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AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 4, 189.
NUMBER 15
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te Aitmayer 8 Flatau Liquor Co.,
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NO MORE CASES OR
DEATHS AT HAMPTON
Yellow Fever Situation Now
Under Control.
AN ENCOURAGING REPORT
Governor Wood 11 », In Charge of the
Soldier*' Home, Announces That the
Dlseuse Is Being Held In Check by
the Prompt Step* Taken.
Newport News, Va., Aug. 2.—Gov
ernor Woodfin of the soldiers’ home at
10 o’clock today gave out the following
official statement:
“No new cases of yellow fever; no
deaths; situation practically under con
trol.”
Many of the best men in Newport
News have volunteered and are on the
quarantine linft, which has been in
creased more ihan triple in the last few
hours.
The presence of the disease at Phoe
bus, as indicated in the press dispatches,
has not been officially communicated to
Dr. Wyman. The accuracy of the re
port, however, is not doubted, as such
a condition of affairs was anticipated.
A house to house inspection of the vil
lage has been ordered.
Surgeon Snowden, at Alexandria,
Va., was this morning directed to care
fully inspect all persons arriving by rail
or water at Hampton and vicinity and
to keep them under detention if neces
sary. Similar instructions have been
sent to marine hospital officers at all
Chesapeake bay ports.
MORE COUNTIES REPORT.
Tax Digests Received at the State
Capitol In Atlanta.
Atlanta, Aug. 1.—The tax digests ol
26 counties were received at the office
of Comptroller General Wright yester
day, making a total of 70 counties whose
digests have beeu completed and for
warded to the capitol.
The net gain in the value of taxable
property in the 70 counties is $3,070,512,
while the gain from the 25 counties
heard from yesterday is $612,558.
With half the counties in the state
heard from, it was expected that th^-in-
crease would show a much larger figure
than it has, but up to the present time
the counties in which the larger cities
are located have not returned their di
gests and from these sources it is ex
pected that the largest rate of increase
would be found.
ROOT TAKES CHARGE
AS WAR SECRETARY
Sworn Into Office by District
Judge Cole.
ALGER CONGRATULATES
Absolute!* .
Nuns
Powder
Makes the food more debt js and wholesome
*om saViwo powoe* co., mew vow.
Astor to Wed Lady Church 111.
London, Aug. 2. — It is generally
iJelieved that tho act of Mr. Astor in
becoming a British subject will be fol
lowed before Jong by the announcement
of his engagement to Lady Randolph
Churchill, formerly Miss Jennie Jerome
of New York. Having been naturalized
under the general act of 1870, Mr. As
tor’s children—Woldorf Astor, John Ja
cob Astor and Miss Pauline Astor—au
tomatically become British subjects also.
Lynching at Forrest, Ala.
Geoko/an.va, Ala., Aug. 2.—Solomon
Jones, a negro who attempted au assault
upon the young daughter of a prosper
ous white farmer named Watford, who
lives near Forrest, a village in this
county, has been lynched near there.
Charleston Quarantines.
Charleston, Ang. 1.— The Charles
ton health board today declared a quar
antine against Hampton, Va. No quar
antine has yet- been declared against
Norfolk or Newport News, no fevir ba
in g reported at those places.
Cupid's work is done when the baby
conus. The soft, little, clinging, helpless
mite is the crown of love. Its coming
marks the completion of Cupid’;
object. Cupid brings two
loving souls together—the
baby holds them together.
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TeethinA
OH TEETHING POWDERS mm.
Children of Any
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happy a* —
mother. Yet motherhood
is denied to some women
and feared by others. . .-
The fear of motherhood is rapidly passing
away and nothing has. done so much to
drive it. away as the record of Dr. Pierce a
Favorite Prescription.
Dr. Tierce has held that danger and pain
at the time of parturition were really un
necessary and unnatural, and that if every
woman were healthy and strong as Nature
meant her to Ire this function would be per
formed painlessly and safely. - The abuse
of centuries of corsets—of health destroy
ing inactivity—of de
bilitating artificial life
have made it impos
sible for some women
to fully return to the
perfect healthfulness
of a natural state but
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helped to a large de
gree. The organs di
rectly involved may
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by hundreds of thou
sands of womenr It
is the product of the
skill and experience
of a regularly gradu
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skilled .pceialist who
for over thirty years has successfully
treated the diseases of women.
Unlike many modern medicines Dr.
Pierce's Favorite Prescription contains no
whisky, alcohol, sugar, syrup, opium or
narcotic of any kind and ita use does not,
therefore, create o craving for stimulants.
Mr*. Annie Blacker, or639 Catherine St., Syra
cuse, tS. Y.. writes: •• Your medicines have done 1
wooden for me. For yran my health was very
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Several Cabinet Officials, Including
the Retiring Member, Witness the
Ceremonies Attendant Upon the Kerr
Chief’s Induction,
Washington,Aug. 1.—Mr. Elihn Root
took the oath cl office as secretary of
war at 10:46 today. The ceremony 00
curred in the large office of the secre
tary of war in the presence of Secre
taries Oage and Hitchcock, Assistant
Secretary Meiklejohn, a large comber
of army officers in uniforms and other
employes and officials. The oath was
administered by Judge Cole of the su
preme court of the District of Columbia.
Secretary Alger arrived at the depart
ment at 10:40 accompanied by Mr. Root,
for whom he had called In hit carriage.
They went immediately to the iccre-
-ary's private office, where were Secre
taries Gage and Hitchcock, and were
soon joined by Adjutant General Cor
bin and Major Hoskins, the latter being
the military secretary of Secretary Al
ger. A moment later Assistant Secre
tary Meiklejohn and Judge Cole en
tered the room and the judge was form
ally presented to the new secretary.
The commission, bearing date of today,
was in possession of Adjutant General
Corbin.
By this time all of the army officers
on doty in the department bad galh-
ered in the main office and Mr. Root
and Secretary Alger and other members
of the party entered the room.
It was 10:45 when Mr. Root stood up
and took the oath of office. Judge Cole
then addressed him as “Mr. Secretary”
and shook hands and congratulated
him. General Alger then advanced and
shook hands most cordially and said,
with evident feeling:
“Gotl Help You,” Says Alger.
“With all my heart I congratulate
yon and tho administration. Yon will
find around you here men who will help
in the arduous duties of your position.
May God bless you and give you
strength.”
Secretary Gage then stepped forward
and congratniated Secretary Root. He
was followed by Secretary Httobcook,
Assistant Secretary Meiklejohn, Gen
eral Corbiu and Chief Clerk. Schofield.
General Alger picked up the com
mission, signed by the president and at
tested by the secretary of state, appoint
ing Mrr Root secretary of. war.
“Here is your commission,” he said,
with a smile, “in which yon lose your
identity and become Mr. Secretary. 1
go back to become a sovereign citizen
of the United States and become Mr.
Alger.”
“I sincerely wish it were the other
way,” said Mr. Root as he accepted the
parchment.
Then the officers were, presented to
Secretary Root by Mr. Victor L. Mason,
the confidential secretary of the secre
tary of war. As soon as they were in
troduced they shook hands with Gen
eral Alger. Nearly all stopped to ex
press tbeir regrets upon his retirement
and wish him snccess in the fnture.
They also thanked him for his consid
eration and many acts of kindness and
uniform courtesy during the time they
had been associated with him.
General Miles ou Hum].
General Miles appeared with his staff
in the full dress uniform of the major
general, commanding the army. He
stopped to talk with Secretary Root for
some time longer than any of the oth
ers. Following the presentation of the
officers the civilian officials and clerks
of the department came in and shook
hands with Secretary Root and said
farewell to General Alger.
Secretary Gage, before leaving the
room, went up to General Alger, shook
him cordially by the hand, bidding him
goodby. General Alger left at 12:46
o'clock today for his home in Detroit.
The last official act act of Secretary
Alger was to sign a requisition for the
allotment of i*20,000,000 for transports.
Secretary Alger intended that his last
act should be signing the order direct
ing Major Charles Bird, assistant quar
termaster, to accompany the transport
Thomas to Manila when she was ready.
He signed such e.u order, but the other
business was presented a few moments
later.
Secretary Root did uot perform any
official business today. As General Al
ger is- secretary and draws the salary
for today, it was thought best to avoid
nny legal complications by having the
business of the department performed
by Mr. Meiklejohn as acting secretary.
Italians Attucked by Negroes.
PlaQCESiine, La., Aug. 2.—Yesterday
ns two Italians were walking up the
Texas and Pacific tracks they were at
tacked by two negroes, who wanted to
rob them. One Italian was stabbed
with a knife in four places and it is be
lieved his wonnds will prove fatal. The
other was also stabbed and struck with
n bar of iron, but he is out of danger.
The Italians bad already passed the
negroes, who thought to take them by
surprise, and by stabbing them in the
back, each kill bis man. A struggle
ensued and not being able to accomplish
their purpose, the negroes escaped in
the woods back of the Evergreen planta
tion.
South Carolinian Presides.
Pittsburg, Ang. 2.—The tenth anni
versary convention of the Young Peo
ple's Christian Union of the United
Presbyterian churoh opened at Dnauesue
Garden tonight The exercises began
s;s.T'isWo!ssrs%:
president of the convention, preeided.
VESSELS REFUSE TROOPS.
Difficulty In Removing the Soldiers
Front Fort Blonroe.
Washington, Aug. 2.—Some diffi
culty is being experienced in removing
the troops from Fort Monroe. None of
the steamship companies will take them
and just at present no government
transports are available. It was in
tended that the troops shonld be con
veyed by tho Pennsylvania railroad’s
transport from Fort Monroe to Cape
Charles and by tho Pennsylvania rail
road to Battery Point, but tho Norfolk
authorities have notified the Pennsylva
nia officials that if the transport is used
for that purposo she will not be allowed
to enter Norfolk for five days, which
would cut off communication for the
railroad between Cape Charles and Nor
folk.
General Merritt has acceded to the
request of General Wyman and the gar
rison at Fort Monroe will' be sent to
some place farther north than Battery
Point, DeL The location has not yet
been fixed.
It is stated at the war department
that the request of Governor Tyler that
a sufficient number of. United States
troops be retained at Fort Monroe to aot
as quarantine guard cannot be granted,
as there is no anthority to use troops for
such purpose.
Assistant Surgeon Von Ezedorf, the
New Orleans expert, today reported to
the marine hospital service his arrival
at Norfolk enronte to Old Point and
Hampton, where he will assist Drs. Pet-
tus, Wasdin and White. Hospital Stew
ard Kolb also reported for dnty at
Hampton. Acting Assistant Surgeon
FEVER OUTLOOK NOW
MORE ENCOURAGING
No Case Appears Outside the
Original Line. _
OFFICIALS ARE HOPEFUL
The City of Charleston Has Quaran
tined Against Hampton, Va., and
Montgomery Contemplates Similar
Action.
Washington, Aug. 1.—The marina
hospital service np to noon today bad
received nothing from the center of tbs
yellow fever at Hampton later than
Dr. Wasdln’s report of last night, plac
ing the total of the yellow fever out
break at 9? cases and seven deaths.
Dr. Farquhar at Portsmouth reported
that he was in close touch with the au
thorities at Portsmouth and Berkley
and that all wax quiet, with no sus
pected cases.
In reply toe telegraphic request from
the mayor of Norfolk, Surgeon General
Wyman turned over to the Norfolk au
thorities Oraney island, below Norfolk,
to be nsed in cate of need as an isolation
and detention camp. It was recently
turned over by the navy to the jurisdic
tion of the marine hospital service.
A telegram was sent today by Gen-
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Frank Donaldson, an immnne, was or- > eral Wyman to Surgeon Pettns, at Old*
dered to report to Dr. White at Hamp
ton to help handle the outbreak at Phoe
bus.
Surgeon General Wyman is still de
tained in Washington attending to the
executive work of the service, which
has been increased largely in the pres
ent excitement. He is not likely to go
to the scene of the outbreak unless there
is a decided change in the present fa
vorable outlook.
Mollneux Fiends Nut Guilty,
New York, Aug. 2.—Roland Moli-
nenx was arraigned in general sessions
today to plead to the indictment accna-
ing him of poisoning Mrs Kate Adams.
His counsel demurred to the indictment.
Judge Blanchard overrnled tho demur
rer. Moliuoux pleaded not guilty. Mr.
Weeks of counsel for tho prisoner asked
when the trial would tako place. Dis
trict Attorney Gardiner said that it
would not take place in Angust, and he
could not tell whether it would be held
in September or uot.
f ucnerul It. I(. Uiiwcb Bead*
Marietta, O., Aug. O.-General Rn- w , , -
fus R. Dawes, father of Hon. Charles L,ttI " Kock ' wa ‘ de * tro V«>i by fire
O. Dawes, comptroller of the currency, Lo,, ‘ about
died at midnight, aged 61 years. *75,000, instance, not known.
Point, directing him at once to institute
a thorough sanitary Investigation as far
as Phoebns. Surgeon Wasdin, at Pboe*
has, was ordered to make a house to
house inspection there. This Is in ac
cordance with the plan for a thorough
investigation of the whole area sur
rounding the infected home.
The situation it regarded as favorable
today. There has been no outbreak of
fever outside the original quarantine
line. Each day that pastes without
such development increases the confi
dence of the snrgeou general that the
fever will be confined to the original
foci of infection and stamped out there.
Montgotnvry to Qniirautliip,
Montgomery, Ala., Aug. 1. — Tha
board of health recommends quaran
tining against the national soldiers'
home, Hampton, Va., Old Point Com
fort, Newport News and other point)
close to the place of yellow fever in
fection.
Coopt-ragp Plant Burned,
Little Rock, Ang. 2.—The plant of
the Little Rock Cooperage company, In
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