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"official Orc«n of 'umler County.
Official Organ nf U>b»ter County.
FRIDAY.
AUGUST 29.1890
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SENATORIAL CONVENTION.
Delegates of the 13th Senatorial
district composed of the counties
of Sumter, Schley and Macon are
requested to meet in Oglethorpe,
Macon county, on Tuesday, Sept. 0,
at 10 o’clock a. m., for the purpose
of nominating a candidate for Sen
ator for said district to the State
Legislature.
By order of the Democratic ex
ecutive committee of the 13th Sen
atorial district, tills August 25,1890.
J. C. Ei.mxoton,
Chairman.
The tax rate levied by the Gov
ernor and Comptroller-General for
this year is 3 90-100 mills.
Gov. Gordon has taken tlie sub
treasury bull by the horns. Now
we will see what the bull will do.
The returnsof the superintendent
of the census show that the growth
of the pig Iron industry of the South
lias been very rapid.
The abandoned farms of New
Hampshire are being bought up by
rich New Yorkers and Bostonians,
for use as summer homes.
Felton’s caudidacy In the Seventh
is looked upon with disfavor all
over Georgia. It is to ho hoped he
will decide not to make the race.
George D. McCreary, in speaking
of the report that he lrad purchased
a newspaper, declared: “I have
some money and some sense, ami
would like to keep both.”
By his recent speech it would
seem tliat Governor Gordon really
wished Col. Livingston to contest
with him for the seat in the Senate,
as he issues a direet challenge.
A dispatch from Chicago says
there Is a movement on foot for
bringing together the Women’s
Christian Temperance Union and
the Salvation Army. We can hard
ly believe this.
Fearful havoc was wrought by the
Wilkesbarro eyclone a few days ago,
over four hundred liouseB being
wrecked in the main portion of the
city. The damage Is placed at a
million dollars.
The convention of the State Al
liance still swears enmity against
jute bagging, by re-pledging the
Alliance to the resolution adopted
by the last anuunl convention rela
tive to cotton liagging.
Guay’s force hill amendment was
brought up In the Senate Wednes
day, according to program, hut the
conclusion will bo Indefinite, It is
said Quay got much the best of the
debate and will triumph iu the end.
A tie-up on the Vanderbilt lines
of railroad has been decided upon,
aud ttie Knights have decided to
carry the Central tight to tho bitter
end. 1’owderiy issued an order for
all the men to go out yesterday,
and tho situation will be a serious
one.
! The statement that Air. Koekefel-
\ ier has determined to give $20,000,-
i O00 to establish aBaptist University
in New York Inis gained great cur
rency, but it seems to lack founda
tion. A prominent Baptist of New
•York sahi a few days ago that ft
was absurd to suppose that Air.
Rockefeller Intended tudo any such
thing. The New York Tribune
says the rumor "is not coullrmed in
any quarter, and is, in fact, discred
ited, at least temporarily, by Mr.
Rockefeller himself.” This gentle-
tleman gave $600,000 to the Baptist
Unfvyrsi'y at Chicago, and a few
days ago gave $10,000 to Mercer
University at Macon. He lias been
free with ids money iu various
other good causes, but the public
will believe that lie means to give
away $20,000,000 in one lump when
Mr. Rockefeller says so. He lias
not said so yet.
In 1880 Texas, Virginia, Teunes-
see aud Georgia were pretty close
together iu population, all having
between 1,500,000 anti !,600,000 peo
ple. Jt will be interesting to ob
serve how these States will- stand
under the new count. It is conced
ed that Texas will pass 2,000,000
considerably, and, of course, will
go far ahead of the States that were
almost abreastof herlu 1880. There
is also a strong probability that
fieorgia will pass both Virginia aud
Tennessee. It may crowd Ken
tucky. Georgia lias increased largely
in population since the census of
1880, and, in all the other element^
of greatness.
Virginia Alliancemen have de
nounced the force bill, the follow
ing being adopted bV the htate con
vention: “Resolved, That we, the
State Farmers’ Alliance of Vir
ginia, do intend to grasp with a
tighter alliance grasp the hands of
our alliance brothers at the North,
determined to hold together with
locked shields in spite of ull efforts
to arouse prejudices against us, un
til the financial emancipation of
labor and the producer is accom
plished.”
One of tlie most interesting con
tests before the new governor will
be for the position of State School
Commissioner. There are a num
ber of applicants for the place now
held by by Judge Hook. Mr. North-
eu has been a Successful educator
and is fgmiliar with the school
question. No one lias authority to
say what lie will or will not do,
further thau that lid will endeavor
to make the matter of good schools
a feature of his administration.
THE PHILOSOPHER
Upon Independence
Polities.
Hon. W. L. Scott, of Pennsyl
vania, lias declined a renomination
for Congress. Afr. Scott is not,
however, out of politics. He is
taking a big hand in the Pennsyl
vania State campaign, and predicts
the election of Pattfsou by a good
majority. Air. Scott also says that
Ids district will send a democrat to
Congress. He declined the nomi
nation because ills great private in
terests demand ills presence at
home.
An exchange thinks that the
Tentli Georgia district goes to ex
tremes lathe matter of avoirdu
pois. Air. Barnes succeeded Alex
ander Stephens, aud he will be suc
ceeded by Mr. "Watson, who is said
to weigh less than one hundred
pounds.
No plan for obtaining white su
premacy iu Mississippi has yet ob
tained -favorable report from the
committee to which tills subject
lias been referred. It is reported
that a st-lieiue of judicious appoint
ment of representation, having that
object in view, is regarded iu the
convention with more favor thau
any other yet considered, but that
it meets considerable opposition.
A telegram in yesterday’s papers
announces the burning of the beau
tiful home, at Hyraeue, N. Y., of
Mr. Alfred Wilkinson, the fiance of
Aliss AVluuie Davis. It was caused
by an explosion of benzine used by
workmen for cleaning woodwork.
The loss is $30,000, with’an Insur
ance of $19,000.
All over Southwest Georgia there
are hundreds of tons of the lluest
crab grass going to waste just for
tiie lack of a little enterprise and
energy on the part of the farmers.
It is better lorage than fodder, and
why not supplement the short fod
der crop with hay'.’
Hie Senatorial convention for the
eleventh district met in Dawson
Thursday, aud Hon. A. C. Hill was
nominated by acclamation. A mo
tion to endorse Gordon for the IT.
8. Senate met opposition, but was
passed.
The State Alliance convention
did a large business iu the way of
exonerating its members Ifom
charges made against them. Cor-
put, Colvin and Brown were all
fully exonerated and endorsed.
PoArderly lias issued an appeal to
organized labor against the Vauder-
bilts and calls upon tiie public to
aid the Knights iu their "protest
agaiust tyranny.” The general
strike lias not been ordered yet.
Where you hear a mau talking
about his Independence in politics
and religion, you can bet there’s
something wrong witli him.
Niue times out of ten his party or
his church 1ms gone ofl aud left
him, aud leu times out of nine the
only platform or creed, lie's gut to
stand on is a little lone grievance.
An independent gets mighty lone
some after a little' while, and then
lie goes aud hunts up some other
independents aud they swap griev
ances and get up a platform that
resolves tlmt^iverybedy .is wrong
and have deserted tiie principles of
freedom, and a lot of such bosh,and
make up a little party of their own
A'ou see it ain’t natural that we
should be independent, for we are
all dependent upon one another for
our living,our society, our churches
aud our parties. A nice govern
ment we should have if every fel
low should set up a little party of
his own.
A mau can’t have Ills own way in
politics, any more than lie can iu
anything else, unless he gets some
body else to help him. All our
parties aud their principles are but
compromises, whtre each yields a
little of his independence in order
that he gain the support of the
others.
These independents who fall out
with their party because, as they
say, the party has abandoned its
principles, always remind me of the
man who stood up so straight that
he leaned backwards. So with
theso independents—they get to be
such straight-out Democrats that
they lean towards tiie other side^
Some of these "straight-out Dem
ocrats” are wonderfully exercised
because the Alliance has swajlowed
the Democratic party. Well, what
if they have—its but another ciyse
of “the Dutch taking Holland.’
These Alliancemen have always
been good enough Democrats to
vote, aud i don't see why by long
probation they haven’t got to be
good enough Democrats to hold
ofllce.
It looks just a little funny to me
to see some of the fellows up in the
Seventh district who used to cuss
Dr. Feltou for being an indepen
dent now trying to get him to run
as a “stiaiglitout Democrat.” Its
true that Die Dr. said a few montKfe
ago that lie had repented aud re
turned to the Democratic fold, but
when he did that he agreed to abide
by the nominations.
It’s a mighty poor time to be ex
perimenting iu iudependentism,
when our common enemy Is trying
to down us witli force hills and
driving our pure cotton seee oil out
of the market to make room for dis
eased hog fat. It looks to me as If
this was the time to stick together,
even if we do have to stand a little
rubbing on our sore spots.
If there is any such thing as phi
losophy in politics, now is the time
to show it, anti put of!' to a some
more convenient time the airing of
our private grievances. At least
that’s the way it looks to u
I’lrn.osoi'HEB.
The announcement that tho ne
groes who contemplate leaving
Nortli Carolina tills year propose to
go north and west, instead of south
west will not cause any concern in
thiB section. Let them give all sec
tions of. the country a fair trial,
and if they- find one that affords
them a better chance to make a
living and accords them any
"rlgliU" not enjoyed hi the south,
tliat Is the place for them.
Quay has won his light, and the
Republican Senators iu conference
formally abandoned the force bill
for tills session. Ret it be Imped
that tiie oooutry will now rest
easier ior a while at least.
As reoeutiy as within five years
the Nortli was tilled witli doubters
respecting the South’s industrial
and vauce ment. The majority
heard with indlll’erence or witli a
disdain they scarcely cared to con
ceal of tiie devoiopments in pro
gress. Occasionally Home journal
would mention brieiiy the building
of some iron furnace oj the startiug
of a car shop, but such notices were
exceptional, while sneerH at “boom
towns” aud what were intended to
be funny thrusts at tiie South’s pre
sumption in supposing that itcould
ever be the Boat of varied manuf ac
taring industries, wei-o unpleas
antly numerous and frequent. All
this has ciiauged. AIllllous of
money have been transferred from
the North to the South. Thousands
of families have made their homes
there. Although the heat of sum
mer has come, Southern hotel reg
isters record daily arrivals from the
North. Tho press, always alive to
popular movements, has changed
also,, and now gives the Southern
industrial news items be
cause the readers are interested in
them. The question is uo longer,
“watchman, tell us of the night—
what it signs of promise are,” for
the dullest arc beginning to see,
shining above tlm Southern hori
zon “the morning star” of Ub de
veloping prosperity. A glorious
change tills—the, harbinger of a
brighter aud better period for tiie
land we all love.
TO DEFEAT GORDON.
The Augusta Chronicle’s Wash
ington correspondent gives out the
following rather startling informa
tion :
A Georgian here to-day gave out
quietly a piece of information
which, if It be true, will create a
genuine sensation in Georgia very-
soon .
It was to tiie effect that a combi
nation had been formed between
three of she leading politicians of
the State and the leaders .of
tho Alliance by which Gover
nor Gordon was to be defeated
for the Senate. “The trade has al
ready been made,” said tiie Geor
gian, “and you take 'my word for
It, Gordon will not be Georgia’s
next senator.”
As to who would be the success
ful man he refused to reply, but
simply said: "He stands in with
the farmers, aud his name will be
given out at the proper time."
Quite a ripple of excitement w-as
caused in the State Alliance con
vention iu Atlanta by Felix Corput,
who made a speech advocating a
change in the management of the
Farmers’ Alliance newspaper, say
ing he thought it would Improve it
and make it more useful to the far
mers. President Livingston left
the chair and spoke vigorously iu
praise of Editor Harry Brown and
his management of the paper.
Strong feeling rose between Brown
aud Corput, aud the members ex
perienced considerable difficulty in
keeping them quiet.
Au Interesting phase of New
York politics is the war which tiie
Republican press is waging on Hon.
Hamilton Fish, oue of the leaders
of their party,because ofjhis alleged
supportof bills favored by theTam-
many Democracy iu the late legis
lature of the State. It seems that
the Republican majority make op
position to Tammany and every
thing that Tammany favors iu the
main plank in their State platform
and Fish is denounced aud readout
of (he party because lie hail the in
dependence to judge measures by
their merits.
An English capitalist, who re
ceutiy made a careful investigation
of the Soutli with a view to large in
vestments, has written to tiie Liv
erpool Journal of Commerce a very
enthusiastic letter regarding the
wonderful progress of the South, in
which he says:
“All this is paving the way for a
boom over the Sputh which will, I
veuture to predict, eclipse anything
in tiie history of tills enterprising
nation. Tills opinion is the result
of very careful study aud extensive
intercourse with both Northerners
and Southerners.”
Tiie House committee on railways
and canals has agreed to report fa
vorably on a bill for the protection
of railroad property aud of railroad
employes engaged in handling it.
The hill provides for safety couplers
on freight cars aud po ver brakes on
locomotives, hut gives railway-
companies sufficient time to pre
pare for the change. After Jan. 1,
1S93, it shall be unlawful for rail
road companies to run a train that
cannot be controlled by the engin
eer.
Tiie Atlanta correspondent of tiie
Columbus Euquirer-Sun says Felix
Corput looms up to-day as undoubt
edly tiie strongest opponent Clnrk
Howell will have for tiie Speaker-
ship.
All counties that hare wavered iu
tho use of cotton bagging were se
verely censured by the State Alli
ance convention before it adj ourned.
It is believed by some that Mr.
i’Jumh had in view the saving of a
particular Senator from disgracing
himself, when heoll'ered his resolu
tion to enforce the rule against sell
ing liquor iu tiie Neuat^restaurant,
aud accepted Mr. Biair's amend
ment to prohibit also the drinking
of it. But who was the Senator?
Il lias been decided by the board
education of Columbus, Ohio,
tliat hereafter there shall be no dif
ference in the salaries paid to men
aud women who are teachers iu the
public schools. Well, why should
thero be? It a woman is equally as
competent, and her duties are tho
same, why should she not receive
tiie same compensation as a man
occupylng a similar opposition
Col. J. T. Jameson, of Chattanoo
ga, Tenn., in an Interview with the
Evening News of that city, based on
a recent extensive trip through the
North and West, says that “where-
ever he went the people were pre
paring for Southern investment,
aud the South will have such a boom
tills winter as was never known in
any country before in the world.”
The New York Sun thinks that
Dr. McCune's remark that the
Farmers’ Aiiiauce is not iu politics
entitles him to the place of "tiie
most excellent rising humorist of
the dog days.” “Politics in the
Alliance,” remarks the Sun, “would
be as much out of place as a duck In
a pond.”
Tiie President has signed tiie bill
for the purchase of the battle Held
of Chicamauga aad its conversion
Into a national park. This insures
the holding of a freternal reunion
of tiie bine and tiie gray every year
on tiie scene of oue of tiie bloodiest
conflicts of tiie civil war.
SLAUGHTER SfILE.
Thousands of dollars of New and Seasonable Dry Goods to
Change in the linn of course necessitated an inventory of stock
which lias just been completed. We find we have thous
ands of dollars more of Dry Goods than we expected
and in order to reduce our stock where we would
like it, we propose to inaugurate a Grand
Slaughter Sale for a few days.
•'COMMENCING MONDAY MORNING
We will offer the following:
I Lot White Plaid Organdies 12 l-2c quality, 7 l-2c per yd.
1 Lot White Plaid Organdies aud Mull Checks
15c quality, 8 1-2 per yd
l Lot Fine White Plaid Muslins, .... 18 and 20o goods, 10c per yd.
25c quality’at 15c; 30c goods at 22 l-2c.
Lots of Remnants for almost nothing.
Tho finest White Lawns aud lowest prices in Americas.
Our 91c. quality will match regular 12}c. goods, and so on all
the w?y up to 25c. yd.
Too much in White Goods to particularize.
Thousands of Challies from 5c. per yd. upwards.
A few choice patterns of those fine 65c. and 75c. French Chal-
ies to be closed Monday at 49c. yer yard. Don’t miss this oppor-
unity.
A small lot of those side Band Novelty Challies and oteer styles
reduced from 50c. to 35c. per yd. Magnificent quality and very wide.
Choice lot of 25c. Wool Challies to be closed at 19ic.
Everything in Wool Goods at Cut Prices for this sale.
Everything in Black Goods
At cut prices for this sale.
All Evening Shades at cut prices for this special sale.
Too many thiugs in all the above to go into details.
Thousands of Choice Ginghams from 6c. to 12Jc. per yd.
Oue Lot Elegant Scotch Zephyr Ginghams which have sold all
season at 25c. per yd. to be closed at 19ic
Crinkled. Seer-Suckers.
Terrible cut to close out wliat we have,
per vard. All choice pattems-
29c. Goods to go at CJ
Tin- nomination for a Congress
man in tiie eighth district occurs at
Athens next Thursday, and ns the
three candidates are so evenly
matched, tiie result is very (Uncer
tain.
Mr. Blair has introduced iu the,
Senate, at the request of the Farm-
Was he from one of the New Eng- ’ „»• Alliance, a bill to provide for
land prohibition States?
| bank* of deposit.
RIBBOM5 l
We carry more Ribbons thau all the balance of the Dry Goods
houses in Americus combined.
We i ivopo.se clearing them out at once aud terrible reductions
will be made in prices.
LADIES’ UNDERVESTS!
Stacks and stacks of them just opened, and as it is late iu the
season we intend clearing them out at once. Five hundred Elegant
Jersey Ribbed Vests regularly sold at 20 aud 25c. to be sacrificed at
1 0c. a piece.
The Finest 15c., 25., 30c., vests ever offered iu Americus at the
orices.
Beautifully finished and splendid fitting Blenched Lisle Vests
75c. goods, to be sold at 55c, each.
Choice Lot of Silk Undervests, $1.00 quality at C7ic. each.
. Splendid lot of Mitts sold heretofore at 50 and 75c. to go at 25
and 35c. per pair.
All ottr Umbrellas and Parasols at cut prices.
The finest 25e. Ladies Hose in Americas. Quantities of Odds
aud Ends iu Ladies and Children’s Hosiery to be sacrificed.
Tho Choicest Stock of Handkerchiefs in Americus. Cut prices
all through tho Stock.
Magnificent lot New Torchon Laces just ojiened aud marked
at very low prices.
Large lots counterpanes at ridiculous prices.
Our £1.25 Spread at 98c.
Our $1.50 Spread at $1.19.
Our $1.75 Spread at $1.35c.
’liable Damasks, Nmikins and Towels at tempting prices.
Lace Curtains and Screens. In this line we liava the best stock
we have ever carried. The prices range from 7 1-2 yd. to $5.00 pet
pair. Splendid lot of Colored Curtnin goods sold heretofore at 15c
to 25c per yd. to go at 12 1-2 per yd.
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Black Drapery Nets.
Wo have only vpry few left and are anxious to get rid of them
If you havo any idea yon would ever care to look .at them we will
make you prices you can not resist. Remnants of this we will a’ -
most give away.
Our press of business prevents giving an itemized list of a great
many attractions we will offer.
Come and see for yourself, and if we cannot make it iiiterestm.?
for you we will not ask you to buy.
No misrepresentations allowed, nor will bo tolerated for the sake
of making a sale. We are anxious for your trade, but if wo cauuo-
get it honorably we do not want it.
Wheatley 8 flnsley,
The Leaders of the Dry Goods Trade.