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VOLUME 9
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 1899.
NUMBER 9
I PtlW GOING
TO MOVE.--
On or about Jply i5th. *1 will remove my stock of
Goods (or as much of it as is unsold) to the store recently
occupied by the Americus Jewelry Company, No. 421 Jack-
son street. Now is yoar chance to buy Dry Goods, Cloth- 0 " c of
mg, Shoes, Hats, Gents Furnishings etc. CHEAP. 'Tis
easier to buy than it is to sell, and ’tis easier to sell than it
is to move, but sell these goods or move them we must.
We always choose the easier way—hence we choose to sell.
In order to sell we must offer inducements. Here they are.
Look at these prices.
Wash Goods.
Standard Shirting*, print', 6c qua>,..3$c
Pretty figured Lawns, fast colors north
0 , at ;!}o.
it: an new lot of figured Batiste, worth
- cent?, at 5o yard.
Jiigliit of yard wide Percales, worth
10cents, at 5o yard. "
Very best English Percale*, cheap at
]:• cents, now 10c yard.
Beautiful tine of Imps'lal Organdie,
only f} cents yard.
,.ockiinar Dimities, worth 15c yard,
now 10c yard
Entire stook of Cordette, tbs new and
popular f.tbrfo, worth 15c, during this
sale 11 Jo yard.
Entire stock of figured and solid oolnred
i\ K., worth 12Jo, now lOo yard
1 ja. (trade colored P. K. non 12|o yard.
'|uaii*y White Welt P. K., this sale
> cents yard.
de hare a lot of White Goods In plain
India Lioons. Check Nainsooks and
v tripod and Crosabarrod effeots, suit
able for dresses and waists from Go yd.
up : big cut on all of them,
or 10 pieces only BUver Star Madras,
do at this sale for 10a yd, worth 15c
everywhere.
Kc'ire stock good quality 10c Uiughams
> go at tic yard
o du No-d Ginghams—you know
t!mm—only 8 1-2 yard.
1' .r lots Hamburg Edging worth tic,
'•a, 12 12, 15e, to go at Ot, 8c and lOo
respectively.
These Prices are for CASH ONLY.
u-n goods are charged it will bo c.t
■ regular prloes, and not at this out
r..to-
Gents Furnishing Goods.
doz. Gents 5-p|y Linen Collars, per
fectly new, latest styles, better than
E. & W., only 15c each, §1 50 dozen
Our entire stock of Neckwear, including
Tecks, Puds, our-ln-Hands, Band
Bows, String Ties, eto. will be sacri
ficed duiing this sale, as we desire to
put In a new stock ip our new place.
Big lot of 50c Neckwear thrown out
for 25 cents.
Several lots of Negligee and White
Shirts to close at a saor.floe. Come
and see them.
One lot of fine White Dimity Negligee
Shirts, standard make, sizes 10 and
10 1-2 only, cheap at gl 00, to close 75c
Best line of 50-’, ami 75c Negligee Shirts
In Americus.
,Clothing Department.
One lot of Crash Saits to close ont re
gardless of valno as wo are going to
quit keeping this IiDe of goods.
We still have a complete line of fancy
Csssimere and Worsted Suits, as
well as Blue Serges, which we will
. oiler at greatly reduced prices during
this sale.
Our Shoo stock is entirely new. No
old stock or back numbers. We will
sell these new stylish goods from 10
to.25 per cent Jess than they can be
bought for elsewhere.
It is impossible to mention prices on
eve-ty thing we carry, but greatly re
duced prices will rule in every de
partment during this sale.
DEMOCRATS OF BLUE
GRASS STATE MEE
Candidates to Be.Named From
Governor Down.
HARDIN, GOEBEL OR STONE
se prices’are for cash only: nodiviation from this rulej
Don’t fail to come Monday morning and let us show
through " Very truly,
LEE ALLEN.
Iiiit Trio, Prob.ibly (lie For*
»ni*r. Will (Jet First Place oil (tie
Ticket, but Not Until After ilie Op.
posing Forces Have flashed.
Louisville, Juue 21. —The Demo
cratic state convention, which meets at
Music hail this afternoon, promises to
l>e a most interesting gathering. A1
though two of the leading candidates
for governor. Captain W. J. Stone aud
William Goebel, have agreed to com
bine their forces in an attempt to or
gauize the convention, the main issue is
yet to lie fought out between these geu
tlemen aud General P. Wat Hardin,
who controls the largest number of in
structed delegates.
The effectiveness of the Stoue-Gocbel
combination depends largely upon the
ability of Gnptain Stone to control the
3G0 or more delegates instructed for
him. Goebel’s strength of 200 in
strncted delegates is considered a Uxed
quantity. If these forces succeed in
organizing the convention the disposal
of the 200 or more contested seats prob
ably will give them a winning advant
age. This wMl result in the uoinina
tiou of Captain Stone for governor,
while Mr. Goebel will control the re
mainuer of the ticket .and the state cen
tral committee.
The most prominent names on the
Goebel slate are J. W. O. Beekbaiu of
Nelson county for lieutenant governor;
John S. Smith of Bourbou couuty for
attorney general, and John C. Che
nault of Madison for auditor.
The Hardin forces, however, are con
fident of their ability to control the sit
nation. They count upon deflections
from the Stone forces to give them a
majority of the delegates.
TO FINALLY CLOSE TRADE.
Full (Established Whiskey
Quarts in ,88, ) for- - =
“OLD SHARPE WILLIAHS”
bxpress pre-paid. Guaranteed 8 years old.
Phy sicians recommend this fine Old Rye for Medical use.
It is absolutely pure, bottled at .he Distillery without any
a-Iulteraiion. Goods .shipped in plain package without
marks to indicate contents. If not satisfactory, you can
return at our expense and we will refund money at once.
Same goods as above, in a fancy jug. boxed, for $3 25, or
'vithout boxing fi r $3 per gallon, express prepaid. Send
Dr price list and other infoimatnn, as we handle all the
leading brands of fine Rye and Bourbon Whist ies sold in
fiis market, and can save you 50 percent.
The Aitmayerfi Flatau Liquor Co.,
R 06 and 608 Fourth.M.
Near Union Depot,
Macon, Georgl?.
Phene 265.
President of Tt*ittiea*e« Coal and Iron
Company (ioc* Ku»f.
Birmingham, Ala., June 21.—Presi
dent Nat Baxter of the Tennessee Coal,
Iron and Railroad company left here
today for the eust, where it is under
stood he goes to finally clote the deal
whereby his company becomes the
owner of the three Sheffield furnaces,
mines, lands aud other properties of the
Sheffield Coal, Iron and Steel company
for fSoO.OOO.
When interviewed he did uot deny
the Jett I, but merely expressed surprise
that it had been made public in the
newspapers so soon.
It was learned that in addition to this
purchase officials and others in olose
touch with the Tennessee Coal company
have bought Logomartino block, bank
building and other business property in
Sheffield for $42,000, and that the Slose
Iron and Steel company of Birmingham
i» figuring on acquiring the two F.usley
furnaces at that place.
Miles oil Affair* at Manila.
New York, June 20.—“The situation
in the Philippines is very furious,” said
General Nelson A. Miles at the Waldorff*
Astoria last night. “I know nothing
concerning the story that the war de
partment is suppressing the news from
Manila. But everybody knows that
things are very serious there. The
question of issuing a call for volunteers
has not, I believe,- been decided. I do
not care to discnss the Philippine mat
ter. Iam here on pnxure business.”
&S’
tber goods by the gallon, each ds corn uhiskty, peach aud appl
r “ ! - y, etc., sold equally as low, from$1.20 per gallon and upwards. We
a specialty of the jug trade and all orders by mail or telegraph will have
” :r i fotnpt attention. Special inducements offered.
W E Guarantee
Our Popular Price—<-s,
...SHOES
L. DOUGLAS’, for McnJ and Boys.
C. GODMAN CO’S, fo. Ladies and
.Children.
More Service, Comfort and..Better
Style* for less than any other
Shoes made. "“ r —
ricHATH BROS.
FOR RENT!
Nouse and lot No. 814 Church St; 7 rooms beside* kitchen
an(i bath room. Newly painted and in fi neeondition.
Apply tj JOHN W. DANIEL,
1 ^ at W D, Bailey s
NEGRO MINERS SHOT
DOWN AT EVANSVILLE
Unknown Parties Open Fire
•on Imported Labor.
SEVERAL FATALLY HURT
Great Kxclldiit iit Prevails and a Kep*
cfhinn of tlie SnMics at Paua 1*
FcwiimI If Operator* Send For More
ISlacliK to Mipplaut Strikers.
Evansville, Jnd., Juue 21.—The coal
miner*' strike assumed a serious aspect
here early this morning. Operators of
the Sunny Side mine had imported 30
negroes from Kentucky und were deliv
ering them at the mine at 1:30 a m.
when unknown parties, concealed in
bushes uear the mines, opened fire on
the negroes. It was very dark aud a
stampede followed. Some of the non
union men r6spo»ded with revolvers
and many snots were fired. Six men
were badly wounded
Janie* Moore, a stockholder in the
mine, was shot in the back and is likely
to die. Henry Smith aud John Philips,
both negroes, were probably fatally shot.
E«i Geiger, a merchant; Charles Smith,
a negro, aud John K^rsweather, negro,
were each badly wounded.
A riot call was sent to police head
quarters and response was given. The
attacking party all disappeared.
The negro miners were met at the
station by James II Moore, bookkeeper
aud a stockholder in the Sunny Side
company. The wagonette was driven
by Edward Geiger, sou of the proprie-
PATRICK ASKED THE
MOB TO SHOOT HIM
Negro Assailant Feared He’d
Meet a Worse Fate.
THE LYNCHERS COMPLIED
IT ENDED HER TROUBLE.
am not strata to speak a Rooa worn lor your
* Favorite Prescription’ and ’Pleasant Pellet*.'
Over • year ego I mfftmi terribly for nearly four
Pellet*.' I was a well woman. I have
taken no medicine since and have had no symp
toms of my former trouble.”—Mrs. K. A. Bender,
Keene, Coshocton Co., Ohio.
tor of large furniture store, and one
of the most popular young men in the
city.
The company’s plant is located on the
northwestern edge of the city about a
quarter of^a mile from Salt Wells aud
is reached by a road branching from the
right of West Maryland street.
Mr. Moore and Mr. Geiger were in
the trout of the wagonette. While the
vehicle whs passing a vacant lot, just
before making a tarn in the road to go
to the mines, parties on sides of the
road fired in the dark upon the men in
the wagonette. The volley produced
great excitement among the occupants
of the wagonette and the driver, whip
ping np his horses, hurried to the mine,
while those who had done the firing
escaped iu thi darkness.
A* few minutes later Patrolman Rus-
ton appeared on the scene, having been
attracted by tbe firing. Ir seams that
one or two of those who lmd fired on
the wagonette remained in the neigh
borhood aud seeing the policeman
opened fire on him. The shot struck
against the back part of his helmet and
he was not injured. Three other offi
cers reached the place soon afterwards,
but they were not fired upon.
Physicians were summoued immedi
ately, the men were pat in a place of
safety and the w*onnded men given
every attention.
Moore, who was suffering intensely*
refused to be given attention until the
meu were disposed of safely. He is at
St. Mary’s hospital and this morning is
resting easy with some hopes for his
recovery.
Charles Smith, one of tbe wounded
negroes, is iu a critical condition.
John Phillips, another negro seriously
injured, is in better condition this morn
ing with hopes for bis recovery.
El Geiger, the driver, whote ear was
clipped off, has a severe wonnd.
Henry Smith and John Norsweather,
both negroes, were slightly wounded.
The assault upon these men ba*
caused a feeling of uneasiness to prevail
iu the l ily- It is feared the scenes at
Pana will he re-enacted here if further
attempts are made to import miner*.
The £uuuy Side mine remains closed
tgday‘and the imported men are in hid
ing. The proprietors refuse to discuss
the affair at all and refuse to divulge
any plan*.
The serious won mi in g of Moore, the : r
bookkeeper, has made a deep impression
on the management. The mine is get
ting into a serious condition because of
the lack of operation. It is a inachiuo
mine aud lor this reason the longer it
remains idle the heavier its loss.
Fred Dilcher, the national commit
teemun of the United Mine Workers of
America, aud State Secretary Kennedy
deny all knowledge of the shooting aud
say they are as ninch surprised as any
one over the affair.
All is quiet here this morning. Gov
ernor Mount may be appealed to before
the day is over to prevent the importa
tion of foreign labor for the mines.
THE FAITH CURE^ FAILED.
Philadelphia Police Investigating a
i Christian Science Case.
Pah.adelphia, June 21.—The police
of this city an investigating the death
of Joseph Craig, aged 54 years, of Bov-
erly, W. V»., who died suddenly today
at a boardinghouse at '.29 Montgomery
.venue after being undsr tbe treatment
of W. F. Reynolds, . Christian Scien
tist.
Ctaig, who was suffering from die*
betei, came hen a month .go on the
.dtrice of • friend in Wachlngton, D. O.,
to try the faith cun.
Reynolds says he did not pnecribe
any medicine, the patient Ineieting on
tbe ueual Christian Science method of
treating by prayer. He says also that
he depOi-ded on Craig’* faith to bring
ahont his recovery.
sweet to Ilang on duty 20.
Savannah. June 91.—Harry Sweat. •
yonng white man of good family, hat
been sentenced to bang July 98 for mur
der. This la the second sentence, tbe
supreme coart nfneing to grant him a
new trial. He killed, companion about
a year ago. Sweat declared in court
that if he bangt it will be on perjnred
Unite Who Assaulted n Yeung Lady
Near Scruutoir, Alls,., Severn! Day.
Age Taken From the Jnll by Armed
Citizen, nml Quickly Dlf-patelied.
Scranton, Miss., Jane 21.—On Mon-
day afternoon, while every one was ab
sent except Miss Bessie Ireland aud a
little girl, a negro entered the house of
the Ireland!, just outside of Scranton, on
the Pascagoula road, aud assaulted Miss
Ireland, after choking hor into nncon-
scionsness. The hunt for the criminal
began as soon as the story was mads
known and all day parties were scour
ing the country. Meanwhile the negro
they were looking for was in Scranton.
His name is Daniel Patrick. He was
captured Tuesday at 1 o'clock p. m. by
Marshal Brown and brought to jail,
where he confessed the crime.
Soranton and vicinity has been stirred
today as never before. At 2 o'clock
this morning a crowd gathered around
the jail, fairly orderly bat determined,
and by 1:80 o'clock showed to the sheriff
that there wal no nse resisting, as the
man wonld be taken by fores if he was
not surrendered. Possession of the
negro was soon had and a rope was
placed aronnd his neck.
He was harried to an oak tree about
100 yards from tbe depot and his end
was plain before him. He mast have
wared bnrning at the stake, for he
seemed anxions that death should come
to his relief. When asked what he h:td
to say for himself, he said he bad doll a
it; he was the ntan; be anpposed the
devil was in him. The crowd yelled
and be cried out:
“Shoot me! Shoot ntc! Get rid of
me I"
That was his last word, for thocrowrt
polled on the rope and he dangled in
mid air. Then his wish was complied
with and a fusillade began which filled
ills body full of holes. He was dead iu
a minute. |
EXCITING MAN HUNT
NEAR CHATTANOOGA
Determined Fosse In Searoh
of a Negro Fiend.
LYNCHING SEEMS CERTAIN
Detectives and Bloodhounds Keturn
After a Fruitless Chase, but th* Cit
izens Are Well Armed and Will Con
tinue to Scour the Country,
Chattanooga, Jnne 19.—Detectives
from this city with their bloodhounds
have returned from Soddy, in thenppei
end of this connty, after fruitless efforts
to get on the trail of the negro who at
tempted criminal assault on Mirtio Bell,
a white schoolgirl, Saturday. Tbe offi
cers report that tbs monntains are fairly
covered with men carrying rifles and
revolvers, searching for the negro, mak
ing it impossible for the bloodhounds to
follow the trail of the fngitive.
More than 1,000 men are said to be
engaged in tbe search and the negro
will undoubtedly be lynched if caagbt.
The victim of the assault is a daugh
ter of J. A. Bell, a respectable miner,
lb years of age. She was returning
home from tbe village.ighgn the fiogro
stepped from the. roadside, fired three
ahoti at her with iajpisto], knocked her -
insensible by a blow'on the head and
attempted to ravish her. Scream* of.
ths girl, before she was rendered un
conscious, attraoted tome persons on tbs
road and the negro fled.
The mob has arrested several negroes
on suspicion, bat ell so far have proved
alibis. -
HEWS IN A MJTSHELIj.
Commodore Otoar O. Badger, U. S.
N., retired, is dead at Concord, Mass.,
aged 76.
There has been no case of meningitis
at ths South Carolina penitentiary now
for ten days and the epldemto is be
lieved to be over.
General Ludlow has issued an ordst
directing a general revaccination In Ha
vana. It is tbe result of a few sporadls
cases of smallpox.
Phillip P. Hawkins, postmaster at
The matter was attended tons a duty. .; Courtiand, Ala., has been missing for a
The crowd was evidently well ordered, f week and a postofflee inspector is there
Five minutes after the negro was dead ' Investigating his hooks.
all excitement disappeared, the moil
went home and Scranton resumed the
stillness of a summer's night.
Miss Ireland is reported as resting
easy today.
DR. TALMAOE AT DUE WEST.
He Whs the Commencement Orator
For Krskliie College.
Due West, S. O., Jane 21.—A large
crowd welcomed Kev. T. DeWltt Tal-‘
mage, the commencement orator for
Erskine college, yesterday. Dr. Tal-
mage was entertained at the home of
President Grief. He spoke at 3 o’clock.
Dr. Talmage announced that he had
no snbjeot, bat would endeavor simply
to give tbe yonng men some advice and
point ont the perils of life. He was an
optimist, he said, believing this is the
best year of the best decade of the best
century of ths world’s history.
He warned the graduates to avoid
multiplicity of occupations. Differ*
ences in conditions in life are due not so
lunch to difference in frnitfnlnesa occu
pation, but to difference in the faculty
of ^stick-to it nesi.” Every man gets a
call from God for some work. Then
the cultivation of equipoise of temper
was recommended.
Beware of unhappy domestic rela
tions, was another warning. Happi
ness for time and eternity depends on
the character of these relations. He he-
lieved the young men of this day will
see arbitration und disarmament become
a reality.
In the coarse of bis address Dr. Tal-
mage lunds reference to the prevalent
good feeling between the north and
south, which was heartily cheered.
FORMER JEOPARDY PLEA.
Attorneys of Mrs. Mattie A. Iliighesat
Work In ller Behalf.
Greenville, S. C., June 21.—The at
torneys of Mrs. Mattie A. Hughes are
indefatigable in their efforts on her be
half. it was supposed that owing to
another mistrial the counsel would rest
their case nil til the fall term of the
criminal court, bnt they are very san
guine as to the merits of tbe legal prop
osition of "former jeopardy," which
Judge Gage said possessed far more
merit than he had supposed when it
was first presented, and the counsel are
now confident that a way will be found
to bring this question before the in-
preuie conrt, which would defer any
farther proceedings in the circuit conrt
until next year.
Mrs. Hughes is ont on bail given after
tbe first trial, and there are persons who
bold to the opinion that this bond wonld
not b* regarded as valid for her appear
ance at a fntnr* term, as the penal re
quirement is that aha appear at the last
term, bnt Judge Gage had a different
Opinion.
—r. -at
Schoolteacher* to Assemble.
Columbia, S. O., Jnne 21.—Tbe fol
lowing official announcement ns to the
coming annual meeting of the State
Teachers’ association has been made;
"The meeting of the State Teachers’
association at Harris Springs has been
changed to July 14-18. This change
was necessary to avoid conflict with the
summer normal school at Wlntbron
college. An excellent program is of
fered and everything points to an at
tractive cta-cu?."
3. I. Smith, the slayer of J. O. Bell,
who has been hnnted night and day for
two mouths, was captured at the home
of his father in Rabun connty, Go.
The city council of New Orleans me
in special session and passed an ord
nance providing' fur water, sewerage
and drainage, and requesting Governor
Foster to call an extra session of the
i»iH«latnre to ratifv same.
Yellow Fever at Santiago.
Washinoton, Jane 21.—Yellow fever
has broken ont at .Santiago, accord lug t«i
a report fr..m General Brooke, three
deaths front that disease having oeturre '
amimtr the iron in stationed there.
inow
| ok she
I'.’jr clothes cannot make
you look old. Even pale
cheeks won’t do it.
Your household cares may
be heavy and disappoint
ments may be deep, but
they cannot make you look
old.
One thing does it and
never fails.
It Is Impossible to look
young with the color of
seventy years in your hair.
permanently postpone* the
iell.taw sign* mi sge. used
according to directions it
gradually 'bring* back the
color of youth. At fifty yonr
hair may look at it did at
fifteen. It thicken* the hair
alto; stops It from falling
out; and cleanses the scalp
from dandruff. Shall we
send you our book on the
Hair and Us Diseases?^
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