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/OLUME 1 AMERICUS. GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JULYi^ l89l. NUMBER 13 lie Reason Why! i,. nV find it difficult to present a creditable appearance and within their means, is mainly due to the fact that they lay sue 11 hi = h P nces t0 S0 ' caUed merchant tailors,” while ic same quality of cloth, the same grade of work, AND THE SAME STYLE OF CUT Can be obtained from our tady Made Clothing Department! LESS THAN HALF THE COST! 1wofflmmoS ”' etl '“ ls " y0 ” “ ME D. WHEATLEY, Cor. Lamar St. and Cotton Ave. CRISP AT TAMMANY. OUR CONGRESSMAN THE PRINCIPAL SPEAKER THERE On th«X>cca«lon of the Fourth of July Cel ebration-He Received an Oration and Made la Homing Speech—A Synopsis of the Oration. |r dress occasions what could be more appropriate than our elegant 1 styles in [ince Albert or Three Button Cutaway Suits ? tVe 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 lual, IF NOT SUPERIOR, in fit and finish to any “tailor made” 1 suits in the market for just TWICE THE MONEY. r 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 1PORTED CASSIMERES, CHEVIOTS, BLACK THIBET CLQTHS, SERGES, FLANNELS, ETC |a word OUR STOCK WILL PLEASE, and OUR LOW Prices astonish YOU. |40 A WORD ABOUT ODD PANTS. i’ou need a pair to “tide you over” so to speak. Our assortment is OEMOUS and our PRICES ARE RIGHT. They range from 10 to §7.50 per pair, and cannot be had e.sewhere for less than ible the price. Here is a hot weather item worthy your notice: 75 Summer Coats at 50c., reduced from -61.00. 100 Summer Coats at 75c., reduced from 1.50. 80 Summer Coats and Vests, $1.40 reduced from $2.50. I kinds of Summer Coats and Vests, such as “Drapetes,” Sicilians, Serges, Alpacas, Pongees, Poptins, TO CLOSE OUT STRICTLY AT COST. OUR LINE OF (IIS' AND CHILDREN’S CLOTHING, Alwaws the best in the city, will be found of interest to all in yeed of CHEAP but NEA^ AND SERVICEABLE SUITS toy their boys. still show a good line of those HANDSOME SAILOR SLITS, (sizes 9 to 14 years) universally admitted such excellent value for $|.50 per suit. SHIRTS! SHIRTS!! SHIRTS!!! JUR LEADER” at 60c is the best unlaundered shirt on earth for the price, while for dress, what shirt can compare with Messrs Cluett, Coon & Co.’s Superb “MONARCH SHIRTS.” lundried "g Unlaundried Our “Monarch Puffs” have taken the trade by storm. r E’YE GOT ’EM ! \T Ml Y-Genta’ Belfast Linen Collars.) Any size 15 IIL I _Q en ta’ Belfast Linen Cuffe. > desired. p- lforted Bnlbriggan, Lisle Thread and Muslin Underwear will add to your comfort during the hot season. I £AD IN FURNISHING GOODS LOur prices cannot be excelled in the state. ®CKWBAR, sew SOCKS, NEW HANDKERCHIEFS, NEW SUSPENDERS, Sc. H-tKIUS’ WIRE BUCKLE SUSPENDERS, the beet thing in the market. Every pair WARRANTED FOR TWO YEARS, or your money refunded. .7.1. .no. •l.oo. Ail Grades. All Sizes. $,:S§ f NIGHT ROBES FOR GENTLEMEN careful selections, OUR REASONABLE PRICES, OUR SEASONABLE GOODS All appeal to 0Ur Reason, Your Pocket, and Your Health. Cannot you save something by trading with ®0.L.WHEATLEY From the New York World which contains a full report of the pro ceedings of the Tammany Hall fourth of July celebration, The Times-Recordeb makes the following synopsis of the speech of Hon. Chas. F. Crisp before that body laid Saturday: Congressman Crisp, of Georgia, a can didate for speaker of the next house of representatives, was given a most hearty welcome. The members of the Wigwam cheered until lie bowed acknowledg ments several times. He spoke as fol lows; At each recurring anniversary of that immortal declaration which you hav just heard so beautifully rend, this re nowned society assembles in its ancient hall to pledge anew its devotion and allegiance to the principle of popular government. That declaration, .made good and effective by the valor, the de votion and self-sacriticing patriotism of the fathers, signalized the imagination of a movement which resulted In the establishment of the government under which we live. After eight years of a straggle, and privation and hardship, our arms were successful and our inde pendence assured. Then Virginia, the mother of states and of statesmen, pro posed a convention of the states to form a national or federal government. The convention met, and after long delibera tion presented for ratification by the states a constitution. This constitution was ratified, and thus was horn that new nation now loved and revered at home, and known and respected throughout the world as ‘the United States of America. For more than a century we have lived and prospered under that government. * * * Tho true American idea is equality. Laws which are unequal, laws which im pose burdens upon some in order that others maybe benefltted, laws which enable some to exact a tribute from the labor and substance of others, laws which grants privileges to certain lines of business, and deny such privileges to all others, are undemocratic aud un- American. They have no place In our system. Equal rights to all aud special privileges to none is the American idea, and any law that violates this rule, no matter under what specious plea it is passed, is unjust, undemocratic and violation of the rights of the’ masses of the people Thirty years ago our manufactures, our agriculture and our commerce flour ished, general prosperity prevailed, wealth was diffused among the people. Xexas were low and all men could find steady employment at reasonable wages. To-day this is not so. The nation is rich, but the masses of its people are poor. More titan a million dollars go dally into our treasury, and many mil lions of industrious, hard-working, honest people And unremunera- tive the legitimate and proper business in which they are engaged. The wealth of the country is consoli dated in the hands of the few. With a population of sixty-two million, one-balf of our national wealth is owned by less than thirty thousand. Agriculture, our chief industry, languishes, and our com merce is destroyed. Men tit to be free men, men capable of self-government, will investigate for themselves the cause of this lamentable change in our condi tion and they will And it largely in our unjust, unequal and unfair tariff laws. It has been well said that the power to tax is the power to destroy. By indirection, under the taxing power, that may be done which if directly attempted would be clearly violative of our fundamental law. The tax of 10 per cent, on state bank circulation as perfectly and com pletely prevents such issue, as would a law expressly forbidding It, and yet os tensibly that law was passed to raise revenue. The taxing power may be also used to upbuild certain lines of business at the expense of others. Mr. Crisp then attacked the present high tariff laws. He said that both par ties agreed we must raise money from customs duties. He said that any tariff law which would afford sufficient reve nues for tlte proper conduct of tho gov- ernment would at the same time give the American manufacturer such an advan tage over European manufacturers as to enabio him to pay the difference in the cost of labor here and there. The republican party was not satisfied with this degree of protection. Its ob ject was to give advantage to tho manu facturer and not to tho laborer. This law increased the cost of all the neces saries of life and deprived us of a mar ket for our surplus. The Chinese wall, which the Republicans bad built, shut in, as well as out. Our great surplus of, agricultural products must be exchanged for otber products abroad, and we could not make audh exchange profitably M we’ bad to leave at our custom-houses one-1 TITp half or one-third of that for which we j hod exchanged our crops. Foreign countries could not always buy irom us unless we sometimes bought from them; no man can Continually buy unless he can sometimes sell. All men were will ing to protect the interest of the labor ing man, but our present law goes away beyond any question of that sort and is a positive Injury to him. * • • They seated members who had not been elected, (hey increased largely the number of office-holders. They sus tained their spealcer in arbitrary and unjust denials of the rights of the minority, and they dissipated in reckless and inexcusable extravagance the large surplus, which, under democratic rule, had accumulated in the public treasury. This was the most tio-American congress that ever iyisembled. Midway in its career tho elections came off, and this party of honesty and moral ideas had so abused tho trust that had been reposed in it that, with a unanimity almost un parallelled in any country, they were contemptuously hurled from power. To the tifty-second congress tho peo ple returned a democratic majority of 130. Was ever rebuke more promptly ad ministered, anil was it ever more richly deserved? This party, which claims to be | American, endeavored in tho senate to stifle the voice of tho states. When England sought to destroy and oppress the people of Ireland, parliament adopt ed the cloture rule. When the repub lican party sought by the passage of the force bill to prevent a free and fair ex pression of the popular will it endeav ored in the Senate to stifle full and free debate and adopt the English cloture rule here, and this, they claim, is the great American party! Mr. Crisp, in conclusion said: The democratic party is the party of tho people, if we are united and earnest and tireless in our efforts at the next election we will triumph all along the line, and for the first time in thirty years will be in a condition to make laws for the people. We can elect a presi dent, a senate and a house of representa tives. Then our responsibility will be gin; then we can do much for the relief of the peoqie; then we can, amply car ing for the interests of labor, greatly di minish taxation, reduce public expendi ture, restore our commerce, foster our agriculture, encourage our manufactures and thuj bring to the masses of the American people prosperity to which they have long been strangers, and that peace and contentment which prosperity alone can bring. STATE’S COUNCIL MEETS IN ATLANTA AND GETS IN WORKl’NQ ORDER. MANY NEWSY NOTES Tbs Adjourned Term of the Generel As sembly fader Way—Doings of the First Dny—No More Encampment Now, Says the Senate. About That Itcslsna'lon. The resignation of Supt. W. N. Mar shall of the S., A. J: M. road was the talk of the city yesterday. Many slates were arranged by those who discussed the matter. The officials have had nothing to say whatever as yet. Mr. Marshall was seen by s reporter yesterday. He said that so far aa he knew Mr. McKenzie is to continue in charge of the superintendency of the Southwestern. Just at present Mr. Marshall la still undecided as to what position he will ac cept Ho has four splendid positions tinder consideration. He ■ has many friends in Amerious who will regret that he la to leave tbla city. BD'Onn Snapped Jas. Castleberry says that he has one of the best guns on earth, but it went back on him one night this week, and saved the life of one of his mules. It happened this way. Some one has been stealing hi* oats, corn, fodder,, etc. On this occasion Jim thought ’ho heard some one in his oat field. He secured bis gun, ran out of the house and saw the retreating figure of something. He levelled his gun at the object, pulled the trigger, and the shell failed to explode. He ran closer to the object and discov ered one of Kit mules leisurely walking about. He thinks Providence Interfered in his behalf. It Is In Good nando. Speaking of the Albany. Florida & Northern road the Albany News and Ad vertiser says: This road is now operated by ‘ the S., . A- M. of Americas, one of the most enterprising roads in the state, and the merchants and business aen may rely upon it that nothing will be left undone to give Albany quick time and cheap transportati-n over this route. Amenta, July 8.--The house was called to order at 10 o’clock by Speaker Howell. Prayer by Chaplain Rhodes. W. J. Harrison was sworn in as repre sentative from Twiggs, vice Griffin, de ceased. William Jennings was also sworn in from Terrell county. He was unable to take his scat at last winter’s session, owing to continued illness. Jus tice Simmons of the suprome court, ad ministered the oath. Calvin of Richmond introduced a reso lution, which was adopted, that the house should meet at 1) a. m. and adjourn at 1 p. m. each day until otherwise or dered. Fleming of Richmond introduced a resolution that enough money be taken from next year's appropriation of 823,000 and he applied to tho appropriation of this year so as to defray expenses of those troops then have not yet been ablo to go into camp a Chickatnauga, owing to the exhaustion of tills year’s appro priation. The resolution provoked some discussion. Twitty, of Jackson, moved to table the resolution. This was lost by a vote of 05 to 84. Resolution was then put on Its passage and received 88 votes, a mv jority of the entire house, to pass it. The resolution was finally carried by a vote of 01 to (13. The resolution pro vides that the oncampment be resumed next Tuesday-, resolution was immedi ately sent to the senate. Mr. Hartridge, of Chatham, Intro duced a resolution to appoint a commit tee to Inquire into the expenditure of the 82,000 encampment fund for (his year. The governor’s message was read, covering all departments of the govern ment. In his message he strongly ad vocated state aid to the military and the general perfection of the volunteer troops. The governor recommended the introduction of a bill levying a spe cial tax on banks, railroads, insurance companies, manufacturers, etc. Numerous bill* were Introduced in the house to-day. The senate had an unimportant ses sion, mostly routine work. The house resolution in regard to the continuance of the Chickatnauga encampment was lost in Ihe senate. It may come up again, but it is doubtful if it can be passed. A BLACK BKUTE GETS BIS DDES. Unit * Narrow Escape. Martin Grinten, the well-known col ored ttlacksmltn, came near being killed by n runaway horse yesterday. He got in front of toe horso to stop it and the animal ran over him. He was badly hurt about the head and back. It wot a* wonder to those who saw the occurrence that he was not killed! Big On Friday, July 17, there will be a big barbecue and basket picnic at Hunting- ton, on the S. A. M. rood. Everybody la invited to go and carry well filled bas kets. A good band ylU be on band to furnish musie for those who wish, to danse. Be sure and go. It will be the barbeeno and picnic of the season. He !• Riddled With Ballet*—Mn. Oberry'i Acunult Is Avenged—Die* Like a Dos. Blacksuear, Ga., July 7.—About fifty mounted men, armed with rifles and pistols, took from the jail here this morning about 1 o'clock, Roier Brown, the negro who raped Mn. O’Berry, near Ft Mudgo, last Friday, and lynched him. a He was taken about one imle from town, tied to a pine sapling and riddled with bullets. The mob tried to force an entrance into the jail by breaking open tbe doom, but failed. They then went to Sheriff Davis’ residence, and before be bad time to realize what was being done, be was overpowered and tbe jail keys taken from him. They then proceeded to the jail, and soon the crack of their carbines told tbe tale of thcirtleadly work. The sheriff bad placed two men to guard tbe jail, but they were promptly placed under arrest by tbe mob and held some time after tbe work was done. Brown alarmed the town while being taken out by hollering "fire” and "mur der,” at the top of his voice. Mrs. O’Berry is reported to be in a dying condition from tbe effects of the assault. No Fever There. Brunswick, Ga., July 7.—The reports of yellow fever here, published in the New York World to-day, are without any foundation. There is no suspicious sickness In the city or vicinity. On the authority of the health officer and the quarantine aulhor- ! (ties, an emphatic denial Is made and the rumor pronounced maliciously false. Here's a Sensation. Atlanta, Ga., July 8.—The bill of in dictment against Charles M. Ozburn, tbe condemned murderer, has been stolen from tbe court house. A warrant has been issued charging Lucien Smith with the crime. The lawyers differ aa to what effect this will have on Ozburn’a fate. Some say ho can't be executed un less the indictment la in place. Another Failure. Montgomery, Ala., July 7.—E. M. Straus* A Co., large furniture dealers, sold out this morning to preferred credi tors. Strauss # Co., owed Moses Bros., who failed yesterday for $20,000, which this break. ■ WKbSSeS About Persons and Thing*. Gathered by the Plains Correspondent. Plains, July 8.—Mr. Samnel Wise, eldest son of Mr. and Mr*. J. P. Wise, died in Leeivllle, S. C., on the 30th nit, and his remains were interred in tbe Bottaford cemetery July 2. The youngest child of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Reid died recently of congestion and waa buried at Magnolia Springs ceme tery. Dr. Thos. H. Stewart, who la sojourn ing for a while with his sons* In this vicinity, is in quite feeble health. Mr. W. E. McTyler has been confined to his bed for some time by sickness, but is now improving. On Sunday last Dr. F. W. Tyler preached an admirable sermon to his congregation at "tho Magnolia Springs Lutheran church. • Rev. II. Stubbs is conducting a pro tracted meeting at Benevolence church. On Sunday last Mr. am! Mrs. W. L. Lalney gave to their many frionds along tile line of the 8. A. Ss M. road an ele gant dinner. Numerous employes of tbo road were present, also many visitors trom Americus, Plains, Preston and Richland. Nothing was left undone that would add to the pleasures of the occasiop. The latest talk in tho village now is the organization of a baseball aiubat an early dny, and a mammoth barbeeno at some time during the present month. Messrs. Thomas and Jesse Stewart, of Boston, are visiting relatives here. Mr. Jasper Derrick, of Leosville, 8. C., is spending some time with his brothor, Mr. I). S. Derrick. Messrs. G. W. Oliver and K. C, West, of Americas, spent Sunday here. Miss Minnie Glass, who has lieen vis iting In Bronwood returned home on the 4th Inst. Mr. W. J. Siappey and family, of Americas, spebt Sunday here, the guest of Mrs. It. B. Evans. Mrs. Z. F. Morkett has been visiting Mrs. Rylander. Judge W. S. Stokes of Preston waa here on Sunday. . Miss Fannie Horritt of Richland la stopping with friends in this commun ity. Miss Alice Naylor, Of Preston, is with, the family of Mr. W. L. Lalney. Hon. Wm. Jennings, representative- from Terrell county spent Sunday with Dr. Wise. Miss Jessie Jones, after a pleasant* visit to Omaha, returned home on Sun day. Mr. A. Chappell, Mrs. W. R. Parker, Mr. and Mfs. P. J. Wise and Mias Fan nie Chappell have been on a visit to Sa vannah and Tybeo. Mr. John Sheffield, Mieses Hawkins, Hollle, Prince and Wheatley, in compa ny with Mrs. Lawson Stapleton, after ■pending some time at Magnolia springa returned to Americua on Monday. Mr. Brown Burkhalter, of Americua, ■pent Sunday at the Springa. During tbe past week Messrs. Evans, Edwards, Hairls, Martin, Nunnally, Smith and Stallings, of tbe road have been supplying our merchants with ware* and commodities. - We are favored with abundant rains and our farmers are hopeful of a plente ous harvest. Tbe News Id DeSoto. DeSoto, July 8.—Miss Alma KlUing- worth of Bluffton is visiting her unole, Mr. J. O. McArthur, in DeSoto. bev. George T. Jennings preached an able and interesting sermon at the academy Sunday. Mr. T. L. Jennings, a knight of the grip, was In DeSoto Monday. Mr. C. C. Stewart of New Jersey la stopping at the hotel DeSoto.^ The goepel' tent is being 1 * erected In onr town to-day and the meeting will be begun to-morrow. We. hope much, good will result from these meetingk. Mr. A. Dodson has returned to DeSoto after several day’s absence. . Wo are haring an abundance of rain- at this writing. We are soon to have a cotton gin and grist mill In DeSoto, which will be a great convenience. Somethin* If net be Done. Considerable complaint Is being made just now about things that exist when the north bound Southwestern passenger train arrives in Americas in the afternoon. There ii a freight train due here at the same time and the re sult is that public convenience, life and property is endangered, the passengers having to pass through a four foot alley In getting to and from the train. Some- - thing should be done, and the sooner someone who is In authority takes the matter in hand the better it will be for ail concerned. . Mrs. Argue 11L Mrs. William Argue is dangerously ill at her home tu this city with something like nervous paralysis. During her res idence here Mrs. Argne has, by her charms of mind and character, made many warm frionds in Americas who hope that she may recover and her val uable life spared for many years yet to t : ‘