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AMERICUS, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1891.
NUMBER 211
FREE ADVICE!
INTO THE SWIM.
Look Here, Boys
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.
-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 I It
is going to be a daisy I Everyone will have a
fair, square showing, and you may be the lucky
boyl
There is nothing small about our stock of
Boys’ Suits,
• Overcoats,
i ■
m Odd Pants,
Except the price, and that we make exceeding-
•y small. W.e can fit you perfectly, and by
selecting now you secure the pick. Don’t for
get the place.
George D. Wlreatleg,
Cor. Lamar Street and Cotton Avenue,
THE COMINQ DEBUTOF MISS HELEN
GOULD INTO SOCIETY.
J*o Gould Highly Interested In the
proechlng Event-The Fifth Avenue
Mansion to be Thrown Open lb All Itf
Magnificence. -
New York, Dec. 11 One of the
most Important events in the fashion
able world this winter will be the mag
nificent reception-that is to he given
the residence of Mr. Jay Gould oil the
afternoon and evening of Dec. SB
signalize the entrance of Miss Helen
Gould into society. Jay Gould it dis
playing ah intense personal interest'
making the occasion a success.
The two grand parlors of the Gould
residence, at 579 Fifth avenne, will
thrown into one.' Mr. Gould’s famous
conservatory at Irvington, on the Hud-
•on, .which is-said to be the finest and
most extensive in America, will be
drawn upon for an elaborate display of
floral splendor. Ths orchestra will ar
rive in this country only n few days
previous to the reception, and it will
be paid $1,000 for three hoars’ mnsie.
This will be the first pluuge into the
social stream made by the Gonlds.
Daring the life of Mrs. Gould, who was
busily employed in bringing up n family
of six children, no attempt was made to
jet into the swim. Jay Gonld did not
lave any time to spend that way, and
the girls were too yonng to think of it.
Miss Helen Gonld has become a charm
ing lady Of 41, however, and it is -her
father’s desire thut she should mingl
in the gay world of fashion.' MissGonli
will .be assisted at the reception, it-is
said, by Mre. George J. Gonld, the
beautiful wife of Jay Gonld’s eldest
son, and Miss Herbert, a school-girl
friend of the interesting debutante.
Helen Gonld is a tall, slender girl of
quiet and almost reserved manners.,
She has soft and silky brown hair; dark
eyes and a complexion that is clearer
than that of most of the members of
her family. She dresses quietly and
has a reputation for charitableness. She
has always displayed a marked interest
in charch and Sunday school work.
Mr. Gonld’s Fifth avenne house is well
designed for. the purpose to which it
will do put ou December SB. The fur
nishings are of a most elaborate char
acter. The great oaken front door cost
IB,000. The ceiling .of the dining room
s set with French paintings that cost a
fortune. The walls of the reception
room and parlors are hung with the
best works of foreign and American
winters. The Gonlds have not hereto-
’ore made any effort to be recognized
as members of the Fonr Hundred, bnt
it is probable that with Miss Helen’s
entrance into society she will lead the
family into that charmed circle- The
family hare always been on visiting
terms with many members of the grea -
social clan, who will doubtless extend
to them s warm welcome.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Clews, Mr. and
Mrs. Hermann Oelrichs, Mr. and Mrs.
J. Pierpont Morgan and other leading
members will be pleased to introduce
Miss Helen Gonld into their ranks. It
is said that the list of those invited to
the reception will include many promi
nent society folks.
A balky package addressed to Jay
Gonld, and marked as c >ming from
Paris, arrived at the custom house one
day laat week. It ia supposed - to have
contained the reception costnmetobe
worn by Miss Helen. The debutante
will be one of the richest girls in the
world, she already possessing a fortune
in her own name, and will ultimately
succeed to many additional millions.
She is not fond of jewelry, and wears
only a handsome solitaire diamond ring,
given to her by her mother.
Jay Gonld is gradually weaning him
self away from the cares of his enor
mous business in order to devote more
time to bis family, end the result thns
far lias been very beneficial. The multi
millionaire displays more Interest in
the affairs of his children, and does not
worry us he used to do over the tricks
and changes of Wall street. He tells
his friends that his six children and two
grandchildren are euongh to employ
the time and thought* of any man.
It ia believed that Jay Gonld, who
has never been at a fashionable recep
tion, will begin to mingle in society as
soon aa his eldest daughter has estab
lished a lengthy visiting list. Mr.‘
Gonld calls bis danghter Kellie instead
of the more formal name of Helen.
The domeatic qualities of the yonng
lady are admirably shown by the man
ner in which she has cared for and in-
strncted her yonnger brothers and sis
ters.
Escape or Safe Blower*.
iKDiA.varoMs, Dec. II. — A sight
watchman fonnd the rear door open
leading to A. BnrdsaU’s wholesale
house, in the heart of the city, and he
entered and lighted np, supposing the
employes were still in the. building. On
the contrary, however, two gangs of
bnrglars were operating on the safes,
one of which stood in ths private office,
while the other faced the front door.
Both safee were badly wrecked, bnt the
cash vaults, containing several thou
sand dollars, remained intact. The
watchman fled for help and both gang*
escaped.
Narrow Escape from Death.
Columbia, S, G, Dec. 11.—Emm*
Lulie and Lizzie Don, specialty artiats
in the " Two Old Cronies, ” had a narrow
saeape from death by asphyziattoa.
When they were called to take ths
train there was no answer. The porter
crawlod through the transom, lighted
the gas and fonnd tbs women to ail ap
pearances de-id; one lay stretched on
floor. Physicians were summoned,
l after hard work succeeded in re
viving the-J. The only explanation
can be given is that when they re-
J last night they failed to torn the
off completely.
that
tired
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v RUSSIAN NEWS.
▼Itlmegrsdskl May Resign—A Famine
Expected Next Yesr.
Warsaw, Dec. 11.—It is learned on
good anthority that the prestige of M.
Visbnegradski, the minister of finance,
has of lute been greatly shaken, and
that he has become exceedingly unpop
ular among the merchants and other
commercial classes. The health of the
minister is also much shattered and
there is little donbt that lie will retire
if the czar gives him permission. The
failnre of the crop has been a terrible
blow to his schemes, and many of his
finest plans have been shuttered by this
national culamity. The failnre of the
crops has not been universal. In the
Caucasus mountains the harvest was so
abundant that giain is still rotting at
the stations for want of rolling stock to
carrv it away. The government has
trted to remedy this drawback by send
ing over 8,000 tracks sontb, bat these
will not be sufficient.
There is much reason to suppose that
there will be a famine next year also.
The antnmn wheat has been seriously
injured by the rain and it i* very prob
able that the spring crop* in many of
the eastern governments will do no bet
ter than this year. Indeed, the outlook
in Russia is very gloomy, and everyone
is preparing for a very sad winter.
The political horizon Is also very much
overcast, especially since the czar passed
through Germany without endeavoring
to return the visit of Empeior William.
It was first snppossd that this idea was
dne to family reasons aud the sickness
of the grand dnke George. There are
now only too many reasons for believ
ing that the visit was not returned for
political and financial considerations.
It is stated here in official circles that
bad it nqt been for, a.letter.received by
the czar from’ the Russian minister of
finance.the former would have metthe
German emperor, as was* his original
intention. In this letter it is said that
Visbegradski urged the czar not to visit
the German emperor, as such an act
would not only gi ve offense to the French
government, but would be disastrous
o the loan which the government was
raising in Paris. In any case this con
sideration seems to have, bad great
weight with the czar.
Work Nihilists.
St. Petersburg, Dec.- 11.—Many
peasants in the famine-stricken dis
tricts refuse to accept employment on
government - relief works. . Nihilist
agents are working actively to persaad*
the peasants that the czar can and
onght to supply them with food. The
large factories at Lodsi are stopping
work for want of orders, leaving-the
operatives in • destitute condition.
Owing to the absence of forage in the
famine-stricken district a great num
ber of horses are being exported to pre
vent them from starving to death.
Wants Maun** Department Investigated.
Washington, Dec. 11.—Mr. Coopei
of Indiana stated in answer to an in
quiry that he proposed early in January
to offer a resolution in the bouse pro
viding for a thorough and rigid exami
nation of the management of the pen
sion office under Commiseioner Baum.
His reason for delaying the matter is
that be is going to Indians on bnsinesi
and cannot retuin to Washington until
after the holidays. He said also that
be would not press the inquiry should
General Rantu be removed, and yet li^
did not like to appear in the attitude ol
threatening the administration, bnt in
view of what has already be weuld not
consider himself tone to his constitu
ents ann the country if he did not do
his utmost to hare Ranm’s administra
tion of pension office affairs thoroughly
investigated.
A Bridegroom** LimI fipree.
Denver, Dec. II.—A. H, Haise and
bis bride came here from Halida and
took rooms on Thirty-third street.
Huise met an old friend named Harger,
and the two determined to have a spree
over the event. They remained down
town until nearly midnight, when they
■tarted home. Haise greatly under the
influence of liquor. Harger, being ad
dicted to the tue of monihine, and not
wishing to take his friend to bis wife in
tach a condition, suggested a hypo
dermic injection of the poison, which
was agreed to. Shortly after the drag
was administered Haise was taken vio
lently ill, and died within an hour.
Harger declares that lie gave the mor
phine upon the request of Haise and Ills
wife, and that afterwards he gave him
a dose of atrophiue upon the advice of a
physician. The physician present at
he time of his death was unable to de
termine whether death was the result
of the morphine, atrophine or whisky.
SILENT CLICKERS-
NEWS DI8PATCHES CONDENSED.
STRIKE OF TELEGRAPH OPERATORS
ON A WESTERN RAILROAD.
ThaSuperlntendeat Gives Ordsrs, but tha
Operators Baton to Haudla Trains-Ths
Strikers Receive Assurance That They
Will be Supported.
i
. Convicted of Murder.
Edwakdsville, His., Dec. II.—Tbt
jury in the case against George Starkey
and John Brown, for the mnrder of ex-
Senator D. B. GiUhsm, returned a ver-
diet, finding the defendants guilty as
charged, and fixing their punishment at
thirty years in the penitentiary. Tbt
jury bad been ont since noon of Satur
day, the 5th, and, it is stated, stood
since Sunday, eleven for inflicting the
death penalty and one for acquittal. By
good behavior the. convicted men gain
thirteen and three-quarter years, mak
ing their sentences practically sixteen
and one-quarter years. Starkey is >1
years old; Brown, 54.
Thr««toning Bnbjr Beals.
Kansas City, Dec. 11.—It is learned
from a gentleman intimately connected
with David B. Beals, whose baby was
stolen on Thanksgiving day, that Mr.
Beals had received a letter from tbt
mysterious Ralston who hot been evad
ing the police, in which it threatened
that unleas the hunt for the kidnapper
stopped, the millionaire banker’s resi
dence would be. blown to piece* with
nitro-giycerine. Mr. Beals refuses to
confirm the story of the letter, but sev
eral persons say that the letter ha* been
received. The chief of police has placed
heavy guard around the house.
Sr. Louis, Dec. 11.—A special troiu
Iff Past, Tex.,'says;
The strike of telegaaph operators be
tween this cety and Ynma, on the Pa
cific system of. the Southern. Pacific
Railroad company, promises to develop
into mammoth proportions.
The superintendent of the Santa Fe
railroad Una. ordered dispatchers to
handle Southern Pacific trains between
this city, Deming,N. M., but the oper-’
liters bluntly refused to do, and the
superintendent was notified.
Nothing has been heard from him ap
to 6 p. m. If he tries to forcB the mat
ter and put "scabs" to do the work.it
means a strike on the whole Santa Fe
system. The ilistriot superintendent of
the Western Union ortlyred the men to
handle the trains between hero and
Deming, bnt the men wonld not, and
the matter rests there until higher of
ficials are heard from.
In an interview ono of them stated
that' if the Southern Pacific company
succeeded in defeating the strikers they
wonld be next to be dealt with in a like
manner. The operators have received
assurance from every connection, and
they will stand by each other in this
case.
The Letter Came Too Lato*
Columbus, Dec. 11.—Mr. Fred Baa-
terdes, administrator of the estate of
Land Bill Allen, who died recently at
the connty infirmary, received a regis
tered letter, mailed at Edson, Kansas,
on Nov. 28, and addressed to Allen.
The letter proved to have been written
by Rhodes Allen, a son of the dead phi
lanthropist. In it the son complains
that he has written a number of letters
to bis father without receiving an an-
■wer, and earnestly entreats him to
come ont to Kansas and moke his home
with him. He offered to send a railway
ticket or to come himself to take his
father home if he wonld consent to go.
The letter was received at the Colum
bus postoffice prior to the old tnan’i
death, but was not delivered to Super
intendent Filler of the infirmary, be
cause the law requires the person to
whom a letter is addressed to call at the
office in person and receipt for the
same. This Mr. Allen was nnable to
do, and as a consequence died withont
hearing from bis son.
Hut on Gmu’i Track.
Corpus Chrixti, Tex., Dec. 11.—It
now transpires that after his attack
npon Para, Mexico, last month, Cat-
arino Garza crossed into Texas at Palito
Blanco, followed by Colonel Aguirre,
the Mexican officer, ami his command.
Garza was followed to. Corpus Cliristi
in company with two others, who par
tially disguise J themselves. The three
men were seen eutering a couch on the
train bound for San Antonio. Colonel
Aguirre, wno is now iu this city on
Garza's trail, thinks that the revolu
tionist will endeavor to cross back into
Mexloo at Engle Past, Tex. Those who
are responsible for the information say
they are positive it was Garza who was
here, because they identified him in
other ways than by the scars on hia
neck and the familiar fignre that was
onoe prominent on the streets of Corpus
Christ! when he edited a Spanish paper.
Colonel Aguirre has resumed bis pur
suit.
Tall Hall’s Bloody Record.
Memphis, Dec. 11.—Tall Hall, once a
member ol the celebrated French-Eber
sole faction in Kentucky, and who has
ft record ol having killed ninety men
singly and in posses, has been arrested
here. He made a grab for a Winches
ter, bnt tlie officers were too quick for
him. Halils the man who killed the
notorious Turner, the leader of the
Turner faction in Letcher connty, Ken
tucky. He also burned tke town of
Jackson when he failed to find Ebersole
there. His brother ia Jim Hall, who
caused the Kentucky militia to be sent
to the mountains. He was ones a dep
uty marshal for the eastern district of
Kentnck, with headquarters at Coving
ton. He is a remarkably fine looking
man and a fluent talker. Hall will Ve
taken to Virginia.
A Tough ChtrokM Boy.
Muskbgo, L T„ Dec. 11—Joeiah
Hooby and Thomas Whitehead, twe
deputy United States marshals, wees
killed near Tableqnah by Hampton, a
Cherokee boy. Hampton and hia father
were convicted at Fort Smith ef mure
dering a man named Ceuahen ena year
ego. The eld man wee seat to the pen
itentiary for twenty-oDs year*, and the
bey to the hones ef correction for ten
yean. The latter escaped, and this
bloedv deed wee the sequel of hit at
tempted arrest. Young Hampton isil
; 'rare old. Just before be killed Cooo-
! tan be murdered his cousin, Bill
Christ!, n nephew to the desperado,
Ned Chriati, thinking he was killing
the latter.
Severe Oats at Hoag Keeg,
London, Dec. 11.—A dispatch to The
Tims* from Singapore state* that a
revere gal* prevailed at Hong Kong
Dec. 4. A large number of Chinees
vessels of all descriptions were de
stroyed and hundred* of Chine** sailors
and lorer* engaged about the harbor
were drowned. European and other
vessels lying at Hong Kong sustained
“ little damage.
An Epitome of Happenlaco from • Every
Section.
An Athens dispatch saye: It turns
out now that King George is ill with
■mallpoz, instead of chicken pox, as
first announced.
A Little Rock special says that Louis
Simpson has been sentenced to hang on
Thursday, Jan. 31, 1803. The crime for
which he is to pay the penalty of death
was the mnrder (if Officer Cowpland in
this city on Dec. 21,1885.
A London dispatch states that the
French bark Leonora, Captain Bernard,
which sailed from Coosaw, & C., Nov.
3, for Swansea, has been wrecked off
Mmnblesbead. The vessel is fast break
ing up. The crew were drowned.
A Washington special says: While
exact destitution of the erniser San
Francisco, now fitting out at San Fran
cisco, cannot be officially ascertained,
it is generally understood at the nuvy
department that she is going to Hon
olulu.
A Dallas, Tex., special says: The in
itiative Btep was taken toward booming
Mills for the senate against Senator-
appointed Chilton, in the Dallas city
council, by the adoption of a resolution
indorsing Mr. Mills for the United
States senate.
A Denver, .Colo., special says: The
town of Pinos Altos, N. M., was burned
with the exception of two stores. No
water was accessible. The fire is be
lieved to be incendiary. It started in
an unoccupied frame building in the
center of the tows.
A Sun Antonio, Tex., special says:
The grand jury, after upending twenty-
eight hours in jail fur contempt of
court, has been released on bond, the
condition being that they abide by the
decision of the court of appeals, where
the case has been takeu.
A Beaver, Penn., special says: The
grand jury of Beaver connty, in the
case of United States Senator M. S.
Quay Hgainst The Beaver Star for crim
inal libel, found a true bill against that
newspaper. Sena tor Quay is a t Beaver,
pushing these libel suits.
At Sidney, O., William Emig, era-
C loyed in the Sidney steel scraper works,
ad the middle finger of his right band
ent off at the first joint by a punching
machine. He was catting holes through
iron a half iuch thick and accidently
pnt his finger under the bit. He did
not know he was hurt until he saw his
finger fall on the floor.
In the chamber of deputies at Rome,
replying to the question asked by Sig
nor Campia on Italy's relations with
the United States, Premier Uudini said
that he had taken note ot the friendly
expressions contained in President
Harrison's message and felt confident
that the questions at issue between the
two countries would soon be settled.
' A London dispatch says: Up to date
fourteeu of the underwriters taking
risks at Lloy’ds have withdrawn from
business, giving as their reason their
inability to stand the losses they have
incurred through the recent disasters,
caused by the phenomenally revere gale*
which have recently swept over the At
lantic and aloug the British and Irish
coasts.
A St. Joseph, Mo., special says: An
east-bound Rock Island train, while
between Troy and Bindena, waa fired
npon by seine miscreant with a. double
barrel ahotgnn. The charge, 'which
was delivered at close range, entered
the ladies’ coach, and seriously, If not
fatally, wounded Mrs. Mary Jams* of
Sankwich, Ills. Officer* are in search
of the criminal.
A Jersey City special says: Two
thousand Italians left Hoboken on the
steamer Werra. of the Bremen line, for
Europe. The Werra will land them at
Genoa. They think that they can spend
the winter more cheaply in Italy than
by waiting here until warm weather
■eta in, doing occasional work. They
intend to ratnrn in the spring. Ths
dock was intested with confidence men,
and it is said that they got a good haul
from unsuspecting emigrants.
A London dispatch says: Advice* hare
been received here from Rangoon, a
town in India and the capital of British
Burrnab, to the effect that the Chinee*
hare fired a number of blank ehota at
the British president recently estab
lished on the Nampoung streams and
are strengthening their own stockade
on the other side of the river. Serious
trouble is apprehended, and the author
ities have dispatched reinforcements
from Bbaino, a Burmese town 40 miles
west of the Chinese frontier to the
British position.
A Rio Janeiro dispatch says: The
outbreak at Parahlba was led by the
army officers jealous of the part taken
by the nary in the revolution which
overthrew Fonseca. The insurgents
claim, however, that Pexixotto’s gov
ernment is as illegal aa Fonseca’s, and
that Peixotto should immediately call
an election for president, as required by
the constitution. There ia said to be no
monarchism in the insurrection, its rap-
porters claiming strong attachment to
the republic. The meeting held here to
express sympathy with Dom Pedro was
moderate ia tone and confined itself to
utterance* of respect for Dom Pedro.
Hsrdnwl by a ftebber.
Neosho, Mo., Dec. II.—About 8:80,a
masked man went to the house of G K.
Garrett, living about nine mile* south
east of thi* p)*.-*, and knodMd at the
door, which wee opened by Mfb. Gar
rett, wbea be forced hit way in, aad£at
the point ef a revolver demanded of
her the money, bnt wee informed that
they bod non* about the bona*, when
the intruder asked for Mr. Garrett,
who wre asleep on a lounge near by.
The noire by tbit time wok* him np,
and oeb* raised from the oonofth*
wee ehott the ball entering the
side jnat above the hip and p(
through the body. He died before l
ical aid amid reach him. Thai
derer fled before gaining hi* point, al
though Garrett had $490 in hie pocket.
The alarm waa immediately given, bat
no elne ha* yet been found. The mur
dered man was about 70 year* old nod
ha* been here for shout ten yean. Be
always had money about the boose and
was well-to-do aud highly respected
mica at
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