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Newspaper Page Textfwenty ra Seventh Year.} W. D. BAILEY. THE “Men’s Outfitter.” lis offering special ow prices on CLOTHING for the next few days. W. D. BAILEY f^orsvU^t^ndXotton^ve^^^mericuf^Qa^jj MS YOU HOARSE HAVE YOU 0 001 WATER as a n ‘Suit of over taxing your vo- bottle* The curative power o< hot cal chords, Remember “a stitch iu water used in this way is nearly time.” etc Rembert’s Compound magical. We have a uew stock of Syrup, White Pine and Tar uresc Hot Water Bottles and Syringes Coughs, Colds and Hoarseness. are the best that have e\^r been or made. Our prices are O. K. We i: >,)tl •’* can surely please you. Rembert s Drugstore, Next to Post office. WARE & LELAND Americus, Georgia. New York, Now Orleans. Chicago. New York Cotton Exchange, New Orleans Cotton Exchange, Chicago Board of Trade. Chicago Stock Exchange, New York Coffee Exchange, St. Louis Merchants Exchange. Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Private wires to principal points. Local office !o4 Torsyth street, next door to Cotton Avenue, Phone 21, W. C. WIMBISH, Mgr. Confectionaries. I have the nicest ami most up-to-date line of confections in Amer cos. Fins Chocolate Candies from 20c. to <>oc. per pound. All kinds 01 home made Ca,dies. Fine N. Y. No. 1- Apples. Florida Oranges from 20c to -10 c per dozsn. Grape Fruit, California aisms, a nuts, Dates, Figs and ail the ingredients for making Fruit‘ Cakes. Have just received a Urge and well assorted line ofLire Woi s. Come to my store and do your shopping. Prices are the lowest in the city. C. A. Kempures, 123 Forsyth St. Free Delivery. ’Phone 322, HEALTH flN £d!HPI* gßj HumETB fa 1 19 w bh.vei«wb x»xXjX^l The great iron and tome pill renewalthermal vigOT strength and vitality, builds" P ffdoSabox. For sale by all druggist*, bringing health ej on rece ipt of price, $1 .OO P e J’ BrrSfot?. Chen.lc.l Co. Cle.el.od, Old.. i.For s»le bJiW. A. Eembert. Till’. AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDEIi. HE MURDERED MAN TO MARRY WIFE Killed Fiiend and Companion For Love of Woman. 1 PLOTTED DEATH MANY MONTHS After Getting Hi« Landlord Drunk He Murdered Him and Laid Body on Railroad Tracks but Later Confessed to the Murder. Newark, N. J., Jan. 16. —iFrank Ra nasik, an employe of the Edison works at West Orange, was arrested last night, and according to the police, con fessed to having murdered) a week ago Thomas Hoff, with whom he board ed, that he might marry iHoff’s wife, with whom he was in love. Banasdok, it is alleged, said that he had plotted the death of Hoff far many months. He said that he resolved on a definite plan of putting Hoff out of the way two weeks ago. A week ago Sunday night he and ■Hoff, who worked In the same place and were friendly, were chatting at home and Liana sick challenged) Ms landlord to a dirlnklng bout. “What shall it be?” he asked Hoff. “Gin,” said' Banasick. They went to a saloon and called for the liquor. Banasick filled his own glass with water and each time Hoff filled his with gin, and late at night Hoff was overcome by the liquor. He could not take care of himself, and Banasick helped his victim out of the saloon and started' for home with him. They went up the Lackawanna tracks toward Bloomfield. When he was sure no one was in sight Banasick raised a mallet and ■bruoght it down on the drunken man’s head', killing him. Then he carried the body some distance down the track® and laid it across the rails. The midnight train cut off both legs of the body, but the engineer saw T the body pust before his engine struck it. A fracture of the skull pointed to mur der, and Banasick’s arrest and alleged confession followed. Fileds Grows Worse. New York, Jan. 16. —The formal bulletin issued by Drs. James, Jane way and Billings, shortly after 1 p. m. Tuesday afternoon was as follows. “Mr. Field has grown worse and his condition has become very grave.” Mr. Field's lawyer, W. G. Beale, who waa at the hotel today, denied a report that he had been called by Mr. Field to make his will. It is said that Mr. Field’s will and other business affairs were put in perfect order by him when he left Chicago, and that he has touch ed no general business matters since his return from Europe. Chief Engineer of Canal Testifies. Washington, Jan. 16. —Chief Engi neer John F. Stevens, in immediate charge of the construction of the Pan ama car l, gave testimony before the senate c, •mmittee Tuesday on inter oceanic canals. The committee an nounced that the examination would chiefly be as to the type of canal to be built, with an especial bearing on the report cf the consulting board ot engineers, whose final report has not been made public. For that reason the committee met in executive ses sion. Mrs Atkinson Take Postoffice. Newnan. Ga., Jan. 16. —Mr*. W. Y. Atkinson has entered upon her duties as postmaster. Mr. F. MoC. Brown, former postmaster of Brunswick, is to be assistant postmaster, and tue clerks are Messrs. Roy Askew, W. G. Arnold and Leroy Ellis. Mr. J. M. Milner, who has been acting postmas ter, will return to the registry depart ment of the Atlanta postoffice where he was employed previous to the death of his father, Postmaster R. F. Mil ner, Dec. 20th. Patrick Given Lease of Life. Albany, N. Y., Jan. 16.—Governor Higgins lace Monday afternoon an nounced that he had reprieved Albert T. Patrick until March 19. The re prieve was granted' at the request of former Senator David B. Hill, Judge Olcoti and District Attorney Jerome. It is claimed that there is newly dis covered evidence to show that Patrick did not murdlSr Millionaire Rice. Judge Olcotx says that Patrick is innocent of the crime. Ex-PresUlent’B Brother Dead. Columtms, 0., Jan. 16. —Rev. W. N. Cleveland, brother of former President Grover Cleveland, died last night from the effects of paralysis. He was 73 years old and a retired Presbyterian minister. Former President Cleveland has been notified of the death and the funeral arrangements await word from him. Peasants and Gendarmes Fight. Buda Pest, Hungary, Jan. 16. —A sanguinary fight between peasaants and gendarmes took place today in connection with the election of a judge at the village of Bilk© in the Bereg dis trict. Six peasants and two gen darmes were killed and' numbers were wounded. Plumbers Plead Guilty. Toronto, an. 16. —The government’s prosecution of the plumbers as indi viduals for combining in restraint of trade, has resulted in 134 men plead- < ing guilty. Forty were yesterday', fined a total of $10,060, the fines of others being suspended. The combin-1 ation as a whole was fined $12,090 sew* eral weeks ago. , \ Contract Let for Railroad. | Knoxville, Tenn., Jan. 16. —Chief ( Engineer of Construction Wells, of the Southern railway, has awarded a con tract for the construction of the John son City railroad, a coal road which will run from Bmbreeville, Tenn., to | Marion, N. C., a distance of about 90 aiile*. - AMERICUS, QA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 17. 1906. CONFERENCE MEETS AT AEGERICAS SPAIN Spanish Minister Delivered the Speech of Welcome. GREAT ANIMATION PREVAILED 1 The Duke of Almodovar Was Unani- ' mously Elected President of Confer ence on Proposal of Herr Radowitz. Chief of German Mission. Algeciras, Spain, Jan. 16. —2:50 p m.—The delegates to the MoroccaD conference are assembling. Great an imation prevails. The American delegation has arriv ed at the town ball, following the Span ish, French, German and British dele gates. Conference Opens. Algeciras, Jan. 16, 3:20 p. m. —The Moroccau conference has opened. The Duke of Almodovar, the Spanish for eign minister, delivered' the speech ol welcome. President Proposed. Algeciras, Jan. 16. — p. m Herr Radowitz, chief of the German mission, proposed the Duke cf Almo dovar as president of the conference and the other countries represented, including the United States, seconded the proposal. President Elected. Algeciras, Jan. 16. —4:10 p. m.—The ’ Duke of Almodovar was unanimously made president, and the conference adjourned, 3:55 p. m., until tomorrow. 1 MINERS ARE IN CONVENTION. Practically All of the 1,200 Delegatee Present at Opening Session. Indianapolis, lnd., Jan. lti —The sev enteenth annual convention of the Unit ed Mine Workers of America opened in Tonlinson hall today. Practically all the 1,200- delegates were in attendance. The hall had been attractively decorated with American flags. Addresses of welcome were made by Governor Handley, on behalf of tfi* state. Theodore Perry, in behalf oi the Indianapolis Union Labor, and A1 fred Pott®, president of the Commer- , cial club i behalf of Indianapolis in stitutions. Mayor Bookiwalter’s letter welcoming to the city the miners was read. The work of organizing the convert tion then began by the credentials com mlttee, making its report, officially seating the delegates. It was regarded as likely that Presi dent Mitchell would deliver his ad dress later in the afternoon, though owing to a great deal of preliminary work he might not be called on un tomorrow. Workmen's Council Arretted. St. Petersburg, Jan. 16. —-All the members of the workmen’s council numbering 22 persona were arrested during the night. The police seized many revolutionary documents and a mass of correspondence. The gov eminent officials consider that the fu ture action of the revolutionists will he hampered by the capture of the members of the council and revolution ary documents. Man Hurled from Tracks. Huntsville, Ala., Jan. 16. — Hard castle, a cotton mill operative w’as knocked from the track in the Southern railroad yards early Sunday morning and escaped death in a mir aculous manner. Hardcastle was drinking and had fallen asleep on ti e track between the rails. A passengei train knocked him off into the ditch and he escaped with a few contu slons. The man was sobered, but did not know what had happened. Celebrates 96th Birthday. Louisville, Ky., Jan. 16.— Colon©* Cuthbert Bullitt, one of Kentucky’s most distinguished citizens, today cel ebrated his 96th birthday, many peo ple calling at his residence during the day to pay their respects. Although Colonel Bullitt does not hear or see as well as formerly, ha is still a® care i’ul of his personal appearance as in his younger days. He was a promt nenf figure in New Orleans during the reconstruction days. Will Reduce Rates. Louisville, Ky., Jan. 16. —As a result of the hearing before the Southern Mississippi Valley Freight association the railroads in Louisville, the rail roads have announced a reduction oi y 2 to 5 cents in both class and com modity rates to Mont gomery, Selma and other territory governed by the Mont gomery rates. The changes will go into effect February Ist. Meriwether’s Trial Proceeds. Annapolis. Jan. 16. —The trial of Midshipman Minor Meriwether, Jr., on charges of hazing in six separate in stances proceeded today. His counsel. James M. Monroe, entered challenges to certain members of the court this morning. Minus a District Attorney. Montgomery, Ala., Jan. 16.—The of- 1 fice of Uni id States district attorney for the miudle district of Alabama Is now vacant The term of W. S. Reese 1 expired Saturday, and he does not 1 hold over until his successor qualifies. , The nomination o" Erast us Parsons is ! pending before the judiciary commit- J tee of the senate. Old Negress Burns to Death. i Chattanooga, Tenn., Jan. 16. —Aunt Kitty Boyd, and ante-bellum negress 110 years old, was burned to death in her cabin near here. She arose In the night to fix the fire and her clothing caught fire from the sparks. She i-ad, never been sick a day’ in her life. A’| one time she brought $1,500 on the* auction block. BONDS BROUGHT EVEN MILLION. Liabilities of Cleveland Concern WIH Reach $1,900,000; Assets $500,000. Cleveland, 0., Jaai. 16.—According to a statement made by H. R. New oomb, of the bankers’ committee in vestigating the affairs of Denison. Pri or & Co., which is in the hands ol Receiver Thomas H. Bushn«ll, the de velopmenfts show- that the gross liabil ities of the firm will be $990,000, not including the $1,000,000 in supposedly forged securities. The assets of the firm, 'Mr. Newcomb believes, will be about $500,000. The recent sudden death of former Mayor Rrenton D. Babcock, from heart disease, may have been caused by the Denison, Prior & Co. failure. Mr. Babcock’s friend® assert that he had his savings, less than SIO,OOO, invested with Mr. Prior, and that when Mr. Prior committed suicide, it so affected Mr. Babcock that he became a victim of apoplexy. Miss Harriet L. Keeler, a teacher in Central High school, Is said 1 to have lost SIO,OOO, which she had invested with the firm of Denison, Prior & Co. Miss Keeler was teacher to both Mr. Prior and the girl who in after years became his wife. The amount of the bond forgeries were increased' by $300,000, and now total $1,009,000. COMMODORE McGANN DEAD. Had Been In Actual Service of the Navy For 44 Years. New York > Jan. 16Octnmod-ore William Penn McGann died Monday at his home in New Rochelle. He was born in Paris, Ky., 76 years ago. He entered the navy when he was IS years old, was in active service for 44 years, being retired in 1892. During tlie civil was he was a lieutenant commander and was in the command of the gun boat Maritonza at the siege of York town. McGann captured the confederate gunboat Teazer with the plans of the defenses of Richmond on board. Later he commanded five gunboats during the siege of Milmington, N. C., ant the Kennehre at Mobile bay,. After the war he was made a commander, in 1876 a captain, and commodore In 1887 In 1891 _ during the Chilean revolution, he captured tike insurgent Eiteamer Itata and sent her to San Diego, Cal. Hughes Will Visit Europe. New York, Jan. 16. —Charles E. Hughes., counsel for (he insurance in vestigating committee, now plans to sail for Europe about Feb. l.Mr. Hughes has made no definite arrange ments for the trip, but it is said he in tends to res't lor a month or more be fore resuming his law practice. Mr. Hughes’ decision to take a vacation U this time is generally construed tc indicate that he will not be concerned in any criminal proceedings which Dls triet Attorney '.Jerome may bring against persons concerned! in the incur tnee scandal. Fire Wipes Out Business District. Sit. Louis, Jan. 16.—A special to tlie Posn-Dispatch from Russellville. Ark., says that the fire that broke cut there last night wiped rut the entire business portion and entailed an aggregate loss of $369,000. The high wind spread the flame®, rapidly, and it was not until morning that they were extlngui bed. The fire practically burned itself out It originated in the grocery store ot Cihronister Bros., and when the alarm was given an audience in the opera house started to stamp#*!©, and It was with difficulty that a panic was avert ed. Revolution Is Ended. San Domingo, Monday, Jan. 15 —The Port of Mon'te Christi, on the noru coast, which recently had been in the hand® of the revolutionists, capitulat ed to protect the lives and property o. the rebels. The Dominican gunboat Ind'ependencia, which supported Gen eral Morales, former president of San Domingo, also surrendered after her commander had sought refuge on one of the American wars/hips. Th revolution is ended and all in quiet. Mrs Chadwick Put to Work. Columbus, 0., Jan. 16. —Cassie L. Chadwick, who has been too weak tc work for the past few days and whe has been confined in the hospital a' the female department of the peniten tiary, began her duties with the other women convicts today. She was set to work making buttonholes in shirts and will continue at this work until she becomes well enough to run a serv ing machine. Reports Are Denied. Washington, Jan. 16. —Official in formation has reached the French em bassy here denying the report that the authorities of St. Pierre were plan ning to shut American fishermen out of the island. It is declared that fche latter wili continue in all the rights and privileges hitherto granted them in those waters. Demurrer Arguments Began. Washington, Jan. 16.—Arguments on the demurrers of George W. Bea vers, indicted 1 jointly with former State Senator George E. Green, cf Binghamton, N. Y., and Willard D. Doremus, for alleged conspiracy in connection with postoffice contracts, were begun in criminal court here on Tuesday. Japanese Counterfeiters Arrested. Seattle, Wash., Jan. 16.—Three Jap anese counterfeiters have been placed under arrest by secret service officers and hundrdis of dollars’ worth of spu rious $6 and $lO gold pieces with the paraphernalia used in their manufac ture captured. | Life Is to be fortified by many friend ships. To love and to be loved is the greatest happiness of existence.—Syd ney Smith. IT . This is one reason why Ayer’s Cherry if’ W Isl J/> f C Pectoral is so valuable in consumption. JL L U / ViO stops the wear and tear of useless f f coughing. But it does more —it con /1% m A *f 1% trols the inflammation, quiets the fever, Li V>( ///iJ // soothes, heals. Ask your doctor about it. We have ao secretal We publish j o formula* ot all our medicine*. Lowalh Mml GREAT DAMAGE IS DONE BY STORM Ohio, Kentucky and Indians Suffer Great Lo3s. ONLY ONE FATALITY REPORTED Numbers of Buildings Were Wreckec at Various Places —Lima, 0., Pres byterian Church Struck by Lightninc and Gutted by Fire. Cincinnati'^.Jan. 16. —A special re ceived today various poinis in Ohio, Indiana qnd Kentucky, tell ol great damage done by a severe wind rain and hall storm last night. During the height of the storm th* wind reached a- velocity of 40 to 6t miles an hour. One fatality is report ed, and several others were injured. The telegraph and telephone convpa nies suffered severely by' wires being blown down i nail dictions. In Gin cinnati not much damage was done. At Lacaster, Ohio, several buildings were wrecked and considerable dam aged reported there to outhouses anc several dwellings at Springfield, O. w ere blown off their foundations dur ing the storm. At Lima, 0., the Main street Presby terian church was struck by lightning and was gutted by fire caused from the flash. At Elaton, 0., a school house in the Fence neighborhood. 5 miles north, was razed, and many buildings, barns and small houses were demolished. Miss- Bertha Hart and 05 pupils in the school building when is collapsed aside from a few minor bruises, es caped without injury. Paducah, Ky., reports that a n-umhei of houses and shed’ were unroofed and other damage done. Several barges oif tie* in. the har bor there and at Rockport and Joppa Ills., were sunk. At Frankfort,'.lnd., the wind demol ished a brick school house, and Elk Johnson, aged 11, was crushed undei the debris and instantly killed. Hei 9-year-old sister and the teacher, Ho n;>ir Kurtz, sustained broken arms. At Newcastle, lnd., a large smoke stark f, H on the roof of the Christian Cornell while the double funeral ser vices of Mr. and Mrs. Henry L. Shoup was in progress. Great con stern a tion prevailed in the church. Town Swept By Flames. Lima, 0., Jan. IC.—The town ot Convoy. 36 nviles from here, is report ed to have been swept away by fire last night. To Return Deported Chinese. San Francisco, Jan. 16. —A telegram received Monday from Secretary Met calf says that the department ha® or dered that Li Wheng Shi and Gi Yok on hoard the Coptic, now on the w-ay to China via Honolulu, be transferrer, at Honolulu and returned to San Fran cisco, to be held in custody cf th: steamship .pending appeal proceedings in the United States oir cult court of appeals. These Chinest were shipped out of the state by tht local Chinese bureau on an order of deportation after the bureau had beer advised that an appeal had been al lowed by the United States district judge, Dehaven LI Wah and Gi Yol claim to be native Americans and Ng Shi Is Li Wah’s wife, and demanded admittance as such. Jailed on Bad Charge. Dalton, Ga., Jan. 16.—'Sheriff John Johnson, ha* reoeiyed a telegram from the officials of Union county that Jno Dye, wiho is wanted In this county for assault with intent to rape, had been arrested and was lo* ~*d In jail at Blairsville, Ga. Sheriff Johnson left immediately for that place to bring him back. Dye Is a white man, about 20 years old, and a charged w-ith attack ing the llttel 11-year-old daughter of C. L. Easley, a well-to-do farmer and highly respected citizen living near Tunnel Hill. Mrs Taggart Leaves for Europe. Cincinnati, Jan. 16. —The Times- Star has published a story to the ef fect that Mrs. Grace Taggart, who was to have appeared in the Wooster court In connection with her recent di vorce from Captain E. F. Taggart, U S. A., is on board the steamship Ce drlo. with her two sons enroute to Eu rope. She is Bald to have booked Mrs. Grace Thompson and was ac companied by a trained nurse. Report Will Be Made Public. New York, Jan. 16.—Thomas P. Fowler, chainnan of the house clean committee of the New York Life In surance company said yesterday that the committee would be ready to re port to the trustees in about ten days. He said the report would go to the trustees, who undoubtedly would make it public. To Remove Negro’s Cody, Jackson, Miss., Jan. 16.-—There is a strong probability that a bill be In troduced in the legislature within the next few days providing for the re moval cif tlie body of Charles Lynch, the negro lieutenant governor of Mis sissippi from the Greenwood cemetery in this sity, to some negro cemetery located on the outskirts of the town. Negro Declines Consulship. Washington, Jan. 16. —J. C. Napier, the negro lawyer and banker of Nash ville > Tenn., who was recently offered the position of United States consul at Bahia, Brazil, called on the presi dent and thanked him for the proposed appointment, but declined It. ANSLEY’S Stock' Taking Clearance Sale. IA Dollar Goes Farther I during this, our mout-y Saving Annual Clearcnce Sale, than wil l go anywhere else —and here’s the reason why: I SMART SUITS f; OVERCOATS that during the first part of the season sold for $l.O Men’s Suits aud Overcoats, $6.75 12.50 Overcoats aud Raincoats, $3.75 15 Men’s Suits, Overcoats and Raincoats $9.75 17.50 Men’s Snits, Overcoats and Raincoats $11.75 20 Men’s Suits, Overcoats aud Raincoats $13.75 22.50 Men’s Suits, Overcoats and Raincoats $15.75 25 Men’s Sußs, Over coats and Raincoats $17.75 2 Men’s Odd Rants $1.38 2.50 Men’s Odd Rants » $1.65 3 Men’s Odd Pants $1.95 4 Men’s Odd Pants $2.50 5 Men’s Odd Pants $3.25 6 Men’s Odd Pants $4.25 7.50 Men’s Odd rants c $5.00 2.00 Boy’s Knee Pant Snits ... .$1.38 2.50 Boy’s Knee Pant Suies 1.65 3.00 Boy’s Knee Rant Snits 1.95 K ice Rant Suits /..... 2.50 5.00 Bay’s Knee Rant Suits 3.25 6.00 Boy’s Knee Paut, Suits 4.25 7.50 Boy’s Knee Pant Suits 5.00 Odds and Ends in Men’s Suits Almost Given Awav Lot Men’s Odd Suits, formerly $5.00 to $lO now $2.50 ands3.so Lot Men’s Odd Saits, fermeily $12.50 to sls now $3.50t0 $5.00 Lot of Higher Grade in Odd Suits offered iu proportion. Lot of Odds and Ends in Pants of all kinds on same basis. SEE OUR AD, :ON FOURTH PAGHE CHAB. L. ANBLEY, Success r to Wheatley & Ansley I CLARKXCoT - ! Cotton Future Brokers AMERICUS, GEORGIA. Members Leading Exchanges. Private Leased wires to New Orleans, Chicago and New York. / Instantaneous Executions. New Orleans Correspondents, Gilbert & Clay. Cotton New York Correspondents, C.D. Freeman & Co. —Cotton Correspondence Invited, » ' —i—i i ——— mm * j Private Wires New York, Chicago, New Orleans. J. S. McREE & CO. Phone 276, BANKERS and BROKERS Americu*, Ga. MEMBERS LEADING EXCHANGES. New York & Chicago Correspondents: j New Orleans Corespondents: MILLER & CO. MILLER & CO, MEMBERS: MEMBERS New York Stock exchange. ( New York Stock Exchange, > New York Cotton Exohange, New York Cotton Exchange, ? New York Coffee Exohange. New York Coffee Exchange, < New Orleans Cotton Exchange, „ „ ( New Orleans Stock Exchange, New (Means Cotton Exob.ree, CLioago Board olTr.de, Chicago Board of Trade. ( Liverpool Cotton Asssooiation. Paints, Oils and Varnishes, Brick, Lime, Cement and Plaster Paris, Man* tels, Grates and Tile. Shingles, Laths, FloorLig and Ceiling, Caicinio and Plastico. Houlding,Brack ets, columns and Turned Work, Nails Valley Tin and Ridge Role,< Sash, Doors, Blinds and Frames at John W. Shiver, g^tegjheijr ?>6c per box, the same shell you pay 40c and 45c for. This Is no fake, I have got plenty of them, and you know w hat they are. IL. J. BAGLEY. Opposite Geo. D. Wheatley. No. 209

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