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AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER.
V
VOLUME 7.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 1898.
NUMBER 47
ORGANDIE OPENING
Allen & Sheffield’s
MONDAY MORNING
I VERY LADY in and around Americus is specially
I invited to call and see them. Are we not a little
early? Yes, we always arc just a little ahead of our com
petitors but now is the timeto buy while the goods are fresh
and new.
The following lines will be controlled by us this season:
Organdie Sublime: Indeed they are sublime,
Price,'25c per yard.
Dotted Swiss Mull: A production of dainty
texture. Price, 2oc.
F. O. Checks: a fine Organdie woven in checks
and printed m xich designs. Price, 15c.
Organdie Diaphrame. or shadow print, price 15c.
Organdie Japanaise: An organdie in texture as
well as name. Price, 15c.
Organdie Imperiale: An extraordinary value for
ioc per yard.
Silk Figured Djalmattes: A woven fabric as
novel and unique as the name it bears, being a combination
of silk and cotton. Just the thing for waists. Price 25c
per yard.
Lappett Stripes, SO popular last season, will be
shown again in great variety.
Q-aletea Cloth for children’s suits and ladies skirts.
Manhattan Hucks: A standard fabric for skirts
and general use. •
Our stock of English Percales is larger and more
complete than ever. Price. 12)4 c.
D. P. Percale3. yard-wide, 8c.
A I* Silver Star Madras Cloth, an
■*** * elegant fabric of distinct charac
ter, suitable for ladies waists, children’s garments and fan
cy shirting for men’s wear. Many other things too numer
ous to mention.
Whether you want to buy or not come Monday and
look at these beautiful goods.
MASON AFTER THE MOB
Illinois Man Wants Lake City
Killing Investigated.
RPTlinT A T«: 16 yds L Misdate Bleaching for $1.00
— ■ ■ —* cash, again MONDAY
ALLEN & SHEFFIELD.
WATTS HAS A COMER
Not only in his store at the old reliable WATTS’ CORNER
but has cornered the trade as well.
The store has beon greatly enlarged in order to accommo
date the large new stock just received, consisting of
Dry Goods, Notions, Clothing, Shoes,
Domestics, Jeans, Shirts. Hosiery, Crockery.
ASKS FOR PROMPT ACTION
The Senator Present* Concurrent ft ev
olution Providing For u Congress-
lonul Inquiry Into the South Curo-
linn Trnsedy—On Objection by Sir.
Allen the Matter (Joe* Over.
Washington'. Man-li 3.—As soon as
tlio senate convened today, ou motion
of Mr. Hale of Muine, it went into ex.
ccntivo session.
At 13:33 the senato resumed the open
session. The conference report on the
appropriation hill, presented by Mr.
Perkins, wus agreed to.
Mr. Mason of Illinois, of the commit
tee on postofHces and postroads, pro
sented a concurrent resolution from the
committee for investigating tlie Like
City, S. C., postofllre murder, and on
objection by Mr. Allen of Nebraska the
resolution was laid over until tomorrow.
Tho resolution as reported is us fol
lows:
“Whereas, It is asserted that United
States postmaster at Luko City, S. U.,
has been murdered and his wife ami
children shot, his home burned, nnd the
United States mail and property therein
destroyed, therefore,
“Resolved, That a joint committee
consisting of six mcmlwrs of congress,
three from the senate uml three from
the house, ho appointed to investitato
the allegod crime and report the fuels to
congress together with their recommen
dations, aud that they have authority to
administer oaths, to send far persons
and papers nud to employ a stenographer
to bo paid out of tho contingent funds of
tho two houses of congress, nnd tho
power to act through a subcommittee.”
A resolution of inquiry was adopted
by the house today asking tho president
to transmit to tho honso n copy of the
proceedings of the international com
mission on the subject of the equitable
distribution of the waters of the Rio
Grande river, required of said commis
sion by tho protocol of May 6, 18H6, also
tho protest of Mr. Horcasitas, repre
senting citizens of Mexico, against tho
construction of dams by tho Rio Grande
Dam and Irrigation company, nud tho
action thereon.
A bill was pasted creating Knoxville.
Tonn., it i>ort of entry.
Tho house then resumed dehateon the
Is.ml bill relating to sccuudclass until
matter.
Mr. Bell, (Pop.. Colo.) Mr. Si mi Molt
(Pop., Kun.) uml Mr. Clark iDein., Mo.)
opposed the bill, mainly on the ground
that it was inimical to tliu interests of
tho country editor.
Syfeffgs
KNOWS WHO DID KILLING.
and everything kept in a first-class general store.
THE PEOPLE MUST EAT.
and a line stock of S'aple mud Family Groceries, Canned Qoods, eto , bos Lean
laid In. Cotr, Oats, Hay and Grain at low at tu< lowest.
WE ARE FIXED FOR THE FARMER,
aud have a Urge stock of farm Implements, plows, plowstooks, tinware, garden
seeds, etc,, as well as a line line of Tobacoosaad Cigars.
Come to tho Old Reliable Watte Corner for Good Goods at Lowest Prices.
H. D, WATTS & CO.
TELEPHON E 28-3 csllt.
SPECIAL OFFERINGS
Store troperty, Residence Lots (improved and
unimproved), Bank Stocks. Come quick..
MERREL CALLAWAY.
AMERICUS.
GEORGIA.
PENNYROYAL PILLS. SggsS
I for circular. 1-rlce f 1.00 per box, 0 boxes Ibr *0.00.
OTTS OHEM1CAL CO- - Cleveland, Ohio.
Aek for .
f3T Send _
UR. MO’X’T’M OH®MICAL
the Davenport Drag Company, Americas.;<ls
Widow of Postmaster linker Mtiy
Identify the Whites.
Chattanooga, Mureb 3. — Acting
Chief Postiiflh.n Inspector Williams re
turned to this city tonight from Charles-
ton, S. C., where lie went to nid in so-
oaring admission to the negro training
school nt Charleston of tku widow and
surviving children of Postmaster Balter,
recently murdered by tbc mob at Lake
City.
Mr. WilUnnis declined to say whether
the widow had identified any of the
mob, bat iiitiinuted that she liart. Mr.
Williams said:
One thing I can make public, bow-
ever: I have discovered that tho ring-
leaders of the mob who |icrpotrated this
outrage on the day following the tmg.
rdy assumed tho gttlso of good citizens,
held an iudiguutioii meeting, dcuouuccd
tbo work of the mob which llioy them
selves hail led, and in a series of high
flown resolutions asked for the sympathy
rather than fho condemnation
ONE ENJOYS
Both tho method ana reanlta 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 tho sys
tem effectually, dispels colds, head
aches aud fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro
duced, pleasing to tho taste and ac
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action aud truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agrocablo substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in 50
cent bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any rcliablo druggist who
may not havo it on hand will pro-
ouro it promptly for any ono who
wishes to try it Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FI0 SYRUP CO.
NO VERDICT YET NEAR
The Inquiry Board Continues
to Take Testimony.
INQUIRY DRAGS ALONG
Maine Board Still In Session
at Key West.
WILL RETURN TO HAVANA
The Examination of Enlisted Men Re
sumed - Nothing; tilven Out Regard
ing; tlio Probable Verdict — Crowd
About the Court room—Mucb Anxiety
iu Madrid,
f.ife la n brittle field]
Kvery dnv brin;*-. iM
Hfierrt;, unceasing coni
flict; every night leaves
•» Its multitudes of dead,
tad dying. The horror* of war are no
greater than the horrors of disease. If all
the nations of the earth were at war against
each other there would be no such carnage
wrought within the vc«*r as that which is
accomplished annually by one dread disease
—consumption.
And yet this most fatal of all diseases iJ
not without its remedy. It is no longer tin
Irresistible destroyer that it was considered
thirty years ago. An entirely new Aspect is
put upon the possibilities of this dreadful
malady by t . astounding remedial action
of Dr. Pierce'a Golden Medical Discovery,
which cares consumption by nourishing the
lungs with an abundant supply of pure,
hi^ljr* vitalized blood.
This stops the formation of tuberculous
matter, and builds up fresh tissue, muscular
flesh and vital energy. It gives digestive
power to the stomach which U too weak to
assimilate oily emulsions.
Miss I.ccy KtoelBcr. of Armada. Mich., writes:
••Whm I was shout eight years of age I hod In*
(Um tuition of the Inna*, and from that time up I
was sick nearly ail the time and had a doctor
nearly all the time. 1 would take cold so easily it
would go right to my tangs. At the age of nine*
teen I was very bad; there was pain in my lungs
tickling in ray throat and my throat en studded
with ulcers; there was hoarnenesaand partial aww
premion of voice, and diflknUy of breathing. I
doctored with ooeof our beat physicians and fee
•aid he could not help me and fiat prescribed cod
liver oil and told my mother I con Id not live longer
than three month*. I kept getting weaker every
day, when at last a friend asked me why t did not
try Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery. I
thought there was feonse.no more help for me as*
y.lon was in our family. My father and
died with it; but a(ler taking the
first bottle I seemed to feel better. Myappetile
iwas better and f kept right on taking it. with a
bottle of the * Pellet* ’ once in a while, tiuiil I felt
real well. Defer taking it. I weighed one hon-
dr-*d and ten pound*. n*Vr taking it. one hundred
sad thirty. 1 have sot bad • or,ugh ?bi* winter "
Key West, March 1.—Tho second
day’s session hem of tho United States
court of inquiry into the loss of tho Int-
tlcnhip Maine iu tho harbor of Havana
on Feb. 10, bcgim in tho United Stnte*
district conrthonse shortly after 10
o’clock thin morning.
Most of tho officers who were ex
amined yeoterday had la-on informed
tbnt they might bo recalled, and the
lieutenants nnd cadets of the lest war
■hip were all on hand, though it is re
ported that they will not bo re-examined
until the court returns front its second
Visit to llavuna.
Groups of enlisted men also gathered
shout tho courtroom tits,r, awaiting their
turn to In examined.
A high naval ollleinl said today:
“Perlutjts tho eourt of inqniry will re
turn to Hnvanu on boartl tho emitter
Marblehead or the Nashville, instead of
the coast survey boat Bacho. Tho Mar
blehead would he s|neially suitable. She
has a retunrkaltly strong cloctric light
plant.”
WELLINGTON IS FOR WAR.
Maryland Senator on Blowing tip of
lilt- llattleslilp Maine.
Cumberland, Md., March 1.—Sena-
ntor Wellington said ttslny:
“If tlio inquiry develops the foot that
the S|smish government committed tho
treachery of destroying tho Maine, then
wnr cannot bo avoided, anil tho sooner
we get at it the better. No money com
pensation would repair the wrong. We
should forcibly seize Cuba and destroy
tbe Spanish power.
“This is—contingency which I do not
anticipate,Tor I do uot believe treach
ery sbonld bare been committed by thu
Spanish government. I doubt tho good
policy of haviug sent tho ship to Ha
vana harbor.
I havo nover believed in tbe wisdom
of recognizing Cuban. belligerency, my
J udgment being that such a stop has not
rgal jnstifica'-iou. Although there nro
some very Lul Spaniards, the revolution
in Cuba seems to mo to lie n revolt
against any government rather than
against tho Spanish authority.
“I do not heliove the Culnns capable
of self government and hesitate at the
prospect of having another Hayti so
clow to our shores or a territory an
nexed that might give us trouble. I
bare not given np the theory that the
explaeiou occurred accidentally.”
SEVERAL ON THE STAND
Enlisted Ofen and Commander Forsyth
Kxomlned—Torpedo Itoat Krrlctson
Carries Mali Matter to the Fleet at
Tortugas - Situation Around Key
West the Same.
Key West, March 3.—The United
States conrt of inquiry into tho loss of
the battleship Maine resumed its ses
sions here ut 10 o'clock this morning.
Ten more enlisted men were examined
by the full board anil Commander For
syth, tho first of tho witnesses not on
tho list of the crew of the Maine, wns
called. It is nndcrstouil that be gave
testimony regarding the coaling of thu
battleship at the navy yard hero.
The torpedo hunt Erricssou loft hero
Ibis morning with niuil mutter for tho
fleet at Tortngas. She is expected back
this afternoon.
Tho Culnns hero are constantly re
ceiving mysterious missives from Hu-
vnnn purporting to reveal tho mothod
by which thu Maine was sent to destruc
tion, but, as there are os many sugges
tions or theories as there are letters,
little reliance inn lie placed upon any.
Tho general situntiou here remains
the samo Tho fleet has uot moved,
though there ore signs of activity, which
give rise to a rumor tbnt nu important
naval step is contemplated.
Admiral Sicnrd, when questioned on
this point, said:
“There is no movement today. ' Thu
ships have steam np always aud they
can go anywhere.”
Over Four Hundred Ofl*.
San Francisco. March 2.—Over 400
miners left for the Copper river gold
fields on the steamer Valencia yester
day. The vessel will stop at Seattle on
her way up, where she will take on more
passenger*. Mnnv of the men who
went up ou tho Valencia come from the
eastern states.
Hold to Plant Syitfm.
ChaRI-WTO*, Mmvh 2.—Messrs. R.
G. Irwin Dirl D. F. Jack. mprr«u»tinfl
tho Want system u4
completed tho purvha«e of rlie Walt* .
!*•;<» :;Sld liif*. ‘*7 iuil«I V
extending from WalterUm). S. <J., t<
fcUrhaitlt, in Baldwin oouuty, S. U.
TWO CONGRESSMEN TALK.
Senator Hawley and Representative
Dalxelton tlie Situation
WasHINOTTON, March 3.—Senator
Hawley, chairman of the senate coin
mittco on military affairs, and Repre
sentative Dulzell of Pennsylvania re
ferred to the Spanish situation in their
speeches before tho Yalo alntiini of
Washington last night. Senntor Haw
ley aroused much enthusiasm by re
ferring to tlio conditions new existing
in this country, saving that should u
just cause demand, millions of men
would respond to a cull of duty.
There has been a lot of talk of wnr.”
said Senator Hawley, “and the cool,
half spoken, hnlf unspoken words of
patriotism tbnt have arisen nil over I ho
country are, indeed, a pride to Anicriru.
It is magnificent. At any jnst demand
millions will jump to the cull of duty
and do their duly ns Americuii*. No
jnst cause will fail to find ready re
sponse among Amorieuus,”
Representative Dnlzrll said nil collcgo
men.should stand together iu the inter
ests of the country. “Wo uro living iu
peculinr time,” said Mr. Dalzoll, "and
ore just now undergoing such a crisis as
this generation has never known. For
many mouths mir symjsithics have gone
ont to u people on a neigbls'i-lng island,
who have lieen suffering from a cruel
and unjust tyranny. Un top of all this
comes the uews of nu appalling disaster.
Ono of the uohlost ships of onr navy lias
gouo down In Havana harlsir, and hun
dreds of our jack turs, their sins not
confessed, liuvo met with u terrible
fato.”
After severely condemning sensational
reports, Mr. Dulzell said:
Another conspicuous point of which
we are proud is the self repression nud
calm dignity the Amcrirnn people as n
whole have exercised throughout the
entire inridi-iit. It shews that we ore
ramble of exercising cnlm justU-c in all
things. The Aracricsn people lmve their
eyes fixed on a cool, deliberate and wise
•talesman who is gnidfug onr moguitl
rent ship of Mate, and all Amerieai
hearty are lo.v-al mid loving iu his snp-
port. They believe that Mr. McKinley
will decide when the timo for decision
aiTiviis, and that when he dors decide
ho will decide rightly and have behind
him to aniuu tho entire population ot
this great country.”
FAIR FIELD~AND NO FAVOR.
If There u War Europe Will Refrain
From Intervening.
New Yoke, March 2.—A dispatch to
Tbo World from London says: Tbe
suggestion in certain New York dis
patches that in the event of war be
tween the United States aud Spain the
latter may reccivo active co-operation
from somo unnamed European power,
is treated with entire incredulity in po
litical circles of London.
A World representative discussed tho
qncstion in the house of commons lobby
with several memlsirs of parliament
who are acknowledged authorities on
foreign affairs. All concurred in ex-
pressing the opinion that should war
break out between the United States
and Spain in relation to Cuba both pow
ers would have a fair field aud no favor,
no far aa European countries are con
cerned.
Sir Charles Dilke, the highest un
official authority on such questions in
English politics, has already at an early
stage of the difficulty between Spain and
llic United States uttered hla belief that
no European power would intervene.
He reiterated that view, saying:
“Nothing has occurred to alter tny
opinion in that regard, although I can
not believe that wnr lit likely to tuko
plai't?. No Gnruprtin pi
rec t Int civ.-1 in helping
Rich '..ui Kill
U ;-st.i. v. 1\ , M;»k\
U I n o. :» K .,l 47, a E .|
wiaiti'v t.tLsineH** man, omimittcd sui
* i«l** tmlay by shooting liim-clf in tin
fnivhtud. He ms* (leap*indent
health.
Koyal wake I tbo food pure,
ivholcsomo aud. delicious
POWDER
Absolutely Pure
sovzi saxiso sowoca co., sew voss.
GENERAL HAMPTON .TALKS.
Noted Confederate on Maine Disaster
nnd Threatened War.
Columbia, S. O., Feb. 28.—General
Wade Hampton was visited at his homo
near Colombia and for tbe first time
courentcd to givo his views on tho Maine
disaster aud the threatened war with
Spain.
“I cannot express my opinion as to
the cause of tlie tragedy,” mid the dis
tinguished confederate cavalry leader,
“as that is n matter which will be de
termined by experts uml divers. But
as to what course tbc United States
should pursue should the disaster prove
to bo due tq S)ian!sh treachery or to the
fanatical hatred of tho United States on
the part of s< me Spaniard, I do not hes
itate to say t hat we should demand t%
heavy indemnity and enforce the col
lection of it ut the muzzle of the guns.”
General Hampton wns asked whether
he rould offer bis services to the gov
ernment in rase of war, but declined to
[answer directly. From l:is subsequent'
conversation the inference was drawn .
that he would net serve under General .
| Miles.
“He isn bigb-'idc? foe’; vatu peacock :
kind of n fellow,” was < .'eueral’Hamp-'
ton’s characterization of General tides.
He -laid that Goucnil Miles was re
sponsible for having cx-l'resident Davis
put in chains when thore was no do-
uiand from other quarters for such
aetiou. His tx>ok on bis Indian cam-
nigus contain nothing, said General
lamptou, but vainglorious urate of
himself.
BIRMINGHAM HEARS BRYAN.
"
I.urge Crowd Turns Out and Listen
to the Democratic Leader.
Bhiminoiiam, A!a., March te—Hon.
William J. Bryan uirivod here this
morning from Tuscaloosa, where ho ad
dressed a largo audience last night. Tho
distinguished Kcliruskan was met ut
tho depot by a committee of prominent
citizens and escorted to a hotel.
Tonight he spoke at tho opera house,
which was jammed to tho doors by peo
ple eager to hear him,. His remarks
were conflmd entirely to the money
a ocstiou and frequently elicited thou- [
erous applause.
r From this city Mr. Bryan goes to y]
Mobile, tlioneo to Pciisti-ola, thence to - - j
Talladega and from there to Mont- i
gomcry, v.-ln-ra ho will speak next Mon-,
day night.
It is Mr. I’ryan’s iutrntion to make !
four speeches in Georgia during next
week, ono in Atlanta, into in Rome, oiu
in Augusta . o j tlio other in Qfdumlms.
nerhajts. He lms not announced tin
dates for Ihoso ct.-gagunauKs aud cannot
do so at this t rim. '' '
Wlirrliiisii Prepare For War.
TUl-iiuoku. 28.—An organiza
tion is being formed here of expert cy- ,j
elers u-L-j an al.vJ familiar with holiog ;
ra. hy. Tlio plan is to form a ticych |
signal corps whose services arc to b; i
offered to the government hi tho even
of war. There was formerly connect**-tf®
with the Fourth regiment of tho stati
militia a bicycle signal corps. This w
dhl-c.ided about a year ago and it
members form the uncl^ua of the nev
organization.
Confvds Respond to Call.
Miedlesboko, Ky., Feb. 28.—A car
in a local newspaper asking cx-confoe ,
crates to form a regiment to serve i (
caso of war with Spain has breugl
more than enough responses to flU th f
ratilis from southwest Virginia, Eu
Tennessee and Kentucky. The origin!
tor of tho idea now contemplates tl
formation of a division to be command*
bv I'it/l-uah Lea.
Desire a State Display.
Brunswick, Ga.. March Ex-Go’
ernor W. J. Northen and Mr. Hem
Richardson, members of tho Georg:
commission to tbo Omaha expesitim
are hero endeavoring to raise funds f<
a emto exhibit.
A Suicide nt Albany.
Albany, Ga., March 3.—Mr. J. Lei
committed snicido hereby shooting hie
self through the head. The cause of tl
rash act was bad health. Ho was i
age and recently cauio fro
s, Tex.