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The Greatest Midsummer Sale RAILROAD BUILDERS.
iry Goods, notions,
and
LOTHING
AND THE
Grandest Reduction in Prices
known in the history of our trade, commences to-morrow
(Monday) morning
AT
ME D. WHEATLEY’S,
Cor. Lamar St. and Cotton Ave.
leare determined to make a CLEAN SWEEP
OF ALL KINDS OF SUMMER GOODS.
\nd 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
THEY APPROPRIATE TWO HUNDRED
AND FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS.
Official* Arretted Charged With Swindling
—The Trealdent and Treasurer In the
Hand* of the Law—A Sensational Affair
In Hutchison, Kan»n«-
Hitchix
foyul .e;>
arre.Ht oi l
Hutchin-ioi
jn. ?ept. 2.—Quite a pro-
ion Tri« ;reatt*;l ii^re by the
S Wise, :r«?!nur.*r >t the
isiJ Southern milrotd, and
TOGETHER WITH ALL OUR
Jpjalicoes. 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
m. D. Wheatley's.
the issuance of u warrant for the presi
dent of the same road, H. C. Christie,
of Chicago. The facts leading to the
irrest are as follows:
In 185*8 a party of railroad men, chief
ly from Caicago, set on tOit the project
of building a railroad south from the
city. Tile road was- chartered as the
McPherson. Texas ami Gulf railroad.
Reno county snh-cribed to the stock of
this road $92,000. ami issued county
bonds for that amount. The city of
Hutchinson donated $20,000 for termi
nals. etc. White township, in King-
man subscribed $10,000 and the city of
Kingman $20,000 for terminal facilities.
The county built thirty-two miles of
rord from this city to Kingman and
mortgaged bonds were hypothecated to
the Union Pacific for 5 per cent, of tlieir
face value, netting the company $100,000
in cash. From the bonds issued $142.-
UUU was realized, a total of $442,000.
The construction of the road co*t not
to exceed $7,700 per mile or a total
value of $246,100, showing a balance on
band of $195,000. Other estimates place
the cost of the road at- $0,000. whicli
would show a balance of $250,000. It
now transpires that there are no other
stockholders than Reno county and a
township in Kingman county. As sta
ted above, the county commissioners
of tins’ connty swore out warrants for
the arrest of E. E. Wise, treasurer of
the road, and H. A. Christie, president,
charging them with the embezzlement
of the $250,000 which should lie on
hand, but is not. Mr. Wise dicing in
town, was immediately placed under
arrest.
Mr. Christie is supposed to bs Chi
cago, ami a requisition will lie made
upon the governor of Illinois for his de
livery to the courts of this state.
DEMOCRATIC GOVERNORS.
CONDENSED NEWS DISPATCHES.
Domestic and Foreign and of Gensral
Interest.
Rev. C. H. Spurgeon is said to bo
recovering from his protracted illness.
John M. Slaton was elected president
by the Young Men's Democratic league
of Fulton county, Ga., for one year.
"Big Ed" Hennessey, the notorious
confidence man, escaped by walking
boldly out of a Chicago court room.
W. H. Davidson. Hay levs ville, leader
of what remains of the greenback labor
party in Alabama, has been arrested
All our 8c Figured Challies to go at 4}{c per yd.
All our 12V*c “ “ “ 8c per yd
All our 8c Htandnnl Calicoes *' Sc per yd,
All our 7c Printed Vlctora Lawns at 8>^c per yd
All o ir 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.
[Off LOOK! 5c
This is the Biggest
FIVE CENT
Bargain Ever You Saw.
5c
JOTTINGHAM CURTAIN LACE. We got “scooped” some
Itime ago in the purchase of a big lot of Nottingham Lace for cur-
fcains: We have been asking from 20 to 40c per yard, but the goods
linger with us longer than we like, so in order to move them right
jout and at the same tfme give you an A No. 1 BARGAIN we part with the
ptire lot at
5i PER YARO THIS WEEK.
W e cannot mention here any SPECIAL PRICES on everything
| we liave to offer, but remember in rending the foregoing, that PRO
PORTIONATE and SWEEPING REDUCTION IN PRICES will
Ibe the order of this week in every department of our store.
OUR STOCK OK
[Handkerchiefs. Hosiery, Ribbons, Laces, Em
broideries, Corsets and Gloves
P’e guarantee tho best in the city, and our prices beyond the reach of
competition.
Housekeepers will tiud it to thoir interest to inspect our line of
table linens, doylies, napkins, towels,
Before buying elsewhere. •
, A WORD ABOUT
Clothing - and - Gents’ ■ Fixings.
'Vo carry tho VERY FINEST ASSORTMENT T3 BE
POUND, and OUR PRICES always have boon simply
I NAPPROACHABLE from the standpoint of compe
tition.
Our determination to‘reduce stock APPLIES WITH FORCE
her '>, “ud we will refuse NO REASONABLE OFFER for anything
■ 011 "lay need iu our lino.
Cannot you save somethin - ? by trading
with
Geo. D. Wheatley
Cor. Lamar St. and Cotton Ave.,
AMERICUS, G-EORGKLA-.
ArrMiigemenfft Ildng Mud** for a Meet
ing at Cnlumtiuft.
Coli’Mbch. Sept. 9. —Chairman Neal
of the Democratic state committee, is
arranging for a mee'.ing of Democratic
governors here for October (1. He says
he expects here on that occasion Gov
ernors Francis of Missouri, Stone of
Mississippi. Winans of Michignn, Rus
sell of Massachusetts, Jackson of Mary
land. Nichols of Louisiana, Brown of
Kentucky, Fleming of Floridu. Rey
nolds of Delaware, Eagle or Arltans:
Joues of Alabama, Abbott of New Jer
sey. Fowler, of North Carolina, Patti-
son of Pennsylvania. Buchanan of Ten
nessee, Hogg’ of Texas. McKinney of
Virginia. Wilson of West Virginia,
Peck of Wisconsin, Boles of Iowa, Byrd
of Nebraska and Hill of New York.
There will be s]>eukiug on all of the
four fronts of the state capitol building
in the evening and excursions will be
run from all parts of the state.
Ponnxyl vsnls Cash for McKinley.
PlTTSBl'BO, Sept. 9.—The first as
sessment of Pittsburg’s protected man
ufacturers for the benefit of the Mc-
kinley campaign in Ohio is now being
collected. The amount expected to be
raised iu Pittsburg is not given, but
there Is authority for the statement
that it it will lie large. James B. Scott,
a leading manufacturer, said that his
firm had contributed and while he did
not think McKinley would need much
money, his friends would not see him
suffer for lack of any that is needed.
Mr. Scott is an importer of tinplate, hut
says lie is heartily in favor of the Mc
Kinley tariff.
Kobbfil tlie Second Time.
Ruck ISLAND, Ills., Sept. 9.—R. E.
Keede. Postmaster at Endalusin, this
comity, was attacked by masked men
on the road between his home and Rock
Island and robbed of $147, with which
he intended to pay a note in the bank.
Six months ago ho was gagged and
bound in his office nnd is Jibed of saver-
al hundred dollars.
lllrti Ore Find In Colorndn.
Denver, Sept. 9.—A good strike was
made in tile Chicago Belle located in
Spring Gulch near Dumont, Colo. It
shows by a sample nssay 873 ounces of
g, Id and 309 ounces of silver to the ton.
The vein is six inches wide at a depth
of thirty feet. It is not yet known how
far the vein extends. Charles Joynes
and Jdseph Drake nre the owners of the
mine. I lie ore. which is tellurium, has
cheated almost all the- miners iu camp.
One who examined it thought it was
white hr grey iron.ore. At this rate the
ore is worth nearly $18,000 per ton and
is the richest ever disfrovered in this
state.
Why tha Lights Went Out.
Paris, Sept. 9.—Lnkeil was perform
ing in the opera Comiqne when the
electric lights suddenly went ont. For
a time the audience was panic-stricken.
The darkness was owing to the fact
that the carpenter of the’ theater got
entangled in the straps of the dynamo
and was torn to shreds.
Jol*. P. Orevy l)nil.
Pjuos, Sept. 9.— M. Francois Jules
P. Orevy, ex-pre»id<*nt of the French
republic, ba* died
Patrick J'Keefe who was twenty
years ago a ;»oor sailor living at Savan
nah, is now .Isolate ruler -if the island
of hyph in tile Pacific ocean, in the
tropica
A special from McGregor. Tex., says
Mrs. George Griffin, who gave birtli t>:
triplets ten months ago, broke the re
cord with a quartette. All seven nre
doing well.
The London Times, in its financial
article says that a syndicate of Euro
pean capital! ts has recently offered
to advance the Chilian junta £500,000
with which to meet pressing require
ments,
_ A whole family of Paris, numbering
six members, committed suicide. The
father and mother showed the wav by
hanging themselves, and the others,
who were adult children, imitated their
parents,
Mr. Larry Gantt is now editor of the
Southern Alliniiee Farmer, Atlanta, the
official organ of the Georgia Alliance.
It is understood that Mr. Harry* Brown,
the retired editor, will publish a literary
paper in that city.
'At New Donglass. Bis., Mr. Peter
Watts lias a cherry tree in full bloom,
which is something nnroimnon for this
time of year. The sniierstitious are
prophesying that there will be a death
in Mr.. Watts’s family inside of a year.
The immense storage warehouse of
R. C.. Layton, at 03 and 04 South Street,
New York, was destroyed by fire, en
tailing a loss of $200,000. The bnilding
was of brick and five stories high and
was well stocked with spices and teas.
The Ganlois, Paris, proposes that the
government of France, in connection
with the governments of the other Pow
ers interested, shall send an ultiinutnin
to China in regard to the outrages npon
foreigners caused by the anti-European
riots.
The Anstrian socalled* "smokeless”
powder which was used at the Schwar-
zennn maneuvers produces clouds of
light blue smoke. The German powder
which produces brown puff hardly dis-
iugnisuable from the ground iu -much
S1U >eHn$.
TORTURED TO DEATH.
A NEGRO FIEND SKINNED ALIVE BY
ENRAGED PEOPLE.
News „f H n Oulragt-ulis lies,I Committed
Near a Small Town in Lonl>lana-A
Young Lady Waylaid by a Negro Unite—
A .lint Punishment.
A City of Mexico News report says
that a number of the Governors of
States are expected to arrive here and
participate iu the President’s feast Sept.
15. anil 0,000 soldiers will probably take
part in the sham battle which is to be
fought on that day.
A Toronto, Ontario, special says: For
ty families of destitute Hebrews arriv
ed here from Montrenl. mid after lining
cared for during the intervening time
liy Jews of tills city, were forwarded to
Buffalo ami other points in the United
States. Each family was snpplied with
food for the jonmey and a small sum of
Mrs. O’Neill, the wife of Uenerm
O'Neill, claiming to have been an officer
in the United States army, who. iu a fit
of jealousy, shot at and dangerously
wounded her husband at Wiesbaden on
May :0 last, and who was imprisoned
for'tliat crime, has been pardoned by
Emiieror \\ illiam and released from
imprisonment.
In making a cat by the Chicago and
Eastern Illinois Railroad on the Kas-
kaskin River, about eight miles south
west of Snllivan, Ills., an Indian bury
ing ground was discovered and about
twenty-five skeletons removed. They
appear to have been buried in a sitting
position in n trench. No implements of
any kiud were fouud.
A tragedy is reported from Pem
broke in Bryan county, Ga., from which
three deaths may result. Mr. P. H.
Patrick got into u dispute with one of
the sons of Hon. J. Brown. Young
Brown’s brother came to his rescue,
when a general interchange of shots
took place, in which all three young
men were fatally wgnnded.
A New Brunswick, N. J.. special says
that a young man rode across the rail
road bridge in that citv on a bicycle on
a single plank. Tile bridge is 50 feet
high and 900 feet long, and Imd a train
conn! iu-. the bridge tin- mail would have
been k .• 1. The fool-hardy youth re
fused lo give his nnme, though the
watchman detained him an hour hoping
an officer would appear.
The People's party held a convention
in Massachusetts and nominated the
following ticket; Henry Winn, of Mal
den, governor; William .1. Shields,
Boston, lieutenant governor; Joseph
D. Catle, Westfield, secretary of state;
Thomas A. Watson. Baintree, treasurer
and Receiver general; William O. Wake
field, Lynn, auditor; Israel D.indrews,
Danvers, attorney general.
A Knoxville, Tenn., special says:
News has reached here of a bloody mur
der, doubtless a double ono, which oc
curred in a remote part of Hancock
comity. The famous "Big John’’ Bar
nard was returning from town in a bug
gy with a young lady, when Tillman
Sutton saw him. Spurring up his horse,
Sntto n rcsle to the side or the carriage
and shot Barnard. The younger broth
er of Barnard came np and shot Sntton
deoil. The elder Barnard will doubt
less (lie.
A (Calcutta dispatch states that Count
Alikanoff has been arrested at Cabal,
Afghanistan, charged with being a Rus
sian spy. He is the well known Rns-
Nkw CHILEANS, Sept. 9.—The Picay
une's Snreveport, Li., special says:
News lias lieen received here of a most
heinous crime committed on the person
of a young lady school teacher near Ar
cadia. Tile school was two miles from
the young lady’s home and the other
afternoon, after school was dismissed
she started to walk home.
In a lonely piece of woods she was
grabbed by a hurley negro and taken
into the forest nnd tied, where she was
kept for two days.
On the evening of the second day
party searching for her found her tied
to a tree, when she related how she hail
been treated and, as the negro wonld
sc sin return asked the party to hide near
by.
In a short while the negro made bis
apjienrnnce, and the watchers came
forth mid captured him. They tortured
him fearfully, skinning him alive, and
terribly cutting him to pieces. What
remained of his body was left in the
woods for a feast of the buzzards.
HAVA'NAUM SENSATION.
Sulcl«le«l with* Dynamite ilomb.
San Francisco. Sept. 9.—F. L. Car
ol! registered at the Prescott House here
as Win. F. De Young of Fresno. Short
ly nfterwurd nn explosion which shook
buildings in the neighborhood attracted
attention to his room, and it was fonnd
he had committed snicide by exploding
a dynamite bomb. His remains were
scattered all over the room. One of his
arms was fonnd in the street. The
windows and plastering were broken.
The deceased had been working on
fruit farm near Fresno. He told sever
al persons here that he intended taking
his life, as he wanted to create a sensa
tion for the newspapers, but in a note
to the coroner giving bis age us 45 and
birthplace as Holland, he says he com
mitted suicide becunse life was not
wortli living.
Shortage In Pennsylvania.
Pittsburg, Sept. 9.—Tlie experts
who been examining the 1 looks of Alle
gheny City reported a deficiency of over
$32,000 in the accounts of Market Clerk
David Hastings. Mr. Hastings’ books
are iu such condition that it is iinpossi
ble to tell wlmt has liecouie of the miss
ing funds. The shortage extends over
u jieriod of eighteen years.
Mr. 11 ii rr Ihdii Gars n II u 111 in*.
Cai*k M y, Sept. 9.—The president
11 company with Lient. Parker, George
W. Boyd, Charles Coffin, of Baltimore
and Congressman John E. Itevburn
started out in Reyburn yacht Neosho
for u gunning and fishing trip in Cape
May sounds.
A Cholera Epidemic.
Paris, Sept. 9.-It is announced here
that the cholera epidemic which arose
in the is nearing Aleppe. The immi
gration of Russiun Jews there will in
crease the of the disease
Klainll I'ssha Shut up.
London, Sept. 9.—A dispatch re
ceived here says that Kiuntil Pasha is a
birtnul prisoner in his own boose,' not
being allowed to go therefrom or to re
ceive visitors.
Major Handy tiles Iu l’urls.
New York, Sept. 9.—A caplegram
has been received here announcing the
death trem apoplexy of Major Joues M.
Bundy in Paris.
THEY MU AN BUSINESS.
A Brink of Whiskey Baesks Up a Wed
ding.
Savannah, September 9. — Guests
will gather at tho Brunswick home to
night for a wedding.
The supper, however, will not be
graced by a bride. Her friends may
feast, but not with her. Sho stole away
silently yesterday, and spent last night
In Savannah.
Miss Ella Inez Anderson was the bride-
elect, and Mr. E. W. Bingham was to be
the groom.
Miss Anderson is the daughter of
wealthy parents and had received many
hnndsome presents. She had prepared
her trousseau and tho Presbyterian
church was decorated.
Sunday the groom called. IIo had
been drinking and kissed his prospective
mother-in-law and sister-in-law. The
bride-elect lied to her room. She was
shocked and mortified and refused co
see her sweetheart and had hysterics.
Tuesday she made up her mind to flee,
so she left a note breaking the engage
ment, took the train and came to Savan
nah, whence sho goes to Macon to-night.
Mr. Bingham 1s connected with the
Brunswick Times,
Miss Anderson says she will not marry
a dissipated man.
SPORT McALLISTEIl.
Bobby Gaylor Opens the Season With That
Roaring Comedy.
On Tuesday night the regular season
of the opera house will open with Bobby
Gaylor In bis new play, “Sport JMcAllls-
ter, one of the 400.” Mr. Gaylor Is well
2nd favorably known throughout the
country, not only for bis excellent work
last season in the “Irish Arab,” but for
many years os a star on the vaudeville
stage, where his peculiar Individuality
and strong originality won for him a
national reputation. No gross exagger
ation, howevor, disfigures his work;
what Gaylor represents on the stage is
Gaylor himself, as ho is in everyday life.
'“Sport McAllister was written with a
view of fitting Mr. Gaylor's peculiar tal
ents, and it is needless to say that the
title-role, in which he is starring, fits
him like a glove. Among the people
supporting Mr. Gaylor are Georgia Par
ker, who has been stylod the “American
Carmencita,” May Gaylor, the funniest
of comediennes the Olympia Quartette,
well-known through their connection
with Evans A Huey’s “Parlor Match,’
Nollle Franklin, a London music hall-
stcr and a rival of tho famous Peggy
Pryde, S, W. Yuiing, an eccentric como-
dian, who was formerly connected with
MirrayA Murphey's company, and a
large Dumber of specialty performers of
equal fame. A bevy of pretty girls will
be seen in many new and novel special
ties, which will be enhanced by elegant
and costly costumes.
Manager lirady has spared neither
time nor expense In getting up “Sport
McAllister," and promises us a genuine
treat in the way of fun and music.
Knocked Into n Mnehlno.
Lima, O., September 9.—A terrible
fight among farmers was reported from
Cellna last night. Yesterday while
James Lewis and Tom Johnson were
running a machine they quarreled and
and Johnson struck Lowis in the face.
The latter fell under the ’machine and
was drawn betweon the cylinders and
killed instantly. Frank Lewis, a broth
er of James, was a witness of the affair.
He caught up a pitchfork and before
anybody could restrain him ho plunged
the fork into Johnson’s stomach, kill
ing him almost instantly. Lewis is un
der arrest.
for his command of the expedition of
1879 against the Teke-Turcomans, and
for his annexation of Merv in 1883 and
the attack on PenJdeh In 1885. When
arrested he was disguised as a Moham
medan worshipper. He claims that he
has not recently been in the Russian
service, having been dismissed from his
oimmand.
Augusta's Exposition Committee in the
Metropolis.
Nkw York, September 9.—Twenty-
seven representative citizens of Augusta,
Ga., arrived in New York this morning
in a special car.
The party has come north in the intei-
est of tlie Augusta exposition, which
will open November 2. Thoy remain in
New York, with headquarters at the
Huffman House, to-day, and will go nn
to Providence on Thursday morning. .
After presenting the claims of the ex
position at Providence, thoy will visit
Fall lilver, Lowell, Boston, and other
manufacturing centers iu New England,
and then contemplates a visit to Mon
treal.
At tlie head of the delegation is the
lion. Patrick Walsh, the editor of the
Augusta Chronicle and president of the
exposition.
Settlement at Hand.
Atlanta, Ga., September 0.—This
morning telegrams were received in At
lanta Indicating'that Mr. Ryan’a offer of
30 cets on the dollar will be accepted,
sian commander mid diplomate, famous^ The matter will probably be finally and
definitely settled to-morrow.
They Don't Like IL
Nashville, Tenn., September 9.—
The Tennessee senate passed a resolu
tion yesterday against the sub-treasury
bill, and the honse tabled it
•lay Gould on Wall Street.
New Yoiik, September II.—The Re
corder this morning says Jay Gould was
on Wall street yesterday for the first
time since his return from his western
trip. Ills nppearanco was startling. Ho
looked haggard; was deathly pale, and
his eyes sunken, his hands tremulous,
and voice quivering. “An overwork*
ed man," was the comment of those who
s?.w him.|
When he stepped from lus private car
Saturday lie was congratulated on his
improved looks. Three days had
wrought a marvelous change in him.
Nows from Dnhlonega.
Daiii.on$0a, Ga., September 0.—The
North Georgia Agricultural College has
bright prospects of one of the best years,,
if not tbe best, sinco its establishment.
The fall term commences with several
students more than last yoar and still
they come. This is a good place to send
boys—no liquor, good morals, thoroughly
competent teachers with good religions
instruction and numerous other advan
tages.
Itetore the Bar.
Atlanta, September 9—Hr. John
W. Cox and Mr. John M. Slaton, tho
two gentlemen who engaged in the
street fight yesterday afternoon, will
aoon appear before his honor Judge
Calhoun. City cases charging them
with disorderly conduct and quarreling
turn been booked agaiqjit them at the
station honse.