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AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER.
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VOLUME 9
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1899.
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You who have
Boys to clothe,
Prepare to Clothe 1
Them Now!
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^ and Children’s Clothing, including 3 piece
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seven years old; fancily and daintly trimmed.
£ Reeftr Suits, 8 to 16iyears, coat and knee pants
“ only, three piece suits, single or double-breasted,
size 16 to 19 years.
Every child, boy or young man can be suited
and fit in this superb line of goods at little “wee”
prices for good materials.
This Line of Clothing iTust be
Seen to Be Appreciated.
Come and See It.
S= Cnor5 «a 1 I have recently put in stock
Sr a full line of "Kid Gloves”
r: in black and all the new shades. Price $i.oo
:£ per pair. Every pair fully guaranteed.
Very truly yours,
LEE ALLEN.
The Dry Goods, Clothing, Shoe and Hat Man. 2
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No. 421 Jackson St., Americu?, Ga. =r
auimmnuiimiiimnmuiuii immiiiiiimiimm
BOER FORCES
Hostilities Open Before the
Expiration of Limit
Set by Kruger.
LONDON BREATHES FREES
Suspense Has Been Very Trying Din
ing the Paat Few Weeks, and There
It a Keeling of Genuine Relief That
Diplomacy Hat Said Its Last Word
and Action Can Now Proceed.
OUR s~j4lL I'RADfc HAS
OPENED,
and vacationists are glad to get back
and get their toilet supplies, proprio
tary medicines, drags and sundries
from the store that they can get the
best in, and and that is right here.
Everything that a first-class drag store
oarrles in drags and toilets goods yon
will find here at all tlmea, and oar pre
scription department can’t be eqnailed
for care and the quality of drags used.
Hudson’s..
DRUG
...STORE...
HI DR. MOFFETTS ■ i
TeEIHInA;
. m TEETHING POWDERS ■*,
Aids
the
TEETHDU
Bowel Troubles cf
Children of Any Age.
Costs Only 85 Coot*
Ask Tour Prugflat
LEVI TOWER.
The Undertaker
and
Furniture Dealer
will attend your orders day
and night. Don’t fail to call
on THE OLD RELIABLE
when you want the best goods
and prompt work, j Prices to
suit the times
LEVI TOWER,
Allen Honsc Block.
W.l.Doucla
SHOES
Price, Comfort, and Durablll
are points to be considered in buy
shoes. W. I- Douglas shoes a
the equal of any <6 or f7 shoe so
by a custom shoemaker; they fit we
and will wear as long as two pairs o
cheaper shoes.
inner sole when buying.
Ftr Sale bv
M’MATH BROS.
BAGGAGES^:
^TRANSFER
Confers Amended to';promptlyTtT<
Windsor koteL Bourse am to to.
> (or night train, must be loft
citTiUl
rItleft at
PHOW- »«■ STEVE WOOTEN.
London, Oct 11.—A dispatch from
Pietermaritzburg, Natal, says intense
excitement prevail! there owing to per*
eietent reports that the Orange Free
State troope have already crosicd the
border and are advancing npon Lady
emitb.
A later dlepatcb from Pietermaritz
burg saya the invadera entered Natal by
the important pa» of Onndy Clough, SI
milee eonthweet of New Caetle.
f If the lateat reports, which are con.
firmed from varione pointe in Sontb
Africa, are trae, the Boers have not
waited for an expiration of the time
limit, but have already crossed tbe
border aa they would be entitled
do both in virtne of the notification
contained in the laat paragraph of the
nltimatnm and aleo of the Britiah ac
knowledgement, whioh reached Pre
toria ao epeedily as to justify a belief,
amounting to almoat certainty, that the
war party in Great Britain, whila wel
coming vgfcct which has deprived the
country u7T.il peaceful alternatives and
given it the great superficial advantage
to be derived from tbe fact that the ad
versary has voluntarily assumed tbe
stigma of virtually declaring war, was
eagerly awaiting its chance, and despite
newspaper attempts to veil the real feel
ing, Is iu reality delighted that diplo
macy has said its last word and that
action can now proceed.
Gr.eat Britain Unprepared.
There will inevitably be a long period
of suspense, together with a great deal
of chuffing at delay, as all Indications
go to show that Great Britain is unpre
pared and will be compelled to remain
on tbe defensive for some time. All the
aggressiveness must come from tbe
Boers. It teems highly probable that the
•■tongue of Natal, "as far as Newcastle,
will be in the hands of the Boers before
many hours. From that point, how.
ever, in the event of a farther advance,
they wonld probably find British forces
at Ladysmith and Dundee capable of
pelting their attacks.
At Ladysmith the garrison which hat
to guard againat an onelangbt from the
Orange Free State was reinforced by
tbe Gordon Highlanders and a atrong
contingent of tbe Iudan troope and tbe
anthoritiee are now confident of their
ability to deal ont an unpleasant sur
prise to th. Boers in the event of an
attempt to rneb tb. position.
At Dundee there are about 8,000 men.
Thie force ought to be enfficient to stem
a Boer advance by way of Onlnland and
to maintain tbe line of communication
with th. bat. at Pietermaritzburg, the
headquarters of Genual Sir George
Stewart White.
On th. Bechannkland border the sit-
nation leem. to give the Boer, a tem
porary advantage. There it considerable
anxiety in the district* of Vrybnrg and
Mafeking, although it is hoped that the
reinforcement* recently dispatched
there will be sufficient to protect the
jich_town_oMFimi»rl£i___^^^^^__
No Korin-.l D.cleretiou,
So far a* a declaration of war i* con
cerned, tbe feeling in London is that
the Tranevaal government will merely
invite the British diplomatio agent,
Conyngham Greene, to leave Pretoria
on the expiration of the time limit of
the nltimatnm. Such an aot wonld
preclude the necessity of any further
declaration. Certainly Oreat Britain
will not declare war agaiuBt what ehe
considers a dependent state. Aetive
hostilities, therefore, are expeoted to
take tbe place of a formal declaration.
There was a great scene on the floor
of the Stock Exohange at 8:16, the time
of the expiration of the period fixed in
the , Boer ultimatum. The members
gathered and began singing "God Save
the Queen" and “Rule Britannia." A
large crowd oiteide took up the strains
and Binging and cheering spread from
point to point in tbe neighborhood nn-
til the whole district was alive with
enthusiasm.
Montague White, consol general for
the South African repubilo in Loudon,
closed the consulate this afternoon and
immediately left for the continent
The attitude with whioh tha n.^.
Colony minister will adopt in aotnal
outbreak of hostilities is mnch disooesed
her*. Dispatches from Oape Town say
that tbe cabinet will resign, while there
are persistent reports in London that
Sir Alfred Milner, governor of Oape
Colony, hae already dismissed Mr. Wil
liam P. Schreiner and his colleagues.
It it evident that one or the other of
these contingencies moat oocnr, as the
C oventor and commander in-chief mnsl
t in a position to oarry ont defensive
measures without regard to possible ob
struction on the part of an unsympa
thetic cabinet.
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Powder
Absolutely Ipure
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CIVIL WAR VETRANS
LISTEN TO M’KINLEY
President Speaks at the Blue
and Gray Reunion.
CABINET MEMBERS THERE
BRITISH NATION IS UNITED.
Kruger Seem* to Have Waited Too
Long to Strike.
New Tors, Oct 11.—A dispatch to
The Tribute from London says: * Presi
dent Kroger, finding it impossible to
hold back bis peasant warriors, has de
termined to bring on a war withoat de
day. Failure to draw Mr. Chamberlain
into a disclosure of fresh demands
which conld be denonnoed as contrary
to the convention of lb84,. he has or
dered his secretary of etate to send an
ultimatum for tbe immediate with
drawal of troope and for the snepeneion
of military preparation*. The dispatch
olosts with a olnmsy attempt to constra*
a refusal to comply with the demands
as a formal declaration of war by the
Britiah government.
This news is received here with cynt-
•a! amusement by the imperial officials,
who perceive that Kroger has delivered
' lmself into their bauds, sinoe the fe
asibility for war mutt rest with, tbe
which sends ont toperemp-
government ...
tory a sumtuona to evacuate South Af
rica and then Sets its own aoldlere in
motion.
Thie c
A KIND NEIOHBOR.
The kindest and most
neighborly thing one wom
an can do for another in
case of sickness is to tell
how she herself was brought
out of trouble and distress;
and urge her neighbor
to seek the same rem
edy. Hundreds of
thousands of mothers
have cause to blesa
just this same
kl
is, well aaloulai
contemptuous terms aud its
son to unite the British nation. There
can be no peace talk in any quarter and
the Liberals will join forces with the
Unionists in enpporting active war
measures.
A great stir of military preparation
has already began. An etsnrmone fleet
of transport! is in readineee to sail and
the departure of Sir Redvers Boiler with
an army corps will be hastened. Th#
favorite theory among military offloers
is that Sir Redvers' advance will be
through tbe capital of the Orange Free
Slate; that the Boer army will be ulti
mately drawn into that quarter and
that the Natal forces will ent off it* re
treat.
The ultimate plan of campaign it now
lees important than any other stage of
irations, when the British
Despite a Heavy Italn, Ten Thousand
Peopia Throng About tbe Railroad
Station to Welcome Distinguished
Guest.,
Evansville, Ind„ Oct. 11.—Freei-
deut McKinley and his cabinet came
from Chicago thie morning to attend
tba national reunion of the bine and the
gray. A heavy rain was falling, but
despite this 10,000 veterans and vieitore
thronged about the railroad station, and
the veterans in gray vied with the vet-
crane in bine in tendering a tremendous
ovation when the preiidential train ar
rived.
They swarmed about the president and
eablnet officers, cheering and extending
their bands for a grasp of welcome. At
the eame tim* a preiidential ealnto of
31 guns boomed from Camp Farrago t
at the tri-state fair grounds This was
the signal for whistles and bells through
out the city to join in.
Owing to the short stay of the pros!.
dent,,tpe party was escorted by the
A GENERAL ADVANCE
IS BEGUN IN LUZON
News of More Hard Fighting
Eexpected Soon.
ALL TOWNS TO BE HELD
iringto th
eland grays and reception commit-
nley,
The
Hostile operations, when the British
fares* will be outnumbered by the Dutch
allies and in danger of masting with a
serious reverse. Kruger, however, with
hie pervene talent for inertia, seems to
have waited too long before striking the
first blow.
KRUGER MAKES A SPEECH.
“We moved
here to Coe-
she says, in her
cord. N. C.. over a month sjro," she ssrsje her
communication to Dr. R. V. Pierce, buffalo,
N. Y. “ A little girl here was In dnmdfid health.
We told her folks about Dr. Pietrc’a medicines.
I knew what they had done for.ua. • Her psreate
bought a bottle of hla 'Golden Medkat Disoov.
eryrand of 'Favorite Prescription’ and one of
• Pellets.' The patient has improved wonder-
after taking these medicines. I wish every-
- knew the great virtne of Dr. Pierce's
icines. I have been using them in my foot-
ily for throe years and always with success.
I wilt be pleased to have my letter published,
persona wishing to know more about the
great benefits we Save received from using Dr.
Pierce’s medicines will write, enclosing stamp,
I will gladly anasrer."
Every mother of children
ought to
Dr. Pierce’s grand book, the
’* Common Sense Medical Ad
viser, a magnificent thousand-page illus
trated volume. It teaches mothers how
to care for their children and themselves.
It is the best doctor to have in the house
in esse of emergency. Over half a mil
lion copies were sold st $1.30 each, but
one free copy in paper-covers will be
sent on receipt of 21 one - cent stamp*
to pay the cost of moiling only; or
send 31 stamps if yon prefer a heavier,
handsome cloth-bound copy. Address
the publishers. World's Dispensary Med
ical Association, No. 663 Main Street,
Buffalo, N. V.
Tells Boers Leaving For the Front to
Trust In God.
Pretoria, Transvaal, Oct 1L—Presi
dent Kruger’s birthday was announced
yesterday with a salnte in camp and a
general display of flags throngbont the
town. There was no official reception,
bat tbe foreign representatives called
npon the president. The British diplo
matin agent, Conyngham Greene, waa
represented by the secretary of the
agency.
Congratulatory telegrams were re
ceived by tbe president from all parts of
Sontb Africa and Europe.
In tbe coarse of tbe morning, address
ing a body of bnrgberi wbo called im
mediately before setting ont for the
frontier, the president impressed npon
them that they ninst not trust in them-
•elves, bnt should place ail their reliance
npon God, who directs every bnllet.
"Yon mnet keep np your courage," be
said, "and remember that in former
days that althongb our enemies were
nomerone, comparatively few burgher*
toU."
Th* bnrgbers departed, singing th*
Boer national air*.
uqfwB
tee to the fair grounds, where President
McKinley delivered an address
Mayor William Aiken presided and
introduced O. A: DoBrnelor of Evans
ville, wbo weloomed the distinguished
(neete to the city.
Governor Monnt followed with an ad
dress of welcome on behalf of the state
and introduced President McKinle;
who delivered a short speech,
president said:
"It ’gives me very great pleasure to
participate with yon, men of the north
and men of the sontb, in this glad re
union of heart*. We are already nnl-
, Mj vi fled; tbe jleaot which Grant and Lee
1 ^ made at AppOmatkox has beeh kept not
lack or rea- by law or restraint, but by love and fra
ternal regard. The union today rests
not on force which may fail, bat rests
in tbe hearts of the people, a noion that
never can be severed.
"If I have besn permitted in the
■lightest degree to help in work of re
conciliation and unification, I will es
teem it the greateet honor of my life.
When I made the call for troope to pros
ecute the Spanish war. men from the
north and the sonth, without regard to
political belief or religions creed, rallied
to ths standard of the Union. The best
men of the sonth oamt—tb* sons of tbs
old confederate soldiers The best men
of tb* north came—tbe sons of tbe old
members of tbe Grand Army of tbe Re-
K blio. All came together u heart and
ad to follow tha flag of our oountry,
whichever way it might lead.
"We have been reconciled, more than
reconciled, for. onr reconciliation has
been baptized In the best blood of both
sections of onr beloved country.
"If a northern soldier pnt the flag up
at Santiago, a southern soldier, the gal
lant Brumby of Georgia, put it up over
Manila It rests with ns to look to the
future, putting tbs pest behind ns. And
this government relies npon the patriot
ism of the oonntry. north and sonth, to
stand by tbe pnrio esof the government
and follow in tb* pathway of its destiny.
"I am glad to meet and greet yon; we
come together not as we < awe a third of
a century ago with arths iu onr bands,
bnt we come with love for each other in
onr hearts. ’’
At tbe conclusion tbe president an
nounced tbat tb* members of his cab
inet were present and several would
make short addresses.
Attorney General Griggs, Secretary
of tbe Treasury Gage and Secretary of
*»■-> Navy Long spoke briefly.
. be presidential party wss then es
corted back to tbe train, followed by a
long line of veterans, marching in army
order, the bine and tba gray shonldor to
shoulder.
No Peace For Vcnrauelans.
Warbikoton, Oct 1L—The navy do-
partment today received a dispatch from
Commander Hemphill of th* Dstroil
at Puerto Oabsllo whioh confirmed ths
report tbat all hope of an understand
ing between th* government and tba
insurgents in Venexnela baa been aban
doned and chat a decisive battle might
be expeoted at almoat any tim*.
Cubans Attack a Spaniard.
Havana, Oct 1L—At Caladazar a
Spaniard got into a dispute with 80 Cu
bans. wbo set npon hlfli and beat him
with sticks, leaving him for dead. Be
is 1
1 not expsotad to recover.
Bad Weather For Yacht*.
N*wYonx,Oct 11.—The local weather
bureau has received tbe following from
Washington: "Unsettled weather to
night and Thursday, with no present
ation of brisk winds."
MONTGOMERY IS SELECTED.
Next State Convention to Do Held
at the Cupltal.
Birmingham, Ala., Oct 1L — Ths
state Democratic executive committee
met in this oily and selected' Montgom
ery as tbe place for holding the next
etate convention.
It was ordered that primaries be held
throngbont the etate In eaoh county on
April 14, county convention* on April
30 and th* state convention on Wednes
day. April 3& Counties whioh have al
ready arranged earlier primaries were
allowed to proceed according to pro-
The time of holding the primariea end
itions to al
1 a bool
county and etate convem
the same ae usual.
The committee meeting wee the
largeit in iu history, there being only
four abeenteee ont of 84 members.
Spirits Turpentine Higher.
Savannah, Oct 11.—Spirits turpen
tine waa this morning quoted at 60 cento
on the Savannah board of trade. This
to the highest quotation in 10 year* ' It
to confidently expected that the market
will advance even higher, as tbe supply
to very low and th* demand to Increas
ing steadily.
Otis Now- lias a Sufficient Force at
Hit Cunim-ind to Garrlaon Villages
Taken In the Forward Uuvrmi-ut
Just Commenced.
Washington, Out II.— ' —nsral ad
vance along the America w - in Lu
zon has began and wnr 1’ miff offi
ciate expect reports of r< ^ -•>■ fight
ing within tbe next lew ......
According to statements made at tbe
war department this advance is to be
made permanent. There are to be no
towns taken and then abandoned. With
the additional troops which have ar
rived doring the rainy season and others
to follow. General Corbin says that
there will be a enfficient number of
troope available to garrison towns as
fast as they are taken and still leave a
formidable foroe for continuing the on
ward movement.
It is thie northward movement of tha
American foroes tbat probably aocoanta
for the recent great activity of tha in
surgents sonth of Manila.
COURT OF INQUIRY NAMED.
Urorgla Soldier. Wilt. Italilnl BtOrit
10 It,* l).»m laerd,'
Atlanta, Od'r.. 10,—As a result of an
interview between Governor Oandlel
and tbs officers of the local militia al
tbe executive office Saturday afternoon,
aoonrtof inquiry has been named .te
investigate tbo raiding of two storee by
some of tbe men of tbo Atlanta battal
ion at Homier, N. O., while the troops
were entonte home:
The court consists of a detail of threi
members—Colonel W. G. Obear, Cap
tain Charles A. Sheldon and First Lieu
tenant Henry L Harrison of the Fifth
infantry.
- It will bold ite first session in th*
office of the adjntent general tomorrow
evening at 8:30 o’clock and a diligent
effort will be made from the testimony
of officers and men to locate tbe parties
guilty of the outrage at Hamlet.
CurniVsl at Macon Opens.
Macon, Oct. 10.—The third annual
carnival opened thie afternoon and wiir
continue fonr day* A large number ol
vieitore are on hand. Governor Candles,
and etaff arrived tonight
no von
want
onsnmptlon?
We ere sure you do not.
Nobody wants it. But it comes
to many thousands 4 -cry year.
Itcomet to those whs bsve had
coughs and colds until the
throst is raw, and the lining
membranes of the lungs are
inflamed. Stop your cough
when it flrst appears, and you
remove the great danger of
future trouble. ' 1
Ayer’s
Cherry I
' (oral
stops coughs of all kinds. It
doe* to because it is a sooth
ing and healingremedyof great
power. Tbismakesitthegreat-
est preventive to consumpn'on.