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AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER.
Volume 9
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 1900.
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NUMBER 39
THE
HOLIDAY RUSH
and
STOCK TAKING
is now over. We find we have too many
goods in some departments.
we offer all our $3 Derby Hats for
gentlemen at $2 each for the cash.
i
All our Wilson Bros’ and Columbian
$1 Shirts at 75c. cash.
All our Wilson Bros’ and Columbian
$1.25 Shirts at 95c cash.
Big bargains in all winter Under
wear we have left.
OUR CLOTHING SALE
is still on and now is the time for you
to get a suit partly given you.
Call on me for big bargains in Cloth
ing, Furnishing goods, Hats and all
Men’s wear this week.
Very truly,
LEE ALLEN.
ESTABLISHED IN 1881
The Oldest
Wholesale Liquor House
IN MACON.
We^naranteeallgoodn aa represent
ed or money reloaded. We buy for
cash and in large lots, hence the low
prices. Quick sales and small profit if
onr motto Give ns one trial, thia
is all we ask. Look at this price list.
All goods bottled atthedistilIery;orig-
mal bottling only.
Rye Whiskies.
B,.ii,. . 1 .. GALLON QCAIT
813 '• : IS * IS
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sha'n, t U'n , ,'i" 1 ^ L * 1 bedding.. • 3 00 75
U». sou w)
u “*^ ,1 Ji'||oorV 1 ure"uye"(5 3<W
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Park J 1 ' 1 ? 1 of w hts»lcs. 4 50 125
1 arli riltorU Flneltyc. ... b 00 125
Corn Whiskies
North fSw m „ GALLON QUAH1
Hone C °m II to $ 40
51 nr S ou,luln Lorn I <4 45
ol3 ..‘ U,n Com (3yr«.
0, 'l Pointer ciub Corn*!!*.’.*.’.’ aw 75
Wines and Brandies.
s !'*‘ rr y amt Port Wine from 75c
' w d r aallon.
s (‘, err T and Port Wlnea from II
* ’ I* r gallon.
’•Knac Brandy from $2.50 to W per gallon
Hr - the caMC of one dozen quarto, H
•?per caU nes * by lhe case of one dozen quarto
" , hNke» er iP 00< !? by lhe gallon, such as Corn
Kill! >’ and Apple Brandies, etc,.
^r.K q Ily aM *°w. from II,» gallon up
trade and
n .il have our
inducements of*
1 CO
1 uu
l oo
W. L. Douglas
SHOES AUd
two pairs of
All th« latest Styles
Every kind of Leather
Price, Comfort, and Durability
are points to be considered in buying
shoes. W. I.. Douglas shoes are
the equal of any $6 or ?7 shoe sold
by a custom shoemaker; they tit well,
and will wear
cheaper shoes.
\V. I.. Doug
las shoes are
Union made, by
the best skilled
work m e n in
this country.
Look for the
stamp on the
inner sole when buying.
For Sale bv
M’MATH BROS.
‘OLD
DARLING”
»'U>r.“Sh* Wty of the jug t
prompt telegraph will
ttre«r allcnll °n. Special Induce
n<1 r “rice lut and other lnTo/mallon
Phones 265.
lhe Altmayer &
Flatau Liquor Co.
"’’Sig*" "hipped name day receipt of
°06 and608 Fourth-st.
^gar Union Paeaenter Deco
£05? SHAVE
don’t you go to the white
da« 1 ^ 0p ' the on ‘y «"».
,!*** barb « »hop in the oity.
as a call.
w. N. ESTES,
OTIS SAYS FILIPINOS
ARE NOW DESERTING
Great Many Natives Return
to Their Homes.
BRUSHES WITH THE ENEMY
Fighting Around Santo Tomas In
Which Seventy Insurgent! Were
Killed or Wounded—Over Two Hun.
dred Spanish Prisoners Released.
Washington, Jan. IS.—The war de
partment today received the following
report from General Otis:
“Boloinen and armed insurgents, rob-
bers from Zumbeles mountain, attacked
two companies Twenty-fifth infantry,
O’Neal commanding, at Iba, Jau. (1;
driven and pursued with loss to them
of SO men; no casualties. Schwan’s
troops east and south Santo Tomas, Ba<
tauzas.
“Yestorday Cheitham’s battalion
Thirty-seventh struck enemy east Santo
Tomas on San Pablo road; enemy left
five dead on field; cavalry soon appear-
tag, pursued iqrce eastward; no report
of result. Cheatham's casualties, one
wounded.
"Anderson, Thirty-eighth, enronte to
Lipa yesterday, struck insurgents few
utiles fianto Tomas, drove them through
Lipa to Roasin; enemy’s loss, 20 dead
and wounded, 00 Spanish prisoners,
(20,000; Scbwan has liberated about 200
Spanish prisoners now enronte to Ma
nila. Anderson’s casualties yesterday,
one man killad, two wonnded.
"Wheaton’s force actively operating
in western Cavite and Batanga prov
inces; all important towns held and
constant patroling; great many Flllpi
nos returning to homes believed to be
insurgent desertera.”
COMMITTEE FAVORS
EXCLUDING ROBERTS
Minority Would First Seat
and Then Expel Him.
FINAL DECISION REACHED
WITH THE LIVESTOCK MEN.
Si-tsioii Devoted to Introduction of
Resolution?, Ktc.
Fort Worth, Tex., Jau. 17.—The
second day’s session of the National
Livestock association began at 10 o’clock
this morning. The session was devoted
to the introduction of resolutions, re
ports of committees and various ad
dresses as follows:
“Livestock, a Badness Proposition,”
by Hon. D. W. Smith of Illinois.
Livestock Securities,” A. E Derick-
les, Colorado.
“Relation of the Packinghouse to
Livestock Industry,” by Phil D. Ar
mour. This paper was read by T. F. B.
Sothain, president of the American
Hereford association.
'Oar Broadening Markets For Meat
Products,” John F. Hobbs, New York.
“The Railroad and the Stockmen,”
by T. W. Coxnlinson, Illinois.
•Livestock Exchanges,” by W. II.
Tbompsqn, Illinois.
Necessity For Reliable Statistics In
the Livestock Industry,” Hon. L. G.
Powers of Washington
The Idaho delegation. 91 arrong, will
case a solid vote against auy leasing
plan that may come ap in the conven
tion. The leasing system, feed in transit,
rates uud terminal charges are subjects
that will bring forth hot debates daring
the convontioa.
Cl!•»«•? ur Duckport Op *nrd.
SpitiXGFiKLD. Ilia., Jan. 17.—At 10:30
m. today Governor Tanue. signed
the formal permit which allows the
draiuage trustees to lift the gates al
Locknort and turn the water into the
Illinois and Mississippi canal. The gov
ernor immedia-ely seut word of his ac
tion to Joliet and Lockport officials al
the statehoti«a expressed the belief that
the canal* would be opened within a
half hoar of the time the governor's
signature made it po<-ib!e.
On i ho Polygamous Status of the Utah
Congressman*Elect, There Was No
DlvM«)ii | and a Formal Statement of
Facts Accompanies the It port.
Washington, Jan. 17.'*—The special
committee of the boose of representa
tives to investigate the case of Brigham
H. Roberta of Utah, today reached a
final conclusion. Ou the polygamous
status of Mr. Roberta the committee was
unanimous and agreed upon a formal
statement of facts. On the question
of procedure to be adopted the com
mittee was divided.
The majority, consisting of all the
members except Littlefield of Maine
•nd DeArmoud of Missouri, favored ex
clusion at the outset. Messrs. Little
field and DeArmond will make a mi
nority report favorable to seating Rob*
erts on bis prima facie rights and theu
expelling him
The statement of facts found by the
Ming
foWDIR
AbsoluseeyIPuse
Makes the food more delicious and wholesome
sovst memo rowets co„ «tw vows.
THREE MEN SLAIN IN
FIGHT AT FRANKFORT
Ex*Congressman Colson and
Lieut. Scott Meet.
Tin- cut is after an old painting of t
bling
$1.00 PcrQuart lloltlo
18 THE BEST WHISKEY
IN THE SOUTH
4S0I.D 11 Yg
HcLeod Co.,
Oglethorpe, - - - Ga.
r.HEAP
PROPERTY on
| PNG TIME.
We offer for .ale tb. BAULKY FARM to a
body, or In part.. Also any and all of our
city property. Payments one-tenth caah and
balance In ten equal annual payments Includ
ing six per centl merest See II. T. Daven
port tor our prices, etc.
THE GEORGIA LOAN & TRUST CO.
Ith
Christopher Sign Co.,
COKDKLK. OKOKUIA.
Pi Inters of wood, card-board. .11 cloth and
oaoer, out-of door adrertlsln, signs Big
muslin signs painted tn bright fast colors or
“S!L W *"b Side. SV yard: Mince wide 50c.
llV mal postpaid, store signs made ot brans
cola nickel. alas*, enamel and aluminum.
?nlv factory of the kind south of Baltimore.
Daily capacity 10,000 sigos.
Agents for Bales A Kdmon Is Gasolene
Engines Write for price lists.
Death with his life
us a stake. Behind
the man stands his
good angel striving
to save him.
This game with
life as the stake is
the every-day game
of men and women.
Behind the player
stands the good
angel Nature, striv.
ing to preserve the
life. Even when
the game is almost
in Death's hands,
the man who turns to Nature and lets her
help him mav yet save himself. Medical
science knows this, and its highest authori
ties affirm that the utmost medical skill
can do is to help Nature.
The great success of Dr. Pierce’s Golden
Medical Discovery in curing wasted bodies,
weak lungs, and obstinate and lingering
coughs, is based on tile recognition of
this fundamental scientific truth. "Golden
Medical Discovery" supplies Nature with
body building, tissue repairing, muscle
making materials, in condensed and con
centrated form. With this help Nature
supplies the strength to throw oft diseases
of the lungs, heal the sick stomach, re
establish the digestive and nutritive organs
in sound health, purify and enrich the
blood, and nourish the nerves.
If your dealer often something "just as
good." it is probably better for him ; it
pays better. But you are thinking of the
cure not the profit, so there’s nothing "just
as good " for yi^lg Say so.
In a letter received from A. D. Weller, Esq.,
of Pensacola, F-scambia Co., Fla. (Box S.41, he
states: " I have, since receiving your diagnosis
of my case as stomach trouble and liver com-
plaint.Taken eight bottle* of the * Golden Medi
cal Discovery.' and must say that I am trans
formed from a walking shadow (as my friends
called me), to perfect health. I value your
remedies verv highly and take pleasure in
recommending them to any and alf who sufier
ns I did. Four months ago I did not think to be
in shape to assist our 1 Code Samuel' in case of
hostilities, but thanks to you, I am now ready
for the Don*I"
Pr. Pierre's Common Sense Medical Ad
viser, In Plain English; or, Medicine Sim
plified, looB pages, over 700 illustrations,
paper-hound, sent for al one-cent stamps,
to cover cost of mailing only. Cloth-bound
ten stamps more. Address Or. K. V.
Fierce, Buflalo, N. Y.
committee ie us follows:
"We find that B. H. Robert! was
elected as a representative to the Fifty-
eixth congress irotn the state of Utah
and was, at the date of hit election,
above the age of 25 years; that be had
been for more than seven years a nat
uralized citizen of the United plates
nnd was an inhabitant of the state of
Utah.
"We farther find that about 1878 be
married Louisa Smith, his first and law
ful wife, with whom he haa ever einoe
lived as each, and who, eince their mar
riage, has borne him six children.
About 1885 he married, as his plural
wife, Celia Dibble, with whom he hae
ever since lived as snch and who aince
such marriage has borne him six chil
dren, of which the last were twins,
born Ang. 11, 1897.
Another Plural Marriage,
That some years after his said mar
riage to Celia Dibble be contracted an
other plnral marriage with Margaret O.
Shipp, with whom be has ever since
lived in tbe habit and repute of mar
riage.
•Yonr committee is unable to fix the
exact date of this marriage. It does not
appear that he held her, out as his wife
beiore Jan. 1, 1827, or that before that
date she held him oat as her husband,
or that before that date they were re
puted to be hatband and wife.
‘That theta facts were generally
known in Utah, pnblicly charged
against him during bis campaign for
election and were not denied by him.
That the testimony bearing on tbese
facts was taken in the presence of Mr.
Roberts and that be folly cross ex
amined tbe witnesses, bnt declined to
place himself on the witness stand."
Tbe culminating session of tbe com
mittee today followed many prolonged
executive sessions, wbicu left no donbt
at to the attitude of tbe several mem
bers, with tbe exception of Mr. Miers of
Indiana, wbo bad been ont of the city.
He returned today and it was de
termined to bring tbe matter to a direct
laane. Accordingly when tbe commit
tee mat Mr. McPherson of Iowa offered
a resolution for the exclusion of Mr,
Roberts.
Mr. DeAi mond’a Substitute,
Mr. DeArmond immediately proposed
a inbsiitoie recognizing tbe constitn-
lional rights of Roberts to lake bis seat
on bie credentials and providing for his
expulsion.
There waa no discussion beyond in
formal remarks and tbe vote was first
taken on Mr DeArmond’t substitute,
Mr. Littlefield jolniugbim in tbe affirm
ative and the others voting in oppoti-
tion. Tne vote was chan taken on Mr.
McPnerson’s to exclude, resnlting as
follows;
Yeas—Tavler. Ohio; Freer, Morris
and McPhtt 'U (Reps.); Ltubam and
Miers (Dems 1
Nays—Littlefield (Rep ); DeArmond
(Dem )
Chairman Tayier was antborized to
prepare tbe majority report. It will be
ready in a few days and the prospects
are that tbe subject wiil be brought be
fore tbe bouse early next week.
Mr. DeArmond will submit the views
of tbe minority. He will include the
exhaustive review of the law, covering
about 70 typewritten pages, prepared by
Mr. Littlefield. Tbe main point of thiaia
that the house cannot add to tbe re
quirements provided by the constitu
tion for admission to tbe bonte, and
tbe only constitutional remedy ie to ad
mit and then expel on. the finding of
facts.
RAIN OF BULLETS ENSUES
When tbs Smoke of Battle Cleared
Away a Trio of Knniucklane Were
Dead and Several Wounded—Result
of a Feud.
Williams Uiven a Il arlng.
Union Point, Ga, Jan. 17.—R. A.
Williams, alias "Peg Leg" Williams, was
tried here under a writ of habeaa corpus
beiore Jodge John C. Hart of tha Oc-
mu I gee circuit. Tha whole case hinged
upon the constitutionality of the state
emigration net. Arguments were made
pro and con and many eminent author
ities were cited. Judge Hart declared
the act conatitutional and algned an or
der denying defendant’s petition. The
judge also algned an order placing Wil
liam's in the Greene connty jail and re
moving him from tbe Morgan conniy
^ .
American Kxpedlilou Sails.
Manila, Jan. 17. — Colonel Kobbe,
with the Forty-fonrth infantry, aalied
en board tha transport Hancock today
with gunboats escorting. Tbe objective
of the force Is probably the important
lalande of Samar and Leyte, which the
Insurgents hold. The American block
ade and tbe levies of the Tagal army
have caused great suffering among the
people and hundreds of persons art in
an almost starving condition.
Frankfort. Ky., Jan. 17.—A shook-
ing tragedy, in which the lives of three
prominent men were sacrificed and that
of a fonrth hangs by a slender thread,
while two others miracnlonsly escaped
with painful injuries, occurred here
yesterday, tbe principal* in the tragedy
being ex-Congressman David G. Colson
of Middletboro, and Lientanant Ethel-
bare Scott of Somerset, a nephew of
ex-Governor Bradley. ,
Scott was shot six times by Colson
and almost instantly killed.
Lnther W. Demarroe, assistant post
master at ShelbyTills, an Innocent by
stander, was shot three times and died
instantly.
Charles Julian, another bystander,
was ehot and died a half honr later.
Captain B. B. Golden of Barbonrville,
the commonwealth's attorney of the
Twenty-seventh jadicial district, was
shot in the back and is not expected to
live.
Colonel Ooleon himself was shot twice
in tbe arm.
Harry McEwing of Louisville was
•hot In the foot.
W. O. Rldpath of Chicago sustained
a broken leg by tbe lifeless form of
Scott falling against him as it rolled
down tbe aiairway.
The killing occurred In the lobby of
tho Capitol hotel, the room being well
filled at the timo with politicians and
others who are here attending the con-
tests ior state offices before tbe legist#
tnre.
Colonel Colson it in jail charged with
murder, bnt he claims self defense.
Statements of eyewitnesses at to who
began the shooting are conflicting. Tbe
trouble had its origin at Anniston, Ala.,
daring the Spanish war, when the
Fonrib Kentucky regiment, of which
Colson was colonel and Scott a lieuten
ant, was in camp there. Scott shot Col
son and bad blood bad siuce existed be
tween tho men. Their meeting yester
day and tbe killing of several innocent
persons is the closing c hapter.
Tbe pall from yesterday's tragedy
seemed to rest over all tbe people of the
state capital today bad on all sides were
seen evidences of mourning. The bodies
of Scott aud Demaree have been shipped
to their respeoiive homes, Lexington
and Sbelbyviile, while tbe remains of
Julian lie in a casket at tbe residence of
his sister, where bnndreds of friends
celled to pay their sad tribute.
Captain B. B. Golden, who was also
shot, is very much improved today and
the physioiane entertain hope of bis re
covery. Golden says that be was hit
by Colson’s first shot and that Demaree
was killed by Colson's recklessness.
Colson passed the night in jail.
It is regarded as fortunate that the
affair bad no relation (o politics and
that both tbe principals and two of the
dead belonged to tbe same political
party, so that it could not be traoed to
politics by any sort of rcasouing. It is
believed tbe affair will have a terror
izing and trsnqniliaing effect on every,
body here. Tbe crowd* iu the city are
smaller than any day this week.
At tbe coroner’s inqnest today all of
the eyewitnesses who testified stated
that Demaree was killed by Colson.
Several witnesses swore positively that
Soott waa not the man who shot first
and desoribed tha man wbo began tba
•booling as a tall, handsome man, who
nsed tbe long pistol. This tallied with
the description of Colson and hia re
volver.
Tbe coroner'e jnry rendered a verdict
to the effect that Scott, Julian and De-
mare* came to their death by piatol
shots fired by David G. Colson.
SENATOR MORGAN REPLIES.
He Publlsh.s no Open Letter In An
swer to Johnston.
Montgomery, Ala., Jan. 17.— Senator
Morgan haa published an open letter in
answer to one of Governor Johnston of
Jan. 4. Tbe senator says:
"I am not quite able to bear patiently
nil the mlestatemente yon can Invent
and print, on hearsav in yonr offloial
messages and yonr letters, nesalling a
man yon are ungrateful enough to re
proach for having supported you for
governor, witbont making due Inquiry
into your character.
"I believed I was doing tha people a
service, and you an honor that you de
served when I supported you for gov
ernor. But you now quote the fact at
committing me to yonr subsequent con
duct in office. Arnold conld as well
have quoted the friendship of General
Washington to jnstify bis treason to the
United States
"‘Old, feeble and irritable,’ at yon
assert that I am, I still have some recol
lection of men ot better days wbo were
governors of Alabama that ware hon
ored and loved by onr people, and it is
a oanse of irritation to me that many of
onr people are distressed becanse that
great office is no longer filled by inch a
REPUBLICANS MAY DIVIDE.
Protective Wing of ths Party Favors
Duly an Puerto Itlcun Sugar.
Washington, Jan. 17.—The possi
bility of legislation for Puerto Rice
censing a aerions division in Republican
ranks is being discussed in the capitoL
Tbe dieenssion takes into account the
possibility of the question entering ac
tively into the next national campaign.
The most active-element engaged in
fomeniing divisions is the extreme pro
tective wing of tbe Republican party
and tha principal point of attack is ths
proposed free trade which would let iu
Puerto Rican sugars without duty. Not
only ere the sugar men most aggressivs
in demanding import duties upon sugar,
but they bave strong support from oihet
protection sources, where it is pointed
that the whole structure of high pro-
tection is endangered "by this innova
tion.
Necessity for prompt action in tbs
fore at en of some sort of government
for iue island is manifest to administra
tion leaders As soon aa the currency
bill is disposed of, tbe question will
como before tbe senate, and in the
meantime the committees of both honset
of oongresa are at work on the snbjeot.
MORE FUNDS ARE NEEDED.
Nj Work uu Public Buildings Brcauss
uf -mall Appropriations.
Washington, Jan. 17—Mr. Taylor,
ftAiiitant secretary of tbe treasury, in
charge of tbe erection of public build
ings. is preparing for trauemlseion t*
congress a list uf authorized publi*
buildings in tbe Uuitea States on whiob
work has been stopped or never begun
because of tbe iucresse in tbe price of
bnilding materials, and the shortage of
appropriations
There are a largj nnmber of cities in
tbe United States which have been
voted money by congrese for pnblio
buildings. In many cases tbe boUdingi
bavo never been began because con
tractors would not undertake their con
struction within the appropriation.
Sites in many cases have been se
cured. bnt there the metier bae been
held up Congress will be asked to in
crease these appropriations so that tba
projected buildings may be ereoted as
origiunily intended.
OFF FOR THE WEST INDIES,
The Hat tie Neurrnl Frigate Saratoga
Ijenvrs Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, Jau. Id.—The famous
old battio scarred Frigate Saratoga, now
the sclioolship of tho Pennsylvania
Nautical school, today left here oil her
annual winter cruise in the West Indies.
Seventy boys, of whom 25 are new re
cruits, will make the voyage. A now
assignment to this schooishtp is Ensign
Uliernrdi, n sou of Admiral Gherardi.
The Frigate is commanded by Com
mander William J. Barnette.
Tho present cruise is the Saratoga’s
twcaty.first as a schoolship. She will
proceed direct to Trinidad and in sne*
cession will touch at Martinique, St.
Thomas and S«n Juan, remaining a
few days in each port, and will arriye
here about April 10.
T. R port The Hagua Treaty.
Washington, Jan. 17.—The senate
committee on foreign relatione today
agreed to report fayorabiy the conyen-1 rsoe^ved"from’ NeW”o7Itan»!‘iKntgom“
tion known aa "Ths Hague treaty,”ne- «ry and Nashville. The Birmingham
goilated last year. The treaty was act association is organised and praotioaily
amended. J ready to begin signing
Old Naval Hero Priintlfs*.
Chester, Pa., Jan. 17. — Henry
Hughes, a hero of the old navy, bos
been admitted into the ooonty alms
house, at tbe age of 95 years. When 19
years old, Hughes en.iated for a three
years’ cruise on ibe sloop of war Levant,
aa a sail maker. When the Mexican
war broke out he sailed to Mexico ou
the sloop of war St. Mary. Ha once
saved tbe life of Commodore Matthew
G. Perry, wbo bad been ambushed by
12 Mexicans. He served on the Kear-
sarge, the brig Somers, the frigate Con
trols and tbe sloop of war John Adams.
He waa on tbe Kearsarga when Admiral
Schley waa a lientanant on the fame
warship
Anarchy m V •••• xu la Now.
Paris.' Jan. 17.—A dispatch from Ca
racas is published here saying anarchy
prevails in Venezuela. Owing to their
refusal to advance tbe government
money, the director* of the Banks of
Caracas and Venezuela, including a
Frenchman, M. Momanban, and other
foreign notabilities, have been arrested
•ad thrown into tbe fortress. Tbe rep-
resentations of tbe French charge d'af
faires, it is added, have been disre
garded and the French colony at Ca
racas energetically demands that a
French squadron be dispatched to Vene-
cnela.
To Form a Baseball League.
Birmingham, Ala., Jan. I*.—At a
meeting of the Birmingham Baseball
association yesterday a call waa issued
for a meeting to be held in thie city on
Jan. 28, to consider the organization of
a Southern league forth* season of 1900.
It ie proposed to take in eight cities and
•noouraging reports have already been
