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THE AMERICUS WEEKLY TIMES-KECOEHER: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1891.
[n.VRGi:P^ WITH ARSON
cx-PREACHER ARRESTEO ON
SUSPICION.
. Ac*'
. \V»reh‘
llif H re
.,1 of Setting Fire to Ills Stor
■ He Admits Being Ad
, the t>*» °l Morphine and Started
While ruder Its Influence.
lone. a1 ’
liferent
Tenn.,
Stone
Aug. :io.—S. C.
3 „ ex .preacher, who lias had at
times charge of half a dozen
„ Tennessee, Mississippi and
, as one time a presiding older in
•reenville district of Mississippi,
to-day arrested on a charge of
came to Memphis six
I , at hs ago and started a storage ware-
* which was destroyed by fire a
I nil! ago- »e again started in busi-
T on Jefferson street, and fire was
,vercd in this place last night,
i • li the department suppressed with a
J ’| n ,r damage. Mr. Stone was seen
j„,r the storage warehouse a few
' , es ijofoie his first place of business
i destroyed.
!ii, aroused suspicion, which led to
I wrest to-day. Ife makes no denial
Itlie charge, saying he is a victim of
1 ]lir phine habit and started both
I , „.],i]e under its inliuence.
I Martin Anthony, a negro employed
[Mune, lias also been arrested. He
intone asked him several times to
e the place, but he refused, fearing
e consequences.
BALM** FDA'S defeat.
.l.t.r Euan Will Probably Be Itecalled
_Th« Administration Mortified.
Iwashixoton, August 30.—The official
Inouncemcnt of the defeat of President
ilmaccda and the probable overthrow
i his power, which the assistant sccro-
| rv of state had to telegraph to Presi-
t Harrison to-day, will lead, It is be
lied, to a prompt ratification of the
[sition of our government by the rocog-
i of the congresslonalists as belllg-
Lts* if not by tlie immedjato recog-
of their government as the con-
litutional and established government
J Chili.
I The administration, mortified at Its
■[nation, will endeavor to correct its
Jistake as gracefully as possible, with a
c to at once establishing friendly re-
■tion-s with the new government of
lliili, and to forestall criticism in the
Jewspapers and in congress.
I Minister Egan, who had much to do
lith misleading our government into
Is error, will probably be recalled, if ho
- not resign, and Charles It Flint
Id William Henry Trescott, who, as
Igents for President Balmaccda, used
[friendship with Secretary Blaine
kd President Harrison to strengthen
neiident Balmaccda, will be treated
(oldly for a time.
I The methods by which our govern-
lent was influenced and the reasons
Ihicb controlled its action arc all thor-
Jughly well understood by Dom Pedro
luntt and Julie Foster, the agents of
lie congressionalists here, and although
lev cannot talk much for publication
|l) ut them, tlio facts will bo duly pre-
kiitcd in w riting to bo inspected by any
fustigating committee which may be
^pointed at the next session of con-
> to look into tlds scandal.
extra session.
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE AGAIN
HARNESS.
The Tennc.ee Legislature Meet.
Extra Session to Make Some Disposal of
the State’. Convict Labor-Beading of
Gov. Buchanan’. Message.
Nashville, Sept. 1.—The Tennessee
legislature assembled in extra session
with nearly a full attendance. Gov
ernor Buchanan's message was sent in
early, and read to both houses. It is
devoted, almost exclusively, to the pen
itentiary question, and reviews at
length the recent conflict between free
and convict labor at Briceville.
He furnishes a great mass of infor
mation on the prison system of other
states, and lie very urgently places be
fore the assembly the fact that the
present outspoken demand from the
people should be met by some action
tlmt will afford relief from the competi
tion of convict with free labor. He fa
vors mi amendment to the criminal
laws so that counties shall hereafter
retain prisoners convicted of petit lar
ceny and minor offenses. This would
reduce tire number of convictB over 50
per cent., as there are 803 minor felony
convicts now in prison. He says the
trouble at Briceville emphasizes the
need of the state for a new prison.
He discusses the four different Bys
tems of prison management, and shows
what should bo done towanls adopting
either. Governor Buchanan seems to
favor the state account system in case
the criminal laws are amended and a
farm should be purchased. If, however,
the criminal laws are not to be amend
ed, the state should purchase or lease
the coal and iron lands not now being
developed, locate the prison thereon,
and employ the convicts in mining coal
and iron and manufacturing iron. If
the lease system must stand, he recom
mends that an effort he made to arrange
a modification of the lease contract so
as to restrict convicts to one or two
mines, one each of coal and iron to bo
worked exclusively by convicts, and
that such mines twin new fields not yet
entered by free labor. Tbs feature of
the lease system affecting free labor
most Injuriously is the privilege of the
lessee to employ convicts in all mines
without restriction, convict labor being
made a scourge to drive free labor to
terms. This was the cause of the Brice-
ville trouble.
A lengthy report of the Briceville
trouble is given. The power of the
irison inspectors shonld be defined and
ncreased, so that they may say how
and where convicts shall be worked.
He calls attention to the fact that he
has been criticised for caUing out the
militia, while the authority of his pre
decessors was never questioned, altlmngh
exercised upon much less important
occasions. He reminds the legislature
that if the lease system is wip’d -ut
arrangements most be made for the ad
ditional burden to the state. Hie main
tenance el 1,500 convicts will cost
16100,000 per annum; transportation,
$50,000; and the amount paid by lessees,
$100,000; a total of $7UU,000 for two
years, and added to this $3I>6.W0 for a
new pree n, making a total of $1,000,000
that must be raised in two years. If
these increased expenditures are made
they must lie provided tor by increased
taxation, wliich should be put npon all
property alike.
Trie legislature, after bearing
Negri, College Cnimtilsiloll.
I Atlanta, Ga., September 1.—To-day
|ie commissioners of the colored indus-
iil school for youths, met at thu cap-
iu the state library,
he commission is composed of Hon.
cr Mehlrim of Savannah, president;
T- IV. 11. Hammond of Atlanta, seero]
Mr. Felder of Americus, and Mayor
■" of Milledgevillo.
he board was engaged all the morn-
iii routine work of a private nature,
v will hold a meeting this afternoon
'oct teachers.
-c principal of the school will vory
‘. v It. it. Wright of Augusta,
''intelligent negro, and who is in
- lo irty sympathy with tiro object
he school.
_ ii "f the teachers will bo negroes.
-Mr, (,rurge Parsons of New York, a
y gentleman, lias donated ten
of land, upon which is a line
l £. to this institution, loented
uannah. It is expected to open
f 1 s,; lrool there about October 1.
A Clever Trick.
1,:v i Ga., August 31.—Charloy
uroer , *' le negro who was sent up file
"‘hy a few days ago, tried a small
"-*• to keep the oflicorfrom coming to
j in. While Charloy was confined In
ai here lie wrote a lotter back to a
I .i ' -^Glreville, in which ho impart-
1 distressing news that the yellow
'' a, ‘d smallpox wero raging in
■‘‘Jen, and that it would ho impossible
1,1:1 /" 'cave here just now, owing to
' riii quarantine. Tlio lotter, of
"'’e, dropped into the hands of thu
i. j .1 where Charley wanted it to
1 ■ "as Hie dodge did not work worth
' as tlio officer wasn’t going to let
thing like that keep him from
"‘glhu breezy scacost. It Is truo
•l 10 , found Charley quarantined
I, , i i l * 10 yellow fever and gmalt-
n rn .., ,* n before ho arrived, leaving
er to ”fae u the music."
, Spurgeon Better.
September 1.—Kev, Charles
rb /r»’ of Metropolitan Tabernacle,
I- ** “ cen seriously 111 for a long
who yesterday suffered a
"»kne.i r* lli#d fron > the Ut of
°r'M he *m Ch °V cro * m « him, and itla
“e will continue to gain strength.
the
governor’s message road, immediately
weut to work. Bills wero introduced
in the wmal- to rerooved-he penitentiary
from Nashville and erect new build
ings ; to provide that convicts sentenced
to less than dive years shall be cored for
by the counties; that partHfy when
convicted of a felouy for the second
time, shtdl be sentenced to life impris
onment. A resolution was introdnceil
providing for a committee to confer
with the lessees of the penitentiary and
Bee under what terms the convicts can
be secured for the purpose of erecting a
new prison.
In tin- honso a bill was introdnceil
appropriating $50,000 for tile World’s
Fair; prohibiting corporations and firms
from issuing scrip to employes. A res
olution was offered citing that the lease
system is considered injurious to thu
state; that having 1,200 convicts in the
mines deprives that numlier of fruenieti
of work; that the wealth created by the
development of the state’s resources
goes into tlio hands of a few New York
millionaires, and resolving that a com
mittee be appointed to wait on the les
sees and ask them to surrender their
lease, and that if tliey refuse that they
be ashed to take the convicts from the
mines and work them inside the walls
of the main prison.
Jubilant Republicans.
Sioux Falls, S. D., Aug. 31.—Tlio
Republicans are jnbilentover the official
announcement that the People s party
refuses to unite with the Democrats in
the fall campaign. The Republicans
will probably win in a triangular fight,
Did the Democratic leaders have been
attempting to induce the independents
to unite on Judge Tripp. They ngreed
thol the farmers could not nave elected
a senator last winter without Demo
cratic assistance. Tito official organ of
the People’s party flatly refuses t"e ad
vances and declares that it will support
no one who does not stand squarely on
the Ocala platform.
The Chinaman** Chance.
Skat-1’1.1.:. Wash., Sept. 1.—Justice
Hanford, in the case of Chinamen or
dered deputied to China by United
States Commissioner Craney. decided
that. „’1 except the first and last sections
of tlie net of September 13, 1888. are in
force, although the treaty with China
was never ratified. Chinamen can now
unreal front the commissioner's decision
and lie tried by district judges. Tins is
the first decision on this law. Ten Chi
namen have secured trials and dis
charges.
Ueiiteu McMIlInn Talks.
Washington’, Sept. 1.—Hon. Benton
McMillan, a candidate for speaker of
the next house, U in Washington, and
declare* that he U going to win, the
stakes. Tim Campbell ear* McMillan
ha* the best showing for the place, and
Tim is looked npon aa a political oracle
la hi* part of the national district.
KEEPING QUIET
THE THIRD PARTY QUESTION
UNTIL NEXT YEAR.
Frank McGrath Talk* About the Firing of
L\ S. Hall From the MUtourl Alliance—
Ur. McLallin Say* the Same Medicine I*
Bottled For Other*.
Topeka, Kan., Aug. 81.—Frank Mc
Grath, state president of the Farmers’
Alliance, was asked what effect the ac.
tion of the Missouri Alliance in firing
their president, U. S. Hall, would have
on Missouri politics. "It does not mean
anything any more than if the Kansas
Alliance should sit down on pie. One
man doesn't amount to much with the
Alliance, but I don’t believe that the
third party will be very strong in Mis
•ouri—that is, they will not cut much
of a figure in state elections. There are
too many large cities in that state for
the farmers to get control. Then the
Democrats are very thoroughly organ
ized, and it will be a very hard matter
to make converts among them. ”
Dr. McLallin, editor of the Advocate,
said that the same medicine given Hall
is bottled for others who are against
the Third party movement, notably As
sistant State Lecturer W. S. McAllis
ter, of Mississippi. He declares the
overwhelming sentiment of his people
to be that the new party is a fixture,
and that the Ocala platform was built
to stand. He regards the talk about
the failure of the southern Alliance to
unite with the third party movement
and accept the sub-treasury scheme as
the merest talk. "The Alliance of the
north and that of the south under
stand each other, and the understand
ing is and has been from the first that
the southern wing should not formally
pronounce for a third party nntil the
national meeting in 1892. From that
time there will he no question in the
public mind as to what course the AUi-
ance in the south will pursue. It will
then be seen that the People’s party
there is the very opposite of the Demo
cratic party. The third party, the
Ocala platform and the sub-treasnry
plan are pennenancies and the vote at
the next election will demonstrate the
correctness of this view."
In tlie meantime all that are against
the ranks will be cashiered, as Hall has
been.
LOOK OUT FOR STORMS.
WILL RUN AGAIN, i DIVING FOR LOST GOLD
82,400,000
GOVERNOR HILL DESIRES /
TERM OF OFFICE.
Lalwf Development* in the New York
Democratic Political Field—Hon. Tim
Campbell Confirm* the Statement that
Hill I* in for Governor.
Weather Prophet Fo*ter Bay* They Will
Come In September.
Sr. Joseph, Mo., Aug. .31.—Weather
Pro|>het Fester in a public letter says:
I forecasted the storm wave due to
cross the continent from Ang. 27 to 31.
The next will be due to leave the Pacific
coast about Sept. 2, cross the Rockies
and the Allegheny valley from the 3d
to the 5tb, and reach the Atlantic coast
aiiout the 6th. It will become an im
portant storm about the 4tb or 5th, af
ter it has creased the Mississippi river
moving eastward. The weather will be
very warm southeast of this storm along
its entire route across the continent,
and about one day in advance of the
storm center. The storm wave will be
•f large projtoriions, and will probably
£ ove along the 38th degree of north
titude. It will inaugurate the rain
period that returns about every fifty-
two days. The rains will not Le very
largely increased, but will be more gen
erally distributed, and many places
where local drouths have occurred will
be relieved. The usual cool wave will
follow this storm of Sept. 2 to Sept. 6,
bnt will not. brins a. very low tempera
ture, and the first ten days of Septem
ber will be average warm.
FATAL BALLOON ASCENSION.
A Man !.««•» Hi* Grip from a Trapeze
Bur 1,000 Foot In thu Air.
Detroit, Ang. 81.—The balloon as
cension at tlie exjiosition grounds here
lias ended in a frightful tragedy. George
Ilogun, the Ann Harbor aeronaut, made
the ascension, performing the while* on
tlie trapeze. When 1,000 feet from earth
he lost Itis grasp on the trapeze bar.
Tin- crowd did not seem to comprehend
the accident until thu doomed man imd
almost reached the ground. Tlie body
shot through the air with frightful ve
locity, head downward.
Hogan struck the earth on River
street, coming in contact with the sido-
walk. So great was tlie impact that
tlie 2-incli planks were broken and
splintered. Blood spurted 100 feet from
the corpse. Not a bone in the body es
pial breaking, anil the bead was mash
ed beyond recognition. Ho lenv s a
widow and one child. The victim was
a brother of the Hogan who made an
ascension in Campbell's air ship in New
' some tour years ago and never re
turned.
A UNIQUE DAMAGE SUIT.
Lover Sin’s tils Soi-i-tlieiirt for S».1,000
llmnum-s for Flirting.
St, Pail, Ang. 31.—Of all the unique
suits ever filed in Minnesota that placed
on tlie docket of the district court at
Minneapolis takes the bine ribbon.
John W. Turner, a thrifty grocer, asks
that Miss Etta Terwilliger, a pretty
milliner of Iowa, bo required to pay
him $'>,0tio for flirting. Ho bad lieeii
keeping company with the voting lady
for some months, but site gave him
up for another. Referring to his suit
Turner said:
This is not a breach-of-promise case,
bnt a case for damages. I don't liko
flirting, and 1 am going to show peopl.
that this country is a very unhealthy
one for that kind of business. I have
been fair with the girl. I told her that
detested flirting and when I com
menced keeping company with her I
told her that 1 did it with the intention
of marrying her, and I had every reason
to believe that she intended to marry
mo. Now she has gone to iiirtiug with
other people and I intend to punish b«r
tor it*
Rom. I’ii title Bill III Ing Site.
Washington, Sept. 1.—The site for
the Borne. Ga.. public bnilding is deter
mined, although no official sanction has
been written np to this time. Secretary
Cronnse, of the treasury, said that he
bad about decided to buy tlie H. A.
Smith comer, near the Armstrong hotel.
Washington, September 1.—There is
no longer any concealment of the fact
that Governor Hill, of New York, de
sires to run for a third term and give
Roswell Flower the senatorship.
Of course the governor has not de
clared himself openly, but of the actions
of his friends Break volumes and point
to only oue conclusion. Hon. Tim.
Campbell was in Washington and he
confirmed the suspicion that Flower was
not in tlie gubernatorial race but that
Hill was.
Mr. Campltell is for Cleveland for
president, and he declares that Hill
can’t make the inuing even if he gets a
third tenn for governor.
a GEORGIA ALLIANCE
Comli-inns the I.t-a1.1 Mlure fur It* Dl«-
|,o»i,l uf the Soldier.* Home Bill.
Lawuknceville, Aug. 31.—The fol
lowing resolutions adopted by the Alli
ance ut this place, havo been given out
for publication:
"We, the Lawrence ville Alliance, with
sorrow express onr surprise at tlie action
of the 94 representatives in voting
against tlie ‘Confederate Veterans’ home
bill,’ wliich was tendered to the state
unconditionally and free of charge, the
Confederate soldiers’ home which tlie
gensrons hearts of the people of Geor
gia have erected for the care and main
tenance of tlie destitute heroes of the
Confederacy in their declining years
We deem this an outrage upon every
true and loyal Georgian and a reflection
npon the old soldiers, and deserving the
severest denunciation.
"Resolved, That it is with somewhat
indignant feelings that we learn that
Gwinnett's representatives voted against
the bill; that they shonld so far forget
their respect for the ssntiments and
wishes of their constituents In the
grand old county of Gwinnett, that fur
nished two thousand of as true and
brave heroes as ever confronted an en
emy on the battlefield, as to vote with
the 94 against the acceptance of said
home.
Resolved, That we desire the world
to know that they do not reflect the
sentiments and wishes of this Alliance,
and we believe of the people of Gwinuet
county, and we utterly repudiate and
condemn their course. *
SEA 0IVERS RECOVER NEARLY HALF
A MILLION OF MONEY
WAS SPENT IN AMERICUS FOR COT
TON LAST REASON.
Sixty-three Thousand, Fir. Hundred and
Seventy-nine Bale, of Cotton Received
During the S.m.iic 1800-01—Will Reach
Seventj-Iive Tliouaaed title Season-
How the Treasure of the Alphonse XII,
Sunk Off the Canary Islands. Was Secured
by C.ptalu Steven.' Clev.r Work—Nine
Month, of Toll Below Water.
Some time ago we gave an interesting
account of. the diving exhibit at the
naval exhibition, and referred briefly to
the recovery of a vast quantity of treas-
nrefrom the Alphouso XII. Mr A D.
Stevens, a son of Captain Stevens, who
had charge of the expedition, now writes
as follows:
In February, 1884, the Spanish mail
steamer Alphonso XII, belonging to the
Lopez line, bound from Cadiz to Havana,
sank off Point Gando, Grand Canary,
in twenty-five and a half fathoms of
water and about a mile from the shore.
She had on board £100.000 worth of
Spanish dollurs. these being the only
five dollar pieces bearing the year 1844.
which were specially coined for the trip
The insurance was effected on the specie I is printed In railed' letter., so'that the
at Lloyds and was paid over to the iu 1
surers after the vessel foundered.
Over two million dollars was paid out
in Americus for cotton last season,
which ended on Monday evening last
Notwithstanding it was a “short crop,”
Americus managed to receive 43,579
bales of the fleecy article at its ware
houses, which required in rouDd figures
82,400,000 to move, which was accom
plished with all ease.
Besides the above our railroads
brought into the city, by actual book
count, 20,000 halos of cotton, which were
compressed and rcahipped. These were
not placed to the credit of Americus.
The Times-Recoiideii can now sing
the song that all have heard before. It
IN THE TOILS.
Au Jimoreat Man Sent to tlio I'm. for An
other*. Crime.
Memphis, Tenn., Sept. 1.—An instance
of a man suffering for another’s sin has
just comes to light here. Last Novem
ber Thomas Garvey, for many years an
office-holder in this county, died in
local hospital, to which he bad been
moved from the boarding honse of Mrs.
Mary H. Lemmon, the wife of a well-
known contractor. It was known tliat
when tukeir ill Garvey had over $100 in
money anil n fine gold watch and chain.
After his death neither money nor
watch could be found. A negro named
Charles Dickinson, who hail worked in
the hoarding honse, was arreeted and
convicted. He was given the extreme
penalty, ten years in the penitentiary.
A few days ago a local detective saw
t he Garvey watch in tho hands of a
iheiler in second-hand goods. Tlie man
said he liml honght it from Mrs. Lem
mon. When taxed with having taken
the wstch she admitted it, but claimed
she did so liecattse Garvey owed her for
board. She denied all knowledge of tlie
money. In view of this revelation the
governor will be askoil to pardon Dick-
MOERLEIN DEAD.
The Great Western Capitalist Dice—His
Atlanta Interests.
Atlanta, Aug. 31.—A dispatch re-
ceived announces the death of George
Moerlein in Cincinnati. Mr. Moerlein’s
name lias la-come known throughout
the word by his connection with the
"Christian-Moerlein brewery." Ho Was
tin* vice president of this company.
Ho was connected with several large
enterprises in Atlanta. Mr. Moerlein
was president of tlio Southern Granite
company, with headquarters in this
city. He was a large stockholder in tlie
Remliert Roller company, which had a
branch office in Atlanta. He was well
known in Atlanta and lias many friends
here who will regret to hear of his
death.
DEATH THROUGH RECKLESSNESS.
A Tarty of Four People Drive Into u
River—Young FiMly Drown*.
Jaspeu, Gil, Ang. 31.—A party of
four people from Tnte, George Faulk
ner, George Brittain, MissOara Sullivan
and Miss Curtis, in undertaking to ford
the river at Gilmer’s Ferry, three miles
east of Ball Ground, were washed down
the strerm. Miss Curtis was drowiiod,
as were rIso the three horses. The other
lady and the two men swam out. De
tails are very meagre. Botli men were
probably drinking, as tliey drove into
the river when tlie fiat was at that time
standing on theoppositeslde. The teams
were owned by parties at Tate who weut
down and secured the buggies and har
ness.
More than a year bad elapsed liefore
the underwriters organized a salvage ex
pedition. and in May. 1885. Captain L
T. Stevens, a Lloyds surveyor of great
experience in salvage operations, was
intrusted with tlie expedition, taking
with lliili three well known divers—
namely, Messrs. Lambert, Tester and
Davis Special diving apparatus nail to
be constructed for tlie work by Messrs.
Slebe & Gorman, the submarine engi
neers, and iu the above month Captain
Stevens and his men left Liverpool in
the steamship Niger for Las Palmas, and
arrived at their destination on the 25th
of May
LOCATING THE WRECK.
On the morning of the 29th Captain
Stevens proceded In the steam launch
Alianza In search of the wreck, a strong
trade wind from the northeast, with a
choppy sea. blowing at the time On
arriving at her snpposed position he
steamed about, sounding at intervals, en
deavoring to strike the wreck, but failed
to do so. Captain Stevens then employed
a boat's crew of fishermen to assist him
in finding her, and after some little time
the fishermen gave a signal, and on steam
ing up he found that they hod swept the
foretopgallantmast, and on looking down
through the water he distinctly saw the
shadow of the mast and the foretopgal-
lantsail loose and flouting In the water
at a depth of siz fathoms.
He then had the topgallantmast buoyed,
and as soon as the weather moderated he
iutended laying down moorings, so as to
place the vessel in such a position that
the diving was to be done from directly
ovex the wreck.
The money was in the mail room, al
most at the bottom of the vessel, and to
obtain access to that part of the ship
it was found necessary to blow up the
decks The dangers and difficulties which
were experienced in these o|ieratlons wero
of the most extraordinary nature. Not
only bravery, hut great patience and per-
severunoe. had to be exercised, as testi
fied by the fact that Captain Stevens and
bis plucky divers were about nine months
on the island before they hod completed
their task
The wreck lay on a ridge of rocks, and
one of the fears entertained before the ex
plosion was effected was that the force
might precipitate the vessel to almost
fathomless depths But fortunately,
through Captain Stevens' great experi-
In the one of explosives, the fear was
Uul realized
ALL HOT $50,000 RKC11VEHE0
When the explosion took place one ol
the masts shot right out of the water,
and thousands of dead fish canto to the
surface Another difficulty, and proba
bly the greatest the divers had to en
cunnter, was the extreme pressure of the
water at so great a depth, but the gal
lant fellows were most enthusiastic in
their work, and, although Caption Ste
vens ha:] lieen advised to abandon all
hope of recovery of tho treasure, he was
sanguine of success directly fine weather
would set in. Anil his hopes were soon
realized, fur on Nov. 17. after waiting
anxiously ami patiently, he had the
pleasure of wiring to London as follows:
'Lambert has got both scuttles 0|>en,
mid succeeded in sending up first box of
gold.” This was glorious nows to all
concerned, and especially to Captain
Stevens, who had charge of snub u tedi
ous undertaking.
Tlie saving of the remaining lioxes ot
gold was now merely a question of op
portunity Dip after dip was made by
Messrs Laiuiiert and Tester with vari
oils success, and by Dec. 12 tliey had re
covered tietween them six boxes, the
lion's share being obtained by Mr. Lam
bert. thus leaving a balance of four boxes
to bo raised. In u very short time, con
sidering the unfavorable weather, they
succeeded in sending np three more
boxes, making in ail nine botes, or £90.
000 ont of £100,000.
Unfortunately, the lust tail could not
be found, so Captain Stevens and bis
plucky divers had to come away without
lie liutl Seen Better I>a>*.
Fort Worth, Tex., Sept. 1.—Max
Kuhn, a bartender, was found dead in
his bed here. He had been unwell for
several days, but was not thought to be
in any danger. Among his effects were
fonna letters showing he had seen better
days. He had a son in good circum
stances at Omaha. One of the letters
authorizes him to practice law in the
supreme conrt of Ohio. . Kuhn was
bnried as a pauper.
The mayor of Jesup, Ga., was attack
ed by a negro armed with s rifle, bat
before the bnrly brute got in hi* work
the mayor had a dead negro in town
with but boot* on. The mayor bemn
hi* job with a pistol and did the finish
ing touches with a pocket knife.
blind may read. It is known all over
North America, and is heralded across
tho sea.
Before the S. A. M road was built we
wero in good luck to market 20,000
bales, and at the ond of tho season we
would rejoice and say we will surely
got 25,000 next season.
Note the great change that has come
over us. The S. A. M. road has dona
the work, and to it Americus owes its
prosperity and advancement. Unless all
signs fall our warehousemen will re
ceive 75,000 hales the coming season.
If Americus has advanced to this extent
within the past four years what can the
future have In store for us 1
Wake up, yo farmers, put your shoul-
dors to the wheel, and push onward till
we rise so far above our competitors
that the outside world will point with
pride to Americus, the Fhoenix of south
west Georgia.
SEVEN RIFLES.
With Seven
Deape rate
Them.
Hen Behind
it. No praise is too great for the man
ner in which Messrs. Lambertandl'ester
worked under such an able commander.
have noted them’ few facts down from
uiy dead father's log Imok. As the treas-
best and the gold dollars at the
naval exhibition attract so much atten
tion 1 tend you these additional facts.—
'oil Mai! Budget.
Canon Citt, Col., September 1.—
Soven men held up the east-bound Rio
Grande train No. 4 last night, near Coto
paxi.
The highwaymen compelled tbe flag
man at Texas creek to give up all the
torpedoes in his possession and also
forced him to flag the train.
As soon as It stopped the engineer and
fireman were deliberately held up at the
point of a rifle. Fireman Auer was re
lieved of his fine gold watch, and then
at the muzzle of seven rifles he was
forced to pick the look and break In the
doors of the baggage car under fire from
tbe express messenger, who knew that
something was wrong as soon as the
train was stopped. The mall car doors
wore all broken out, but nothing was
taken from it. Express Messenger Angel
made a determined resistance and used a
revolver to good advantage, but whether
any one was killed or not is not definitely
known, as he was compelled to shoot
through tho glass portion of the dour.
Tho fight was a fierce oue, though It
only lasted a few moments. Then one
of the masked men placed the cold muz
zle of the revolvor against Ills temple,
and under pressure of a threat against
his life, he oponod the safe door. The
highwaymen took $3,000 from the stroug
box.
Horses were in readiness, and as soon
ns the tobbory was accomplished they
tied to tlio Wot Mountain valley. They
did not disturb the passengers, evidently
not wishing to stay longer on the ground
than the actual necessities of tho occa
sion domanded.
A posse was summoned by the sheriff
and loft for tho sccno at once.
Tho sheriff got together all tho men
lie could summon on such short notice,
They nro all, howover, men who have
seen service, and will make a lively
chase after the brigands.
Trinidad has been wired to for the
noted hounds that have been instrumen
tal already In running down sevoral
criminals.
They are to be hurried to tho sccno ou
a special train and put on tlie trail as
soon as possible. With tho efforts being
made it is not likely that tho daring
robbers can escape.
I inpatient.
A doctor who was noted for hts pre
tences rather than for his cures was
caded iu to prescribe one'day for a inau
who was ill. and gave him some medi
cine. Tbe next day bnt one he called to
see the patietiL
"How is he today?" he asked a servant
at the door.
"He's dead, sir—that's how be la." sold
the servant.
"He is. ehr said the doctor indignant
ly. “Well, that’s always the way. Peo
ple expect oar medicine to work wonders,
and then they get in a harry and don't
give it time to prove what it can do.*—
Exchange.
Bnrclara at Work in DeSoto.
DeSoto, Ga., September 1.—[Special.]
—Friday night Inst somo man, or men,
entered the stores of E. S. Ferguson and
Simmons & Bagicy and burglarized
them.
The first entrance effected Was at
Ferguson's place, which was forced
open at the front door and a large safe
weighing 500 or 000 pounds was taken
from it. A wagon had boon provided
by the burglars, who drew the vehicle
to tlio store by hand, and then had the
immaculate gall to taka Mr. Ferguson’s
horse from the stable and harness to the
wagon so as to remove the safe.
Mr. Ferguson’s loss was $230 in cash
and about $800 in valuable papers.
After having looted Ferguson’s store
the thieves broke Into Simmons 4 Bag-
ley’s store, a block away, and took all
the small changfi In the cash drawer,
amounting to about $6.
Although a watchman is employed at
the mllle, which are within 200 feet ot
Ferguson’* store, no one heard the
burglar* forcing an entrance.
Detective W. B. Jones of Atlanta baa
been employed to ran down the thieves.