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AMERICUS TIMESRECORDER. VOLUME 1 AMERICUS GEORGIA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1891. NUMBER 181 The Boys’ Bicycle Gift having occupied a prominent place in Geo. D. Wlieatley’s double column advertisement space for some days, resulting in an exceedingly gratifying increase in my Boys’ and Youths’ Clothing trade, we are now forced for the time to lay it aside, that I may bring to the attention of the ladies, the many novelties now in store await ing their inspection. Remember that these are new and stylish goods of this season’s buying to be sold at [greatly reduced prices. New Seleciionsin DressGoods OPENED THIS WEEK. Among these may be found Novelty Suits, Serges in overshot I effects, Fiannels, Cashmeres and Henriettas, Bedford Cords in all the I new and desirable shades, such as light gray, modes, tan, eto. THE RETURNS. THE DEMOCRATS ARE VICTORIOUS IN THE EMPIRE STATE. ltiMMell Is Klected Governor of Mutumciiu Mitts by a Safe Majority—Iowa Goes Dem ocratic Agoln—Ohio and Pennsylvania Veimbllcau—News from Other States. NEW York, Nov. 4.—Roswell P. Flower lma \>eeu elected governor of New York to succeed D.ivid 13. Hill by a plurality estimated between 18,000 IN SILKS, BLACK FANCY I IVe show the largest line of Gros Grains, Armures, Poui De Soi Rhadames, Failles and Bengalines, etc. ever seen in the city at astoR isliingly low prices. Velvets to match all styles of Dress Goods. Trimmings in Nail Heads, Gimps, Cords and Passamenteries, together with a new line of NOVELTY PEARL BUTTONS just received, largo and small sizes to match. CHIFFON, The new trimming—so desirable in all colors, at 40c per yard. Call and see us for anything needed in the way of new Dress Goods and Trimmings. We offer for the coming week A Grand Reduction in Henriettas! All colors. The various lines reduced as follows: You can buy the usual 20c goods at 15c; 35c at 25c; 40c at 30c and 60c at 35o. In ad | dition, a magnificent all wool Henrietta 40 inches wide, at 60c. Remember that Tricots, black and colored, bringing heretofore 3oc, you get for 25c per yard. Evening shades in LANSD0WNE, CHINA AND SURAH SILKS await vour call at low figures. I My SCRIM and CURTAIN CRETOHS still demands attention, besides an offer of Nottingham Laco Curtains ■3 yards long at the figure of SI per pair, never reached before in this maket. You miss it if you do not buy your kid gloves uf ns. w 0 aro fj 10 so j e a g en t s f or tlie famous P. & P. BRAND of Kids, and sell as good or better gloves from 75c to 11.25 than others M° from $1.50 to $2.50 per pair. All our gloves aro warranted. Y °UB MONEY REFUNDED or another pair gloves for every pair unsatis factory being returned to us. BOSWELL P. FLOW 11 it and 24,000. Not only lias Flower been elected governor, but the Democrats have secured both branches of the legis lature. Flower's majority in the city reaches 57,000. New York, Kings, Queens and Richmond counties give Aim 72,000 majority. Fassett’s majority above file Harlem river can hardly ex ceed 47.000. Fassett did not carry El mira, his own city. Flower beating hiin there by 504 votes. Flower’s gains on the decreased vote wero ahead of Hill's, The full vote of HornellHville, which is Fassett’s senatorial district, shows Democratic gain of 52. Watertown’s four wards show a gain of 500 for Flower. McKinley Carries Ohio. Cincinnati, Nov. 4.—VVm. McKinley has carried the day in Ohio and his elec tion is assured by a majority of 15,000 to 20,000 votes. Unexpected Republi of the legislature in this state. The majo ! *v on joint ballot will be ab mt 33, p... >ably the largest ever held by either party in the legislature. The ItcpiihllcitiiN Curry Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, Nov. 4.—The Repub licans have carried the state by 35,000 to 40,000 majority, and the city by pro bably 20.00.). The contest ha« been a warm one and a great deal of money has been spent. CONDENSED NEWS DISPATCHES. I>ome»tic General WILLIAM M'KINLRT, JR. can gains were made throughout the state outside of Cincinnati, while the latter did not give the expected Repub lican plurality. The legislature is Re publican by a safe majority. Mi.BR.chu.ett. Democratic. Boston, Nov. 4.—Massachusetts has again gone Democratic and the returns give Russell the state by about 5,000. A large vote was polled throughout the p or Men’s Wear, Scrlven’s Patent Elastic Seam Drawers and Undorvests. all grades. targe Stock of ODD PANTS at Reduced Prices. B °ys, remember that you get a ticket for the Bicycle drawing for evcr y suit bought of us up to December 25,1891, when some nice boy ?ets a new safety for his Xmas present. For everything in the line of Dry Goods, Notions, Clothing, ur nshings, Carpets or Rugs, call every time on George D. Wheatley Cor. Lamar St. and Cotton Ave. W. E. RUSSELL, state. Boston gave Russell a minority of over 13,000. The governor received the returns without the least excite ment and calmly figured out the rela tive gains and losses us the figures were placed lie fore him. Broun Klected Governor. Baltimore, Nov. 4.—The entire Dem ocratic state ticket has been elected by increased majorities over the vote of two years ago. The Democrate will have a majority tn the senate and the house of delegates, making sure the re- election of Senator Gorman and of a Democratic United 8tntes senator in the place of Wilson, deceased. Holes Is Re-elected. Des Moines, Nov. 4.—The Democrats have won a victory in this state. Boies has been re-elected governor by a ma jority of 2.500. The legislature will be controlled by the Democrats. The to tal vote of the stote will reach 410,000, against 404,000 iu 1888, which was the heaviest previous vote in the history of the state. The New Jersey Election. ’ Trexton, Nov. 4.—The Desperate have elected a majority in both branches relffn anil Interest. Tlio newspapers in Rome are unani mous in the opinion that the ojiera, "Amico Frit," surpasses "Cavalleria Rusticana," and that it is tile work of a born genius. A Constantinople dispatch states that the ravages of cholera in Damascus show an alarming increase. The rec ord for the week past shows 180 cases and 00 deaths. At Midland, Out., fottr boys between 12 nnd 15 years old, named John Clark son, Peter Hewis, Leo Johnson and William Allison, were drowned by the upsetting of a sail boat in n squall. A London dispatch says: United States Minister Lincoln and the mili tary attache of the American legation Major Post, will leave this city for Italy and the east. They will be absent for a month. A London dispatch states that the strike of the New England engineers, which had its centre on the Wearsideiu Deariiiim, has been settled by compro mise. The strike compelled the idle ness of 30,000 men. The Chronicle's Berlin correspondent says that a sanitary insjiectot' at Dnssel dorf lias found a consignment of 100 sides of American pork which is badly infected with trichinosis, although offi cially certified to be wholesome. A Los Angeles, Cal., special says: The Itata case lias come to an end. Judge Rose of the United States court, ren dered a decision granting the motion to dismiss the case against the defendants. The decision is n very lengthy one. A Boston special says that President Potter of the American bank, was ar raigned before United States Commis sioner Hallett and pleaded not guilty, His bail was fixed ut $200,000 and that of Jonas French at $100,000. Dana is out on $00,000 bail. A Rome dispatch says: Pope Leo has summoned Father Anderledi, chief of tlie Jesuits, to Rome to consult with him regarding the state of the church. The pilgrim party at the Vutican has been completely discredited and super seded by the Jesuits. A Dumariscotta, Me., special Bays that the announcement of the failure of the Maverick bank, which hud $10,000 of the funds of the First Nntioiml bank of that town, caused a run by depositors nnd the bank has temporarily suspend ed payment. The bank is perfectly solvent. At Boerue. Tex., Frank Bishop was on trial for cattle stealing. During the noon recess Ernest Pfeiffer, one of tlie jurymen, went into an outhouse and hanged himself. He also stabbed him self several times with a knife. When found he was dead. He was u prosper ous farmer. No reason is known for the deed. All Uwensboro, Ky., special says William Worth nnd Miss Alfred Kin- cheloe eloped to Rockport, Ind., where they were married. The bride is a daughter of Peyton Kincheloe, and Worth has been in his employ for sev eral months. The father was enraged when he heard the news, and entered an oath that he would kill the man who Btole his daughter. A Fort Worth, Tex., special says; W. L. Malone severed his connection with the Fort Worth Gazette, his re signation as vice president of the Dem ocratic Publishing company being ac cepted. Mrs. Bailie Huffman, the pres ident of the company, assumed the management of the paper, with no changes in the staff. Rumors of the sale of The Gazette are without founda tion. A Manikin, N. D., special says: Per sons living here have just secured pos session of the cabin m which Bitting Bull spent the last yean of his life, and in which he was killed Inst winter. It is their intention to take it to the World's fair and exhibit it. World’s Feir Commissioner P. B. Wickham of this comity, says the men who have the cabin paid for it a 2-year-old steer nnd two silk dress patterns. A Leavenworth, Kan., special says: Albert Benson, who murdered Mrs. Theresa Metttuan on the Government reservation, north of Leavenworth, upon the night of March 28, 1800. has been respited for ninety days by Presi dent Harrison. Benson was to have been hanged Thursday. When the lit tle murderer was told of the reprieve, he laughed and said with some bravado: "All, well, I get my Christmas dinner now." A Bt. Petersburg dispatch states : A harrowing story comes from the pro vince of Baiuara. The peasants are so reduced by starvation nnd want that many of them are unable to go even to the government distributing points for a supply of food. In one village no less than forty-two have perished, and the number of dead in the whole province will amount to not less than 1,000. The survivurs iu mast instances aro too weak to attend the bnrinl of the de parted. and officials are compelled, mnch against their will, to inter the remains. PRESS COMMENT. WHAT THE NEW YORK PAPERS SAY ABOUT THE ELECTION. The World Say* tlie Election of the Dent ocratic Ticket iu New Xork Is a Victory for Good Government—The Tribune May* the Republican** Are Gaining Strength New York. Nov. 4.—The World says that the election is am munton* victory for Democracy and good government. The World uasuinea t.iat the eleotiou means that New York is soundly Dem ocratic in national affairs. The l'reuft. The press says that Fassett was de feated because the Republicans above the Harlem bridge failed to do their duty. The Advertiser. The Advertiser says that the load of Plattism which Fassett was compelled to carry was too heavy. It made many Republicans indifferent and c msed his defeat. The Recorder. The Recorder says that tlie people in many of the interior districts were ap parently affected by misrepresentations about the World’s Fair. In New York City, it says, Tammany met with an emphatic popular rebuke. The Tribune. The Tribune says that the elections show that the Republican party is handsomely regaining its strength, but not gained quite enough to make sure of its success in a presidential contest next year. The Sun. The Snn says the Democratic ticket developed above the Harlem a strength which upset all previous calculations and mounted to nothing less than a po litical revolution. The Times. The Times says the result of the elec tion in this state is unmistakably a ver dict against the Republican party under the leadership of Thomas C. Platt. The result is something more than a verdict against Platt ism. It is a defeat of the Republican party on the tariff issue, and will have a controlling force in the contest next year. Jumped from tho Train Asleep. Burlington, la., Nov. 4.—James S. Claque, a stock raiser of Greeley, Col., walked into the police station here hat less, contless and generally braised up, and told a remarkable story. He said he had left his home to visit friends in Galva, Ills., nnd had taken a sleeper at Denver. The last thing he remembers was retiring to his couch. When he awoke lie was lying in the ditch at the side of the track not far from Burling ton. badly braised and half frozen. He walked to the police station from there. His theory was that he had jumped from the train while asleep when it was ranning at full speed. An investiga tion by railroad authorities proves the truth of the man’s assertion. He is now in the hospitnl at this place, quite ill from his terrible exposure. Rajs He KI.miI and Hugged Her. Plymouth, Ills., Nov. 4.—Dr. M. M. Hooten, a physician who has taken an active part with the citizens' vigilance committee in securing evidence against the violators of the liqnor law, has been arrested, charged with assault npon Miss Santn Greene, an employe in Mid dleton's restaurant. Miss Greene clnirns the assault was committed in Dr. Hooteti's office. She says the doctor hugged and kissed her. It is also claimed that a number of ladies resid ing near or at Plymouth will testify to similar treatment at Dr. Hooten’s hands. Thu doctor denies these charges anil says that he will not only prove bis innocence, but will send the chief con spirators to the penitentiary. Fear, of a Revolt In Spain. Madrid, Nov. 4.—The Queen Regent haa directed the authorities throughout Spain to make diligent search for all persons suspected of treasonable de signs. The Spanish government is said to hare received information to the ef fect that a plot is in progress for the overthrow of the monrrchy nnd the es- tablishment of a republic, and tint this plot is shared in by persons of promi nent standing. While no arrests have boon made, the government is keeping • vigilant watch for any signs of open disaffection. TO HAVE A HEARING. The Horton lirother* Who Are Charged With li ridge Hurnlng. Atlanta, Nov. 4.—Tlie Horton broth ers, Willium tlid Fred, who were ar rested for bnfning the Central’s trestles, will have a preliminary hearing before a magistrate nt Snndersville. It was reported in Atlanta that some of the state’s witnesses liuve been scared off. One of tlie most important witnesses, a railroad employe, was satd to have dis appeared. Tlie Hortons are now In jail at Macon. William's handwriting will proabably figure in tho case to a con siderable extent. One of the threatening letters which the Southern Express company received offered $1,000 for every detective sent into Washington county. The infer ence was that the detective would be killed. One detective spent a week around the home of the Hortons nnd he reported that tiiore seems to be a big conspiracy there with as many as fifty people concerned in it. So far as the investigation lias gone, the situation seems to lie similar to that which exist ed in Dodge county up to the time Luther Hull and bis associates were arrested, A gentleman who lias just arrived from Snndersville says that if t lie Horton hoys ure released there will likely be some shooting outside the courtroom. Tlie friends of the Hortons will lie out iii force. SEVERAL MEN INJURED In i Find Collt.Ion on tlie Western anil Atlnnntlc ltallroad. Kingston, Ga., Nov. 4.—Just before daylight a heavy freight truin pulled into the siding here to wait for another train to puss. The freight train was going north, nnd when it polled out of the side track the brakeman failed to replace tlie switch. At 5 o’clock another freight train, north bound, pulled into the siding from the Bouth end. for pas senger train No. 8, south bound, to pass. This train was in charge of Conductor Thomas J. Whitehead and Engineer Charles Jackson. A few minntes after the arrival of the freight train the pas senger train cams speeding aronnd the curve and duelled into the open switch and the waiting freight train. The re sult was disastrous, but fortunately no lives were lost. Engineer Dave Bnssey and Fireman Ayrwood were hurt. Fire man Ayrwood's leg was broken half way between the knee and ankle. Fonr mail clerks—C. H. Batts, D. W. Dun can. J. W. Brown and 8. H. Saul—were slightly injured. Beyond a general shuking up the passengers were not hurt. No. 8 was carried to Atlanta by a special engine. OUTLAWS IN MISSISSIPPI. h im Forced Her to Drink Pole »n. Denver. Nov. 4.—Information comes from Boulder of a most horrible crime committed there by which a lover com pelled his sweetheart to commit suicide. Dora Anderson, a handsome young girl of 17, went out walking with Geo. Hoi- derholt, her accepted snitor. When a short way from the house he asked her her to drink from a small bottle. She refused, but lie threw his arm around her neck, held her nose nnd compelled the girl to ojien her month and swallow laudanum. As soon as the crime was known, every effort was made to save the girl, but to no no purpose, and she died. The murderer has been arrested and placed under $10,000 bail. There is no known reason for the boy's act. M»e l>«*d hii Army Miuki-t. Indianapolis, Nov. 4. — Alexander Scott, colored, and his new made wife are gardeners at Broad Ripple. While intoxicated Scott tried to brain his wife, laying bare her skull for several inches with a board. The woman borrowed an old army rnnsket from Scott's broth er and returned. Scott made a second It, whereupon the blew off his thumb and lodged a tremendous load of shot in hU groin and thigh. Part of hia flannel undershirt was carried into tha wound. There it no possibility of recovery. The woman surrendered to the authorities, bat the officers declined to hold her nnder arrest. Quarantined Agaln«t Cadiz. Gibraltar, Nov. 4.—The health au thorities of this port have declared a vuarantiue against vessels arriving from Cadiz. Tilts act is taken on accunnt of the fa.1t that an outbreak of small pox plan is in u critical condition, has occurred at Cadiz. Mate Senator llyrtl Narrowly Escapes Ileath by a Mob. Meridian, Nov. 4.—Neshoba county is undergoing a reign of terror and law lessness. On Monday night a mob, by firing a volley from guns and pistols and battering down the doors, effected a jail delivery a Philadelphia, releasing three prisoners sentenced by the federal court for unlawful retailing. Twelve killings have occurred within the put twelve months. A few days ago State Senator Byrd, editor of the Neshoba Democrat, was called to his door, and, bnt for an accident which frightened off the mob, would bare been killed. **T)»e Good Yankee*.” Rome, Nov. 4.—The Italia publishes leading article headed "The Good Yankees,” during which that paper says: "The United States has one dip lomatic rule for Chill and another for Italy. It has virtually closed, by the McKinley bill, the markets of the United States to Italian wares and pro ducts and now the United States seeks to be high suzerain over all America. All yankees unscrupulously follow poli tics as a business, even when interna tional affairs are concerned. But the time may come when Europe will lay aside petty differences and call the United States to a more exact and pre cise notion of the law of nations. ” United States Minister Married. , London, Nov. 4.—General E. Burd Grubb, United States minister to Spain, was married at St. Stephen’s church, South Kensington, to Miss Violet Sop- witb. The bride was given away by her father, Thomas Sopworth, recently elected a director of the Bank of Eng land. The bridesmaids were six sis ters of the bride and the ushers six uni formed members of the famous City Troop of Philadelphia. The church, which was beuutifnlly decorated with flowers, was crowded with Americans, Minister Lincoln, Consul General New and the Spanish ambassador were omong those present. Confessed His Guilt. Montgomery, Ala., Nov. 4.-Jim Ad ams was arrested, charged with the murder of Enoch Tate, another negro, near the city a week ago. Several days ago another negro was arrested, charged with the murder, and notwithstanding he protested his innocence other negroes identified him as the guilty person. While the officers were on the way to jail with Jim Adams, be broke down and acknowledged his guilt, saying that he did not want to see an innocent m»n punished. The other inspect wu at once released from jaiL Deserved What He Got. Indianapolis, Ind., Nor. 4—A apo dal to The News from Martinsville, Ind,, says: Word has just reached here that William Bowman, nged 50, living twenty miles sonthwest of here, out raged Iti.s 10-year-old granddaughter Thursday night and was afterwards visited by fifty white caps and beaten Into insensibility with hoop poles. Bow man is in a critical condition. It is be lieved the girl will jecover.