratic caucus met at 10 o’clock, aud it Which you know occurs on next Christmas became evident that tbe nut* between 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, The Eagles of Victory Perch Aloft. CRISP WIELDS THE GAVEL A Drawn Game For a Good While Until HIS FOtiCES STOOD SOLID. His Consummate Leader ship Triumphs. EXCITEMENT HIGH IN AMERICUS The Hill* of the Lone Star State Ground too Slowly. Tb. Town la T.m From Cntar to CIrcam- f.ranc* With Demonstrations la Hoot of HU Behalf—Sprlnc.r, Hatch aad McHlIlInTurn Th.fr Tow to th* Deletes. ■the speakership candidates were drawn with the painful intensity that charac terised the work of Saturday evening. The Democratic party, with the big gest majority it ever had in the house, is going into session with the confessed inability to agree on a speaker. This fact ia already being commented on to the detriment of the party, and the longer the deadlock continues the worse it will be. 'Th. caucus adjourned till 3 o|clock, and ths fight will be renewed frith the same stubbornness that has charaotsr- Except the price, and that we make exceeding ly email. We can fit you perfectly, and by selecting now you secure the pick. Don’t for get the place. George D. Wfieatleg, Cor. Lamar Street and Cotton Avenue. ■ rtust^i s=3»»»nt cmsp. Used it from ths start. We regret tossy that ths bitterness between tbs Mends of the different candidates is increasing, land this may be a very ugly fight. Th. Opening of Congrree. Congress met at 13 o’clock and the galleries were sardined as completely as the corriders had been before. Many handsome florsl tributes adorned the desks of old and new members. Amos Cummings is complimented with a boqnet as big as a door, and represent ing a harp of a thousand strings. The strings, t suppose, are indicative of Tammany votes. Private John Allen, of Mississippi, cheerily sat/down under a fonr-story bank of flowers intended for Tom Campbell. Private John pnt every body in a laugh by quietly remarking that this was the beginning of the Allen boom for the speakership, and that h# would soon be in the race to stay. The n*U’Call. Daring the monotonous calling of the roll, Mr. Tom Reed of Maine sat uncon cernedly in the rear of the Republican side with a snake-like black tie and a shirt front nearly as big as a sheet. As the whanging echoes of his clearly ut tered "here" floated over the ball his lonely comrades cheered him lustily. The Ho... Adjonra*. ft was by motion of Holman of Indi ana, that the house adjourned at 13:30 the days’ session. Hsuce, the candi dates’ faithful spikera renewed their efforts at proselyting for the caucus which reconvened at 5 o’clock. Thfl Democratic m. ioritv is SO large that it ia noticeable that many of their members have to occupy seats on the Republican side. Ia the Senate. At 13 o’clock the vice president took the chair and welcomed the senators to a resumption of their official duties,and called the senate to order. The vice president then laid before the senate the credentials of tbs new senators and let ters of resignation received by him dur ing the recess. There was an unusually large num ber of new senators to swear in, count ing up seventeen without the senator from Florida, ueither the names of Call nor that of Dawson being on the printed list of senators at noon. Th. Battl. of th. Ballot*. The caucus met at 10 o’clock. First ballot, Crisp, 04; Mills, 00; MoMIllIn, 10 8prioger, IT; Hatch, 5; Stevens, 1. This Is the same as the last ballot Saturday night, except that Terry, a Mill’s man, did nut vote. After taking the second ballot, which was the same as the first, exoept that Terry voted for Mills, the caueus ad' jouraed to 3 o'clock. Crisp Is as serene as a May morning and his friends are still confident Upon reassembling the third ballot showed no change. The fourth ballot of today was Crisp, 04; Hills, 01; MoMlllin, 10; Springer, IT Hatch, 5; Stevens, 1. Fifth ballot—Crisp, 05; Mills, 01 Springer, 10; MoMIUtn, 10; Hatch, 4 Stevens, 1. Sixth ballot same as the fifth. Seventh ballot: Crisp 101, Mills 05, McMillan 10, Springar 13, Steven* 1. Eighth and ninth, ballots same as the seventh^ • 530 pTm —Tenth ballot: Unchanged, ecess till 8 p.m. 8:18 p. m.—Eleventh ballot: Crisp ittl, Mills 08, MoMlllin 10, Springer 8, Ste v,ens 1. Twelfth ballot: Crisp 105, Mills 04, MoMlllin 10, Springer 8, Stevens 1, Ballots from thirteenth to twenty- ninth showed no changes up to 030 o’clock. Th* Final Ballot. Thirtieth ballot—Crisp nominated. Crowd gone wild. , . Official figures: Crisp, 110; Mills, 105: Springer, .4; Stevens, 1. It was then made nnanimons; the other fellows .take their defeat gracefully. Crisp was taken bodily and carried into the hall. SITTING BULL Tb. Si.ax chl.r »V« Tr.«ch.roaitr Mare ilersil by lmllaii J’olirrmeh. Sr. Paul, Dec. T.— Sitting Bull was murdered. Conrad Dins tier,' who made the sixty mile inarch across the deadly sand plaint of the Sioux reservation, from Fort' Gates to Grand river, with Troop F. Eighth cavnlry, on the Oth of lost December, told the whole story of the killing of the aged chief here the other day. He was ahown the affidavit if Sitting Bnll's wives, charging that Ball wa« murdered, and said it was substantially correct. Disstler, who was an eye-witness of the killing, said: "Bed Tomahawk nover liked Ball, and be was glad of an opportunity into hia camp under government' _ Troops F. C, and G, Eighty .Cav alry, under Captain Frecht, arrived at Grand River at 6 o'clock on the morn ing of Dec. T. The Indian police were somewhat ahead of ne and Red Toma hawk, their leader, found aud entered the tepee of Sitting Boll. "When he told the chief that he had to go with him, Ball made no resist ance, bnt came out. He was surround ed by woman, and they, alarmed, mad* an outcry. Tomahawk suddenly drew ills pistol and shot the aged chief in the hip. Ball fell to the ground wounded, bnt not mortally, white Tomahawk and his party made for a log cabin, where they were qi.-ckly besieged by. the hos- tils*. "Captain Frecht brought the two field gnns into play at once. He and Troop G protected them, while we of Troop F were dismounted aud sent do wn the bill on a charge into the camp. Aa w* started the Hotchkiss and Gat ling gnns began their fire. The hes- tiles fled, with poor offer of resistance. They crosaed the Grand river and ran up one of the mauy gullies opening from it. "Sitting Boll, after receiving his wound, had crawled into a hash, and there with his rifle was making a fight. He was dragged forth, nnd an Indinn xriiceman sprang forward, and with a >roken pole nsed on the side of wagons, best in his bend; another broke his rifle over hia head, aud still others slashed his face 'horribly with their knives. In this manner he Lieutenant Slo cum did all that he could to prevent this brutality, but th. police were in furiated, and having lost five or six of their number in the scrimmage they were not to be pacified. ” A Fatal Accident. St. Paul, Dec. 7.—A force of men were .employed in clearing away the debris of the burned building formerly occupied by Farwell, Ozum 4k Co. and Griggs, Cooper 4k Co., when one of the walls fell with a terrific crash, killing five men instantly and injuring twenty others, some of them severely. Five bodies have been taken from tb. ruins, and it ia thought five more are under the walls. KilMdMl HU .Trip. Tbinton, N. J., Dec. T.—John T. Stapler, a wealthy cracker manufac turer, estimated to be worth $150,000, committed suicide by slgmting himself. He has been sffiicted with melancholia for some tim-. He and his wife were ireparing to go to Bermuda. While lie wife was packing bis valise he pnt a ballet in hie brain. His debts are said be lees than $10,000. ONE FIUNDRED KILLED BY A MINE EXPLOSION IN RUSSIAN POLAND. Many More Woundtd, unit Forty tlur*«» Killed—Striking Mintr* Want to Return to Work In Indian*-Disasters and Cmu altloft In Various Farts of the World. Bt. Petersburg, Dec. 7.—A most ter rible catastrophe has occurred in the colliery located at Nfaka, in Russian Poland. Ho details of the affair hare yet been received here, bnt it is conjec tured that the accident was the result of an explosion of fire damp. Farther intelligence is nnxionsly awaited, and hopes are expressed that the loss of life; which the first dispatch places at 180, is overestimated. In addition to those 180 men who are said to hqve lost their lives, forty horses were killed. STRIKERS’ FAMILIES SUFFERING. Ths Millers or Hrnsll Coal District Want to Iteturn lo Work. Brazil, Ind., Dec. 7.— A majority of the miners of the Brazil district of the Block coal fields believe that the strike is breaking, at least in the Block dis- triot. They say that they were assured When they strnck that their demands would he granted within ten days or two weeks, and were also promised sufficient funds to live as well during the strike as when they were at work. After waiting fire weeks their demands have not been granted, and they have received bnt 15 cents per head thus far. The miners of the Brazil district hnve several times petitioned the executive board at Terre Hants to call a lauas meeting and give all of the miners a chance to vote on returning to work, bnt this was refused them. They now assert that a meeting will be called within the n»xt few days for this pur- ixe irrespec'ive of the board, and that the voice of the meeting is for return ing no action of tho board will stop them. They say that mauy families of miners are penniless, and even without a rrnst lo eat, and their suffering is be coming alarming. Coal Dust Sot an Ksploalva. Topeka, Kan., Dec. 7.—The supreme conrt decided that coal dust Is uot an explosive, and that the 100 people who were killed in the mine explosion at Frontenao mines, hear Pittsburg, Kan., in November, 1888, did not come to their death bv the carelessness of the Cherokee and Pittsburg Mining com puny, owners of the mines. The ad ininistrntors of Richard Wilson and Daniel Limb, two of the miners killed, secured judgment for damages against the compHu.v in the lower court, which was reversed. It. is said Unit the rela tives of the other miners wore wait ing the result of the cases decided, aud had they been against the company over 100 mure suits would have been filed at once. HEW BISHOPS Will Be Chosen For the Catholic Church la Amarioa. St. Louis, Dec. 7.—A new archbishop and five new bishops are due the Cath olic chnrch of this country, according to the late council of prelates in this city, and the appointments are toon to come from Rome, This ie a certainty, and it is equally aa certain that no co adjutor to Archbishop Kenriek will be appointed. An archdiocese is to he established at Dubuque, Iowa, and Bishop Hennessy, of that place, is to be the archbishop. Bishops will be appointed for Dee Moines and Sioux City, Ia.; Monterey, Cal.; St. Joseph, Mo., and Concordia, Kan. Des Moines and Sioux City have believed for some time that they were entitled each to a bishopric, mid form ing them into a diocese has made way for the new archdiocese. .Monterey lias been a part of the Sac ramento diocese, of which Right Rev. F. Managua is bishop. It wiui formerly the seat of the diocese, bnt a change was made to Sacramento. Monterey's bishop is to be Very Itev. J-mchin Adam. Bishop Hogan of Kansas City, lias bad included in his diocese St. Joseph,winch is to hnve a bishop of its own, and Con cordia ie to be made the seat of a new dioceBe. It is idle to speculate on the names of the new bishops. The priests of each diocese will select three names to lie sent to Rome, and the selection will then be made. When the council opened in this city there was a strong feeling in favor of Bishop Hennessy, of Dubuque, for the office of coadjutor to Archbishop Ken- rick, and had not the turn of affairs de stroyed the plans he would have been nominated. Rev. Ph. P. Brady, vicar general was spoken of by many in con nection with the office, but tile feeling of the council was for Bishop Hennessy. A bishop may be transferred, bnt an archbishop never, so that Dubaqae will have tiie appointment. Mgr. Obryt-n, of the papal house,who came to this country to be present at the golden jubilee and to visit friends, has left for Europe. He bears with him church papers relative to the new ap pointments. It boa been maintained all along by prominent clergy that his visit had no official significance, but it is very certain that he did not oome wholly for pleasure. -A Tale at a Whale. Snow Hill, Md., Dec. 7.—A sperm whale was fonnd on Green Run bench by Surfman Jessa G. Stanford, of tlie North beach life saving station. The point where the auimal was fonnd ia about fifteen miles from where ths United States steamer Dispatch foun dered, The monster is thirty feet fcmg and weighs aliont 10,000 pounds. Tlie sttrfmen have cat it np, and will re duce it to oil. Inside of the whale were fonnd a number of empty bottle* and a five gallon demijohn, sealed np and fnll of good old rye whisky. Thia may apjiear incredible, but the demi john was brought herewith its contents :ntact • R«Ml»n Train Robbery. Sr. Petersburg, Dec. 7.—A new method of robbery occurred on the rail way line between Warsaw aud Craoow, in Russian Poland. A gang of men btopped a goods train near Woolsey's station, overpowered the train handa and loaded themselves np with booty. They then made off with all possible speed. The trainmen immediately no- t lied the authorities and a detachment of troops was sent in pursuit of the robbers. After long chase tlie soldiers tot so near to the fleeJng robbers that i he latter, to escape capture, were com- dled to abandon a part of tlieir spoils. Jiis was taken possession of by th* soldiers and carried back to Woolsejr. The robbers escaped. Burnett Pcr«iaped. Paducah, Ky., Dec. 7.—James Bur nett, recently. a prominent tobacco bnyer of Fulton, Ky., has decamped, leaving many creditors and a young wife behind. He is charged with forg ing several checks on neighboring towns, and these are what drove him away. Whisky and cards are said to have wrecked him financially and driven him to forgery. ZfflitRM la Hflnbarf. London, Dec. 7.—It is estimated that 1,000 were ill with influenza in- Ham burg the past week. Fatal cases, how ever. were few in number. The eldest ton of the Crown Prince of Den march ia seriously ill with influents at Copen hagen. The epidemic ia mild in that city, but is spreading. The supreme conrt ha* been closed on account of the illness of the judges. Orlaf at Dots Fsdro's Dealt,. Rio Janxiro, Dec. 7.—The monarch* ia this city are disheartened by the death of Dom Pedro. The support*** of the monarchist idea will bold a pub lic meeting in Rio Janeiro to pnbUeiy express their grief at the death of th* A QUAINT CHARACTER BURIED. l>»vl(l«ou ( tlie Hermit of WnlmlniMr Cliurclif !• Laid to K««t. Baltimore, Dec. 7.—Robert David son, the hermit of Westminster chnrch, who for twenty-eight years has lived in tlie crypt of the chnrch, was buried hero within ten feet of the room he had fitted np aa a dwelling place, and six yards from the grave of Edgar Allen Poe, the poet, which he guarded for years. Davidson whs a quaint character. He came here from Ireland in IH20, and went to farming. Iu about 1860 he be came the sexton of Westminster Pres byterian church, aronnd and nnder which lie bu: fed some of Baltimore’* most prominent citizens. Tho sexton insisted that these should be watched, and so he made his home with the dead. The chnrch yard fronts the most pop ulous section of the city, and often at: dead of night passers-by were attracted by a light flashing here and there among the tomb stone*. The will-o'-the-wisp- whs old Davidson nuking bis hourly rounds to see that none of the graves were disturbed. Cats were his aversion Wanes they destroyed the flowers. Davidson superintended the interment of Edgar Allen Poe and sealontly guard ed his tomb. He knew tbe history of every grave, and for a consideration wonld relate it. He also published some doggerel verse* which he sold, and which netted him a neat snm. A week ago he caught cold while on guard, and thia caused hie death. He was 81 years old. The vicinity of th* graveyard daring the interment was packed with people, attracted by the anasnal spectacle of a man being bnried in the center of a city and adjoining a busy thoroughfare. The old sexton ia the first in many years to be bnriad here, and he will probably be the last. Ksd-Hut K.'glit In Dellas. Dallas, Tex., Dec. 7.—A red-hot battle took place at the saloon of Henry Thatcher in East Dallas. H. J. Dean, the alleged correspondent of The Kan sas City Ban, who was tarred a few nights ago by regulators, and Will Lewis were waiting at tbe saloon for Thatcher, who drove np in a boggy with E. Green Williams. Dean aad Lewis opened fire on them. The men in the buggy returned the fire. Fully twenty shots were exchanged, bnt none of the parties were hart. Thatcher and Williams drove to the city and re ported tbe affair, and warrant* were leaned for tbe arrest of Dean and Lewie, hot they could not be found. Bad blood ie up, and trouble ia expected hourly. Thatcher ia ods of tb* men who, Dean claims, delivered him an to the regula tors. Cheek, tlie adcompliceof Thatcher, is said to be aiding one flewle* hr ttleetrtelty. Sauk Centre, Minn., Dec. 7.—Sen ator Henry Keller ia et week upon, new invention, which, if it prove* a success, will be oa great value to farm ers. Th* scheme ia to attach an eleo- trio motor to a common breaking j that will contain sufficient force i work in any kind of soil. Storage I teries are to be adjusted to the I so as to keep it in constant Senator Keller has the utmost faith i hia new "help to tbe farmer," and de clare* that it will' reduce tb* coat of plowing to each a mere trifle, and do it with each ease and rapidity that every fanner in the land will find it srithin his means to plow with electric ma chines. 1 . <•-