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AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER.
VOLUME 1
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 4, 1891.
NUMBER 20
The Greatest Midsummer Sale
iy Goods, Notions,
I AND
[clothing
AND THE
Grandest Reduction in Prices
I Ever known in the history of our trade, commences to-morrow
I " (Monday) morning
J AT
iSEORGE D. WHEATLEY’S,
Cor. Lamar St. and Cotton Ave.
I We are determined to make a CLEAN 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
And LESS THAN COST if necessary, to
THE CHOP FAILURE.
BAD CROPS GENERAL, AND DISTRESS
WILL FOLLOW.
Colonel J. It* Montgomery of Oregon Ar
rive* In New York From Germany and is
Interviewed About the Crop Failure In
European District*.
TOO ItL'SY TO FIGHT.
THAN COST if
CLEAR OUT.
Prices 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
Geo. D. Wheatley's.
All our 8c Figured ChalUe* to go at4Xcperyd.
All our 121^0 •• ** “ 8c per yd.
All onr 8c Standard Calicoes *• 5c per yd.
All our 7c Printed Victor* Lawns at 8^c per yd.
All onr 8c White Lawn* (yd wide) at 5c per yd.
All our 8c White Check Nainsook at 5c per yd
Stock of above will not last long at such prices, so come early or yon
will be disappointed.
NOW LOOK! 5c
This is the Biggest
FIVE CENT
Bargain Ever You Saw.
5e
NOTTINGHAM CURTAIN LACE. We got “scooped” some
time ago in the purchase of a big lot of Nottingham Laco for cur
tains: Wo have been nskiug from 20 to 40c per yard, but the goods
linger with us longer than we like, so in order to move them right
out and at the same tfine give you au A No. I BARGAIN we part with the
entire lot at
5: PER YAR3 THIS WEEK.
iVe cannot mention here any SPECIAL PRICES on everything
R 'e have to offer, but remember in reading the foregoing, that PRO
PORTIONATE and SWEEPING REDUCTION IN PRICES will
he the ordor of this week in every department of our store.
OUR STOCK OF
Handkerchiefs. Hosiery, Ribbons, Laces, Em
broideries, Corsets and Gloves
^ o 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
TABLE LINENS, DOYLIES, NAPKINS, TOWELS,
Before buying elsewhere.
A WORD ABOUT
Clothing - and - Gents’ - Fixings.
Wo carry the VERY FINEST ASSORTMENT TD BE
FOUND, and OUR PRICES always have been simply
UNAPPROACHABLE from tho standpoint of compe
tition.
Our determination to reduce stock APPLIES WITH FORCE
hero, and we will refuso NO REASONABLE OFFER for anything
you ma y need in our lino.
Cannot you save something by trading
with
Geo. D. Wheatley
Cor. Lamar St. and Cotton Ave.,
AMEBIOTTS, GEORGIA.
New Yuik, Sept. 1.—Colonel J. B.
Montgomery, of Oregon, bus jnst re-
t timed from Germany and while at the
Fifth Avenne hotel, he was asked about
the crop failure in Europe, and said :
"The crop failure in Europe is general,
and distress is sure to follow. I was all
over Germany and saw that the rain
had ruined the wheat and rye. In Ger
many there will be a shortage in the
grain crop of 33 per cent., or just 1,000,.
000,000 bushels.
The empire generally produces 240.-
000,000 bushels of rye and 80.000,000
bushels uf wheat annually. With the
great falling off mentioned the people
will have to look to this country for re
lief. ltussia is short and can't snpply
Germany, and France is not mnch bit
ter off. The potato crop in continental
Enroj)© lias been more or less a failure,
and the people look with longing eyes
toward America. I am not a specula
tor in grain, but I predict that by
Christmas wlieHt in this country Will
sell at <5tl.50 per bnshel, owing to the
great demand in Europe.
STILL ANOTHER TRAIN ROBBERY.
Texas Desperadoes Hold op s Train and
Get Thousenda of Dollars.
Del Rio, Sept. 2.—Telegraphic nejvs
from Samuels, Texas, a small station bn
the Southern Pacific railway, locatedlin
a thinly settled section of this county,
gives a thrilling account of a daring
train robbery committed by mounted
men at that place shortlp after mid
night.
Dynamite and Winchesters were
used ns a means of intimidating
the express messenger and gaining En
trance into his car.
All the money and valuables in
ssfe in the express car was secured by
the robbets as well as several sacks, "
mail and a registered package from
mail car. The amonnt of money
tuined cannot be learned, bnt it will
doubtless reach into the tens of th<
samls. Tile train was just pulling
from the station when six masked mi
simultaneously mounted the engii
mail car and express cur, two men
each of these positions.
Over forty shots were fired, literally
perforating the baggage and express
car without injnry to any one, when an
unexpected mode of procedure was
adopted that of exploding a dynamite
cartrade against a small window in the
express car. The effect of this was .to
tear tho window out and otherwise
damage the car. The express messen
ger was stunned, but recovered in a
few hours only to be overpowered by
the robbers and made to give up bis
safe key.
The robbei s took their time in doing
the job. and with un exhibition of great
nerve. Horses were in readiness for
them and on tho completion of their
work the bandits rode rapidly aw.-ry,
and are now in Mexico, beyond the
reach of tile authorities.
The sherig of this was telegraped ’to
secure a posse and give pursuit. A re-
of $250.00 per eapita being offered for
the capture of tho robbers.
Allierlritli Hob to Enter Ifamtiurf.
Bf.ki.ix, Sept. 2.—It is reported in
Hamburg that all restrictions on Amer
ican pork will bo removed. United
States Minister Phelp3 when questioned
upon the subject, refused to confirm
the rejiort, bnt said ho would repeat
what he said six months ago to the
effect that the American hog would en
ter the Bradenhurg gate before this
year's acorns fell, it is known, how
ever. that Mr. Phelps in his last dis
patch to the German Foreign Office, in
timated plainly to the officials of that
department that the patience of Presi
dent Harrison and Mr. Blaine would
not last beyond September.
Atlanta*. Coming City Election*
Atlanta, Sept. 2.—There will ba a
decidedly new feature in local politics
in this city. There will be an anti-biir-
room ticket in the field. This meins
the most interesting municipal election
that has been held in Atlanta in many
yeurs. Of course there will be some
kind of opposition to the nuti-barrooin
ticket. There may be three tickets' in
the field—the anti-barroom, the liquor
men's ticket and a conservative ticket.
Such u three cornered fight would be
very, very interesting.
Cattle Dlsenae Raging.
Mason City,la., Sept.2.—The disease
which has been raging with such fright
ful fatality among the cattle herds in
Palo Alto county, has spread into Em
met comity and large numbers in Pete
John's lierd have died. Tne symptoms
are similar to i abies. The disease is on
the increase, with no signs of abate
ment until the entire herd is anrnuil-
ated.
Colonel Pojk Talk, of Alffaneo Hatter.—
That Force Circular.
Washington, September 2.—Presi
dent Polk, of the National alliance, was
at his office this morning, though he
complained of feeling ill, and he looked
to be unwell. He is just back from
Raleigh, and this afternoon he starts on
a campaigning tour out in Missouri
Kansas and Iowa.
Colonel Polk says there Is no truth in
the report that circulars are being pre
pared to be sent out to political aspir
ants advising them to join the third
party.
“We are not drumming up political
recruits," remarked the alliance chief.
‘We have no need to. Wo have to bar
the doors against them. You can say
that the story la a canard, just as many
another is that is sent out about me and
the alliance.
Do I think a third party will cut a
figure in the next campaign?" echoed
the colonel. “Well, that depends. It
looks ns if the bourbon democrats of the
south are trying to force us to that end.
I won’t answer that question now, but
you can quote .me as saying that if
we agree to put a ticket in the field, we
are going in to win."
Referring to the report that Col. Ashe
of Raleigh wished to meet him in mortal
combat, the alllanceman smiled and said
that he really could not account for that
story. He had received dozens of tele
grams from all over the country begging
him not to meet Ashe, when, as a mat
ter of fact, be had never contemplated
fighting that gentleman. He had other
work to do, much bigger work than
fighting a tarhcol editor a duel, and be
did not propose to be sidetracked in any
such foolish way.
Stevs Hymn’s Creditor..
Boston, Mass., September 2.—The
Boston creditors of John Ryan’s Sons
met to-day at E. C. Lawrence's office,
141 Summer street
No definite action was taken, and the
feeling of those present was that the un
secured would accept the 30 cents, and
that if the offer was raised to 35 centa
for those who have replevlned their
goods, it would he accepted.
Colonel N. J. Hammond and H. L.
Culberson addressed the meeting and
eomtteftd a settlement Their advice
had great weight with tho meeting But
yet no one wanted to take.the Initiative.
The result of the meeting in New
York to-day will have much to do with
the settlement.
POLK'S WARNING.
DEMOCRATIC LEADERS ARE MAILED
CIRCULARS.
Another Humor Curreut About the Action
of the Alliance—Democratic Leader* Are
Said to tie Warned to Flee From the
Wrath to Come.
Raleiuu, Sept. 2.—Rumors were cur
rent here that the third party, or Peo
ple's party, as it terms itself, was send
ing oat from the office.if President Polk,
of the national Alliance, at Washing
ton, letters to every aspirant for politf-
•al office, informing suc-b aspirants that
unless they gave In their adhesion to
the third party they will pet nothing.
These rumors were confirmed and
was positively stated that a number of
these letters had been sent to North
Carolina Democratic leaders, and no
doubt many to those in other states.
This step on the part of the third par
ty promoters will certainly do more
than anything else to aronse the Demo
crats, and will draw their hottest fire.
A RAD TUMBLE.
SEVERAL PERSONS KILLED
And Many More Are Injured in
Railroad Wreck.
Cincinnati, Sept. 2.—A special from
Evansville to The Commercial Gnzette
says that between Pell City nnd Troy,
Perry connty, Indiana, a mixed train,
on which were twenty passengers, en
countered a broken rail. The engine
left the track and jumped on the ties
for a while, then it took a header down
a steep embankment. All the cars piled
on it. The passengers were all taken
out. Fonr were dead and sixteen more
or less scalded by escaping steam and
otherwise injured. The wreck took
fire and burned np completely. Engi
neer Juke App and bis fireman escaped
injury by jumping. Conductor Gordon
was in the coach and was badly injured.
The wreck wss on the Louisville, Evans
ville and St. Louis railroad. All the
injured are in Pell City. Nearly all the
passengers were from local points on
the road.
CAPTAIN LITTLE APPOINTED
Th* Rain-Maker at Work.
Cheyenne, Wy., September 2.—Frank
Alberson operated here yesterday with
his secret process for rain making, and
the result was two showers, amounting
to nearly a half-inch of precipitation.
The heavy rain was local,Cheyenne being
tho storm centre of a lKMnilo circum
ference. Alberson keeps his secret
woll.
He works In n barn and has a hole In
the roof for his use, but Its utility lias
not been ascertained.
The opinions are divided as to whether
he uses chemical gases or electricity.
The two storms came from different
directions.
Marriage ot Ml.. Lincoln
London, September 2.—The marriage
of Miss Mary Lincoln, the daughter of
the United States minister, Hon. Robert
F. Lincoln, to Mr. Charles B. Isham of
Chicago, took place at 2:30 p. tit. to-day
at the Broropton Parish church.
A number of fashionable English peo
ple and Americans, mostly intimate
friends of the Lincoln family, filled the
church.
After the marilage ceremony the
most Intimate friends of the two families
partook of a wedding breakfast at the
United States minister's residence in
Cromwell Gardens.
Savannah Merchant. Protest.
Savannah, Ga., September 2.—The
cotton exchange and the board of trade
held meetings this morning and adopted
resolutions deploring the removal of Su
perintendent Starr as an Injury to the
business Interests of Savannah, and ex
pressing the deepest confidence in him
as a railroad man.
A Dying Dr.perailo,
Columbus, Ind., Sept. 2.—The condi-
tioLof Win. Dullard, the Hope despera
do, bam-buruer and assassin, who shot
George Rathrock three times on the
morning of July 4, then shot himself
through the lungs and has since lain in
the jail hospital to avoid the - vengeance
of a tnob, is doily growing worse, and
bis death is hourly expected.
Sknli ton Found In the IVoodt.
Pottsville, Pa-, ^ Sept. a-The re
mains of an unknown man were found
lapKds at'Jt«ofty. 'll
■ t bole in the back or tl ,
Only the skeleton was left. It had poa-
•ibly been lying in the woods a year.
U‘L, J
Three Hotel* Break.
Atlantic City, N. J., September 1.—
The failure Is announced this morning
of the three largest hotels here, the
United States, Congress nail and Cam
bridge. But few particdhjrs yet obtain
ed, the backward season supposed to be
tho cause.
Ten Thou.nnd Dollar. Reward.
Tho Richmond Danvillo Company
will pay $10,000 for tho arrest and con-
viciivn of the person, or persons, who
removed the rail from the track of the
Western North Carolina railroad, near
Bostian's bridge, Iradell county, North
Carolina, on tho night of Wednesday,
August 20, 1801.
Somebody will work for this reward,
tho largest .of the kind ever offered.
Crepe Ruined lu Scotland.
EuiNnuut.il, September 1— 1 US rec*at
a storms, which |ave»wjpj^ve^£^t-
Ish Isles, bare half ruined the crops
throughout Scotland, and the harvest is
at a complete standstill.
•Blatant Attorney General for One
Year In Georgia <•%
Atlanta, Sept. 2.—Governor Northen
has npjiointed Hon. W. A. Little of Co
lumbus, assistant attorney general of
to serve one year. Captain Little is
from Talbot connty and has been prom
inent in Georgia politics for several
years, and is an excellent lawyer. He
has held several Important positions,
and is one of the most popular men in
the state. The appointment will no
doubt meet with universal satisfaction.
Clilnam«*n Coming by Way of Canada.
Rochester, N. Y., Sept. 2.—It ap
pears that large numbers of Chinamen
are arriving in this country by way of
Canada. The plan of their introduction
here is peculiar. They reach the towns
lying along the liorder and there is a
permanent offer of $100 to any one who
will land them on Uuited States soil,
the Chinamen themselves taking the
chance of safety after reaching this
side. It is susjiected that a number of
Chinamen have arrived at the points
near Chnrlotte, leaving the steamer be
fore reaching port and being taken in
email boats thence to land.
CONDENSED NEWS DISPATCHES,
Domeatle sad Foreign and of General
Interest.
Glenwood hotel, Dallas, Tex., wsa de
stroyed by flames.
Frank Melbourne has succeeded in
bringing rain in Wyoming.
Lientennnt Governor Jones of New
York, will rnn for governor on on inde
pendent ticket.
Tho official statement, jnst pnblished,
gives the cotton crop of Texas for 1890
at 2,111,000 bales.
No plan has yet been suggested in the
Tennessee legislature for the disposal of
convict lnlior that has met with general
approval.
Census Commissioner Porter has re
ceived the last card, showing the exact
number of people in this country. The
card showed 62,622,300.
Captain H. D. Johnson, Lawrence
county, Ala., a highly respected citizen
and officer in the late war, blew his
brains unt with a pistol at his home in
his wife's presence.
A St. Petersburg dispatch says: It is
officially announced that the'Imperial
hank has been empowered to make
temporary issues of notes to the amount
of 25,000,000 roubles.
It is estimated at the treasury depart
ment that there has been an increase of
over $6,000,000 in the cash holdings
since Ang. 1, representing a decrease of
the public debt to that amount accord
ing to the old form of debt statement.
While Robinson's circtts street parade
was in progress at Montreal several of
the lions in an open cage began fighting.
Equestrian Lawler tried to quiet them,
when one of the lions seized him with
one of his paws and lacerated him ter-
rilrv..-
The Latin-Atnerican department ot
the World’s Columbian exposition lias
received information that the govern
ment of Urnpnay will take part in the
World's Columbian exposition, and will
name commissioners at the earliest pos
sible date. It is intimated that the ar
rangement of affairs for Uruguay would
be in the charge of the rural association,
which is in itself a guarantee of a very
fine exhibition of the country. :W .
Two Men Fell From the Top of tho Catho
lic Church.
There was a frightful accident at the
Catholic church Wednesday evening,and
it is fortunate that the results were not
more serious.
Two workmen were on a scaffold
above the roof, finishing the eaves of
the dome, when the scaffold gavo way,
ami threw them to the roof, from which
they fell to tho ground, a distance of
thirty or thirty-live feet.
The men had been on the scaffold
pretty nearly all day and had little
thought of the dnnger that larked be
neath them. It was about five o'olock
yesterday evening that the accident
occurred, and a number of people who
were passing witnessed It.
The two men on the scaffold at the
time It fell were Doo McKenzie, white,
and Tom Bennett, colored.
The injuries of the former were only a
few slight bruises, and he picked him
self up as soon as he struck the ground,
and walked homo. The negro was moro
unfortunate, and sustained a broken
leg. Ills right leg was broken just
above the nnkle, both bones giving
away.
Dr. George T. Miller was sent for, and
soon bad the wounded man ready to be
carried home.
It Is a miracle that either escaped
with their lives.
A Good Child.
Here Is a little girl who, If she were a
boy, would grow up to be president of
the United States. As sho can never at
tain to that exalted position, she will
come very near it—that Is, she Is certain
to be a mother of a president. This la
her first attempt at a composition on a
very difficult subject—“Boys:"
“Boys Is men that have not got as big
as their papas, and girls is young women
that will be young ladlos by and by.
Man was made before woman. When
God looked at Adam he said to himself:
'Well, I guess I can do better than that
If I try again, and then he made Eve.
God liked Eve so much better than he
did Adam that there has been more
women In the world than men ever since.
Boys are a trouble. They are very wear
ing oh everything but soap. If I oould
have my way half the boys in tho world
would be little girls, and " the other half
wonld be dolls. My papa Is so nice to
me that I guess he must have been a
girl when he was a little boy."
August's Heavy Rainfall.
The total rainfall during August was
11.51 Inches, an excess of 3.47 inches
above the average. Of this amount 8
Inches fell in one week, Angust 22 to
August 28.
. The rainfall for the year is now about
np to the average, and the appearances
are that there will bo a dry season (or
awhile.
Tho avoruge rainfall for September la
3.42 Inches, and there Is no reason to
believe that this amount will be ex
ceeded this month. No rain was re
ported yesterday in the Savannah dis
trict nnd very little throughout the
south. Thu day w as cooler than usual,
the maximum temperature being only 81
degrees and the minimum 05 degrees.
The mean was 5 dogreos below the uoi- -
mal. The day was one of the pleasant*
est of the summer.
Fair and slightly warmer is the fore
cast for to-day.
Through Mall.
The people of Lumpkin have become
discontented at the long interval of the
arrival of the mail In tbelr town, and
one day last week petitioned Supt. Ter
rell, of Atlanta, for a through pouch
over the S. A. M. road from the Cen
tral. The petition waa favorably con-
eidered, and hereafter a pouch will be
carried over the S. A. M. road every
morning, In addition to the afternoon
mall. Perhaps If the other towns along
the line would petition, they wonld se
cure a morning mail service.
Cruel In the Extreme.
To say it is cruel to use barbed wire
for pasture enclosures Is only putting it
mildly. Mrs. M. T. Elam and Dr. Burt
have been pasturing their cows, which,
by the way, arc very fine Jorseys, In- a
pasture which is enclosed with barbed
wire, and, consequently, are badly lacer
ated on the teats, sides and legs. They
are unfit for use now, a;.<! may never lie
useful again. An nllian-te fence law, by
the alliance legislaturu, would be appli
cable in “no fence" coupties, preventing
barbed wlro enclosures.
Store Reductions.
The Richmond & Danville railroad
company, among tho many reductions
to curtail expenses, hare abolished the
bureau ot Immigration of the Central
railroad, official information of which
was received In the city yesterday.
Tho order went luto e.ffect on Sept. I,
though the circular of announcement
did not arrive until tho day after.
- Sumter County Sunday School.
The exec utive committee of the Sum
ter Connty Sunday School will moot I
Amerlcus on the first Saturday In f
teniber. All members are earnestly
quested to be on hand promptly,
committee will meet in the Prcsby
an cbnrcb, on Jackson street.