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VOLUME 7.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1898.
NUMBER 44
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ARE HERE
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WHAT ?
>r*«"*r*r*r<**<n
PRICES [ Dutchess
We pay cash 10c for. each button that comes
off; 50c if they ri^> at waist band; $1.00 if they
rip in seat, or we w.ill give a new pair.'
PiLLE.N & ,
SHEFFIELD
SOLJC AGENTS. ‘
What is this Man Good For?
He Is-NOTH|Nm
As He might bfe—iftUCm
He la a nervtma wreck. HbllfeJi
* " ndhiapresene*
a burden to him* elf, andhiapMBHi
■ dread to bis family and friends,
■lit Irritability la mining
hilt buamesB, nnd hla con-
ntantlyincreneing nristifei
[teal and iraaglnaryJHn
■ driving him infMht
grave. This unijap.
pv man is only one oi
a million in America.
If there were no re-
lief for their con
dition they might in
deed pray for death.
But JJervoueneHB and
its morbid horrors
are vanishing before
the marvelous work
of advanced science.
IVI
Utah Senator Supports His
. Belligerency Resolution:
SAYS HE'S TIRED OF HERE TALE
Dultru tha United Stats. Should H. 1 p
Inaurf.iit. WltliuiK Surllt.r 11.1.,.
Hat* a ad Ma«*a Alin llak* AddraMaa
aa tha ()lMtl.R~Ur|. <r.*W.J oa Hand
t* llcar Jlattir lll.cu.aad.
Wamunotos, F«b. ft—In anticipa-
tlon of spenohts to b« delivered on the
relation! of the United State* and Spain
concerning tbe Cuban war—a mbjeotof
interne interest to a majority of Amer
icana—tbe galleries of tbe aenate were
crowded at an early boar today.
Her. Dr. F. B. Meyer of London,
England, offered the invocation at the
opening of the seaaiou.
Mr. Batter of North Carolina pre-
aeuted an amendment to the coustitu-
tlon enabling congress to lay and col
lect an income tax.
(The resolution offered by Mr. Cannon
Of Ulali yesterday urging the president
to notify Spam that if it fail to rec g
tiizethe Independence of Coba before
March 1 next, tliia government would
then recognize the belligerent rights of
the Cabans ami 00 days thereafter as
aert the iudepemleiioe of the Caban re
public, was then laid before tlie senate
and Mr. Cauuon was recognized to
apeak upon the resolution.
Mr. Gauuoii.^ir opening bis speech,
read from a Not* York new,paper a
statement in effect that tiifc speeches to
ba delivered today wou.d amount to
mere thlk, and that nothing more
harmless than talk would result from
the present agitation of the Caban
qneatiou in the sm ite.
“I want Id say,” said Mr. Oannou.
■that sometiilug mure harmful thau
talk will result from the discos,ion of
tbe Onban rjncsriou by congress ”
Mr. Hale, following Mr. (jennnn, de
clared that the various Cuban resolu
tions were nil for tile purpose of driving
the administration into a position dit
fereftt from Its policy and involving the
couiitry in serious difficulties.
S&PPjgGs
ONE ENJOYS
;hod and results tvl
Mr. Mason of Illinois followed Mr.
Hale He denied the assertion of Mr.
Hale thut this was an attempt to pnt the
administration in leading smugs
MOORE SUGGESTS A DUEL.
Prominent Lantaeky U.mparat Want* t*
Vl*hl Itaslia llraealnrldca*
Lexington, Ky., Feb. 0. — A polltl-
cal sensation bat been caused by the
publication of a letter from Colonel
ThomaaE. Moore of Bourbon county.
• leading silver Democrat, denouncing
Desha Breckinridge, son of Colonel W.
(X P. Breckinridge, editor of The
Herald, and scggtttiug a dnei to aettle
their differencea
Colonel Moore is an ex confederate
and is paralyzed in hit right Arm. He
auggesta they Doth use left arms Tho
feeling between the men was engen
dered m the Breckinridge-Owens con.
grea.innal ooute.t four yean ago. Col
onel Moore Waa recently suggested as a
penitentiary commissioner and The
Herald ridLn'.ed linn. This led to the
challenge. <
Breckinridge is in Fivtnk'orl and
will pfubab y answer Ooionel |U tore to
morrow. Colonel Breckinridge de
clined to discuss the ohaneuge.
fr litre* Henry at Oolombn.
COLOMBO. Ceylon. Feb. 0. — The
Carmen cruiser Deutschland arrived
here last night and Prince Henry ot
Prussia landed this morning and pro
MldMi trt Wrt«revittw,...f
.. . P. P. P.
cry I fc^*off?ervSiaIJe«ny<OTe < nt, C and!Mn : make!Uiopadf?P^ba«t
use won*.
itarrh, Mala-.-
adults or diildrep.
P. P. P. la eold fcy all Snffglati
Ipoman Brothers,
i Scrofula,
t a bottle; alx bottles, I5. •
SavannafvOfe.
RELICS OF NAPOLEON
AND JOSEPHINE
- at Malmabon never revealed such exquis
ite devices for promoting the comfort of
the occupant as that prince bf comfort
givers, the Morris chair, or gme of otur
parlor chairs, accompanied by s Japanese
foot rest. The acme of home comfort is
reached by catering-to yourself with such
luxnrie*>nd we have them in all verio-
ties,
0. L. DIXON.
“The enemy It
coming: To the fort
’ for your live,!”
When a wife man re-
ceivea a plain warning
of danger, he does not
wait to let it overtake
jhira; he seek, every
- reasonable means to
light it off.
Disease would almost nev
er get the beat of the average
man if he was prepared to
resist it, and took the natu-
il precautions dictated by common sense.
When a man’s stomach and liver get up
set and fail to do their regular work, hr can
be certain that something worse Is bound to
follow, if he doesn't look out for himself.
Headaches, Indigestion, biliousness and
constipation are simply Nature's warnings
that the enemy of serious disease is coming
to attack him.
Tbe sensible thing to do Is to Immedi
ately fortify tbe system with Dr. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery. It vitalises and
invigorates the entire constitution. It helps
tbe liver to Alter out alt billons impurities.
It gives the digestive and nutritive organs
power to extract nourishment from the food
and turn it into rich, red. healthy blood. It
creates appetite, good digestion, and solid,
muscular strength.
It is far superior to the mere temporary
stimulus of null-extract*. It is better than
cod liver oil emulsions because it la assimi
lated by the weakest stomach.
*■ About fifteen yean ago•• writes Mr. John Me-
Michael, editor at the Plansburg. (Mo.) header,
••>was la very poor health, had oo appetite, waa
dun kill and so lifeless h seemed impossible for
me to do sart hi ns that rrtjttlreO effect. Ferry fall
and springlhb ill.health seemed to affect me per
restore me tonerfcet health, and make -a new
man' of me. Finally be I adored me to try the
medicine. I weiahed at the time about m ths
I seed seven- bottles and apon'qoItttM k
■ticked 17s II *. Since that time ray weighthas
mined Hum this to iv5 pound*.
A ante and permanent cure for constipa
tion is Dr. Pierce’s Pellets. One " l'ellet”
is a gentle laaative, two a mild cathartic.
Both tho method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the 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. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro
duced, pleasing to the taste ana ac
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared onlv from the most
healthy and agreeabloMibetances, it*
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have mode it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for salo in 50
cent bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try ft. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
SAM FAt MCISC0, CAL
mtsmie. n. mew taut, nr.
A PHYSICIAN IN TROUBLE.
CbarlM DoualsUoa Charged With
CiMtRC ft \Vnna»n*« Death.
Montgomery, Ala, Feh. 9.—A ape
elal from Moulton. Lawrence comity,
Alx, aays: Dr. diaries Donaldson, n
patent medicine vender, aud whoolaima
to be a painter by trade, is in jail hepe,
charged with haviug earned the deatlt
of the wife of J. D. Kay.
It la alleged mat last Thursday he
gave Mre. Kay h dose of medicine unii
that in less than two hours afterwards
•ho was dead. It is said that previous
to tills lie gave a dose of his medicine
to a child, who at once suuk into a stu
por, and it took tbe combined efforts »f
phvsiciaua and nurses ton hours to re
vive it.
Donaldson claims that the medicine
he administered ia made of herb* ami
shat he has been making and selling it
for 20 years, having peddled much
of it in East|Alaliama. A quantity of
the medicine has boen sent tu the state
chemist and the dootor will remain in
jail until it has been analyzed, so it is
stated.
Donaldson ie about SO years old and
travels in • one-horse buggy. He is 00-
oompanisd by an 18.year.oid wife. Ho
married her at Good water, eight mouths
ago. People from Ooodwater **y that
ha remained there quite awhile and
daring that lima bore a good reputa
tion, thongh nobody seemed to known
where be came from, aud it was gen
erally agreed (bat be bore an air of mys
tery about him.
SHARPE A WIFE SLAYER?
Ha.Mad af tha Want** Rsaaatlg Mur.
darml at Ly.,H. la jail.
laTOXft, Go., Feb. ft.—Alex Sharpe,
hnibaud of Mrs Sharpe, who waa uiur-
derea over a week,aj|o. ia being ana-
picionad at ber aiayer. It haa developed
that, on tbe uigbt of the murder, when
Sharpe left hta men with tbe fire to go
to the home for an ax and bucket to
make aeonre the Are. that there was an
ax and bncket in a few lioiidred yard*
of the fire, while it woe a quarter of a
mile to the honae.
He waa gone ■ halt boar before giv
ing the alarm. After calling the man
to tbe house he easily fooud the bloody
axe, which was thrown under the walk.
There waa ■ blood stain on the rim of
hla hat, and aeveral other links of cir*
comttantiol evidence.
When informed of the anapicion rest
ing opon him, he showed much discom
fort, yet never confessed or denied It
it strongly believed he did the dastardly
deed, and it ia thought if he did it, that
it waa dissatisfaction oouoerntug tbe
way ehe arranged her property.
Tha people are Indignant and, it ia
feared, violence will lie u* d upon bis
person, if proven guilty. Sharp la now
in, Jail.
PARENTS KILL THEIR BABE.
tbe
conded by John r. Hayden and was
pported by John Dillon, chairman of
ie Irish parliamentary pdrty, who
Camilla, Ga. Feb. 9.—About S miles
from Camilla little Jolla Borges, a
bright, pretty ebild, waa cruelly mar-
dared by her own mother nnd father.
The crime, however, is robbed some
what of it* atrocity in that both parents
of tha little girl ate of unsound mind,
the mother of the child having been
dieoharged front tbe a.ylum only last
July.
Tlie chill waa horribly beaten ami aj,*, comprehensive proposals for
scarred aud in places was perfectly bine, uf t £ 8 tn ff erert
where severe licks nad beau inflicted. **
Coroner ripence held eu inquest over
the dead body and aflar the verdict of
tbe jury was rendered a warrant waa
sworn oat against Robert Bnrges and
hit wife, charging them with having
murdered tha child after a quarrel aa to
who elioold retain potaeaaioti.
Firs la tka r.illlpplaae.
Madrid Feb. 7.—Dispatcher Jnct re
ceived trom Manilla, capital of tbe Phil
ippine islands, announce that 300 build-
Inga, some of them of.lmportasce, have
been destroyed by tire.
H
DIE ON THE STREETS
Thousands of Cubans Succumb
to Hunger Daily.
LETTER FROM AMERICAN CONSUL
Valter I la, If .r. Units.) Stats. Kanraaaa-
UilTft ftt $i|Q» lift Ormilft, Oraplilaftllf
I>M«ribM the I'itiablo Plight of Heron-
•antradoa—"Fletfin* af Cruaftf
•ad Oar Own fudlff«r«itoft. M
Meridian, Miss, Feh 9. — Major
George U McDonald Jr., of this city,
commander of tbe Frst regiment, Mis
sissippi Naval guards, is in reedipt of a
letter from Walter Barker, Uuited
States oonsnl at Sagos la Grande,
Cuba, In wbioh lie lays:
•I counted, oil returning from break
fast at 11 o*elook thia morning, three
dead bodies on the atreeta I waa .old
another was lyiug In tb* plasa (market).
lylug in tb
Queer place to die of starvation, ia it
uoi?
'God help these poor, innocent creat
ures. When the veil la removed and
the matter giveq the light of heaven, it
will show t. scene 110 uhriatiau people
can face. I fear my reason has de
parted.
"The Alcalde atated to me yesterday
(Sunday) that the 0,000 reanncoutratlos
in thia city (Sagas lias 14,000 popula
tion) on his rbgiater as starring (many,
he said, they bad no usconut of. ns they
preferred to die rattier than beg) got no
relief; (hat the city bad 110 funds, tlie
Oobaua none; that tlie Spauith will not
contribute (aa yon know, they are the
moneyed meu in Coba) and that they
wonld aa loon see people falling in the
atreeta 'like grata before ths mower.'
The relief fond voted by congress is ex
hausted, and now American citizens are
in the same pitiable plight as tbe re-
conceu trades.
"A widow (her eon ismyclerk, whom
yon met) nu Apiericau, her hnsbatid a
Virginian, rioh at tho inception of the
war, who tllod of a broken heart, is in
a pitiable plight. I have been feeding
her and her family of nine. Five of
these daughters were educated in the
United States She told mo they were
starving; that soon she would bo laid
beside lier husband, aud thut iier last
request to mo would oe place a wooden
slab between our graves end ins rihe ou
it: 'Victims of Spanish cruelty and
American indifference.’ Then, after
reflecting a moment, she said: ‘1 writ
not, thongh I oouid use a harsher
word.’
The people are dying, thousands
daily. Can you believe it ? With those
not dead rhe conditions are 100 per cant
more distressing thau when yon were
hers a mouth ago.”
LONG ON THE SITUATION.
Saaratary or Xa.r Tall. Why Oar «
»bl|i« Atm lii tfoaiherN Water*.
Washington, Feb. 9.—In riew of
the preVbtice of an unusually strong
fleet in southern waters Secretary Long
was asked tonight to give an authorized
statement ou that feature of the Span-
lib* American situation. He said:
'There should lie no ho-tlie siguifl.
calico attached by tho Spanieh, or any
one else, to the fact thac the battleship
Maine and the cruiser Montgomery are
■iow iu Cuban parts, or because tha
North Atlantic squadron is maneuver
ing off the Florida coast.
■The departmeiir saw no reason why
the government should not be repre
sented at Havana or any other Cuban
port by a United titatea warship The
presence of ills .Maine ami .Montgomery
at Havana aud Matanzas is simply in
line with timohonorod precedent
"It la absnrd to regard the move-
mente In southern waters of Admiral
Bicard’a fleet with aaaptsfon. For years
past it has been tbe custom oi the navy
deportment to send tbe North Atlantic
squadron sooth each winter for drilling
evolutions aud gnu practice. 1 cannot
understand why tbe maneuvers of tbe
ships this winter should excite more
tperiike talk theu heretofore.
”11 these vessels were not sent to tbe
drill gronuds hff the Florida coast it
wonld be neceesery to pnt them out of
commieston. During the summer sea-
eon tbe ebipa will be lu northern
waters.”
The publication of a letter bearing
the tignatnre of tbe Spanlab minuter,
Dopuy Delyme, addressed to Sonar
Caualojas, and making eevere strictures
on President McKinley, hea crested a
profound impression iu official circles
and is expected to bring about important
results in the immediate fntnre. Tbe
authenticity of tbe letter cannot be et-
tabliihed from any official source nor la
any denial of it given from any quarter.
la Itallsv* Irish Kaffarars.
London. Feh. 0. —The debate on the
address in reply to the speech from the
throne waa resumed in tbe honae of
eommoni to-day, Michael Davltt mor-
log an amendment calling attention to
tbe dlitreea in Ireland and tbe failure
Ot tbe potato crop. Tbe motion waa
taooadea'
laid tbe miaery in Ireland waa a scan
dal to the government. Mr. Dillon
added that the distress wet agrmrated
by eviotiont Of tbe itnrving, end he
celled upon the government for itnma-
... . ■ --- - - - the
nasals Daaarta l-rliia. assess.
Sr. PrntBSBL'ua, Feh 9.--Much im
portance is attached to a eonimnuioa-
tlon appearing iu the official Heswnger,
in which Rossis abandoning Che candi
dature of prince George of Greece for
tbe governorship of the island of Crete,
threatens all concerned, decline; all
responsibility for the consequences of
further dragging the qnestion. and says
Russia will net allow any increase I11
ths number of Turkish troops in Crete
or be a party to any coercion .of the
Cretans J
Royal make ft the food pure,
wSoleoomc and deUcioua.
POWDER
Absolutely Pure
ftOYAl BAKIMO MVOUt CO., fttW YORK,
Illinois Man Goes on Interstate
-
Commerce Commission.
SUCCEEDS WILLIAM R. MORRISON
—
Tka coition tlff-ra.l anil Aoeaptad—Labar
Orc»nls«tlon« % ueoM»d In l'rnvftiiftlnc
that Appointment uf Kdwmrti PftXIftN.
The Job Pmj« (Severn Tlt.tuaaud, Five
I Oolite
Washington. Feb. 9. — William .T.
Calhoun of Duuville, Iils, will succeed
William U Mornsua us a member of
the interstate commerce commission.
Tho pjsitiuu has b-iun offered aud ac
cepted.
President McIIinlcy, it is said, hue
experienced great embarrassment be
cause of an alleged promise given cer
tain iiitfli railroad ofllciuls thut the
commissiouprfthip should po to Edward
M. Pjxoii, receiver of tho Heading rail
road. When It became known that this
appointment was iti contemplation, or
ganized labor throughout the country
protueted against the selection.
The appoint me lit won also opposed by
Senator Cullom, chairman of the senate
committee on interstate commerce.
Mr. Caihotm in a young man and a
personal friend of the president. He
took an active port tu btinging the state
of Illinois to support the candidacy of
Mr. "McKinley. 1I« *,««. sect to Cuba as
a special commissioner to investigate the
death of Dr. Kie.inlo Huts.
Subsequently Mr. Cuihouu waft ten
dered the comptrcilerchip of the treas
ury, but declined. Ah interstate com
missioner he will receive $7,500 a year
for tire years.
LYNCHING IS NOT LIKELY.
id Jiiat
x tv.
1; tuiat
D.maa Marshall
a Trial.
Columbia, S. O., Feb. ft.—Tha town
of Cheater, where Major James K.
Marshall wus wartime,I yosterday by a
■(range netro, hail quieted down to
night and tile man will not be lynched.
Interviewed today the murderer paid
bis name was James Anderson and ;
he was un hla way from Augnsta. f
to visit his mother iu Rock Hill;
he had lint been in Chester. He only
tired at Ilia pursuers, hr says, when they
began .binding at him.
Bank officers of Chester and Rock
Hill identify the men us the one wkiu -
attempted to pass u forged check nil
them. A United States officer epeut
tbe evening witn the prisoner, but
failed to got u confession that he roblx-d
tha mall pouch in Reck HilL Anderson
is an intelligent, shrewd mulatto.
The nfnrbererl mail was major of tlie
third regiment and hut funeral today
was atte Ailed by companies from Rock
Hill aud Chester, the procession being
tbe largest ever seen lu that town. Tlie
confederate flag, nuder which ho lost
an eye while iu -tie of the fiercest en
gagements of the west, waa borne over
tbe coffin. Confederate veterans
marched behind the militia. ,
WILSON AT JACKSONVILLE.
J^CKfiO.VViLLE, Fix, Feb. a-Score,
tary Wilson, accompanied by Dr. J. U
M. Cntry, arrived here at 8 a. m. front
Washington, aud was met at tbe sta-
tiori by a committee of prominent citi-
aenx He wax escorted to tbe SL James
hotel, where an opportunity was af
forded daring tbe morning for him tu
converse with leading tobacco, sugar
cane and vegetable growers, getting
Joat the information desired.
The secretary expressed himself enthu
siastically over tbe possibilities of
Florida grown tobacco taking tbe place
of Cnbau and Sumatra growu.
In the afternoon he was driven to
places of interest about the city, and in
the eveuintr an informal reception was
tenoered him ut me board of trnue
roums.
Hu left at 19 n. m. for-'Orlando n-id
will visit other plios-a in the state, mss-
ing a carefni investigation into tha ag
ricultural - — Ie tests.
New Best *as«r Conrarn,
Albany, Febi 8.—The Buffalo Beet
Sugar company, of Brunt, Kris county,
was Incorporated today with a capital
stock of (600,000 iu shares of $100, M
msatfsciars and rtflns beet se$ai. __
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