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AMERICUS TIMES-RECG RDER.
VOLUME 1
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 1891.
NUMBER 19
The Greatest Midsummer Sale
OF
Dry Goods, Notions,
CLOTHING
AND THE
Grandest Reduction in Prices
- r known in the history of our trnile,
(Monday) morning
commences to-morrow
E0R8E D. WHEATLEY’S,
Cor. Lamar St. and Cotton Ave.
Weare determined to make a GLEAN SWEEP
OF ALL KINDS OF SUMMER GOODS,
And in order to do this, YOUR PRICE will be
OUR PRICE for anything you may want of
us this week.
WE ARE GOING TO
GIVE AWAY DOMESTICS
TOGETHER WITH ALL OUR
Calicoes,
Ginghams. Muslins, Challies
AND OTHER
SUMMER DRESS GOODS AT COST
\nd LESS THAN COST if necessary, to
CLEAR OUT.
Vices will be cut “FINE AS FROGS’ HAIR.”
If you don’t believe this, OTHERS WILL, so
just come and see the crowd this week at
ibo. D. Wtieaiieu’s.
All our He Figured Cballles !o no at 414c per jr,l.
All our 12!,'c “ “ “ «c, per yd.
All our Sc Standard Calicoes “ 5c per yd.
All our 7c Printed Vlctora Lawns nt ;IJ*c per y<l.
All o-rse Whit* Lawns (yd wide) nt 5c per yd.
AT ourSe White Check Nainsook at 5c per yd.
took of above will not last long at such prices, so come early or yon
will bo disappointed.
LOOK! 5c
This is the Biggest
FIVE CENT
Bargain Ever You Saw.
5c
NOTTINGHAM CURTAIN LACE. We ot “scooped” some
co in the purchase, of a big lot of Nottingham Lmce for cur-
We have been asking from 20 to 40c per yard, hut the goods
o?er with us longer than wo like, so in order to move them right
ut ami at the same tfiue give you an A No. 1 BARGAIN we part with the
wire lot at
5c PER YARD THIS WEEK.
We cannot mention here any SPECIAL PEICES on everything
have to offer, but remember in reading the foregoing, that PBO-
'0RTIONATE and SWEEPING REDUCTION IN PRICES will
e the order of this week in every department of our store.
OUR STOCK OF
Landkerchiefs, Hosiery, Ribbons, Laces, Em
broideries, Corsets and Gloves
' e guarantee the best in the city, and our prices beyond the reach of
competition.
Housekeepers will find it to their interest to inspect our line of
'ABLE LINENS, DOYLIES, NAPKINS, TOWELS,
Before buying elsewhere.
A WORD A.BOUT
Nothing - and - Gents’ • Fixings.
H e carry the VERY FINEST ASSORTMENT TDrBE
FOUND, and OUR PRICES always have been simply
INAPPROACHABLE from the standpoint of compe
tition.
t °" r ^termination to reduco stock APP^JEigi WITH FORCE
; te , and w e will refuse NO REASONABLE OFFER for anything
pu may need in our line.
Cannot you save something by trading
with
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pEo. D. Wheatley
v Cor. Lamar St. and Cotfoh' Ave.,
AMERICUS, GKEORGTA..
ROBBERS CAUGHT. CONDENSED news dispatches,
THE YOUNG CONFESSED BANDITS IN
A GEORGIA JAIL.
The Capture of Thornton, a Central Hall-
road New* Butcher, Leader of thefiaiifr
Who llaided an Express Car on th* Cen
tral ltoad Recently.
Forsyth, Aug. 20.—The robbery ot
the express car on the Central r ad at
Colliers, a station five miles above this
place, is now established. This during
robbery was a hidden story to every tine
except Marshal Red Harris of tins place,
Detective Bedford of Atlanta, amt De
tective Bedford of the Southern Express
company This trio of detectives have
been on the trail of the robbers since
Friday. Thornton, a Central railroad
news butcher about 20 years of age, has
been arrested, and has weakened #nd
told the whole story. He was the f rin-
cipal of the gang of three, and i ays
they got s$2,27.>.3('. After his confes ion
he went to the back yard of his father’s
house, with the officers, and dug, up
from the grouud his share of(the
boodle.
-He says the robbery was planned in
Macon, and the others implicated gave
their names to him as Braswell and Hor
ton. A man has been arrested supposed
to be Horton, who has given informa
tion which induced the officers to at
once leave for Savannah, where it is be
lieved Braswell will be found.
Arrest of Thornton's < oufederates*
Braswell lias been arrested at Macon
anil Horton at Wadley, Ga. Horton
wan firing an engine on the way when
arrested and protested his innocence.
He was brought back to Macon and a
search made. Thirteen hundred and
fiifty dollars was fonnd sewed up in a
mattress.
Horton broke down and confessed
all. His wife, a tender young woman,
seemed very deeply touched, and told
how her hnsbnnd of a few weeks had
brought ruin and disgrace upon her.
Those who saw her say she is a very
nice woman, apparently, and quite
beautiful.
They were arraigned before Justice
Anderson and confessed all. Hortqn
said lie was driven to it from want arffl
hunger, but the evidence shows that lie
had a good position at $03 per mouth on
tile railroad. Rending Kulie Burrows’s
life. Jesse James and bad whiskey, were
what prompted the deed. Horton is
about 30 years old, anil has the apjiear-
ance of a hardened criminal. The other
two are about IS ami 20 years each.
Two thousand, three hundred and fifty-
six dollars of the money stolen has lieen
recovered. Mr. -Moves and the help
with him gave Mr. R. C. Harris great
credit for his efficient service in the
case. Bond was fix'd at $2,000 each,
and in default all the parties were sent
to jail.
YOUNG SANFORD'S BOLD GAME.
lie Rob, 111. Partner nml Monkey, with
the Matt*.
Austin, Aug. 23.—Mr. E. O, Sanford,
a young man who for some time baa
been in the insurance business in this
city, lias left for parts unknown. He
was in the insurance business ami
would collect commissions and instead
of turning the money over to his firm
or depositing in bank to credit of tbe
companies, lie wonld, it is alleged, keep
the money for his private use. By this
means he got away with something like
$400, which his partner will have to
make good and will do so. In addition
to this, Mr. E. O. Sanford took the
liberty of monkeying with the private
mails, and it is said he would iqicii let
ters auil not finding wiiat lie exjwcted,
would seal them up again and remail
them He also securd a key to Major
W. H. Stacy’s post office box and for
some timeopened the mail, lint obtained
no money. Stanford, from all accounts,
has been playing a bold game for some
time and when confronted with his
misdeeds, did not deny them. He,
however, took the precaution to pack
up null leave, but the postal authorities
will endeavor to capture him and will
doubtless succeed.
Drowned Before His Mother's Eyes.
New York, Aug. 26.— Herbert Mapes,
the famous Columbiu college athlete,
was drowned before his mother’s eyes
while buthing in the surf at Fire Island.
Mr. Mapes was an excellent swimmer,
and was far ont beyond the breakers
when he was seen to be frantically sig
naling for help. Several persons started
to tbe rescue, but before they reached
him he disappeared beneath the waves.
It is thought he was attacked with
cramps, Mr. Mapes was 24 years old.
He was one of a trio of brothers who
hove many times carried the blue and
white of Columbia college to the front
in athletic contests.
Wife Murderer Captured*
Belton, Tex., Aug. 28. —Sheriff
Sparks came in Buck Wilkerson, who
murdered his wife and a man who in
terfered, in Belton about a month ago.
He was arrested at Laredo by the same
officer who arrested Joe Lewis, the ne
gro murderer, who escaped from jail
here and was afterwards (rang.
To Take Charge of the Railway.
Crpr or Mexico, Aug. 20.—A federal
4judgHins left VeraCroz for Tehuante
pec. It is rumored that he will take
possession of the Tehuantepec railway,
which tbe contractor is not building u
tooeciUnoe with requirements.
Domestic and Foreign and of Oenarol
Interest.
Heavy rains in Englaud have damaged
growing crops.
The president and party have left
Saratoga for a tour through Vermont.
The Prince of Wales is said to have
taken great interest in the Russian He
brews.
Near Louisville, Kv., a mother and
two children were killed on a railroad
bridge.
The two Tillmans, governor and con
gressman in South Carolina art- urging
a relentless war on the sub-treasury
bill.
At Midelesboro, Ky.. J. Estelle Rice,
the young druggist who was run over
by a Louisville anil Nashville train at
Shawnee, a few days ago, died from the
effects of his injuries.
Mr. J. E. Goodman, who leases the
convicts nt Briceville, Tenn., lias filed a
hill in the circuit court to have Ford,
the mine inspector, removed from office
on account of his ineligibility.
Naval Lieutenant Kousenetzoif, for
many years a resident of Japan, de
clares that the whole of the Japanese
aristocracy are only awaiting the Mika
do's initiative to become Protestants.
Governor Page of Vermont, has writ
ten to Secretary of War Proctor, notify
ing him that if it Incomes the govern
or’s duty, on Nov. 1. to appoint a suc
cessor to Senator Edwards, be will ap
point him.
Prince George of Wales, until now
lientenant commander of the gunboat
Thrush of the North American station,
has been paid off for his services on the
Thrush, and has been promoted to the
rank of commander.
In a speech at the Merzonrg banqnet
in Berlin, the emperor said he never
would neglect a chance to promote the
interests of agriculture. "We all hope
for peace," he said, "and should war
break out it will not be our fault. ”
Thomas Ready, a saloon keeper at
Fall River, Mass., has sued the Globe
for libel, placing damages at $3,000.
Ready claims that the paper on Decem
ber 6, 1890, published an article stating
that he (Ready) was interested in a
“grave yard” business.
A Danburg, Conn., special says: A
babe born here last week weighs less
than two pounds. When bom it weigh
ed one pound and two ounces. Its
length is that of a common lead pencil.
The parents are Mr. aud Mrs. Darnel
Warner, of Locust street. The child is
in perfect health.
Robert Cox, a young colored man.
was being drawn out of the Nickel-Plate
mine of the C'rawfonl Coal company,
at Cardoniu, Inch, in a cage, when the
eppe broke, allowing its humun freight
to fall to the bottom of the shaft, a dis
tance of forty feet. Cox was terribly
cut and bruised, and may lose bis life.
A Managua, Nicaragua, dispatch says:
The news telegraphed from Grenada to
the United States to the effect that
there had been riots there on Sunday
last, and that the chief of puliee anil six
men lmd iieen killed, and that three im
portant personages were to be expelled
from Nicaragua, with the warning that
they would be shot if they returned, is
correct.
Relieves Rnlienstein arrived at the
barge uftiee at New York from Odessa,
bringing her twenty-four children.
Their ages range from 1 to 23 years.
The Rnbensteius are in good circum
stances and will settle in that citv.
The ather of the interesting family
also accompanied the children to tin's
country. Jus,. Rubenstein is 45 years
old aud is still plump and pretty. She
is about to give birth to the twentv-fifth
child.
Ex-Governor Bowie, who has been to
Saratoga, where Senotor Gorman now
is, is authority for the statement that
Gorman told a prominent Connecticut
politician, who spoke to him abont tbe
presidency that Maryland’s voice in the
next national convention wonld be for
Cleveland, as Iter people recognized tbe
fact Cleveland is the popular choice of
the country and would supjiurt him in
the convention so long as he hud a chance
of winning.
Messrs. Burton Smith, W. D. Ellis
and L. Z. Rosser left Atlanta for New
York to urge tbe creditor* of Stephen
A. Ryan to accept his offer of a com
promise. All the attorneys authorized
this committee to represent them. It
is believed that the Boston and New
York cieditors, who rejected Mr. Ry
an’s proposition, will decide to accept
it before this committee gets through
with them. That is the opinion of the
lawyers on both sides.
An Easton, Md., special says that the
peach business this year is a bigger
failure than last year, when there was
very little crop. The trouble this year
is that there is too big a crop and prices
nre away down. Jiuny growers have
become disgusted with thebusiness and
are digging up their orchards and cart
ing away the trees. The local canning
houses are buying peaches as low down
as 5 cents a basket and have had to re
fuse offered invoices at that price be
cause of the lack of labor to handle
them.
L. L. Polk has left Raleigh for Char-
lotte, N. C. The attacks upon him
by the newspapers grow more and more
pointed. It was stated recently that he
was in conference with some of his
chosen friends regarding these direct
attacks. It is said further that his
friends advised him that unless be took
some steps to resent these continued
and direct attacks be could not hope to
maintain nis position at tbe head of the
Alliance. The war against Polk is
is to 1
DISGUSTED.
POWDERLY GOES INTO POLITICS AND
THE K. OF L ARE MAO.
open, and, it appears,
be contin-
A Peoria. Ills., special says that
fourteen switchmen and twenty-five
armed guards, from a St. Louis detect
ive agency, have arrived, and been as
signed to dnty in the railroad yards.
An engine, manned by several officers
and a crew of new men, passed up
Water street. On the return trip a lot
of railroad and river men, boarders of
the Lindell hotel, got on the roof of th*
bouse and showered stones and other
missiles on the passing engine. Tbe
police raided the house and made several
arrests.
A Semtatlnu Created In Political Circle* at
WilkeNharre by the Announcement That
.Master Workman l'owdfily Will Run on
the Republican Ticket.
WilkesbaRKE, Pa., Atig. 20.—Master
Workman Powderly created a sensation
in political circles here by announcing
in the course of an interview that he
intended to run on the Republican tick
et as delegate to the proposed constitu
tional convention.
"I am going to that convention, ” said
Powderly, "no matter what party sends
me. I ant not a partisan. The Repub
lican state convention put me on their
ticket aud 1 am going to rnn. * There
is some talk among the laboring classes
to call a meeting aud denounce Powder
ly. It is claimed that Quay and the
Republican leaders of this stute have
hoodwinked him, and that he is now in
their power.
The Democrats are disgusted with
Powderly’s action. They say he has
gone over liody and breeches to tbe Re
publican purty. "In the first place,”
said one prominent Democrat, ” Pow
derly knowB the Republicans do not
want a constitutional convention. They
are fighting it j so are the corporations
who nre the friends of the Republican
party. The Republicans don’t want n
convention Itecause if a convention were
held we would get ballot reform, nnd
ballot reform means protection for the
poor man’s vote. Powderly, by joining
the Republicans, opposed ballot reform,
nnd strikes a blow at the lnlxjr cause. ”
Several local assemblies will take no
tion on Powderly’s course nt once.
Leading Republicans say Powderly has
virtually broken tbe Knights of Labor
up bv this last move. Two thirds of
the K. of L. men are Democrats. They
will never consent to Powderly joining
the Republicans.
Some Ohio New**
Cleveland, Aug. 20.—Jack Bristol ot
Tiffin, aud n saloonist named Crawford
were lodged in jail at Kenton, charged
with complicity in the murder of Young
Stokesbury at Ada last Friday night.
While Mr. anil Mrs. John Dexter were
attending Stokesbnry’s funeral their 15-
year-old son took down a shotgun. The
weapon was discharged killing the boy’s
12-yerr-olil sister.
Town Ilurned.
Fout Smith, Ark., Ang. 20.—The
town of Charleston was burned
during the nit lit. Total loss $30,000.
The stores bunted ure, W. A. Milton,
D. Y. Berry. A. P. Richardson Sc Co..
Kellem Sc Jones, and Sam Younger.
The court house and records were burn
ed. There was very little insurance.
The fire originated in the clerk's office.
OUR NEW HOTEL
To Its Named by Somebody Next Tne.day,
September 1st.
History tells us that tho “Alhambra”
is a magnificent palace built by the
Moors in Spain; and although neglcoted
for centuries, It is notv being restorcil
Around tint gate, or rather above it,
runs the inscription put there by its
founder, Yusuf, the King of Granada, to
whom much of the “Alhambra” is due:
“May tbe Almighty make this a bulwark
of protection, and inscribe it* erection
among the imperishable actions of tbs
just.”
And so sny we all here in Americas in
regard to what was thought would be
our “Alhambra.” But the Fates have or
dered otherwise, In regard to name.
Just what that name will be is locked In
tho bosoms of the board of directors.
Of course, there are all sorts of guesses
afloat; but many persons tbink that one
of our most distinguished citizens will
be honored by having the hotel named
after him; nnd tbe name of that gentle
man Is—but, wait until next Tuesday.
Then everybody will know, and the
agony will be over.
Po.t Ofllco Matter!.
Mr. Bullar, an official of the United
States postal service, has been In Amer-
leus for some days looking after post-
office affairs in general, and tbe matter
of tbe free delivery of letters and street
mail boxes in particular. Tbit free de
livery business and street mall boxes
will be welcome boons to our people.
Another month, and these two new
features of the postal service will be In
operation.
Tbe usual report of Postmaster Roney
as examined and highly complimented.
Now if Uncle Sam will let “Cousin Joe”
alone for another year or two, our poat
office will be about a* near perfect as It
ia possible to make a public office.
In Atlanta.
From Tho Constitution ot yesterday
we clip the following:
“Jndge Allan Fort of Amerious ar
rived in Atlanta yesterday, and will
spend ar.eral days here on business. In
October he comes back to begin bis
duties as railroad commissioner, which
placi ho will doubtless fill with the same
excellence that has characterized all hie
work.
MIGHTY IN POWER.
Ten Thou*nnd People Gather to Hear Con*
gre»*inan Crisp In I’lsttthurgf, Mr*.
Plattsbubg, Mo., August 22.—This
lias been a great day for Plattsburg.
Fully 13,000 people have been in at
tendance at the third great tariff reform
picnic the Plattsburg Tariff Reform
Club has had iu charge, and may well be
proud of the success made of it. Con
gressman Dockery was present and act
ed as master of ceremonies.
In introducing Mr. Crisp the speaker
said: “He comes from tho empire state
of tho south. I have found in congress
that he has boon true to the interests of
Ids state and tho entire people. When a
brutal gavel overran the rights of tho
democratic minority, it was Mr, Crisp
who stood among tho foremost of tho
Intrepid handful, nnd in that light lto
won laurels which history will men
tion."
Mr. Crisp was received with applause.
He said he would speak on the rights of
tho citizens and tho ronl duty of the
government. “Do you want,” ho asked,
"a government to manage your property,
to control your business and your
affairs ? Wiiat is wanted of a govern
ment is protection to the property and
lives of citizens.” Tho government lmd
tho right to collect enough taxes for
that purpose and not a dollar more.
These principles were elementary and
no doubt familiar. But when one heard
of people clamoring for money from the
government for some certain business
then It was time to revert to those
elementary principles. There could be
found no business which should be built
up nt tbe general expenso of all other
kinds of business and yefthls was being
done by tbe republican party. It was
very strange that a free and Intelligent
people had so long submitted to the
high tariff tax. It would bo much
stranger if they continued to endure It.
Mr. Crisp then entered Into a minute
consideration of tho tariff, pointing out /
the evils of the present high taxation.
He said among other things that the
republicans were claiming tbe credit of
taking tho tax off sugar. At tho same
time they more than made it up by on
increaso of duties on other materials.
Tbe amount saved tho people on sugar
went to pay heavier taxes on other nec
essary articles, and the income, of the
American manufacturers was made
greater.
That typical mother, the speaker said,
who also had step children, never
treated her step children worse than
tho government its agriculturists. What
right had it to tax all the people to pay
the sugar makers t>! Louisana a bounty
of 2 cents a pound? Why should it pay
a bounty or especially profer any indus
try? Why should it not pay bounties
then on wheat and corn? The agri
culturists of Missouri made wheat,
rye, corn much more tlinu enough to
feed every mouth in Missouri. How did
the high tariff protect the surplus?
They had to go abroad to Hud a market
and sold at a free trade price at Liver
pool, whore they bad to compete with
Russian wheat grown and harvested by
tho cheapest labor in tho world. “If,"
ho continued, “you buy materials you
need with your surplus, yon arc met at
tho United States ports with a demand
for a 47 per cent Lax Thus your sur
plus is taxed 47 per cent. The price of
wheat is regulated in a trade market in
Liverpool, not iu Chicago.
There never was, the speaker said, a
villainy which did not havo a plausible
explanation. Tbe republican party’s
explanation was that tho tariff protected
home industry. He showed that this
was not true, but granting it was for
argument’s sake, what home industries,
he asked, was this tariff tax intended to
protect ?
REFUSED TO ACCEPT
Th* Soldiers’ Homs, Even As a Gift, By s
Vote ol 04 to 02.
Atlanta, August 20.—Tbe Georgia
house of representatives has refused to
accept the Confederate Soldiers’ Home
by a vote of 04 to 02.
Mr. Huff of Bibb county, in advocating
the acceptance of the home, spoke as
follows;
I have heard some things said in the
discussion that has given me great
pleasure, and some that has given great
pain. 1 seek no notoriety, but I want
those confederate soldiers who cannot
be taken care of under the penstoa law
to be provided for.
Who is the author of this bill?
Col. A. S. Cutts, of Sunlter county, a
gallant confederate soldier, a nun who
stood in the front line of battle from
Georgia to [Appomattox—Col. Cutts, of
Cutts’ famous battery of artillery—be ie
the author of this bill. This Is to bill
for a prison bouse, no hospital, nc pau
per bouse, but a home for en
feebled confederate soldiers, a home
in every sense of the term, with no
other restrictions except that are exact
ed In every well regulated househoU. It
is not tbe purpose to force these ssldlers
away from their wives and bom4a but
providea for those who can to gt>, and
who, under the law, cannot draw pen
sion because they have not been w nnd- ,
ed as provided for under the pe uion
law. ’Ala bill gives relief to th< dis
eased soldier we can’t reach dll ctly
with a pension.
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