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VOL. 4.
AMERICUS, GA., TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1894.
NO. 88.
MONEY TO LOAN TO
0E8IRABLE
-ON-
IMPROVED FARMS
AND
CITY
PROPERTY
200 id Upwards.
0. A. COLEMAN,
Treasurer and Gen’l Manager.
I wish to call your attention to a few good
I have Jufet received from New York, confllbl
Inc of:
New French Primes.
New,Imported Macaroni.
New whole Codfish, the best.
New fat Mackerel, . .....
New Full Mllcher, Holland and Herring *.
New Spanish Queen Olives.
New Shredded Cocoanut.
New Shredded Oats (Thurher'a).
New Peach Preserve*.
A fresh lot of Klngan Reliable Hams, Lard
and Breakfast Uacon Just received, with a
fresh lot of King of Patent Flour.
Trjr our goods, 16 ounces iu every pound.
The Island of Cuba Was Sweptj He Will Play for Big Stakes
by the Monster. j During the Fall.
ITS COURSE IS NOW UNCERTAIN.
Storm Signals Are Up at Jacksonville, Sa
vannah, Charleston and Galveston—The
Shippers Along the Coast Have Heed
Warned and Need Not Suffer—Waiting
for More News at Washington.
WANTS THE NEXT NOUINATIOU.
u
PARLOR SUITS.
From $40 00 up, prettiest line ever seen South' Beautiful
n Hat Racks, Sideboards, Libraiy Cases, Book C ases i
Wardrobes, Willow and “Wood Chairs, Bedroom Suits from
$12 50 to $125 00.
Extension Tables, Center Tables, Lounges, etc., all at
prices to meet the times.
Call on us at 103 Cotton avenue, and we will be pleased to
show you through our complete stock of Furniture.
CORDIALLY YOURS,
Loving & Hightower
BAILEY’S BIG SHOE HOUSE
IS
Headquarters
FOR ALL KINDS OF SHOES.
Why waste your time going from store
to store looking fer Shoes and then buying
something that does not suit you, when you
can go direct to Bailey’s and find any kind of
Shoe you want from a number 12 plow Shoe
at 75c to the finest Shoe manufactured.
The largest and best line of Children’s
Sohool Shoes south of Atlanta at the lowest
prices infants’ Shoes from 20c up.
All the latest styles in Hats.
Everything in Men’s Furnishings that you
can think of, and ALL WOOL SUITS made
to order at $13.50.
Verily Bailey’s is the place to trade; (419
Jackson Street.)
FREE SHINES to all purchasers of Shoes
from $3.00 up.
and School op short-hand.
THE MOST SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS COLLECC IN THE SOUTH.
fbsapart sad Mart Practical. Eltgant Catalogue Free. COLUMBUS, GA.
Washington, Sept. 2-1.—The tropical
hnrricano that is supposed by the
weather bureau experts to have devas
tated the island of Cuba is now attack'
ing the southern coast of Florida and
lashing the waters of the golf, uncer
tain whether to pursue its northwest
cm course or carom off the land np the
Atlantio in the track of coastwise trad
ing vessels.
The bureau has given timely warn
ing, and any mariner who dnring the
next two or three days, heads his vessel
towards the south, will do so at theriak
Of both ship and cargo. Tbla storm is
A perfect type of those bred in the
Copies during tho September and early
October season. Its velocity is nuns-
Sol, but this is expected to diminish be
fore the wind reaches the northern lati
tudes.
§unday night the storm was 200 miles
southeast of Key West, wind having a
velocity of SO miles from the northeast
Of Key West. It moved 200 miles west
dnring the night at the rate of 16 miles
in hoar; its average forward movemeut
previously being 14 miles an hoar. It
vill be two or three days before any ef
fect of the atmospheric disturbance will
m felt along the northern coast of
he Atlantic, and weather predictors
be nnablc to approximate gCCUpte
cast of ita direction until after they
Jieard from somo of the golf oh-
_ the moruipg the storm had
• point approximately 75 miles
itheast of Havana, with the nnnanal
34 velocity of 72 miles an hoar from
The storm signal has been put np as
faf north as Jacksonville and wen to
fort Eads. Information signals were
flying dnring the morning np to Savan
nah and Charleston and west to Galves
ton; and at noon these were changed to
storm flags.
It is believed that the velocity -of the
wind will decrease ns the stortu moves
011, lint at present its rate is decidedly
destructive.
STORM IN CUBA.
Havana, Sept. 24.—A terrible storm
prevails throughout the length an i
breadth'of the island of Cuba It beguu
Sunday evening, and continued with
nndiminished fury through the night,
and there are now some signs of its
abatement.
Great damage has been done to prop
erty, many Nooses having been blown
down, trees uprooted and feuoea and
outbuildings carried away. So far,
however, no loss of life has been report-
<fl. The shipping in this harbor has
(scaped injury.
N.w, from the Orient.
San Francisco. Sept. 24.—The steam
er City of Rio do Janeiro arrived from
tho Orient shortly before 1 o’clock. She
brings Chinese advices np to Aug. 29
ananeso up to Sept. 0.
And After McKinley shall Have Come,
S««n and—Gone*, Than th« ISoom of Ilia
Lx-I’rcaldcnt Will llrgln In Earnest
with a “Triumphant Tour** Through the
State of Indiana.
Iniuanapomii. Sept. 24. — Benjamin
Harrison will be a candidate lor the
Republican nomination in 1890.
Notwithstanding the fact that it has
been claimed, both by the friends of the
ex-presideut anil Mr. Harrison himself,
that he will make bnt two speeches
dnring the present campaign, and these
will lie delivered in this city, it may be
stated, upon the best of authority, that
Benjamin Harrison will make nearly,
if not qnite 50, speeches before the No
vember election. What is more, ho
will make them in Indiana. McKinley
will oome and go, and then Harrison's
campaign for president will begin.
Ei.rly in October, according to tho
£ lan, a splendid special train will leave
idiuimpolis. On board will bo ex-
President Harrison and pll the noted
Repntilioan leaders of the state. The
train will go in a roundabout way to
S vausyille. It will stop at every sta
in* of importance, and the ronto will
be selected so as to pass through ull tho
important towus of southwestern In
diana. At each town Republican* will
gather as the train comes iu. Harrison
will be called upon to make a speech.
He will rc.-ifxjud every lime. It will bo
a great triumphant tour. There will b$
a blaze of enthusiasm all along tho
route. It will tako two days for him to
|geh Evausvyje, where he is hilled to
at* a acT speech.
His home managers refer to his mag
nificent short speeches mode in ono of
his presidential tours. They claim that
Harrison is the equal of Blaiue in mak
ing short speeches from the rear plat
form of a Pullman car, and nothing
will be left undone to make his andi-
cnces large and enthusiastic. It will be
in f ict a repetition of Blaine’s great
trip through the west in 1884.
On the return from Evansville, Gen
eral Harrison will rest np A bit and then
take another swiug ronnd the circlo
in northern Indiana. His second set
speech will be delivered at Fort Wayuo.
lint he will make a score of speeches i:i
getting tlieto. Such uTe tlie prelimina
ry plans of presenting Benjamin Har
rison to the country ss Indiana's candi
date for President. Indiana does not
vote again nutil 1890. If Harrisou aids
his party to snccosa in the state till]
ear Morton and McKiuley may as well
laug np their aspirations forever.
Western Republicans have little hope
that Morton will carry New York. Iu
fact thoy do not expect to carry Indi
ana, ana if tkey do, no other man will
be talked about for president but Ben
Harrison.
The proposed triuinphnl tour has been
a campaign secret until tho present mo
ment. The plans are being perfected,
and tbs route will be decided upon in a
consultation to be held with Harrison
in • day or two after McKinley makes
hit appearance in General Harrison’a
home. McKinley cannot boom himself
for president in Indiana. Hoosier Re-
mblicans have already decided to stand
>y Harrison.
Arrested lor I'orfir/,
Savannah, Sept. 24.—D. C. Lnlndol,
of liborty county, has been arrested hero
on a charge of forgery preferred by tho
“ *■ GwUm company and was
a bona in the sum of f1,000.
WE HATE MOVED
Our entire stock of Clothing, Hats, Shoes and Gents’ Furnishing stock
to Lee Alien’s old store, next to the Americus Jewelry Company, and
will be opened for business September 1st, when
Highest of all in Leavening Power.—Latest U. S. Go c kepori
Baking
Powder
Absolutely pure
THE ATLANTA TRAGEDY.
Ben Allan Surrendered In lllrralttchnm.
The Coroncr'e Investigation,
Atlanta, Sept. 24.—Will Moyers did
not reach the city nntil 0 o'clock Son-
day morning, owing to a misconnoctiou
of trains in Indiana.
Little dereloped during the day that
would add, materially, to tho story al
ready told, except that Meyers was car
ried to the scene of the tragedy and al
lowed to Tiew the surroundings; and,
while there, close comparison was made
of the footprints, yet distinct about the
place, and the shoes he wore. They fit
exactly, and the detective department
now holds to the theory that Meyers
ires alone in tho commission of the
crime.
While detectives and their prisoner
were on the ground, there was quite an
exciting episode apd a hasty retreat of
the men and their charge, bytheap-
pearhneo of a body of men approaching
over the brow of the bill, and in the
a iwd were a brother and an uncle of
0 murdered men.
The Collections of the Railroad
Taxes in Kentucky.
THE PEOPLE WILL SURELY RESIST.
The (Ss Collector Boo a WoII Drilled
Fere*, sad Proposes to Haro Honey or
Blood—Ao Old War Cannon Bollod Into
Foaltlon, Loaded to tho Kasilo addle-
Brady for Action.
Tho detectives, believing that they
were bent on lynching the prisoner,
hurried Meyers into a carriage and re
turned to the city. There is no evi
dence, however, that tfie men meant
any harm to the prisoner.
Ben AHcn'c Story.
A special from Birmingham, Ala.,
tells of the return of Ben Allen from
Mobile Sunday morning, and his sur
render to the officials, expressing a do-
Will throw open this immense stock on the market at either wholesale
or retail regardless of trafic. cost or consequences, as we intend to go
out of business.
Call September 1st at Lee Allen’s old stand next to Americus Jew
elry Company and interview
JOHN R.
8EEKINQ INSURANCE.
Liquor Daaltra Trjlog to Protect Them
selves Af altut Overcharge.
Augusta, Ga., Sept 94.—The Liquor
Dealers' association, of Augusta, is ne
gotiating with tho Mutual Life associa
tion, of Chicago, to open up a branch of
its company and carry their lifo insur
ance.
Tho dealers say that they hava been
forced to take this step 011-account of
many of the insurance companies and
secret ordors refusing to issue policies
to men who deal in liquor, and those
who don’t proscribe their class usually
charge nil excessively high rate. The
dealers do not cousider that the risks on
their lives are any greater than on men
in any other class of business, and say
that there shonld not bo any discrimina-
t on in the matter. Tho Chicago com
pany particularly solicit* tho risks of
whisky dealers, and it expects to insnro
everv man in tho business iu Augusta.
German Day Celebrated.
Mount Olive, DU., Sept. 24.—Ger-
mail day was celebrated hero Saturday
In honor of the fret German colonists
America, and tho noted Germans in
y hiltoty. Folly 5,000 visitors were
1 was one of the
In Illinois The
hiitorlo personages,
in uniform were in
Strleklkddea Denied HelL
Morons, Sept. 24.—Judge Cooper, of
the criminal court, delivered an opinion
in tho motion for bail madp by M.
djld^r indjftt^ent fpr
Bail
was or-
it trial
mrdor. _ _
A Prominent Okfo Oenersl Dead.
iwf:h
■ and 8trick
nded to jail
Ashland, Sept. 24.—General Willard
jlocnm died Sunday, agdd 74. He was
dele-
Booth to
•oath in
tire to go to Atlanta, if wanted.
Allen denies having been In Atlanta
within the past four weeks, and says
he does not know Meyer*.
Here Is his story, given out soon after
hia return to the citv:
'If I ever met Meyers I do not re
member it, and I have not been in At
lanta duriqg the post four weeks. I
have been in Birmingham all that time
with the exception of going to Chatta
nooga Tuesday on an excursion, which
left here at 7:80 o’clock a. m., and re
turned Wednesday at 8:90 p. in. Tills
I can prove by a number of people who
were on the train. I registered at the
St. James iu Chattanooga on Tuesday.
I stayed iu Chattanooga Tuesday aiul
came back here on Wednesday morn
ing. and then I weut down to Mo-
As soon a* 1 read tho reports
in the newspaper* that I was wanted in
Atlanta, 1 telegraphed here to know if
sach was the ea«. When I found it to
be so, I weut to the depot to catch a
train, bnt ft had just pulled out. Tho
ticket agent tolil me I could get a train
in a few hours by Selma, but that I
would save time by waiting for tho next
Louisville and Kusbville train.’ I caught
the first train an.l came here. I talked
to a hotel mau in Mobile, oxplalncd the
circumstances and told him tnat I was
liable to be arrested at any minute. I
am willing to go to Atlanta without
requisition papers. When Atlouta offi
cers call for me, I am ready to go."
May Hot Identify Him.
In all probability, when Ben Allen
arrived ben, Meyers will fail to identi
fy him as the man he charges with the
crime; as Meyers now says it was Brown
Allen, and not Ben Allen, who was his
accomplice.
Tne Jury of inqneat beard a number
of witnesses at ita morning session, but
little new was discovered tram tho tes
timony given.
Charlie Llgon, the barber who blacked
Meyera’ shoes, testified that Meyers
came into the shop about 10:90 n. in.
Tuesday to get his shooa blacked. He
had some mud on his pants near the
bottom and said be bad been kicked by
a mole. He had so much red mud, -till
wot on his shocS'that it was very hard
to shine them. He seemed to be in a
great hnrry to get out.
In hia testimony before the coroner’s
Jury, Chief of Detectives Wright told of
now ho and an officer daring the after
noon returned to the scene from which
they had been scared away Sunday
morning by Crowley’s friends' ap
proach. They t<*>k Meyers’ shoes ont
to the plnrc ami tried - them ill the
tracks leading from the baggy to where
Crowley’s body was found nud back to
the buggy. Distinct tracks of two men
led from the buggy to where tho body
was found and only one returned. Mey
ers' shoes fit perfectly iu tho tracks that
come bock to the buggy.
The theory of Jonce’ connection with
the tragedy, now advanced, it that, while
he did not actively participate lit the
crime, and had no direct connection
with it, be waa in the confidence of
Meyers all the way through, and was,
therefore, aooessory before the fact, to
the killing.
Mississippi Cmmaloesl Deadlock.
Canton, Sept. 24.—The Democratic
congressional convention of the Seventh
district is still deadlocked. Eleven'
hundred ballots have been taken. Tho
delegates have settled down to a teyt of
physical emlnrance. Congressman C.
E. Hooker is in the lead, bnt tabic* five
of the necessary two-thirds. ,'
Francis Murpnr ls • DiyZre* Cnee.
Chicago, Sept. 24.—Francis Murphy,
the temperance lecturer, took the stand
in Judge Tathill’a court aa a witness in
a divorce case. It waa that of bis
daughter, Fronds J. Holmes, who seeks
divorce from Charles 8. Holme* on the
ground of cruelty and intemperance.
The defends*” Min New YCrk manag
ing a hotel.
Sturgis, Sept. 24.—If Captain Black'
weU carries ont his threat there is going
to be much bloodshed in tbla vicinity Jjt
the next 48 hours. Mr. Blaokwellhas
declared that he will collect the tend
tax, and tho taxpayers iolemily
that he will not.
Preparations on both sides are very
I warlike. The big aiumon af DeKovfo,
which did service In the dvll war, fcas
Been rolled Into position, and rammed
to the mnzxle with powder and sings.
"it was placed on the crest of a bill
which commands entrance to the pre
cincts affected by the tax. At the ap
proach of the posse It will be fired and
Ita discharge will be tho signal for the
people to form ranks and meet the
enemy. The situation la critical, and
an armed oollialon la almost a cer
tainty.
Captain Blackwoll waa appealed to by
the ministers to give np hia project, bnt
he was deaf to their entreaties and An-
noun cod hia intention of collecting the
tax Hamid: ^
were ordered from Boston nave arrived.
Where they.are stored, I refuse to (tote.
When wo s^rt I also decline to say, not
wishing to givo my plans away to too
enemy. Those poopie owe that tax and
must pay it. As for the bullets they
have for us, I guess we can Hand thim
as none of the men will be other than
men who have stood fire before."
About 20 or 80 years ago. «***»! IhU>
rood promoters aided by a Mr. Gordon,
a lawyer, got into their possession bonds
voted by the two precincts fora railroad
that was at tho time not bogun, and
which has never been oompletoa, a read
bed of abont eight miles being oil that
the people have to show for a debt that
now amounts to nearly a quarter of a
million dollars.
FOREIGN WAR NEW8.
Yokohama, Sept. 24.—Rescripts have
been issued convoking au extra session
of tho Japanese parliament at Hiroshi
ma Oct. 15, for aoven days, in order to
discuss matters requiring the sanction
of parliament.
A letter received here from Tien Tsin
says that the Chinese fleet landed 7,000
troops on the lianks of the Ynln rivyr lp
spito of the attack of the Japoncie
squadron.
- The letter »lds that the Chineee shins
engaged in the battlo fought off tne
Yain river were short of ominnnltion.
They were ordered by Colone) Von
Hannekin to ram the Japanese vessel!,
bnt the order was given too late, as the
Japanese wore already retiring.
Japan Ilmira Ilia Story.
London, Sept. 24.—Officials of the
Japanese legation deny the story cabled
here via Vancouver, B. C., that tho
Kow-Shing affair had boon settled by
the Japanese government apologizing
and paying nn indemnity of 875,000.
They add that Japan holds that the
sinking of the transport was fully jus
tified.
tlrsslllsn Be belt Active Again*
Nkw York, Sept. 24.—A ipccial
ble dispatch from Montevideo says
rebels ill Brazil, according to 1
solved here, have inode a
vauce. Motto Grom, it is
soon bo in open revolt.
garrison deserted tho rel ter killing
toe officers.
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