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TIMES-RECORDER.
VOLUME 7.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 1898.
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. Cool weather is coming and the children will need
shoes. We have the best line_of
CHILDREN’S SCHOOL SHOES
ever put on sale here. Best in style. Best in-price. Best
in fit. Best in wearing qualities.
Our lines of Shoes and-Hats is.-complete. All the
atest styles at
BARNEY ball
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RREAB wagon
TTTCBRUARY 19th.
Supplying Fresh Bread Every Day.
iuhimmiw—» >M<MflBIIITr
CALL FOR A COKGREgS
The Commercial Men Invited to
Meet at Tampa.
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FEBRUARY EIGHTH DATE
Mala 01,1*0. of tho Gathering fo to I’tu-
wo|« th« Wuvainaut of Groin anil All
Ofthnr Product* or tho Wnitnrn iutM to
Southern IMitrlbatloff lUrkau-Snoeaa*
•f tha Venture deem* xara.
Tallahassee, Jan. IB. — Governor
Bloxbatn baa issued tbs following in
vitation:
We respectfully extend to the rot.
ernora of the eouthern and western
atatea an invitation to atteud tbs 1 flftn
annnai session of tha aonth and we-'
commercial congress. to enlivens at
Tampa, Fla., Feb. 8, 0 and 10, 1898.
“We alto respectfully requeat the gov-
ernora of the eouthern and western
■tatea to appoint delegatee to this con-
great, which ahuold command the ouru-
eat attention of ail good citizens.
"Trusting tUat thia congress will r*
oeive the couaideratlon it deserveajuid
prove beneficial, to all concerned.”
■ The principal objec a of the congrets
are to conalder the meant to luorease
the Interchange of ail merchandise ami
manufactured articles between the south
and west and to promote the movement
of grain and all Other product* of rh"
western stales to another:: distributing
markets and through aontheru ports for
export. •
• AU the governors, commercial or ;*u
izations, municipal government* ami
transportation companies of the *umh
and west have been requested to ap
point delegates to this congress. A
great many have already responded and
the success of this congress is now as
sured.
Excursions to points of interest on the
Golf of Uexioo and other forme of en
tertainment will be provided for dele
gatee and their friends. .
The congress will cunfene on Tues
day, Feb. 8. at the Tampa Bay hotel au
ditorium. The sessions will continue
three daya
For general information comtnauioate
with H. Cunningham, secretary -
CDBAN CRISIS (Ml
United States Consul Lee Still
Exceedingly Uneasy.
EE EXPECTS UPRISING IN HAVANA
BANDITS SHOT IN BATTLE.
three Member*' «f the Hleek Jack Gang
Bepurled filled Near t aceoa.
Tucson, A. T„ Jan. IB—It is re
ported that Black Jack’s gang of out
laws A as surrounded in the mountains
near the boundary line by aeveral posses,
including the posse sent ont by the
Mexioau government, and a fight oc
curred in which one of the robbers wpl
killed and four captured.
Two attempted to escape after being
caoght and wore shot In flight. The
other two were in the bauds of the Mex
ioau officers, and is is claimed they met
death m like mnnner.
The remainder of the freebooters went
ont in every direction aud supposedly
in tiie iuterior of Mexico in the Sierra 1
Madre monuiaina
< •ritilttlfttt Win* Oil < mo«
NewHavk.v, Jam H —Judge Town
send of the United States oonrt has de*
sided the case of Edward N. Pyatt of
South Carolina against Horace Waldo
and others of New York, in favor of the
somplainaut. The salt was brought to
collect frum the heirs of Sarah H.
Waldo, deceased, the amount due on a
bond made by her in lifetime, the
amount being $8,030.
It*. t-J 4in In * anHliifhfln Die*.
Greenwood, S. 0., Jan. IS.—Benja
min Cunningham, a prominent lawyer,
died here, aged 45 year*. Mr. Cunning
ham was a member of the noted Cl.
niogbam family of Laurens connty, an
was unmarried.
ONO
Both tho inethod and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to tho taste, and acts
gently yot promptly on tho Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys
tem effectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syntp of Figa is the
only remody of its kind ever pro
duced, pleasing to the taste and ac
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial m its
effects, prepared only from the mort
healthy ana agreeable substances, its
manvexoellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it thc most
popular remody known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in 50
cent bottles by all leading drag*
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it Do not aoceptany
substitute*
CALIFORNIA FIB SYRUP CO.
sam nuMciaco, cal
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The Roun3-
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girl steps from
irlhood into wo
manhood, she en
ters a new and strange
country. A land of
promise and hope, yet
full of hidden danger*. Whether she will
find happiness or misery depends largely
upon the health and condition of the deli
cate, special organism which is -the source
and centre other womanhood.
The lives of young women ere often
wrecked because of a mistaken sense of
modesty, which lead* them to neglect the
earlier symptoms of feminine weakness.
These troubles unless corrected, develop
into serious chronic difficulties which be
come a dragging burden, ruining life's best
opportunities end blighting all possibility
of happy wifehood end motherhood.
Any woman suffering from these delicate
complaints needs the health-giving power
of Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription. It
heals and strengthens the womanly organs;
•tops weakening drains; gives vitality to
the nerve-centres, and restores perfect or
ganic soundness end constitutional energy.
It is the only medicine devifed for tbit pgr-
pose by a skilled end experienced specialist
In diseases of the feminine organism.
lira. W. B. Duncan, of Arlington, Mo., writes:
“ I have used your • Favorite Prescription' and
•m never tired of sounding ns praise. When my
lady friends coni plain, I any ■ why don't yon take
Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription?’ 1 told an
Mr, whose daughter tit years old)
right for five month* abort the
medicine, and alter the yonng lady had taken
two-'hints of a bottle of ’Favorite Prescription '
■he was all right. She had been treated by two I
of our best doctors."
Dr. Pierce’s great thousand-page illus
trated book. "The People's Common Sense
Medical Adviser" sent paper-bound on
receipt of ai one-cent stamps to pay the
coat of mailing only. Or, a handsome
cloth-bound copy for it stamps. Address,
Br. JL V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. ¥.
The Gathering Is Sal lad to Ordar by
Mayor Gillett of lamps.
Tampa. Fin. Jog. IB—The national
fishery congress convened at noon in
the Tampa Bay hotel auditorium with
a good attendance. The cougress was
called to order by Mayor Myron E. Git-
iett of this city, who delivered a brief
addrets of welcome in behalf of the city.
Temporary organization was theu per
fected,' Mayor Glllet being made tempo,
rary chairman aud Secretary Onnulug-
ham of the Tampa board of trade was
named ea temporary secretary. The
following committee was appointed:
W. E Meehan of Pennsylvania. M. E.
Glllet of Florida, Hon S. G. McLeuduu
of Georgia, Hon. A. A. Wiley of Ala
bama, Or. H. M. Smith of Washington,
D. 0., F. O. Brown of Massachusetts
and General Honatou of Florida, to pass
on credentials and perfect a permanent
organization.
The cougreii then adjourned for the
day. The permanent bhalrmin has not
as yet been decided upon, but Dr. Hngn
M. Smith of the United States fish
commission will be made permanent
MOretorr.
The United Statee fish commission’s
propagation oar aud sreamer are both
hen.
At the exposition building hen then
is to be fonud a varied display of fishing
apparatus, fishery products and appll-
auces for pnserviug fish. Then on
also tanks Allied with live tarpon, red
snappers, pompano, Spanish maokenl
and many other species which abound
in the Florida watera
At the end of the congnss an inter
national fishery association will be
formed with the object of iuterohaug-
lng ideas aud cousidering tha best
meant to preserve the fisheries of the
world.
The next meeting of the proposed in
ternational orgauiaatiou will probably
be held at the Pane exposition in 1900.
Delegates from the national
and state fishing commissions, reprr.
•entatives of state aud foreign govern
ment*. members of angling and fishing
associations and persoue - Interested in
historical collars are in attendance.
len.ta.it Itineration of Tblo View Alarms
the President and Hu Cabinet—Wank.
Ingtoe OJRelels -«>k to *lilrk Xteipnnsl.
bully Per Wnr— Diplomatic Hill Plgn
holed tn Prereut Irritating Debate.
New Yorx. Jan. 19.—A special to
The World from Washington says:
While Havana continues to be reported
as quiet. President McKinley and Judge
Day oanuut conceal their uneasiness.
Tbe fail import of General Lee’s com
mnnioatlons have not beeu given to the
pnblta While he hat reported present
qnlet be hue expressed the opinion that
eerions disturbances seem inevitable
■oou. General L-o-’a constant rollers
tlon of tbia view haiAurmed the presi
dent and the state dHtrtmeuf officinal.
Lee wauts assistance sent before tbe
onala cornea. He boiievea thia govern
ment should issue all instructions ueors
■ary to protect Americans in Onbn
The mate liepuitmeut seeks to evade
this responsibility by requiring General
Lee to give the signal for tooh action as
may bring on war with tipaiu. This he
does uot feel It hi* duty to da
In each dispatch General Lee says a
volcanie npbeaval in Havana cauno' be
prevented mnoh longer and that precan-
tions'shoulil be taken. The president
and his assistant secretary of state hope
the storm will urn break, bnt tbey be
lieve the critical ilature of the situation
baa not been exaggerated.
The consular and diplomatlo appropri
ation oiil haa beeu ready for a week, bnt
those having it in charge dare not lay it'
before the ho-se aud lift the floodgates
of debate on the Caban question.
Chairman Hitt of the committee on
foreign nffaira had a long oonsnltation
with th-. president. He haa beeu re
straining liia committee nutil the ad-
ministration formulated ita polloy. Mr.
Hitt’s expressions, though guarded, in*
dicate thut he would uot be surprised nt
war.
SPEECH A LITTLE STRONG.
Declaration of < ha .cellar Hteks.ltoseh In
Ktltril to « hlna UlapprovaiL
New York, Jan. 19.—A dispatch'to
The World fram London says: Tbe
bellicose declaration of Chancellor of
the Exchequer Sir Michael Hicks-Beach
Is balled with delight by the Unionist
>rets, bnt The World correspondent
earns from ministerial sources that the
chancellor’s threat of war it disapproved
by his cabinet colleagues as eutirely ex
ceeding the limit! of tbe langnage agreed
upon at the last oablnet to be employed
by the ministers in dealing with the
Chinese trouble. ’
The cbaucellor It an exceedingly ir-
rsscible man. Ouly last session he made
a minatory declaration in the house of
oommoni in reference to France, whioh
bit colleague! subsequently thought nec
essary to explain away. It 1b believed
that something of the same kind will
happen in this lnetanoe if tbe German,
Russian and French press ahonld take
hit word eerlotuly. Hie present out
burst ie deemed etpeoially unfortunate
in view of the Imminent conclniiou of
negotiations tor a Chinese loan under
British adspioee. an achievement which
is expected to effectually adjust tha bal
ance of European lntereeta in China.
SITUATION OF THE STRIKE.
NUMBER 42
Royal waken the food pare,
wholesome and deliciousI
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HOT TIM HOUSE
Clash Over Senate Resolution
Recognizing Cuba.
DEMOCRATS TiEED OF THE DELAY
lh«f Tr/ tn Force ]t«|iubl lean Actio* oa
Jielllgerei.cr, but Fall Aftar an KmUIuk
Tilt—Kul»«l Out bjr .»pcHkor Head—Co
mer of Alabama AbauiluuC HU Coulees
A gainst Clayton.
Washington, Jan. 19.—When
house convened tb*e leaders on both
■ides were rallying their forces and N
was apparent that the battle over Cuba, *
which raged Tuesday, was to contiuue.
The attendance on the floor and in the
galleries was very large.
Mr. L;nuey (Rop., N. Q.J, from com
mittee on elections No. 1, reported that
if. G. L. Comer had abandoned his con
test against Henry G. Clayton from the
Third Alabama districr, and » resoii
lion Was adopted declaring Mr. Olayton
sutitled to his seat.
Immediately afterward the storm
broke aud the battle over Onba wu
once more on. Mr. Brncker (Do in.,
Mich ) asked unanimous consent for the
consideration of a resolution which he
sent to tho clerk’s desk.
Tho speaker took occasion to examine
the resolution, and while doing so, |lr.
Bailer, the leader of the minority,
loudly demanded that,the resolution bo
'lie speaker thereupon directed the
clerk to read the resolution, which
proved to be a resolntion to instruct the
committee on turoigu affairs to report
without farther delay the senate Caban
reign
delay
belligerency resolution.
Like a f
Actor Uootiwin to P*f Atimonr*
New York, Jan. 19.— Justice Pryor,
in the supreme court, confirmed the re*
port of ex* Judge Donahue as referee,
recommending that a decree of absolute
divorce be granted to Nellie It Good
win. wife of Nat O. Goodwin, the
aotor. Goodwiu is ordered to pay to
his divorced wife |75 a week alimony.
She is also privileged to marry again if
she so desires, with the right to resume
her maiden name of Baker. Goodwin
oaunot marry again in this stata
* Email MIooIImI Hu Expired*
Lqxdox, Jan. 19.—Signor Kianlini,
hnsband of Mm*. Adelini Patti Nlco-
llni, died at Pan. Franca Tha late Sig
nor Ernest Nlcolinl married Mme. Patti
in Wales in 1886. She had bean di
vorced from Lonia Sebastian Henri d*
Roger de Oahnaaac, Marquis da Oaux.
Hit health began tp fall him in tha
early part of last year.
Asronaata Caine to Alaska.
Sax Francisco, Jan. 19—a R Yot*
mer is planning to go to tha Klondike
by balloon. Ha propose* to nt* a big
balloon made for the Chicago World’s
Fair, where it was held captive, and ho
will be acoompanted by James Thomp
son of Cincinnati; H. Andrews of Chi
cago and E. Klemtke of PUtebnrg, all
experienced aeronaut*.
BrjAft Will Go to Rraslt.
Washington', Jau. IB.—The senate
committee on foreign relatious haa tn- 1
thorixed a favorable report upon tbe
nomination of Hon. O. P. Bryan to be
minister to Brazil and upon that -*f
Hon. E. H. Conger, who is tranaferreu
from Brazil to China No opposition
has developed to Mr. Bryan’s appoint
■“*“
All Operatives and aim Owners Malntnln-
)■>■ a Wallin* Atllluda,
Boston, Jan. 19—The newt from tha
New England cotton manufacturing
centers, New Bedford, Biddcfurd and
Lewieton, in which atrikea are now in
ptogresB. are to the effect that every
thing is quiet.
Secretary Hart, at New Bedford an
ion, eay* ha looks for no particular
change for at least two weeks, ami it
is thought nulikely that the aitmtion
in tbe entailer placet will not be altered
until action is taken in New Bed ord.
At the latter place email crowds of op
eratives and sympathizer*' gathered on
n number of Btreeta in th* vicibity of
the mills at the bonr the maohinery
was usually elarted, bnt none of the
gate* wae opened and there was no sign
of a demonstration of any tort
At Biddeford both (idea were (till
maintaining a waiting altitude, each
deterntiued not to yield any ground un
til ■'mutual understanding of aomt sort
ia brought about.
Omaha lee Carnival Op.a*.
Omaha. Jan. 19—At the exposition
grounds, where there it .not ice enough
to cool a cocktail, Mias Mildred Stephen,
ton wae crowned Queen Polaris and, tha
ice carnival formally opened. Every
thing ie there bnt ic« and tha carnival
program win be oarried ont so tar as
may be under the weather oondittous.
Quaen Polaris aud her retinae of maids
tram surrounding towns were given a
reception at elm Millnrd hotel, tho affair
being mode u uvCoieti social function.
I'nlirr «tf «J»!>*•• I* IVae-fale
Yokohama, Jau. 19. — The British
battleship Ceufcrioa, flagship for the
British sqnadruu in Chinese waters, has
arrived at Nagsjsaki. The organ of tbe
government reproa hee Russia, Ger
many and Frauce with tullowing a .el
fish policy in tho far east aud adds:
"Japan will avoid alliances, bnt she is
prepared to act vigorously if necessary
for tbe maintenance of peace,”
Air. If.ary todd.lt Dead.
London, Jan. 19—Right Rev. George
Henry liddetl, formerly dean of Obn.t
church, Oxford, is dead. Ha was boro
In 1811 and waa at sm tlma chaplain to
IhapriMM MtMi * t
flush Mr. Hitt, chairman of tha
foreign affairs committee, was on bis
feet with a point of order, which the
ipeaker promptly sustained, and wae ,
r.bout to reooguize Mr. Hitt to call up
tho diplomatic ami consular approprla- 0
lion bill, when Mr. Bally uemamlate.
recognition. _ ' . f
"One moment, plead,‘y ho calico.,
"lot us first dispose of tiiisi question oil
order.” j /
"The chair sustained tfhe point ol
order,” rcnirrod the speukoly tersely.
"Then appeal," called MV.. BoileJ *°
Jlr. liruclier ucn.se tlio InCdl, and tao
Michigan member entered Q an aPP*““
from the decision of the jvhulr. All
was instantly excitement aml’Sconf oslou.
A dozen members were onlal their wj
demanding recognition to |U%ebate
nupeai, but tnaspeaker recorijT
Daizcil, wnn moved to lay the>
tne table. Tine cut off debate\
rjieitker put the question. On i
Vote tiie Republicans stood Arm"
voted iOT to 94 to lay the appeal
table.
Tho yean and uay» -were demanded
and obtained by Mr. Ealley. The roli-
call was watched with intense interest
to ascertain whether nil tho Republi
cans were willing to go on record an
they voted yea in committee of the
whole whou no record of tho vote was
The Democrats, who expected to.ee
the Republican line broken, wore dUaj>-
polnted. The majority presouted an
nnbrokun front.
White of North Carolina, the solitary
negro member of the house, when hi.
name was called, declined to vote at
all, answering “present.” Bnt at the
conclusion of the rollcall he thought
better of hfsresolntton and voted “aye.
The motion to lay the appeal on the ta
ble was oarried, 108 to 180.
After the reading of the journal in
the senate, Mr. Vest of Missouri gave
notice that he would, at the conclusion
of the morning basluesi, move to tak.i
np the Teller resolution, which was re
ported by the finance committee Toes*
A bill authorizing the attornry gen
eral, tbe secretary of the treasury ami
the secretary of war to compromise ami
adjust certain claims of tho United
Statee against the atateof Tennesae and
the stale of Tennesseo against the
United States, was passed
As Alaskan Stwm.r Aanore T
Seattlb, Wash., Jan. 19—It is
moved hers that the steamer City <
Seattle ha* gen* ashore at some
en th* roste to Alaska,
ki confirm the report or to discover i
origin. Th* Oltv of Seattle sailed
;* Jan. 19 far Bkagnay and Dyea
‘ <00 tons of
It is impossibl