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AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER.
WiW -BIGHTH T«VK
WE WISH YOU
Merry Christmas.
Christmas jomes and every heart
overflows with Yuletide joy
“WHAT SHALL 1 GIVE
HIM FOR CHRISTMAS.”
This is the same difficult problem that presents itself at every re*
eurrence of the season.
vVe come to your rescue and say: “Come here with all your trou
bles and let us show you.”
We’re in Holiday attire and have the things a Man buys for thim*
gelt and appreciates most. We. can, also, fill the Boy’s Stockings as
satisfactorily as the Man’s.
A FEW SUGGESTIONS
Overcoats Neckwear Collars
Raincoats Gloves Cuffs
Suits Hosiery Mufflers
Trousers Underwear Ca«s
Fancy Vests Suspenders Sh rt Protectors
Umbrellas Sweaters Bath Bobes *
Shirts Etc. Etc.
V e’ll lay aside your selection until Christmas, and we’ll make
aiy exchanges desired after Christmas.
W. D. BAILEY.
MEN’S AND BOY’S OUTFITTER
HAVE A BANK ACCOUNT
WITH TH -■ nERICUS TRUSTand SAVINGS BANK
Anyone can make money, but it tak*s a wUe one to save it.
BEGIN WITH sl.<K> and get a HOME BANK FREE. V\e want
to encourage the youug folks with their small savings; the wage
earners who are striving to buy a home; the bu>iness men who are
saving surplus incomes as a competency for later years; all persons
who are trying to accomplish something in life beyond their pres
ent condition. Call and ask about our plan. 4 per cent interest
paid on Savings Deposits Compounded.
OFFICE IN AMERICUS NATIONAL BANK BUILDING,ICOTTON AVENUE.
Caught Fast in tne tee.
St. Johns, X. F. , Dec. IS. —The J
American cruiser Potomac, and 48
American-Canadian and Newfoundland
fishing vessels, with J.OOO nets, were
caught fast in the ice floes near the
Bay of Islands. In response to a
message to this city, a steamer was
hent to the imprisoned fleet and with
the aid of the crews of all the ves
sels, succeeded in getting out the Po
tomac. The ice which held the fish
ing vessels was broken by the crus- j
er and the whole fleet was liberated, 1—
King Oscar Greatly j
Stockholm, Sweden, Dec. IS. — ■
King Oscar is so much improved in
health that his attending physicians
announce that after Tuesday they will j
issue only one bulletin daily. To
yay's bulletin was as follows: “The j
king slept seven hours during the |
light; his temperature this rnroning
*as 99.1, and his pulse was strong
er, although still somewhat irregu
lar There is still a slight discharge
tr-ncuoos from the trachea.” j
A Woman’s Health
a heritage too sacred to be experl
aented with. For her peculiar and defl
ate ailments only medicines of known
composition and which contain no alco
hol, narcotics, or other harmful or habit
forming drugs should be employed. Such
, medicine is Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Pre
rfcription—a remedy with a record of over
r forty years of cures to recommend it; a
■ remedy, the makers of which print its
■ formula on every bottle-wrapper and at
■ fest its completeness and correctness
lender oath; a remedy devised and adapted
■to woman’s delicate constitution by an
■ educated physician—an experienced spe
■orairst in woman’s diseases; a remedy,
■ every ingredient of which lias received
■ 'O6 written endorsement of the most emi
medical writers of all the several
I*-fioolsof practice for the cure of woman’s
diseases; a remedy which has
®ore horux-fide cures to its credit than
®y other sold by druggists for woman’s
•Pecial requirements. It is not given
"ay in the form of "trial bottles” to lie
jWimented with, but is sold at a fair
P*ice by all dealers in medicines.
a woman has bearing down, or drag
s'* 1 ?? pains, low down in the abdomen, or
backache, frequent headaches.
or fainting spells, is nervous and
■2 l, y startled, has gnawing feeling in
■ sees imaginary floating specks,
,)e^ore her eyes, has melancholia,
■tv r es ’” or a weakening disagreeable
■ iin from pelvic organs, she can make
■F. mis . take resorting to the use of Dr.
■X rce ’s Favorite Prescription. It will
Karate and tone up the whole system
especially the pelvic organs.
■u° woman suffering from any of the
symptoms can afford to accept any
nostrum or medicine of unknown
as a substitute for a medi
■inn u® h)r. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip-
K.; " hich is of known composition and
record of over forty years and sells
KL, 6 fargely to-day than ever before. Its
E ers withhold no secrets from their
ML, nt - s ) believing open publicity to be
rMV'-T best guaranty of merit.
Wih. .' Ifierce invites ail suffering women
■A mstilt him by letter free of charge.
U ' rs °. f cons; ultution are held as
confidential and an answer is re-
IHit'“p (i m plain sealed envelope. Address.
I ierce, Invalids’ Hotel and Sur
■ 41 institute, Buffalo, N. Y.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 19. 1906.
U. S. CONSIDERED
JAPAN’S BEST FRIEND
So Ambassador Aoki Declares
to Asscc at on.
JAPANESE LIKE FAIR PLAY
I
Ambassador Says that Japan Can Nev
er Forget that She Was Forced from
Seclusion by the United States, and
Put on the Road to Progress.
New York, Dec. 18.—Alter review
ing the amicable relations- long exist
ing between the United States and
'.Japan, Viscount Aoki, the Japanese
ambassador, declared that his people
were fully alive to the magnitude of
Japan’s obligation io this country,
the memory of which would be a
lasting monument of the cordial
friendship that cements the two na
tions. Eastern Asia, he said, was
large enough for the commerce of all
nations, and the dream of the pessi
mist who saw the phantom of a strug
gle between the United States and
Japan, for the supremacy of the Pa
cific, was too ridiculous to be made
the subject of serious thought.
Ambassador Aoki was the guest of
honor at the dinner of the American
Asiatic association.
In presenting the first toast, The
President,” President James B. Morse
of the association, referred to Presi
dent’s praise in his message of the
Japanese, and to “the kindly service
he has rendered to the promotion of
good feeling between two great na
tions bound to each other by ties of
mutual interest no less than ot esta
lished friendship.
The toast to the emperor of Japan
followed.
Disposition of John Long's Remains.
San Francisco, Cal., Dec. 18 The
remains of Sir John Dong, Scottish
member of parliament, who died at
Monterey last week, were cremated
at the Oakland crematory last week.
It was his wish to have his body
cremated and the ashes taken hack
to his native country, and accord
ingly Lady Dong and daughter will
leave tomorrow for Scotland, carry
ing with them the funeral urn.
Will Manage Baseball Team.
Montgomery, Ala., Dec. 18.
announced that the Mongomery base
ball franchise, now controlled y
Montgomery Traction CO “ E *J]
be sold to local parties and not
lowed to leave the city. It
announced that John Alalarky, pitch
er, will be manager next season.
BLAME FOR WRECK
PLACED ON OPERATOR
Officials Say Mattcx Disre
* t)
garded Rules.
GENERAL COUNSEL STATEMENT
\
He Goes Over Evidence Brought Out
at the Hearing, and Says It Shows
that Mattox Caused Wreck by Vio
lating the Rules.
Washington ,Dec. 18. —The official
investigation of the Southern railroad
into the rear end collision which oc
curred at Lawyers, Va. , on Thanks
giving day, and in which President
Spencer, president of the Southern,
and six others, including a number of
prominent people, lost their lives,
has been concluded and ihe respon
sibility for the wreck placed on G.
D. Mattox, block operator at Ran
goon Station, Va.
General Counsel A. P. Thom, of
the railroad, issued the following
statement announcing the official con
clusion.
.or. Thom, of the Southern rail
way, who has, with other officials of
the Sou the ns, been engaged in the
investigation of the rear-ex d colli
sion near Rangoon Station on Thanks
giving day, and in which Mr. Spencer
and a number of O.hers lost their
lives, was asked whether any con
clusion had been reached as to the
cause of the accident.
“Yes, train .No. 3d bound south,
with Mt. Spencer's car No. 100 on
the rear end, had, by the block op
erator at Rangoon, G-. D. Mattox,
been let into the block between Ran
goon and the next block station to
the south, known as lawyers, and
before the block was cleared on that
train, Mattox also let into the same
block train, first No. 37, which not
knowing in time that train No. 33 was
in the block, ran into it, and caused
the catastrophe.
After passing Rangoon that morn
ing, train No. 33, which, beside the
engine and tender, consisted of the
postal car, express car, a combiatlon
baggage and two second-class passen
ger cars, a first-class car, two sleep
ing cars and the president’s car, No.
100 (there named in the order from
the engine), at a point something
over a mile from Rangoon station,
separated into two parts because of
a coupling between the express car
and the combination car. The emer
gency brakes at once automatically <jn
both sections of the wrecked train, as
in such contingencies, were applied,
and both sections were stopped.
“Under the circumstances, if the
rules of the company, had been obey
ed. no other train could have passed
Rangoon or entered \ the block in
which this disabled train was.
“This was he undisputed testimo
ny. which shows that r.o less than
three different rules of the company
were violated by Mattcx, the opera
te: at Rangoon, the observance of
any one of which would have prevent
ed the accident.
Indicates Extensive KoDbery.
New York, Dec. IS. —Indications
of ar. ex ensive robbery were con
tained in a general alarm sent out to
tne police io arrest Gabriel Hilt and
his companion, Louise Luoys, and the
reward of §SOO for their apprehension.'
Witn the alarm was a list of missing
jewelry estimated o be worth over
SIO,OOO. The names of the owners
of the jewelry of the circumstances
of the robbery were not given. Hilt
is described as being a Frenchman
of distinguished appearance. He is
5 feet, 8 inches in height and weighs
1G pounds. The description of the
Luoys woman is not given.
Rupture Not Armcipated.
St. Petersburg, Dec. 18.—The
Russo-Japanese negotiations, the
status* of which last week were high
ly unsatisfactory, have entered on
a favorable stage and a rupture is no
longer anticipated. It is believed
that a satisfactory arrangement, de
fining the extent to which the Japa
nese shall enjoy fishing rights on the
Siberian coast and also giving the
Japanese the privilege of acquiring
stations ashore for drying fish, will
be attainable without the suggested
appeal to the good offices of the other
powers.
Mistrial in Thomas Case.
Atlanta, Dec. 18. — A mistrial was
Tuesday morning declared In the case
of A. L. Thomas, -who was tried be
fore Judge Roan on the charge of
©hooting Dr. William Cawhern with
intent 'to murder. The jury had been
out all night, and announced to Judge
Roan about 10 o’clock that It was un
able to reach a verdict. The fore
man stated that should the jury be
shown Thomas’ statement again or be
recharged It might be able to decide
the case. Judge Roan stated that
thi© would he impossible and immedi
ately declared a mistrial.
SHIP STRIKES ROCKS;
CAPTAIN SUICIDES
Tragedy Follows Wreck of the
Steamer Victoria Louise.
FULL OF PLEASURE SEEKERS
AH the Passengers, However, Were
Taken Off—Vessel Wrecked Near
Jamaica—Effort Made to Hush the
T ragedy.
Kingston, Jamaica, Dec. IS.—The
Hamburg-American line tourist ves
sel, Prinzessin Victoria Luise, from
New York Dec. 12, for this port,
went ashore off Port Royal, while on
her way back to New York. The
passengers were landed here safely
and Captain Bruin&wig, who was in
charge of the Victoria Luise, when
she struck, committed suicide by
blowing out hfs brains in his cabin.
TThe German cruser Bremen has
gone to the assistance of the strand
ed steamer and the French training
ship Duquay-Thouin is preparing to
leave port with the same object in
view.
The Victoria Luise is pounding
heavily and ihe seas are breaking
over her, but hopes are still enter
tained that she will be saved. She
is resting on a rocky ledge.
According to the latest report from
the scene of the wreck the Bremen
was trying to pull the stranded ves
sel off. The body of Captain Bruin
swig is still on board the steamer.
In acounting for the stranding of
the steamer, it is explained that she
was without a pilot, and the captain
in charge. He followed a wrong
course, and piled her up on the rocks
just under the lighthouse. Two
hours later the captain locked him
self in his cabin, and blew out his
brains..
The officers of the ship and the
German consul here made ineffectual
efforts to hush tip the news of the
tragedy. The local police are ar
ranging to take charge of the body
and perform an autopsy. The body
probably will be sent to New York
for burial.
When the Victoria ran on the rocks
the sea was calm, the present heavy
weather coming up later.
The passengers were thrown into
a state of panic, and great confusion
prevailed, until it was learned that
there was no immediate danger. The
officers succeeded in restoring order,
and the transfer of the passengers to
Kingston was effected without acci
dent.
Sunday Closing Law.
New Orleans, Dec. 18. —A sensa
tional incident in the efforts of police
Inspector Whitaker to enforce the
Sunday closing law occurred when the
young men’s gymnastic club, of which
he is a member, demande’d his res
ignation and offered to return his
dues. The .club acted because Mr.
Whitaker had caused the arrest of the
club’s bartender on a charge of vio
lating the Sunday law. The club’s
directors announced that they de
manded Whitaker’s resignation under
the section of their by-laws refer
ring to members “detrimental to the
prosperity and welfare of the clifb.”
Farmer Drowns in the Etowah.
Rome, Ga., Dec. 18. —Luther Wal
raven, a young farmer, about 19
years of age, drowned in the Eto
wah river, a few miles from Rome.
The young man attempted to cross
the river at Johnson's ferry, but his
horse made a misstep an.d, instead of
walking in. the ferry' boat, he walked
into the water. Both the horse and
man were drowned. Searching par
ties were out all day and part of the
night but had not recovered Walra
ven’s body. The deceased was a
young son of Joseph Walraven, a
well known and wealthy farmer.
Negro’s Wounds Prove Fatal.
Macon, Ga., Dec. IS. —Arthur
Lewis, the negro bootblack who was
shot in East Macon by Buford Al
len, another negro, died at the city
hospital. Two shots had penetrated
the body. Allen escaped, and has
not been located by officers. .Allen
was said to have taken the part of
another negro bootblack who was
quarreling with Lewis over a small
amount of money.
Plan Beginning of Canal Work.
Boston, Dec. IS. —Tne Boston,
Cape Cod and New York Canal com
pany, the controlling intertr-t of
which, it is announced, has been ac
quired by August Eelmcnt & Co. The
plans for beginning the work are
now under consideration by August
Belmont & Co., it is announced.
Thaw Trial January 21.
New York, Dec. 18. —Harry K.
Thaw will be tried on January 21 on
a charge of murdering Stanford
White according to an order signed
by Justice Newberger Tuesday. The
trial will be before Justice Fitzgerald.
Extraordinary Inducements
TO
Clothing Buyers
The largest stock to select from is here.
Best fitting clothes are heae.
The finest made.
$30,C0 Men’s Suits, Overcoats and Raincoats, now $22.75
$27.50 Men’s Suit j , Overcoats and Raincoats, now 21.6#
125.00 Men’s Suits, Overcoa s and Raincoat*, now 18.7 S
$22.50 Men’s Suits, Overcoats and Raincoats, now 16.75
$20.00 Men’s Suits, Overcoats and Rtincoats, now 13.75
sl7 50 Men’s Suits, Over coats and RaiDCoats, now 1T.75
sls 00 Men’s Suits, Overcoats and Raincoats, row 9.75
$12,50 Men’s Suits 8.75
$lO Q 0 Men s Suits 6.75
Men’s Odd Suits, formerly $20.00 and $25.00. for $12.5#
Men’s Odd Suits, formerly $15.00 and $17.50, for 8.75
Men’s Odd Suits, formerly SIO.OO and $12.50, for 5,0#
Lot of assorted Odds and Ends, foimerly $7 50 to SIO.OO, will be closed
out for $3.50.
ODD TROUSERS
$8.50 Odd Trousers, now $7.5#
$7.50 Odd r fc Trousers, now 5.75
$6.50 Odd Trousers, now 4.50
$5.00 Odd Trouseis, now 3.75
$4.00 Odd Trousers, now 2.75
$3.00 Odd Trousers, now 1.95
All cheaper Trousers in same proportion.
300 pairs
Useful Xmas gifts for the men. *
More of them here than any place in Americus.
In addition to the clothing you will find:
Smoking Jackets. House Coats, Bath Robes, Gloves, Sox,
Suspenders, Neckwear, Underwear, Night Robes,
Pajamas, All Kinds Handkerchiefs, Mufflers,
Silk Initial Handkerchiefs, Collars and
Cuffs Hats. Shoes, Umbrellas, Etc.
Chas. L. Ansley
Successor *«* & Ansley.
Sec Ad or Fourth Page.
See the
Beautiful
THINGS WE HAVE
FOR
PRESENTS!
Cuff and Collar Boxes, .Manicure
Sets, Comb and Brush Sets, Traveling
Cases, Military Brushes, Razors —safe-
ty or regular, Glove and Handkerchief
Boxes, Fine Meerchaum Pipes plain or
carved, Cigar Holders, Cigar Cases,
Mirrors, Gold Fountain Pens, Hand
Bags, Cigars in Christmas Boxes, Co
lognes, Extracts in Cut Glass and many
other nice things. The goods are the
best —our prices are right.
REM BERT’S
DRIK- STORE
113 FORSYTH ST,
Wage Advance by “Ellen n.”
Louisville, Ky., Dec. 18. —The
Louisville and Nashville railroad
given notice that it has increased the
wages of its shopmen about 4 per
cent, effective Dec. 1. The increase
affects about 2,000 men. By reason
of the higher wages, the pay roll will
be increased about SIOO,OOO a year.
jrf g TT% 1 Ask your doctor, “What is the first great rule of
Lj ftM s% health?” Nine doctors out of ten will quickly
Ml. %UL lw reply, “ Keep the bowels regular.’ * While you
f W y 11 are about it, ask him another question, “What
OJm 1 — /sy i - do you think of Ayer’s Pills for constipation?’’
/ JL vi/t 1,1 £ are willing to trust him. Are you?
m » We have no secrets! We publish J. C. Ayer Co.,
W the formulae of r>ll ourpi eparations. Lowell, Maas, j
NUMBER 193
Insufficient Yards Cause Congestion.
Kansas City, Dec. 18.—The Jour
nal Tuesday says that not a lack of
cars and locomotives, but insufficient
yardage, warehouses and elevators,
is the cause ti#<!; has brought about
the freight congestion, in Kansas City
and probably elsewhere.