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AMERICUS TIMES-RECORPER. VOLUME 1 AMERICUS. GEORGIA, FRIDAY: MAY 29, 1891. NUMBER 8 RYAN'S RIG FAILURE TOKTl'KEU BY ZILIS IS STILL ALL THE TALK IN ATLANTA BUSINESS CIRCLES. 0 Advertisement, which promises more than it will perform, will be of value to the advertiser. \\Y rroofpiizuil this truth lorn; a<{o, and our sums that we have never yet violated the Confidence of Our Customers! You will find everything EXACTLY AS IiEP- RESENTED every time, at SEO. D. WHEATLEY'S Hut bear in mind, to get the benefit of the are Bargains we Offer! To avail yourself of Mich EXTREMELY LOW PRICES! You must call in person, or order of us without fail, THIS WEEK. A LfRHl Fight I* Thought to lx* Inevitable. Additional Mortgage* Filed Yesterday. The Hanks are nil Secured—Effects of the Failure on Itusiness FOB SALE O-MORROW One case Figured Victora Lawn at 5e worth 7e per yard. |One case Sherwood Dress Ginghams :t 7.Jo. worth 10c. per yard. 5 Bales “Cant Tear” Cheek Home Spun at 4 Je., worth 8c. per yard. 13000 yards Standard Calicoes, Spring styles, at 5o. worth 7c. per yard. 11200 yards Figured Manchester Challis at 7c., worth 10c. per yard. WE ABE OFFERING EYEKY DAY omething New in Dress Goods! IITK GOODS, \CK GOODS GRENADINES, DRAPERY NETS, FRENCH ORGANDIES BATISTES, CHALLIES, Er. And our LOW PRICES MOVE the goods right out, enabling us to replenish every week, 1 resides saving our • ii'tcmcrs a snug little sum from the prices demanded by others. JG SOLOMON thought there was “nothing new under the in," but with all his wisdom he new nothing about our PINE APPLE TISSUES! !tv and appropriate for the lovely fabric which bears the name. W will dmw you a solid case of them in J.fglit, Medium, Black and Navy Grounds with white and tinted spots and figures, at ) CENTS PER YD. THIS WEEK ! This is what we call a “case of love at first sight” and you should call 1 get vour choice. a Special, We offer Tomorrow tut if itl styles Plaid and Striped imported ZEPHYR CLOTHS at per vd.—the acme of perfection for a wash dress. ■Iy new line figured China Mulls at ll£c; really wo/th 20c. else where. HAVE YOU SEEN OUR LINE OF nsook, Swiss and Cambric Embroideries ? M'.iv than 1000 styles, from the daintiest little edge at 24c to tlie most superb 48-inch Flounce at 82.50 per yd. ■ ten hear that “ours is the only stock of TORCHON LACES in “>■ tmd are also gratified to hear the expressions <>f astonishment ur modest prices are mentioned. 1 tc i s a batch of Bargains well worth your consideration: OR THIS WEEK ONLY! • Ladies’ Ribbed Undervests, 10c. Regular price, 20c. “ “ “ 25c. “ “ 40c. l ast Black Stainless Hose, 25c. “ “ 05c. Duck Siik Mitts, - - 25c. “ “ 40c. l iicn Hack or Crepe Towels, 10c. “ “ 15c. OVE; AND PARASOLS! FANS AND CORSETS! In r don’t fail to call. We’ve got ’em to sell and our prices are right. I A word to those in need of LOTHING is especially attractive in this line. We literally show every- .st'I'y’ '\ n ^ our Ibices are way below the point, of competition. We SPECIAL inducements THIS WEEK in Child’s Suits and Respectfully, geo. WHEATLEY, f Lamar St. and Cotton Ave. —n-l™ I'/ n 1 for goods or samples will receive personal and is largely <lue to Atlanta, Ga. f May 27.—[Special.]— The Ryan failure U still the talk of the town. The first news of the affair pub lished created intense interest and citemcnt all over the city. To-day there is no indication that the interest is waning. On all sides inquiries about the failure can ho heard. The lawyers are discussing the legal intrica cies of the c: The merchants are discussing its bear ing upon the city’s trade, the financial men are discussing the losses involved to financial institutions, the people gen erally are discussing it in every phase. The assets consist of the stock of oods and the accounts. The total a-nount of indebtedness as indicated i the mortgages filed thus far is as fol lews: The II. B. Clatlin company, $111,704 Eugene Kelley & Co., $27,500; American Trust & Banking Co., $00,000; Gate City National Bank $15,000; Atlanta National Bank, $15,000; Southern Banking & Trust Co., $10,000; Sylvester, Bell A* Co. $8,000; Bernhcim, Bauer & Co., $8,000 Hilton, Hughes & Denning, $7,000; Lip pincott, Ogilvio & Co., $2,272; Mack Steadier & Co., $8,205; Walter K. Brown, $5,000; Alt Cox, $5,000; notes, etc. $08,000. Total, $004,870.00. Of the Clatlin indebtedness, $70,({24 is secured by the endorsement of John Ryan. The notes to the banks are secured by the endorsements of John and John F. Ryan, and the banks will not lose cent. Thus far Mr. Ryan has refused to sign no mortgages, but has willingly given one to every applicant. Nearly all given, however, are desig nated as inferior to those in favor of John Ryan, John F. Ryan, II. B. Clatlin & Co., Eugene Kelly & ’ Co., Walter R. Brown and A. II. Cox. The failure is sure to evoke a fight in the courts, and this is the way in which the tight will be brought about. Applications have already been mad by several firms for a receiver. The amounts owed these concerns by Mr. Ryan arc small as compared with those which he owes to the preferred cred itors. Therefore John Ryan, John F. Ryan, II. B. Clatlin company and Eugene Kel ly «Xr Co., will fight the application for a receiver, claiming that uo receiver necessary. The other creditors will fight for a re ceiver. It is also hinted that the legality of the mortgago to the II. B Clatlin com pany will be attacked in tho courts. Judge Marshall J. Clark will hear the application for a receiver to-morrow af ternoon in chambers. People are comparing the estimates made of the property of tho Ryans and the amount for which it is returned to tho county tax receiver. Tho stock of goods is estimated at $400,000. Tho John Ryan estate is said to he worth a quarter of a million. Only a short while ago Stephen A. ltyan sold a half interest in the store building on Whitehall street to John F. ltyan for $05,000, making their estimate of tho value of tho building $00,000. Much interest is taken in knowing who will ho tho real losersin tho failure. In the first place the hanks aro se cured by tho indorsement of John and John F. ltyan, as is $70,000 of the amount owed the II. B. Clatlin Co. Tho other creditors will have to look to the stock of goods to realize their money. And then again John and John F. ltyan have a first mortgage on the goods to secure their indorsement, so that the unproferred creditors have no chanco of getting much for their ac counts. The failure has at least produced a feeling of confidence among the mer chants of tho city who were competitors of Mr. ltyan. The strain was becoming terrible just before the failure. A prominent merchant said this morn ing: It’s a good thing for Atlanta that the failure came when it did. If Ryan had been able to tide over this rush and kept on doing business there would have been at least five big failures here this fall.” Tlie Horrible Fate of n Wrecked Tarty on the Coast of Africa. St. Loris, Mo., May 27J— A letter lias been received here from Cape Town, South Africa, giving an account of tlie capture aud tortueby Zulus of Jell Allen, of Decatur, Ill., aud W. A. Ketinan, whose home is supposed to he cither in St. Joseph, Mo., or Silver City, New Mexico. Tho letter is dated March .11, and it is signed “Frank Short.” It was enclosed in an envelopo from tho United Sates consulate at Capo Town. The letter says tho British ship Nep tune, Capt. Saunders master, of London, was recently driven ashore off tlie coast of Natal, adjacent to the Free states, and all but five out of the crow of fifty- eight perished SICK OR SHAMMING. BLAINE’S FRIENDS ARE NOT INCLIN ED TO TRUST HIM. Many Believe Ills Reported I lacs* Another Trick—liarrUon and HU Cabinet at Sea Over the Chill tn Matter—The Mituatlon li Indeed a Puzzling One. TilK BAINS HAVE COME And Everything About the Plains la Re frethed—Personal Mention. Washington, May 27.—There is con siderable excitement hero over tho con flicting reports from New York regard ing Secretary Blaine’s condition. Two weeks ago, when his illness was first announced, it was said that he was suffering only from a slight indisposi tion. The next day his ailment became indi gestion, and later gout. The reports i family. also insinuated that there was organic j a pleasant party of ladies and children Pt.uns, Ga.. May 27.—Our entire coiumunity lias been visited by a refresh ing rains, and all kinds of vegetatien seems to have taken a new lease on life. Many good housewives have renewed their efforts in gardeuirg, and seeds are quite in demand. At this writing Mrs. West’s condition is still unimproved. Mrs. II. II. Black has beon quite sick for several days. Mrs. It. T. Jennings, on account of 111 health, has rented out her hotel here, and will remove to Americas. The building in future will ho occupied as a residence by Mr. II. R. Jones and kidney trouble, and that the sccrctary’i Tho escape of tlie live ; health was completely broken down. persons was in itself a miracle. The five men started on foot to Natal, 170 miles distant, and on the way were apt tired by a hand of Zulus, who strip ped off their clothes and proceeded to torture them by tying them to a tree and heating them w ith shnmback, a jag ged club made of rhinoceros hide. While the fiends were in the midst of this barbarous pastime they were sur prised by a party of hear hunters armed witli muskets, who charged upon them and put them to flight, hut three of the survivors of tho ship were already dead, the Zulus having butchered them with assegais. Kennan and Allen, Englishmen, were tho only v»nes who survived tlie torture. Kennan is still insane from Ids suffer- ing. THE ANNUAL MEETING Of the Stockholder* of the Amerlcn nno Company Ye*tcrday. The annual meeting of the stock holders of tho Americas Guano com pany took place yesterday afternoon at tho company’s ofiice in this city. Tlie meeting was held for the purpose of declaring tho dividend and for tho election of a hoard of directors to serve during tlie ensuing twelve months. The statement of tho company’s busi ness as presented by General Manager Edgar Dunlap was very fine, and re flected much credit upon his ability as manager.of such an enterprise. A dividend of 10 per cent, upon tho capital Rtock of 8100,000 was declared, A few days ago a New York paper printed the startling statement that Mr. Blaine was not only a physical wreck, hut that ids mental faculties wore also giving way. This report brought forth a most in dignant and emphatic denial from Mr. Blaine’s family, ijnd Ml*. Blaine’s inti mato friends all over tiie country felt it incumbent upon themselves to hear testimony to the fact that the last time they saw him Mr. Blaine was as bright ah a silver dollar. About the same time it was announced that Mr. Blaine could not return to Washington because his physicians in sisted upon his immediate departure for Bar Harbor for a few months’ rest. Meanwhile the president and his cabi net are up to their necks in trouble with matters growing out of the Right of tho Chilian rebel ship Data, and the deter mination of whether we shall establish a modus vivendi with regard to the tak ing of •cals from Ifie Behring sea this year—two questions of tho gravest and most urgent importance, in which Mr. Blaiuu has heretofore acted as the sole representative of tho government. The situation is a puzzling one, and Mr. Blaine’s friends shako their heads dubiously and don’t know what to make of it. The long and short of it is public men in Washington, as well as elsewhere, have no confidence in reports which em anate directly from Mr. Blaine. Ills past record makes then suspect some sort of a trick. Mr. Blnino in this respect is tho most anomalous character j in America. With all Ids distinctions and his bril- 1 indulged in a nice picnic on Saturday at Magnolia Springs. Miss Lizzie Slappoy, of Florida, Is visiting Mrs. R. B. Evans Misses Tassie Overby, of Richland, and Laura .lowers, of Preston, paid us a short visit Sunday. Dr and Mrs. Kendrick, of Dawson, aro making a protracted visit to the foi men’s sister, Mrs. J. II. West. Mr. Roe Edwards, of Columbus, spent a portion of Sunday and Monday here. Major J. II. Black wont down to Cor- dclo on the 21st Inst. Mrs. Stovens, of Cordele, who has been visiting in our vicinity, returned home on Friday. Mr. and Mrs II. J. Jennings wore in Amcricus on Friday. Miss Fannie Chappoll Is visiting rela tives in Drancville, while Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Parker spent Sunday with friends at the same place. Mr. Alex. Chappell wont to Preston on Tuesday. Mr. II. R. Jones has boon spending several days with old friondsin Dawson. Mr. W. L. Thomas, representing our district on tho grand jury, makes daily visits to Amcricus. Dr. Wise, Messrs. It. S. Oliver, F. W. Grifiin and J. E. Stewart spent Tuosday in Amcricus, eitl er in attendance upon court or otherwise. Mr. Charles McCord was arrested here Monday on a charge of burglary, but was promptly released by the grand jury. John Burke is uuder arrest this morning on a similar charge. Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Stewart leave this morning on a visit to Shelltnan. Mrs. M. E. Howell is spending some time in Americus. besides charging a goodly amount to the .. , , ... ... account, of undivided profit* rnder | li««t tldrty years career in public life Charlotte's Gingham Mill. Charlotte, X. C., May 27.—Tlie gingham mill which Is to bo established In tho city, will have a capital stock of $120,000 and Include in tho stockholders some of tho wealthiest men In tho state. Tho mill will commcnco at an early day. Newark Citizen. Ml».lng. N'BWARk, X. J. May 27.—Twenty-six people have been reported to the police in Xewark as missing within the past four weeks. Three more were reported yesterday as missing. all tlie circumstances tills was more than satisfactory to the stockholders. An election for diroctors was then on- tored into, resulting in tho re-election of tho old board. After adjournment of the stockhold ers’ meeting tlie board of directors met and ro-olocted Col. John M. Green pres ident, Mr. Edgar Dunlap general man ager and Mr. II. C. Uaglcy secretary and treasurer. Success has attended tlie operations of tlie Americus Guano Company from tho start, and to-day there Is not a more profitable or bettor managed enterprise of llko kind in the state. Tho output tills year will oxcoed 10,000 tons, and ns in years past the standard is up to the highest. Tho plant is tho largost in Georgia witli tho exception of tho Augusta and Atlanta factories, and thtf goods of only ono factory in the state exceeds in com mercial valuo the output of tho factory horc. Tho works aro now in the best condition slnco tho organization of tho company, and give employment at good wages to moro than a hundred men throughout tho yoar. The Sunday School Convention. Tho oxecutivo committee of Friend ship Ilaptist Suuday school convention changed tlie date of meeting from tho timo first published. * It opens on Friday, tho 20th of June, and embraces Saturday and Suuday fol lowing. A program, instructivo and en tertaining, has been arranged and pub lished. It wll! ho published again in a later issue. We bespeak a cordial welcorao to the convention, not only from our Ilaptist friends but from ovory citizen. of Americus. A rre*te«l for Distilling. Elisha and Vinle Carpenter, a colored couple hailing from Henry county, were arrested by Officers Smith and Duncan yesterday upon a telegram from the of ficers of that county. Tlie negroes only arrived here a day or two ago, and are wanted upon a charge of retailing liquor without a license. They were locked up in the county jail to await tho coming of the officer sent from Henry county to tako them back for trial. For Receiving .Stolen Good*. Macon, May 27.—[Special]—In the* city court this morning L Cohen, a pawnbroker, was lined $123 for receiv ing stolen goods. He purchased ster ling jewelry worth between sixty and sGvoiity-five dollars from a negro, a short timo ago, for tho stim of twenty cents. He said he thought the jewelry was brass. everybody suspects him, none so much as liis own party colleagues. If he says lie is well, they naturally bcliovo ho is sick; if lie declares that ho is III, they grope around to sco if it is not a feint to serve some doc)> laid pur pose During tho last congress lie kept tho republican londcrs on their tip toes con stantly. They did not know when or whero his fine Italian hand would ap pear, Hu suddenly went up to the cnpitol ono day, slammed down his bat and de nounced McKinley’s tariff bill from its enacting clause to its closing sentence. He wanted to upset tho whole theory of the bill by injecting his reciprocity ideas, and in spite of ail McKinley's at tempts to bead him olf, he got a dash of freo trade Into it. When the forco kill was up, with Grandma Hoar begging for it In the sen ate and Harrison bringing all the influ ence of tho administration to bear to forco it through, tho radicals kept their eyes dead on Hlainc. Wlicn Itussell Harrison came out in Frank Leslie’s a few weeks ago and said that lilaine would not be a candidate be cause lie had writteu a letter pledging eternal “fealty” to his “pa,” everybody grinned and said that wouldn't prevent Mr. Blaino from doing just as he ohose. It is tho same way with foreign nations. They all suspect him. Yet while it it true that neither foreigners nor his own party brethren nor the people of this country have any confidence in Blaine, they all admire his dazzling, brilliant qualities. That Is the reason the people in Washington to-day don't know whether to believe he is sick or sham ming. Before the Commission. Atlanta, May, 27.—[Special.]—The timo of the railroad commission yester day and to-day has been taken up in hearing tho petition of the railroads for an increase in the rate on lumber and on naval stores. Tho railroads claims that since the rate was fixed, county and municipal taxes have been levied upon them and their income has boon greatly decreased. Hon. S. G. McLendon, of Thomasville, represents tho S. F. A W. railroad, and Major Spellman represents the Central, lion. Ilobert L. Berner, of Forsyth, rep resents the lumber men. The case has not yet been concluded. Severe storms of wind and lightning did much damage in the northern part of Ohio. LeMbarg Locals. LkEsnuno, Oa., May 27.—[Special.]— Our town and community was visited Monday night by a 'yory agreeable and refreshing rain. * Crops aro looking well indeed, es pecially tho melon crop, whicli is now booming. Buckley and Llggin are now thumping and betting ns to who will bring in the first ripo one. Tho, oat crop is far short of expectations, on ac count dry weather. Saramie Tison, infant son of D. W. Tison, died in this place of dysentery at 5 o’clock yesterday morning. Little Sammie was about sevon months old, and a bright, sweet little follow. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Hooks aro ju st homo from a ploasant visit to friends and relatives In Americus. Our merchants aro complaining of dull times. Our fishing club inputting in some good work. On Friday, tlie 3th day of June next, will bo given on tho Hollls-Slmmons place, in this county, ono of tlie grand est picnics of tlie season. Everybody, especially the ladies, are respectfully solicited to come and bring baskets. The most fastidious ran comp with im punity. A nice social timo guaranteed. The program has not yet been arranged _ but will be at an early day and will be interspersed with music, rich and rare by the Albany band. A. II. Simmons, D- D. Hall, S. A. Smith, J. D. Wells, T. W. Tison, C. C. Clay, John Hill, Charley Jennings, J. M. De’Greon, Goorge E. Clarke, J. C. Maxwell, L. R. Mathis and G, W. Martin, are the committee . on in vitation. Th. Km In IlcSoto. Dksoto, May 27.—A much needed nin fell here Monday evening. Mr. A. Dodson has a field of oats which he says will yield thirty-five bush els per acre. Who can beat It ? Mr. John A. Dorman has sixty aeres of the finest cotton wo have seen this year. Mrs. Mclver, of Ocala, Fla., waa the guest of her sister, Mrs. Sloan, at tho hotel DeSoto the past week. Mrs. Rodgers and Miss Laura Bos- worth, of Amcricus, were the guests of Dr. Stevenson, one day the past week. Miss Magna Clifonl, one of Sumter’s most charming young ladies is the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Sloan, at the hotel DeSoto this week. Mr. aud Mrs. David Bailey, of Wash ington county, are visiting their daugh ter, Mis. Pound, near DeSoto. Mr. J. B. Rodgers, of Cordole, spent Sunday last In DeSoto. Work on the Methodist church begun In the near future. Wk will)