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THE 4MERICUS WEEKLY TIMES--KEUUEHEK! FRIDAY, JUNE 8,
1900.
AMERIGUS BURGLAR
FINALLY CAUGHT.
Charles Perry Is Under Arrest In
Philadelphia.
HIS FLIGHT PROM AMERICUS.
Implicated There in Killing of Prof.
White. Effort to Pawn Murdered
Man’s Watch Causes The Arrest
of Charles Perry.
Yesterday’s Times-Rccorder told of
the capture in Philadelphia of Charles
Perry, wanted in Americus upon the
charge of burglary, and for whom the
: sheriff and police had vainly been look
ing since the raid upon Perry’s house
y here and the recovery of many stolen
| goods.
I For nearly two months he has sue-
j cessfully eluded the officers.
J An attempt to pawn a silver watch,
/ taken from the body of Prof. White,
murdered two weeks ago in Pliiladel
( phia, caused the arrest of Perry, and
he is now in prison there.
All the Phi adelphia papers recently
i contained lengthy accounts of the ter
rible murder, as well as pictures of
i Perry, the likeness being very good.
I To get a confession Perry was put
, f through the “sweating process” and
I boiled to a turn, after which be told of
the murder, as well as of bis flight
I from Americus to Philadelphia.
, It appears that he has been with a
, bad gang in that city.
The Philadelphia Inquirer says that
, an indictment will be found against
Perry at once, and that he and his ac-
I complices will be committed to prison
to await trial. Owing to the gravity
of the crime, the Inquirer says, the
, case will be pushed to trial immodi
• ately. , *
In his statement to the officers thore
1 Perry told of bis residence in Americus
1 and precipitate flight hence.
He went from Americus to Birming-
1 ham, and left that city April 33d for
1 Savannah. Therp he took the New
' York steamer, Mind three days later
| landed in Philadelphia,
,< Sheriff McArthnr wired the Phila-
1 dolphin authorities yesterday. Should
?■ Perry be convioted of the crime charg-
■ ed there the officers here will be satis-
fled, but if, in any manner, he escapes
j * the law there be will be brought here,
f It is said that Perry denies that he
H aided in the murder of White, though
> he told the officers who bad committed
' the crime.
It is expected that the two negroes
' implicated by Perry as the real culprits
. will entangle him firmly in the web
| with themselves. The watch pawned,
it is said, was Perry’s part of the plun-
' der stolen from the dead man’s pocket,
i 1 The murder was a very sensational af-
' fair, Prof. White being quite promin-
; ent.
•' According to the newspapers Perry
r had already served a short term in
.1 prison there, having been arrested as a
suspicions oharaoter. It is said that
■ friends there will secure lawers to de-
1 fend Perry.
State or Ohio, City of Toledo!
Lucas County. >
Fbank J. Cheney makes oath that
he is the senior partner of the firm of
F. J. Cheney k Co. doing business in
tho city of Toledo, county and state
aforosaid, and that said firm will pay
the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARS for each and every case of Ca
tarrh that cannot be cured by the UBe
of Hall’s Catarrh Curb.
T- FRANK J. CHENEY.
|g Sworn to before me and subscribed
: 'in my presence, this 6th day of De-
ber, A. D. 1880.
> A. . REASON,
. Hall’s Catarrh' Cure is taken inter
pally, and actB directly on the blood
id mucous sarfaces of the system,
ind for testimonials, free.
Jffappy 77?ot/icr s
Sratitude
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Notary Public.
DEATH OF MRS. SAMUEL HART,
sied Away Yesterday After a Short
Illness.
The announcement yesterday of the
llcatli of Mrs. Samnel Hart, which oc-
red the night previous at her home
In Cbnrcb street, was received with
jeepest regret among the friends of
his ostimable lady. Mrs. Hart was ill
jut n week, and her death was sad in-
A husband and three little ones
|re left to monrn the loss of wife and
her. The funeral took place yes-
day afternoon at Dranesville, the
|rmef home of the deceased.
IE PHOTOGRAPH OF ECLIPSE.
|tof Van Riper Secured an Excellent
Picture.
|One of tho finest pictures of the
at eclipse was secured by l’rof.
I»u Riper, of Americus, with his new
powerful photographic apnratns.
re was taken at the moment
•greatest obscuration, the tiny
nt being plainly visible in its
I setting. The photograph, cabi-
size, has been greatly admired,
l Prof. Van Riper is roundly cont
ented upon bis enterprise and sne-
i in securing it.
scientist says that greenbacks
ted disease. There is no question
at the fever for them is contagions.
CLOSING OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Invitations to Commencement Exer
cises Issued.
Beautifully engraved invitations to
attend the commencement exercises of
Fnrlow school were issued yesterday,
and this occasion promises to be one of
the most notable in the history of that
ancient institution of learning. The
graduating exercises wjll take place at
Glover’s opera house on tho evening
of the 14th inst, and will be both beau
tiful and imposing. The twelve grad-
nates are Misses Mary Tower, Lnoiie
Dnnn, Lonise Dnnn, Willie Belle
Matthews, Marie Lamar, Hattie Tay
lor, Percival Raiford, Efin. Watts,
Messrs. Howell Perkins, George H.
Cobb, Edgar G. Simmons, Charles D.
Reade. Miss Mary Tower is class val
edictorian, and Miss Marie Lamar
salntatorian. On the morning of com
mencement day Hon. Henry Richard
son will deliver a literary address to
the graduates .at tho opera house, and
a rare oratorical treat is promised at
the hands of this brilliant Georgian.
DIED YESTERDAY IN SHELLMAN
Funeral of Mrs. A. B. Addison Here
This Afternoon.
Mrs. Mary Addison, a former resi
dent of this city and generally esteem
ed among many friends here, died
yesterday morning in Shellman at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Childress,
with whom she resided. The deceased
was an estimable lady, and daring a
residence of a quarter centnry here had
endeared herself’ to many warm
friends. The remains of Mrs. Addi
son arrived here by the 9:40 train last
night and will be laid to rest in Oak
Grove cemetery at 9 o’clock this morn
ing. The pallbearers are, Messrs. S
H. Hawkins, E. Taylor, H. T. Daven
port, J. N. Carter, J. 0, Nicholson and
J. A. Ansley. *
His Life’jWas Saved.
J. E. LIU], a prominent citizen
WAS INDICTED FOR BURGLARY.
The Grand Jury Finds Bill Against
Charles Perry.
If Charles Terry ever comes back to
Americas be will hare to answer to the
charge of burglary, the grand jury hav
ing found an indictment yesterday
against the king bee of the store
porters united and protective goods
swiping association.
Provided such an association really
exists, as seems the case.
Perry is directly connected with the
bnrglary at E. D. Sheffield’s store,
wherein a cart load of silks and other
flue goods went oat through the Seattle.
Bat when bis house was searched
goods of every character to the valneof
several hundred dollars were fonnd
concealed there. This “find" was a
rich one, and when the police made the
discovery Perry at once took to the
woods.
Bill Packer, an apt and promising
understndy of Perry’s, will also answer
to two indictments. Tucker didn'
escape, as did Perry, and is safe in jail.
HEAVY INCREASE IN
THE COTTON ACREAGE
Reports From Correspondents
Throughout Cotton Belt.
IS PLACED AT 18 PER CENT
MOZLEY’S LEMON ELIXIR
Regulates the Liver, Stomach, Bow
els and Kidneys.
For biliousness, constipation and
malaria.
For indigestion, sick and nervous
headache.
For sleeplessness, nervousness, heart
failure, and nervous prostration.
For fever, chills, debility and kidney
diseases take Lemon Elixir.
Ladies, for natural and thorongh or
ganio regulation, take Lemon Elixir,
50c and $1 bottle at druggists
Prepared only by Dr fl. Mozley,
Atlanta, Ga.
Gratitude.
Dr H. Mozley—Dear Sir: Since
using yonr Lemon Elixir I have never
had another attack of those fearful
sick headaches, and thank God that I
have at last fonnd a medicine that will
enre those awfnl spells.
Mbs, Etta W. Jones,
Parkersbnrg, West Virginia.
Mozley’s Lemon Elixir.
I have suffered with indigestion and
dysentery for two long years. I beard
of Lemon Elixir; got it; taken seven
bottles and am now a well man.
Haiiiiy Adams,
No 1734 First ave., Birmingham, Ala.
Mozley’s Lemon Elixir
Cured my husband, who was alllicted
for years with large nlcers on his log,
and was cared after nsing two bottles;
and enred a friend whom the doctors
had given np to die, who had suffered
for years with indigestion and nervons
prostration. IMrs. E. A. Bkville,
Woodstock, Ala.
A Card.
For nervous and sick headaches, in
digestion, billionsness and constipa
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that wonld give such pleasant, prompt
and permanent relief as Dr H Mozley’s
Lemon Elixir.
J P Sawtell, Griffin, Ga.
Publisher Morning Call.
Mr. .. .
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In telling of It he says: “1 was taken
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bed. Nothing helped me. I expected
to soon die of Consumption, when I
beard of Dr. King’s New Diaoovery.
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world for all Throat and Lung Trouble.
Regular sizes 50 cents and $1 00. Trial
bottle free at E. J. F.ldrldge’a Drug
Store; every bottle guaranteed.
FOUR ENTERED PLEAS GUILTY.
Andersonville Gang of Gamblers in
Trouble.
Four of tho twelve negroes captured
in Andersonville last Wednesday by
the sheriff and military entered pleas
of gnilty here yesterday to charges
against them. Peter Jones was sen
tenced to a term of two years or a fine
of $150. General Laing and Eph Dan
iel were fined $50 each or ten months
in the gang. Several of the others will
likely go the same route as the result
of tho recent Andersonville oreie.
A CLEAR HEAD;
good digestion; sound sleep; a
fine appetite and a ripe old age,
are some of the results of the use
of Tutt’s Liver Pills. A single
dose will convince you of their
wonderful effects and virtue.
A Known Fact.
An absolute cure for sick head
ache, dyspepsia, malaria, sour
stomach, dizziness, constipation
bilious fever, piles, torpid liver
and all kindred diseases.
Tutt’s Liver Pills
JUDS0N BROWN DIES IN MANILA
Another Americas Negro Succumbs
to Disease.
Jndson Brown, a colored man be
longing in Americns, is reported in the
list of dead cabled from the Philip
pines. Brown was tba son of Hattie
Everett, wife of Frank Everett, a negro
painter here. He belonged to the
Forty-third regiment, infantry, en
listing some six months ago. Brown
is the second Americas negro to die in
the Philippines quite recently, the
death of Isaac Haskins having been
reported ten days ago.
Volcanic Eruptions
Are grand, but Sklu Eruptions rob
life of joy. Bu.iklen's Arnica Salve cures
them; also Old, Running and Fever
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Warts, Cu'i, Bruises, Burns, Scalds
Chapped Hands, Chilblains, best Pile
cure on earth., Drives, out pains and
aches. Only 25o a box. Cure guaran
teed. Sold by E.. Eldrldge, druggist.
MARRIAGE BELLS IN ATLANTA.
Nnptials of Miss Stapleton and Mr.
Lynes Announced.
Mr. and Mrs. George Stapleton, of
Atlanta, have sent ont cards announc
ing the marriage on Jane 14th of tbeir
daughter, Miss Martha Eleanor Sta
pleton, to Mr. Carlos Ponjaud Lynes,
the ceremony taking place at 8 p. m.
at the Stapleton home near Kirkwood.
The bride-eleot has many friends in
Americus, the home of her girlhood,
who are reserving sincere congratu
lations.
Ready to Thrash Grain.
I am again prepared to thrash oats,
wheat and rye, operating a first-class
separator. See me or write me at
Tropic, Sumter county.
dltwlm—1 J. O. Bird.
If yon want good flour bring on your
wheat. See that it is good dry. Don’t
ship any to The Plains, deliver at the
mill. (4t) J. H. Black.
To be perfectly proportioned, a man
should weigh twenty-eight pounds for
every foot of his height.
Estimate Takes Into Consideration the
Losses Sustained by April Rains—In
dications Point to Largely Increased
Crop Notwithstanding Damage.
New Ori.f.ans, June 1.—The cotton
crop rejiorts from about 150 special cor
respondents throughout the cotton belt
bus been published here, the men being
especially selected for their fitness for
the work at points because of their
avenues of information centering there.
The replies to the circular of instruc
tions show various increases in the acre
age over last year.
In some places there is no increase,
hut this is very exceptional. Tho cor
respondents generally report from 5 to
10 or 15 per cent increase in acreage and
in some cases as high as 20 per cent.
Ashton Phelps, taking the reports,
figures out about 18 per cent increase in
acreage for tho whole belt.
This estimate takes into consideration
the losses by heavy April rains, which
caused much replanting to be done in
Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, and
especially in Texas. In the latter state
the weather conditions have been phe
nomenally bad, and despite the increased
acreage the outlook is gloomy, consid
erable sections of cotton lands being
abandoned for this season as a result of
tho storm and greatly catling down tho
initial increase in acreage.
The nights have been cool everywhere,
which has retarded the plant, and while
the cotton belt on the whole reports
good stands, the plant is small. Still,
with good weather, good general results
could be looked for. In Louisiana and
Mississippi the conditions are generally
pretty good, with much depending, how
ever, on whether the weather will suit
tho different sections, some of which
need warm dry weather, while others
need the rains that are falling pretty
generally the past two or three days.
The southeastern states appear to have
had the best' season so far, thongh the
nights have been cool, retarding devel
opment. The use of commercial ferti
lizers has been very largo in this part of
the belt, as compared with last year, but
the increase in the acreage lias not been
as largo as tho increased sale of fertiliz
ers wonld seem to indicate a month ago.
There has been a very general complaint
of scarcity of labor. This condition, es-
pecially "marked in the southeastern
states, explains ill part tho heavy in
crease in fertilization. To a lesser ex
tent Alabama and Mississippi havo also
suffered from lack of hands, the negroes
being attracted to the lninber camps and
mills by tho high wages that the lumber
industry offers laborers.
Tho large sales of fertilizers are partly
explained by the close margin farmers
allowed themselves on cottonseed. The
high price paid by the oil mills drew
heavily on tho seed supply and while
the supply was abundant for planting
and replanting, it was not available for
fertilizing to any great extent. There
was not, however, any shortage as re
garded planting. There does not appear
to have been any cutting down in tho
acreage of other crops than cotton. Com
and other crops are as largo as last year
as regards acreage, larger if anything;
and a most healthy sign of tho general
•osperityof the Southern farmer has
sen tho big purchases of farm stock.
Despite high prices, flue quality of
horses and mules have been bought very
generally, tho farmors looking upon this
expenditure as the best permanent in
vestment of their profits of last year.
STUDY OF NEGRO PROBLEM.
Tho Kind You Hove Always Bought, and which has heen
ill use for over 30 years, has borno the signature of
, and has heen made under his per
sonal supervision since its infancy.
Allow no one to deceive you in this.
At Counterfeits, Imitations and Substitutes are hut Ex
periments that trifle with and endanger the health of
Infants and ChUdrcn—Experience against Experiment.
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Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep.
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> Bears the Signature of
The Kind You Have Always Bought
In Use For Over 30 Years.
THt OtNTAUW COMPANY, TT MUHHAV «TW««T,
BRYAN’S NOMINATION
IS AN ASSURED FACT
New York Democrats Refuse
to Follow Hill.
BROOKLYN FALLS IN LINE
Leaders of tbe Ruce Discuss the Future
In Atlnnta.
Atlanta, May 31.—The fifth annual
conference to study tho negro problems,
which began its sessions at the Atlanta
university Tuesday evening, has ad
journed.
The general subject of this conference
was, "The Career of College Bred Ne
groes.”
The general subject discussed at the
final session was, "What College Bred
Negroes May Do.'L
ibert Smith of Oakland, Tex., was
the only one of the speakers whose talk
was devoid of theory. /
He said that the negroes of Oakland
had been taught that morality, and a
clean and well kept house and table were
intimately related.
He said that what he considered ouo
of the most important things be had ac
complished in his work among his peo
ple was the inculcation of tho idea that
the pantry was ns necessary in a homo
as any other room in the house. They
wero learning that their salvation de
pended on themselves, and that if they
wero sober, industrious and thrifty they
tumid succeed as well as any other man
President George Sales of the Atlanta
Baptist college made an address on
What the College Bred Negro May Do
In Philanthropy."
He advocated college settlement Work,
Negro college graduates," he said,
“must keep iu touch and sympathy with
the lowliest of their race. If from his
college training he gains a contempt for
labor ho is a failure. Hu must appreci
ate the dignity of labor.’’
President C. T. Meserve of Shaw uni
versity, Raleigh, spoke on tho collcgo
bred negro as a social leader.
Ho said that both in the north and
south the trend of popular feeling was
strongly against the educated negro. Ho
advised the negroes to make friends of
the best white people of the south.
For,” said lie, “what tho negro gets
mult como to him through tho toleration
of the white people of the south.”
Two Xew Enterprises,
Raleigh, .Tuno 2.—The secretary of
state has issned a charter to tho Boney
& Ijarper Milling company, with head
quarters at Wilmington. The capital
stock is fixed at £10,000, with privilege
of increasing it to #*'-0,000. The Golds
boro Illuminating and Traction com-
nny is also chartered. The capital stock
a fixed at (15,000, with privilege of in-
it to 8100.000.
TT
McLaughlin Refuses to Assist Former
Senator In His Movement Against
Nebraskan—Delegates to Convention
Will He Intrusted For Bryan.
New York, May 31.—W. J. Bryan is
practically nominated for president.
When the Democratic convention ol
this state meets in this city next Tues
day there will be uo opposition worth
the name to override all precedents of
the convention, as nearly all of the del
egates are instructed to support the Ne
braska candidate.
All plaus for opposing Bryan in the
national convention were founded on
the hostility of the New York delega
tion and with this removed the conven
tion will be assured to him in advance.
Conferences held by tho opponents of
the plan to instruct the delegates showed
that a majority of the state convention
was against them and they gave up.
With Tammany’s vote and tho delegates
from the interior of the state who have
been instructed for Bryan, his friends
claimed 275 of the 425 delegates in favor
of instructions.
Brooklyn^ which 1ms held out against
instructions aud which, through its rep
resentatives iu congress has declared
for sound mouey, capitulated when a
review of the situation showed the fu
tility of further resistance. It is said
that David B. Hill, who had formed
elaborate plans to prevent tho national
delegates from being pledged, had had a
talk with Hugh McLaughlin, in which
Mr. McLaughlin informed him that
Kings county could not help him. Mr.
Hill drove away from tho Hoffman
House alone early in the ufternoon aud
was absent until dinner time. U]
his return he was asked whether he had
seen Mr. McLaughlin and he refused to
say.
In Brooklyn the statement was mado
unequivocally by machine leaders that
the Democrats of that borough would
join Tammany iu voting for instructions
for Bryan. They said Kings county
could uot a If' in l to antagonize Tam
many unless for good cause, because of
the coiitrol of the Manhattan organiza
tion over city patronage.
SAW HIS WIFE MURDERED.
Caddcll Stood by Millie 51 rs. Hard,
nor Shot Her.
Blocton, Ala., May 31.—Mrs. Lilly
Gardner shot and killed Mrs. Mamie
Caddell nt this plaeo.
A sensational chain of circumstances
led up to the murder. Mrs. Caddell was
tho wife of Foestus Caddell. Little
more than a year ago they were married
and after the marriage the couple made
their homo here. - ey led a happy life
together until some time last summer,
when Mrs. Gardner came to live with
the married couple. For a while hll
went well, hut rumors wero set afloat
connecting the names of Caddell and
Mrs. Gardner. Mrs. Caddell left her
husband on one or two occasions and re
turned to the house of her father, but
each time returned to her husband.
Caddell stood idly by looking tit his
lawful wife being murdered, but made
no effort to prevent it.
Mrs. Gardner aud Caddell were lodged
in jail, but owing to fears of lvuehing
the prisoners were taken to Ccutreville
for safe keeping.
Kansas City Strike Off.
Kansas City, May 30.—The strike oi
the nnion street car men iu Kansas City
has been called off, unconditionally on
the part of the strikers. The men are
free to secure reinstatement upon indi.
Tidool application.
PURSUED BY BLOODHOUNDS.
Deep Run Hunt Club Pulls Off its
|Man Chase.
Richmond, June 1.—There was an ex
citing man hunt in Surry county, under
the auspices of tho Deep Run Hunt club,
in which two men wero pursued by
bloodhounds, followed by officers of the
law, business and professional men iu
carriages and on horsebock, coatless
men, ragged men and small boys and
negroes on foot. Bloodhounds trailed
their quarry for JO miles nud forced
them to take the best means to save
their lives. The men who rail ahead of
the honnds were Albertson White, aged
19 years, aud John Ward, the latter a
negro, nged 21. Tho men, wet with
perspiration nud almost exhausted by
fatigue nud heat, had sought a shady
nook and sat down to rost. The negro
glanced buck and saw the hounds com
ing. Ho warned his white colleague
i 'ust in time and they wero in too much
lurry to pick good trees, hut scrambled
np small ones 3 or 4 inches in diameter.
They wore much nearer a tragedy than
the official promoters meant. It was
thought tho hounds would open up suffi
ciently loud for them to seek places of
safety a fourth of a mile ahead of the
bloodhounds..
WOOD MAKES A STATEMENT
Says That Stealing M'as Confined En
tirely to Postal Service.
Havana, Juno 1.—Leonard Wood,
military governor of Cuba, makes the
following statement relative to tho fraud
iu the Cuban postal service and tho gen
eral condition of tho island:
“The irregularities in tho postal sys
tem, which amount to plain theft only,
nro all that wilf ho discovered. Tho pos
tal service has not been under my juris
diction. I learned of the frauds, insti
tuted an inquiry and took stops to se
cure the punishment of tho men impli
cated.
I have since inaugurated a thorough
investigation into all the departments
and am confident that the condition of
affairs of the postal service docs not in
any way extend to other branches.
There have been many rumors inspired
bv tho postal scandal of fraudulent trans
actions in tho other departments—ties
customs service, the engineer’s depart
ment nud tho department of parks. I
havo every reason to believe that these
dcjiartnients have been conducted in u
most business-like aud honest manner."
PETITION IN BANKRUPTCY.
Bill Filed In United Stales Court—K.
G. Coffman Disappears.
Atlanta, Juno 1.—Iu tho United
States district conrt a petition has been
filed by Mrs. E. G. Coffman, W. D.
Manley and O. S. Wrenn asking that
tho Georgia Handle company bo declared
an involuntary bankrupt.
E. G. Coffman, general manager ami
chief stockholder of tho Georgia Handle
company, left tho city Tuesday, ostensi
bly to go to Macon to look after the ad
justment of tho insurance on tho B. E
Willingham plow factory, recently
burned, in which ho was largely inter
ested. Since that time ho has not bee a
seen.
“Mr. Coffman did not go to Macon.
This fact has been definitely ascertained.
His attorneys, Felder & Ronntree, say
they have exhausted every effort to lo
cate him. His friends are equally ignor
ant of his whereabouts, and there are
those who oxpress fears for his safety.
mirage's India Relief Fund.
Chicago, Jane 2.—It was announced
today that the Chicago India famine re
lief committee had communicated 1,50*1
pounds sterling to Lnfiy Carzon. wife oi
the, viceroy, to tjo used in the famine
district.
Compliment to Mr. McKinley.
City of Mexico, Jnne 1.— President
Diaz has designated 100 picked rural* - *
to attend the Pan American exposition
at Buffalo as a. complimentary bod]
guard to the president of the Uniteo
States. _