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VOLUME 9
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 1899.
ft WegK of Specials
LEE ALLEN’S
\Ve have several broken lots of goods that we are
determined to close out this week. See these prices:
SPECIAL No.
week at $2 25 per suit-
About one dozen Men’s Crash
Suits, worth $5, to dose this
SPFCIAL No 2 About one dozen (Pure All
linen) Men’s-Crash Suits, worth
*6 to dose this week at $3.50 per suit.
SPECIAL No. 3 0ne , lo c of B ’ ue and B'Mk-AE-
^ wool Serge Coats and Vests,
regular and slim_ sizes, which are very cheap at $5, go
this week at $3.75,
5PFCIAL No A We have about two or three
* ’ dozen the latest styles (up-to-
date) Straw Hats, this season’s purchase, worth $1.25 and
$1 it), this week they may be had for 75c and 98c to close
out the lot.
SPECIAL No. 5 New lot of Colored Bosom Ne^
* ^ ligee Shirts, very cheap at 7£>c,
will be sold this week at 59c.
The above prices are for SPOT CASH ONLY.
IN THE DRY GOODS DEPARTMENT
We are still offering that yard-wide Percale, worth -
ioc at 5c yd
In Ladies’s Ready-maJe Muslin Underwear we have a full
aud complete line We want every lady in and around
Americus to see these goods and let us quote prices. We
NEBRASKA'S SILVER
MEN IN CONVENTION
Delegates of Three Parties In
Session at Omaha.
HOLCOMB WILL BE NAMED
Temporary Chairman W. II. Ttioiup-
>ou Say* the L»a<ling Isttun ot Next
Year Will lie “Old Fashioned De
mocracy All Along the Line.**
Omaha, Aug. 22.—Three state con*
Tentions — Democratic, Populist and
fusion—were called to order this after*
noon. In the Democratic couventioo
W. H. Thompson, national committee*
man for Nebraska, was selected tem
porary chairman. Mr. Thompson spoke
in part as follows:
'•In the coming battle of 1900 we will
reaffirm the platform of 1890 and renom
inate the same leader of Democracy.
We will be true to the pledge of our
fathers. We will, as loyal sons reared
to reverence their teachings, swear
anew eternal allegiance aud fidelity to
the declaration of independence, wor
ship its every liue and maintain its
every precept, sacred as the memories
of onr heroes dead and loyal as the pa
triots living. To tear therefrom one of
its sacred principles is to invite the be
ginning of an endless ruin and decay.
“We should treat the Filipino with
the frankuess that becometh a great
nation, a'nd with the charity inspired
by a victorious army, as if sitting in the
president’s mansion, and not as a mem
ber of a board of trade.
“We bear the question asked as to
what yon are going to do about the
trusts. I would remove from them first
the fostering care of the government.
They are, to a great extear, in this
country at least, the direct offspring of
a protective tariff aud the gold standard.
“A law should be enacted providing
for a board of arbitration between capi
tal and labor that would and could ar
bitrate, and thus stop the destruction of
propeny, loss of lives, stagnation of
business aud, worse than all, loss of re
spect for onr laws and institutions.
Compel an equitable adjustment of dif-
.sell you the finished garment as cheap as you can buy fe ”^ e u 8 ask what the , eadin(? im9 ot
the material.
J will not be under.-old on anything in my stock. Your
trade Is wanted and will be appreciated by me.
Yours truly,
Lee Allen.
WHITEGAPS CRUELLY
BEAT A POSTMASTER
W.C. Crum, In Charge at Feck,
Fla., Roughly Handled.
ACID POURED ON WOUNDS
■STEAM GINNERY.
of Council & McGarrah,
AflERICUS, : : : : : GEORGIA.
Will Commence Ginning
Thursday Morning, August 17th.
Entire plant has been thoroughly overhauled and put
in first-class condition. Patronage ot all planters Jrespect-
fully solicited. COUNCIL & HcGARRAH.
r ■i
INSOMNIA
is a toe to health and strength, without
you find some relief.
■Tired Nature's sweet restorer, balmy sleep:
He to the world his ready visits make, when
Fortune .miles the wretched he forsakes,
swift on his downy pinions (lies from woe
And lights on lids unsulled by a te.r."
Some take snlfonal and some take
phenacetine, some bromide or potas
sium and others whatever their physi
cians prescribe, but in any case yon
will find anything yon want in the line
of pure droits at our store, and your
physician’s prescriptions will be filled
to the Iettor at fair prices
Hudson’s...
DRUG
STORE...
1900 will be. My answer is, good old'
fashioned Democracy all along the line,
and onr new Andrew Jackson leading
the fight into erery state in the Union.
Let every soldier enlisted in onr cause
selec; such guns from the many as may
be best adauted to its use; then aim at
the enemy and not at onr own people.
The war is not ended; it has just be
gun.”
The Populist and free silver Repnbli.
can conventions were calied to ordor
shortly afterward by tbe chairman of
the state committees.
Indications point to tbe nomination
of ex-Governor Holcomb as the candi
date for supreme judge by the three
Believe the End at Hand.
St. Petersburq. Ang. 23.'— Reports
from southern Russia say that the cur
rent belief of the approaching end of
the world is cansing a panio among the
uneducated classes. At Kharkova, the
capital of government of that name,
workmen are leaving in large nnmbers
in order to spend what they consider
their last days at their village homes.
The factory owners have asked tbe po
lice to stop this immigration in order to
prevent the rnination of business.
First ll.nl bain on new iwmu.
Chattanooga, Ang. 28.—The first
rail has been laid on the Tennessee Cen
tral between Crossville and Rockwood.
All the rails of tbe first 40 miles of track
have been delivered. About 1,800 men
are at work now on the road and a large
force has began driving the tanuel neat
Rockwood.
AfTuIr Brought to the Attention of the
Authorities at Washington and the
Office Will Probably Be Immedl.
■nt-ly Discontinued.
Tampa, Fla, Ang. 23.—Editor W. O.
Crum of The Florida Republican was
brutally l eaten by wbitecaps at Peck
Monday night. He is postmaster at
that place and hat been going ont there
attending to the mail at night and re
turning to tho city in the morning.
Some weeks ago he appointed Dan Mor-
risou, a negro, his assistant, so that the
office could have a man in charge all
the time.
Morrison was made to give up tbe
office by a committee of citizens, who
are nnknown, and Mr. Cram bad to go
ont and attend to the office himself.
Monday night after ho had completed
his work be started to a house he owns
a short distance away, where he sleeps
when there.
He was held np on the-road by a mob
of maskpd men with gnns, who made
him dismount. He was tied with a
rope, hand and foot, and given a brutal
beating. He also sustained severe braises
about the head and shoulders from the
kicks administered by the mob.
After they finished beating him they
ent off the whiskers from one side of
his face and applied carbolic acid to the
deep gashes upon his naked flesh made
by the
NUMBER 18
Baking
Powder
Absolutely t>DRE
Makes the food more delicious and wholesome
SOVAi SAKIWO ROWCtR QQ., ftgw YOWL
BEWEY SAYS REBELS
CAN GOVERN SELVES
Quoted as Opposing Violence
Toward Filipinos.
ANNEX THE ISLAND LATER
The mob threatened
whipping.
to kill him if he ever appointed another
negro assistant there. He has closed
the office and his resignation has been
accepted at Washington.
POSTOFFICE TO BE CLOSED.
Assuult Will Cause a Discontinuance
.if the Service at Prck.
Washington, Ang. 23.—The assanlt
of the whiteedppere at Pecjc, Fla., on
Postmaster W. C. Crum and his assist
ant there probably will resnit in the dis
continuance of the postofflee..
Cram, in a letter, said heacceptedtbe
office because no one else there conld
qualify for it and that those making the
trouble rarely use the mails. He has
asked to be relieved immediately.
Postmaster Cram says the stamp can
cel/ations on which the salary is based
amounted to 12.71 last nioutb and 20
cents for tbe five oays this month. He
has never spent one continuous day at
the office, he says, as be lives at
Tampa, and he employed assistants.
An inspector may bo ordered there
tomorrow, bat it is quite probable the
Peck citizens will be left without a
postofflee.
A COUNCILMAN
MERRITT TO SUCCEED OTIS.
Change In Ci.niinhuders at Manila
Under Consideration ?
New York, Ang. 21.—A dispatch to
The World from ' Washington says:
General Merritt has reached the Hotel
Champlain upon a visit to the president.
Mach significance is attaohed to tba
general's trip to Plattsbnrg, as it gives
rise to a strong suspicion that a change
in commanders at Manila is under seri
ous consideration.
When he was asked about the matter
Secretary of War Root declined to dis
ease it.
The Phillippine command has grown
to each great proportions that the pres
ident conid gracefully make a change
without giving affront to General Otis,
being only a brigadier in the regnlar
establishment, he conld hot be expected
to bold such an important command
while there are three major generals
above him.
Of these General Miles is command
ing the whole army, and oonld be of
valuable service at Washington, where
he wonld be consulted by the president
and secretary of war and bo permitted
to exercise the fall functions of a rank
ing officer.
Tbe next in line is General Merritt,
and as he was originally in command of
tbe Philippine army, be oonld be sent
back without any reflection falling upon
W. 8. Thumpsoniof Atlanta Knock-d
LEVI TOWER.
The Undertaker
and
Furniture Dealer
*111 attend your orders day
nl«ht, Don’t fail to call
on THE OLD RELIABLE
*he& you want the best goods
nd prompt work. Prices to
i uit the times
LEVI TOWER,
Allen House Block.
W.L. Douglas
SHOES thMo
$5.00,. $4.00,
$3.50, $3.00,
$2.60, $2.25,
FOIl MEN.
$2.60, $2.00>
$1.75,
FOIl UOVS.
Ml His latest Styles '
Entry Mud at loiter
Price, Comfort, and Durability
are points to be considered in buying ,
shoes. W. I- Douglas shots are i
the equal of any f6 or $7 shoe sold ]
by a.custom shoemaker; they fit well,,
and will wear as long as two pairs of
cheaper shoes.
\V t L. Doug-
■ las shoes are
1 Union made, by
the best skilled
workmen in
this country,
i Look for the
, stamp on the
inner sole when
| Fer
HARRIED HAPPINESS
Is dependent upon the health of the wife
more than on any other one thing:. If a
woman is troubled in
a distinctly feminine
way the most delicate
nerves of her body are
state of chronic
irritation. She has
headache and back
ache. She is listless
and spiritless. She is
cross and blue. > She
feels that life is not
worth living and her
temper reflects the
condition of her
serves. Poor, suffering wife —poor, dis
tracted husband. If the husband is a
cheerful, good * humored man he will
sympathize —if he is nervous, tired and
irritable himself, he will probably go off
to the club or seek elsewhere more con
genial company. r
A sick woman is to be pitied because
she is miserable and because she has not
yet learned that Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Pre
scription will make her well
The ‘‘Favorite Prescription” was dc-
-eloped over
nior A
Down by n. M. Atkinson.
Atlanta. Aug. 23.—H. M. Atkinson,
» local capitalist and promoter, attacked
Councilman W. S. Thomson on Ala
bama street last night, knocking him
down by a blow with the fist. An offi
cer separated the men before any seri
ous damage .was done aud made case*
against both parties for disorderly con
duct
The encounter bad been expected sev
eral days. Atkinson is at tbe head of a
company that is seekiug street railway
franchises before the council. Thom
son, in a bitter speech, accused him of
being responsible for a published article
that severely criticised the city fathers
for their action in the matter.
A clash on the floor of tbe council was
only prevented by the calling oat of the
police reserve aud the interference of
friends.
talkeH ahont TW. is my• opinion. .o .7^
• I should like to see violence at once Qf late , b „ ,^ araDtine rn i e , haTe been
pot a stop to. . . relaxed, owiug to the fact that there
ATTACKED. . " A n c “^, m « *° ® 7T ‘ bave been no ««■ in “>• ttU(l
■ton of aelf government ought to be the offlcer , frotu ^quarters have been in
mo>t ja.t and mo.t loglral iplntlon.” ,| , be habit of coming to Santiago dally,
returning to headquarter, at night.
Major Harrison has been isolated, bat
not brought to the yellow fever hospital.
NOTED CONEST SETTLED.
Rev. J.ih'i Vleki-r. Low. Ml. Seat In
the Georgia Legislature.
' Atlanta, Aug. 22.—The famous con
test over the election return, from
Coffee, which kept that county without
a representative at the lait .es.ion ot
the legislature and 'enabled the old
county officials .to hold over a year
longer than the term to which they
wore elected, has seen settled.
Rev. John Vickers, the Domocratio
candidate in Coffee for the lower house
of the legislature, snddenly appeared on
the floor of the bouse near the close ot
the last session and was hailed as tbs
member from Coffee. Up to the
bis appearance no ono was found
conid explain why Coffee had no
representative.
Rev. John Vickers cleared the atmos
phere to some extent when he announced
ip a solemn, quiet voice that there had
been a contest over the election in Cof
fee county and that the matter was still
pending before tbe election managers.
He announced that he was the Demo
cratic candidate and applied to the
house for hit seat. Hit application was
refused, pending the settlement ot the
contest over the election then going
Admiral Reported to Have Drclared
In an Interview at Naples That We
Should Concede the Natives Ho me
Rule.
Nuw York, Ang. 21.—A dispatch to
The World from London gives at some
length a reported interview with Ad
miral Dawey at Naples.
According to the correspondent, Ad
miral Dewey began by saying that he
regarded Cavite as the battle which de
cisively turned tbe fortunes of war in
favor of tbe Americans. He added:
"The Spanish ships were fonght well,
all the same.”
The correspondent asked him if the
Philippines were likely to be pacified
soon. The admiral replied:
"I have the qneation of the Philip
pines more at heart than baa any other
man because I know the Filipinos inti
mately and they know I am their friend.
The recent insurrection is the frnlt of
the anarchy which has so long reigned
in the island, bat the insurgents will
bare to submit themselves to the law,
after being accustomed 10 no law at all.
"I believe and affirm, nevertheless, idea was to send Mile* direct to’ tho
that the Philippine question will be * Philippines to take control of all tho
very shortly solved. | operations, but at that time Otis was
"The Filipinos are capable of govern- being severely criticised, and the presl
ing themselves: they have all qaalifica- dent preferred to permit him to retiro
tions for it. It is a question of time, I from command withont appearing in
but the only way to settle the insurree- ' the light of a failure.
ttou and assure prosperity to the archi- 1 —
pelsgo is to concede self governpient to HARRISON ILL WITH FEVER.
the inhabitants. That would be a sola. I
tiou of tbe many questions and wonld Inspector Gueral at Santiago Now
satisfy all, especially the Filipinos, who I tins ihr Y I low Jack,
ere so° them,elTes worth7 ot ,hom and j Santiago oz Cuba. Aog. 21 -Major
a ™ I have never been in favor of vio- I Rns.eil B. Harrison, inspector general,
lence coward tbe Filipinos. Tbe islands , is criticatly ill with 'fever. Tbe disease
are at this moment blockaded by a fleet has been progressing for three days, al-
and war reigns in the interior. This j th b not pronoaaoed - ellow {8Te(
abnormal state of things should cease. nnl ji yesterday afternoon 7
nnnrftd^^ndLhon'annMarirmmdffht 1 ^ I The ca8e is the first 10 °CCOr afcOristO,
conceded and thou annexation might be whltber beo dqnsriers was removed last
Tins is my opinion.
mand by Merritt’s retnrn to the United
States. The fact that General Merritt
is to retire next Jnne need not prevent
the administration from availing itself
of his service for the intervening time.
To place Lawton or any other offlcer
who is jnnoir to Otis in command wonld
indicate a disapproval of hie conduct,
and this tbe president seeks to avoid.
When Secretary Root took charge, his
frank conviction.
too Jlist ;
lent mei
time of I
Who con
SHORTAGE OF COL. NEAL
Attorney General Directed to Com
mence I'rocedings.
Columbia. S. O., Ang. 31.—At the re
quest of Governor McSweeney, who
acted on tbe advice of the attorney gen
eral, the members of the penitentiary
board met in the governor’s office for a
conference as to tbe Neal shortage. Tbe
following resolution was adopted:
"Resolved, That tbe attorney general
be, and hereby is, empowered and di
rected to collect tbe amounts due by tbe
various parties as set forth in tbe report
of the investigating committee to the
governor, and in connection therewith
to bring each sails as be deems proper
and defend snch as may be brought
against the penitentiary authorities, an t
in general to take control, from a legal
standpoint, of all matters in connection
with this report."
This action removes all restraint
which may have tied the attorney gen
eral’s hands. He will have, to proceed
agaiust Colonel Neal and his bondsmen
aud also collect over $300 from Senator
Tillman and ex Governor John Gary
Grans.
Mr. Bellinger wonld say nothing as
to bis plan of procedure. Colonel Wilie
Jones, \V. Scott Pope and J. B. Haiti-
waugor of this city are on the Neal
bond.
It is understood that Colonel Neal hap
intimated to tbe governor his desire for
an internet so that he may arrange to
pay op the stiortage.
Jlclcsn In Kuvorof Bryan.
Cincin’Rati, Ang. 21—John R. Mc
Lean, accompanied by S. & Johnson
and W. C. McBride of The Inquirer
staff aud others arrived here today from
Washington, preparatory to his attend
ance at the Democratic state convention
at Zanesville next week. Mr. McLean
refused to be inters ted further than to
say that he was pleated with tbe many
assnrances given him of support for gov
ernor. He stated that tno reports about
him being a candidate for the -presi
dency were without foundation, that be
fc
Popt-'Leo In G mmI Health.
Rome, Ang. 21.—At tbe festival of
St. Joachim yesterday the pope granted
an audience of over an hoar to 300 per
sons, ail of whom were presented, 4n
addition to ffi cardinals aud many other
prelates. Hit holiness expres-ed bis
happiuess at being able again to cele
brate the feast, and gave nnmerons his
torical remlniacencea. He conversed
freely with the cardinals and appeared
in excellent health and spirits.
Wtllsl to See McLaughlin.
New York, Ang. 21.—J. 3. Willett
of Alabama, custodian of tbe Van
Wyck presidential boom, reiterated yes
terday that tbe Brooklyn politicians
were with him. < He alto said before he
went snath ho wonld call on Hngh Mc
Laughlin.
Ml LTUM IN PARVO.
President Diaz of Mexico hat decided
to ask permission of congress to visit
Chicago.
Samuel Lord, one of the oldest and
most highly esteemed mqpibers of the
Charleston bar, is dead.
Five lives were lost by the capsizing
off Pointeau Boarqnes, Mich., of th*
schooner Hnntcr Sv-'idge.
A rumor is afloat to the effect that
Secxetary of War Root will resign be
cause of alleged bad faith on President
McKinley’s part.
Out of 1,000 men who went into the
Kotzbne gold country in Alaska last
fall over 7 per cent have died from
•enrvy or met tragic deaths.
Tbe First Nebraska volunteers, which
reached San Franeisco from Manila
three week, ago, will be carried home
on a special train at tbe atate’a expense.
Tbe American Sugar Refining com*
nany has announced a redaction of 3-1C
cents a pound in all its refined grades
except No. XXXX. The out was met
by the refiners.