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Newspaper Page TextTIMES-REC0ED5R. volume 1 AM HR I Cl'S. GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JUjE'19, 1891. ifajrv" NUMBER 11 pe Reason Why! TALKING WITH ttUOKS. . lin ] it difficult to present a credit: "> within their lneitus, is mainly • 1 "“ ippearuuci fact tim " , v jjueli high prices to so-called “merchuut tailors,’’ while H E same quality of cloth,- ud they the same grade of work, AND THE SAME STYLE OF Cuu be obtained from our CUT Ready Made Clothing ", -AT- LESS THAN HALF THE COST! .siiigr the of jjio(lei[n_l)U'iness mothotls if you fail v.-in ;irP . n oi r , U r-.i I.,.AVAIL YOURSELF OF OUR SERVICES. NO DOUBT BE PAID OUT TO-DAY. li* Talk Was Such a* ro mi Who llelivv*- There U a ! About Him—Would’t Itefn* An Interview. 0, Cor. Lamar St. and Cotton Ave. |For dress occasion t what could be more appropriate than our elegant styles in Prince Albert or Three Button Cutaway Suits? We have them in all the newest shades and fabrics, (such as Corkscrew, Clay Diagonal, Granite, Tricot and fancy figured suitings) and WARRANT OUR SUITS FROM $16.50 TO $20.00 |r.IF NOT SUPERIOR, in, tit and finish to any “tailor made suits in the market for just TWICE THE MONEY. | For everyday wear we would suggest one of our nobby Sack or Cut away Suits ranging in price from $3.00 to $15.00 per suit. Our line consists of IMPORTED CASSIMERES, CHEVIOTS, BLACK THIBET CLOTHS, SERGES, FLANNELS, ETC. I In a word OUR STOCK WILL PLEA-E, ami OUR LOW Prices astonish YOU. A WORD ABOUT ODD PANTS. Yon need a pair to “tide you over” so to speak. Our assortment is I ENORMOUS and our PRICES ARE RIGHT. They range from I f 1.40 to $7.50 per pair, and cannot be hud e.sewhere for less than (double the priee. Here is a hot weather item worthy your notice: 75 Summer Coats at 50c., reduced from $1,00. 100 Summer Coats at 75c., reduced from 1.50. 80 Summer Coats and Vests, $1.40 reduced from $2.50. | All kinds of Summer Coats and Vests, such as “Drapetes,” Sicilians, Serges, Alpacas, Pongees, Poptins, . • TO CLOSE OUT STRICTLY AT COST. OUR LINK OK S’ :N’S CLOTHING, A!w the best in the city, will be found of interest to all in lot CHEAP but NEAT AND SERVICEABLE SUITS for their boys. Me still show a good lino of those HANDSOME SAILOR 811 l’S, i sizes 9 to 14 years) universally admitted such excellent .due for $ | 50 per suit. SHIRTS! SHIRTS!! SHIRTS!!! 01 R LE ADER” at 50c is tho best unla-indored shirt on earth for the price, while for dress, what shirt can compare with Messrs Cluett, Coon A Co.’s Superb ‘MONARCH SHIRTS.” [Laundried*® Unlaundried l.M. Our "Monarch Puffs” have taken the trade by storm WE’VE GrOT ’EM ! AT 1 BO M I Y~Gents’ Belfast Linen Collars. \ Any sizt 1 II L I —Gents’ Belfast Linen Cuffs. > desired. All Grades. All Sizes. 0>.r imported Balbriggan, Lisle Thread and Muslin Underwear will add to your comfort during the hot season Is I). .1. Kooks’ mind affected? That was the question asked by many who were yesterday trying to solve the riddle of that man’s actions and attitude in regard to his trial on the charge of assault and battery, Tuea lay, which re sulted in his being sentenced to eight months in the c ha ingang or to pay a fine of 8500. Some said that ther loose” about the nun, others said that Kooks is all right. Yesterday a rep »rter called on him at the jail for an interview. He had a strange look about him, and talked dis connectedly. He seemed willing to talk, hut seemed to have nothing to say except in answer to a direct ques tion. Even then he almost invariably answered something that had n > bear- in jr whatever on the quest! m asked. It seemed to the reporter that something was wrong with Kooks in some way, though those who know him best say that he has always talked more or less as stated above. Kooks spent Tuesday night, yesterday and last night in jail, hut whether his mind is affected or not he will probably spend most of to-day and to-night and all other days and nights at home or wherever he pleases, so far as this case is concerned. He wi\l no doubt be paid out to-day. Whether lie will allow his money to go toward the fine or whether his friends will put up the 8509 for him remains to he seen. He said yesterday that he is a sick man, not able to do tlie work which those who go to the chaingang from Sumter have to do and that lie wanted to go home. To tell of yesterday’s interview just as it occurred would be one of the strangest conglomera tions of questions oft repeated and of answers that didn’t come any w?iy near answering that ever appeared in a news paper, so the result of the interview, as it bears uptm the case and cvhat Kooks proposes to do is given in a better con nected shape. He said that he whipped- Hubert Ke* new pretty hard, using a cowhide ami inflicting the wounds told about in court, which he termed “cutting the skin and making the blood come ” The reason he ascribes for the whippiug is that it had gotten to where he could do nothing else. That’s all he said ou tiiat line. lie added, however, that he didn’t hit the boy with his fist but slapped him slightly at first. When asked why he had conducted himself as he had throughout the case and if he had intended to defy the law, he said that lie didn’t think he had done auythiug. He said that he didn’t mean to defy anybody but that he didn’t see what they wanted to bother him for. He expressed himself as not intending to have anything to do with tho case seems mixed what he did say was worse. He answered uo question dii til! ly, but branched of| on something else. He frequently referred to “they” and “them.” When asked who* lie meau’t he was finally drawn out t<» sty: “Every body hut me.” A party of Kooks’ friends called on Judge Pilsbury yesterday and asked for a reduction of.the line. It was refused. Kooks’ father will come to the city to day and the fine will he paid to-day no doubt, either with Kooks* money or with money furnished l>y friends. Jailed* Pace says 1 that K»*..k*’ piled his blaukefs tiy in a corner Tue*d, and slept <>p the floor. There be many grounds for the <*; thus* who say there is a son about rite man •BLEEDING KANSAS.” ■ lJil ' T1 ° Kn CA,UHT - ‘SOLID SOUTH” PAYS HIS RESPECTS TO THAT STATE lie quote* (till Arp to Nliow That Kan sas is Not in Such a Kail Fix as llepre- •eii’ed—Wliy, lie Asks, should Kansas Deserve Southern Sympathy? •LA INS OF DC II A. Short items. Personal Mention and Ollier News From the ltusy Ilurg. Plains Ga., June IT.—At this writ ing a refreshing rain is falling, and it seems that our farmers are destined to have fine harvest of all kinds of crops, including some hay. Kev. H. Stubbs has been cnducting a protracted meeting at the Methodist church in which much interest has been manifested. He has been ably assisted by Rev. T. 0. Clark, of Bascotn. Mr. Clark i**a clear, analytical speaker, earnest and zealous in the cause of the Master, and during his week’s sojourn with us, , has made many .warm friends. The eeting closed on Tuesday night. Miss Sallie Davis has closed her j Much has been said of l.ite about “bleeding Kansas.” Our people are called upon to extend their sympathies night. 1the farmers of Kansas. But are ill ns to conditions so pitiful in Kansas as w >n of have been Ifd to believe? Our ow loose ! “Bill Arp” has been on a trip to Kansas • and he was surprised to see so much ‘ prosperity. Everybody seemed to be ! comfortable circumstances. Kansas is a • new country and its grand development >:;u-r may have necessitated the 1 »an system |and mortgages. But let “Bill Arp” wvit.j 8 l ,eak: | “You read a good deal about the Kan sas mortgag*’* on the farms, but those very mortgages have built up and devel oped the courtry and the farmer has got the benefit without interest Most «»f them had nothing to start on and they have managed to keep their farms for six or eight or ten years and if they have to give them up they generally find a new creditor who will try them again. They are not in the pitiful con dition you read about,-hut. they belong to the alliance and will kick up a dust among the politicians. What they want or will try to do to better their condi tions has not yet developed, but a man schoo' at Mignolia springs and will i ave in a short time for her home 1„ j " itI ‘ B bl « debt hnn 8 ln e over his home has no particular attachmerts to the old parties and is ready to join a now one that will promise him relief. The alli ance wjll Kvveoo tins country for a time, hut what it will accomplish remains to be 3 lattei li-on o Macon. Misses Laura and Sylvan the former of Preston and tl Palatka, Fla., have recently visit to Miss Annie Il.vper. Miss Daisy Hitt, of Americas,' lias been spending some time with friends at Magnolia springs. Mrs. W. C. Dodd, of Orange Home, Fla., is on a visit to relatives here. Misses Nettie. Allen, of Macon, arid Bessie Allen, <»f Americas, spent: Sun day with Miss Fannie Chappell. A Murderer Arrested by A merlon*' vi«r- laut Police Porta. Why sliouhi K iP-a* sympathy? Did n t adventurers b’.ihi neat houses and bonow the with? / Wheyf our fathers **' a- propevtv, settled in Mrs. E. E. Mays, after spending sev- ! P^ugherty they built u ral months with relatives at Warren-1 H l >CCl * iaI '“ n a * one * temand south her agricultural barns and fine money to do so n with fiegrocs Sumter, Lee and •dost houses and They did not, ton, has recently returned home Mr. and Mrs. Z. F. Markett, of Amt-ri- cus, have been spending quite a ’vhile with friends here. Miss Lila Edwards of tho Southern .Female College at LaGra^ige is on a pleasant visit to Miss Jcsr'ie Jones. though desirous to get rich, becomy patrons of loan associations. And these Kansas farmers have been caught in their own trap. While they went into agricultural speculation they syit high/tariff men to congress. Their ' representatives aided in raising tariff ping at the home of Mr. W. L. Laney. Messrs. J. II. Clmopell of Anderson- ville and J. W. Jordan, sr., of Sniithville are here. Mr H R Jones left on Sunday night to attend the encampment at Cliicka- amauga with the Dawson Guards, he being a member of that company, / Miss Carrie Shropshire spent Sundfty in Americas. j Cnpt. P. C. Clegg, the friend of eVery energetic young man along the line of hut “they” wanted him to come and be I the S., A. & HI. road, honored us with tried and he did so. He said that he a brief visit on Monday. / John Cato, J. L. Harper and K. L. j rate8 "objeh that foreign governments, West of Americas went Sunday with aro "'" J f : to ye taliation, refused western their families herej, j bacon Hence fall in price and the Kev Mr. A 111 wn, of Daw,on has recent- ! K » nsft8 farmer 8 ' K,rt 0,1 raone y- lv been visiting friends, male or female, 1 Xow tl,at ,IutreM lms come Kan8 "" lnthe'llla/e i call* upon ns of the south to come to Miss Eva Xavlorof Preston is stop- '"".'rescue and help bet to repudiate her debts. Wiien the south was made the will p| dug post of federal revenge for bo many years, Kansas came not to our re lief. ' ’ It is claimed Kansas is now con. verted. As one swallow does not make a summer, so one election day does not determine a fixed policy. Ingalls owes bis defeat more to Ids opposition to woman's sulfra)# than any other cause. On July 14, Americus will have the grand rally. The ball will open here. We will give every body a cordial rccop- •thev" "I LEM) IN FURNISHING GOODS Our prices cannot be excelled in the state. NECKWEAR, NEW SOCKS, SEW HANDKERCHIEFS, NEW SUSPENDERS, Sc. Akiilb’ WIPE UUCKLE SUSPENDERS, tho best thing in tlie market. Everv pair WARRANTED FOR TWO YEARS, or your money refunded. i NIGHT ROBES FOR GENTLEMEN OCR 1 CAREFUL selections, OUR REASONABLE '•RICES, OUR SEASONABLE GOODS All apw’l Y °ur Reason, Vour i?-,ektst, and Your Health. Cannot you save something by trading with MO. D. WHEATLEY told “them” ho was ready if wanted him to he tried. Rooks said that he got Col. Hinton to defend him at his commitment trial be cause “they” wanted him to, and that he thought Col. Hinton had volunteered to defend him. With his next breath Le said that he had made no arrange ments with Col Hinton to defend him, that that*gentleman never volunteered to do so and that he didn’t want to pay any lawyer any money to represent him. He said “they” wanted him to have a lawyer. He stated also that he wanted to make a statement to the court but that Col. McCoy wouldn’t let him. Several times he said that he wanted to go home. Just after he said that once he Was asked if he was willing to pay the line. Several questions had io bfe asked before he could be drawn out. Af ter a time lie replied that he wouldn’t pay any any # money. Then he said he was sick and couldn’t work on the chaingang. 'Wien he said he would pay if “they” thought it was right, if “they” wanted to take hid means. Next he said “they” could pay him out if “they” wanted to. When asked about his money he made some reply not bearing on the question. A little later he said that he ’had $1,800 deposit with J. W. Sheffield it Co., and that if “they” thought it was just “they” could pay the tine. Just beforr,* tho reporter left, however, Kook* e - x- tioa. Let every body come. But why Messrs. Black, Doughtfe, 8paln and j ca ^ e< ^ “alliance rally? Itally against Wynn uf the grand armv of drummers | " Lom? A P ain8t tl,e >«I>‘*LIIcan party? have recently beer, circulating among A » ono ! ,co P le ’ with a common ,nte ™> t . our merchants, T he lodge at this place will/attend the Masonic celebration at J^ichland on June 24. > VUtknrt- With Judge Yesterday’ was anotb/er busy day in the county court. .Jud-ge Pilshury was engaged all day liearin, g three cases. John Anderson, col jred, was convict ed of gaming and given six months on the gang or sentenv ed to pay a fine of fciO. Arphelius Dixo/n, a young negro boy, was convicted of larceny from the house. Sentence was h eld np until Friday. When court adjourned for the night the jury was «/mt on the case of Tom Mitchell, ch/irged with keeping a gam ing house. we have long ago wanted that. It is a rally against those not in the order? The laws of the order forbid universal mem bership. It is a rally against our old time unity? None of us know. Lot us pre-erve our unity. We nro too much alike in political aspirations to allow imaginary differences to' divide us. Lot its remember the republican party is not dead. People talked flippantly of seces sion and now talk about breaking the “Sot.iw South.” pressed a desire to see Mr. Sheffield f ,nd have him pay the fine. He said the ,t he had decided not to go to the chair .gang because “they” didn't want him \J j, but that if it was left to him he w ouldn't pay. The report that he whipped' his wife the night before he whipped y ae boy wss mentioned io Rooks. He/ ggid; “I didn’t whip her. Not atW 4 , time.” If tbl* account of vha,' . Rooks’ said Should Attend. All y ho are Interested in Sunday school ■ ,vork should attend the Sumter Count y Sunday School association to* morr/ow. The special train will leave Anu .ricus at 0:30 o’clock In the morn ing and return at a seasonable hour in tb e afternoon. A very low rate lias t <en made for thj round trip. To those who do not care especially to attend the association, but who would appreciate a pleasaht day’s i tting this will fnrnish a splendid opforv lltv. Little l'earl Death. | The daughter of Mr. and Mm. Taylor Bass, died May 22nd, 1891. Aged 18 months and 2 days. Many were the hearts that joined in the sad bereave ment. Oil, d*ath! how couldst tiou i>cek our pleas ant tower, And lake from us oar ialrest, sweeten; flower We weep, but not, sweet Pearl for thee. Our tear* In silent sadness flow, We weep that we no more can press Those little Lands to u* so dear. No more can feel thy soft rarest; Sweet mother, father and brother dear. * For Bttilinf Money. Adolphus Holmts, colored, was locked up yesterday for stealing money from Mary Jeffereon, an old negro woman. Adolphus boarded with Mary and one day he appropriated $4.30 of her money which be found in a drawer to hla own use. Yesterday ho was locked up to answer to the griiper authorities for his crime. An Important Matter. There is a Georgia law which requires that all administrators, guardians and executor* shall make their returns to the ordinary on or before July 1. Ordinary Speer yesterday informed a reporter that but few of these returns have been re ceived as yet.* This ts a very important matter. The law doesn't make provis ion for any delay, whatever, and there can be none, tor, guardian or executor you had better get your report ready. Warren Crawford, colored, who was wanted In Dougherty county for the murder of Mr. Nathan Mercer, a promi nent while citizen of Worth county, was arrested by Chief Lingo of the Americas- police force yesterday morning. Crawford was given a commitment trial before Justice Roberta and dis missed. The people of Albany were en raged at the justice’s action and imme diately another warrant was sworn out for the negro’s arrest, hut ho bad skip ped before the officers got ready to serve the warrant. That was last Thursday, and the negro has been away ever since. Delias been in Americus several days and was working here under the name of John Smith. He was stopping at the home of John Mitchell a negro school teacher whom he know in Worth. He • Worth county after his wife and that h d to his anest, ’ the party whom jr writing Sheriff Kdwards of Dougherty a note telling him where rawfprd could lie found. Yesterday morning Officer J. W Kemp came up from Albany after Craw ford. He told Officer Duncan where Craw* ford could T»e found. Mr Duncau Io- sated tho house where Crawford was »U) irg and Chief Lingo went over about’ o'clock, caught him in bed udeep and took him prisoner. When Chief Lingo brought him to the city, delivered him to Mr. Kemp and went into the court house to get a pair of handcuffs the negro made a dash for liberty. Some seven or eight shots were fired at him, but he was not hurt. Ho ran back of Lockett's stables and across 'Lamar street and was caught In the alley between Lamar and Clftirch streets* JIc was carried u. Albany yesterday afternoon. Crawford acknowledged himself guilty. THE CONTIt ICT LET Ami Work Soon to Eegin (inn. Works. The contract lias been Signed for the erection of Americus’ new gas works and the machinery is to be shipped and. eroded at once. President U. II. Harrold, who went to- Baltimore especially for that purpose, signed tho papers for the company which is to have the plant put in, yes terday A repreiioutatlee of the firm which is to do the work affixed the. firm's signature to the § contract and gave am ple assurances that the work will he pushed with the least possible delay. The Kerr Manufacturing Company, of Baltimore, is the concern that Is to do the work. The plant Is to ho a first* olasfoife In every respect and is to have a capacity of 100,000 feet of the best gas. made, per day. The letting of tho contract for the orection of tills plant romoves every ob* stacle in the way of Americus having gas and the people of Americus will be glad to know that such has been done. They will bo especially glad to'know that the gas which they are to have in the future will be ns good an article as can he manufactured and that it will do- something elso besides flicker and. stink. The Crop*. The long drought sustained and suf fered by the crops during the months of April and May led the farmers to lcc - -*. rather gloomy over the prospects. The general rains of the last two weeks have hand a tendency not only to revive the hopes of the farmers, but to briug out the crops also, and now tbs vegetation is shooting upward in the most encouraging manner. The farmers who bavo had their crops well worked find that the rains have brought them out wonderfully, and they are cot suffering any whatever from the effects of the drought, but find that It was an advantage to them. In several of the counties surrounding Americas tho crops are reported to be as fine as were ever seen in this country. Reports from all sections where the farmers took time by the forelock and worked their crops during the dry weather show that the drought has been no drawback whatever to the planters. Making Big Preparation.. The people of Richland are making big preparations for tbo Masonic celebra tion, July 24. Mayor J, C. Layfield was herefrom Richland yesterday looking sft^r the arrangements. He says there will be enough barbecue to feed all who go and that the crowd will be the largest ever assembled In Richland. The Cor- dele cornet band has been engaged to furnish music for the occasion. • They Will Wed. Cards aro out announcing the marri age on June 33, of Hr. Clarence Kden If you are an administer' and Miss Leila Ault man, In Macon. Mr. Edcil is an Americas boy, whllo Miss Aultmaa is well known bore, having vi- 'ed friends and relatives in this city often during tho past several years. Their friends hero will hope them every happiness which is supposed to attend a marriage which is the consummation of true love. U.tl Taste. S<iuiggs—“Wnat has the worst taste In the world?” Squiggs—“Castor oil.” Squiggs—“Getout! Castor oil isn't to be compared to the man who wears a sack coat and a higl t.’’—Life.