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AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER.
SECOND YEAR.
LAST CALL
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 24, 1900.
Of Summer Season, 1900.
will leave for New York this week to buy my
all and Winter stock, and before going I desire to
gain call your attention to our
Closing Out Sale
all Summer goods in every department.
Everything in Wash Goods.
Everything in Summer Underwear.
Everything in Straw Hats, Caps, Etc.
Everything in Neckwear.
Everything in Summer C lothing.
Everything in Oxfords and Low Cut Shoes.
Everything in Fancy Goods, and in fact every,
ing in every department pertaining to Summer
ear will be sacrificed the next week to make room
fall and winter goods.
We have lots of hot weather still before us, pnd
w is the grand opportunity to buy what you need
finish out the season cheap.
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NUMBER 19
JAPANESE OCCUPY BRYAN TAXES THE
THE IMPERIAL CITYj STUMP FOR BERGER
ORDER IS RESTORED He Speaks to a Large Audi*
ence at Auburn, Neb.
Owing to the Great Confusion
Peking Is Divided Into | REPUBLICANS ARRAIGNED
Several Districts.
BATTLE NEAR TIEN TSIN
He Scores tbe Administration For Its
Deception In Regard to tlio Finan
cial System, Trusts and Foreign Pol-
Icy and Refers to the Philippines.
Auburn, Neb., Ang. 23.—William J.
Bryan made the first speech hero today
Cblacse Kngage and Are Defeated by
the Allies—Knemy Lost 100 Killed.
American Troops Attack the For- of 0 Mries 6choduled for tUo flrst con
bidden Clty-Amertcan Missionaries gressional district. Tbe meotiug was
Saved—Darry Goes to tbe Front. attended by a good crowd in spito of a
Tokyo. Ang. 22.-An official dispatch liBht rain
from Tien Tsin, dated Ang. 20, repeats Tho fir - —»•>—>—~ wa>.
that tho Japanese occupied tho imperial ro P resentc(1 b 7 Mr - Bryan In congress
palaco at Peking Aug. 10 and says that “J,! 18 * siuce , hls retirement beon Re-
2 utAug - 12d rr L ' r t
tho emperor and ministers loft Peking appeal for the election of the Hon. 0. W.
with 8,00') troops, their destination, it is I Berger, the Democratic oandidate for
supposed, being Sian Fu. Peking, being I consress. Following this he made an ap-
in great confusion, was divided into so v- SSSuc*Uckel^aringKve^mont'
era! districts. to ofcorporation. ho said that all citizens
Half the Tartar city was placed nndcr I wcr0 stockholders, ns snch they owo it
control of the Japanese and commission's Jhomselves to look after tho conduct
of Japanese, American, Russian and X^nZmini.
itench officers were appointed to main- tration, the government directors, with
tain order. deceit in aU its policies. This decep-
A detachment of Japanese troops res- “°“ b ad, ho said. heen practiced in ro-
cued the foreign missionaries and Ohi- ^toef^T^UojTSho
nese Christian converts who had been He charged the Republican party with
Imprisoned in the palace. Two hundred * bo intention of fastening a national
Japanese were killed or wounded. debt n P°“ tbe people. He devotod him-
I self especially to tho enlargement of tho
anny, saying that if “we could take the
Philippine islands, wo could subject any
DISPATCHES FROM
CHINA REVEAL THE
REAL CONDITIONS
Sind ROER FORGE
NEAR MACHADODORP
Gravity of the Situation Is
Fully Appreciated by tho
Officials.
HEAVY FIGHTING AHEAD
Americans First to Enter.
Washington, Ang. 22.—The navy do-1 weakpeoplo 3 .*”
partment has received tho following Tho Republican party was bnilding its
from Admiral Remey, dated at Takn, policy upon tho plea that "might makes
Ang. 20: right.”
Chinese troops. American troops first I thonthe man°
S^S^rtSSr?"^? Philippine*' ^Unds.^woording' < to° the
fh°o D Vmcr! - Waait r anymore to
A ans Ut wound C e h “ 0S Chaffee d ’s "losses”^
killed, 80 wounded, in two days fight- inU^^hCincsthnn^hep^”
The navy department understands tt^monn™ U1 “ d * *" y0ar>
from tho reference to the palace that tho
Cablegram From ChalTee Shows That
the Chinese Aro Making a Desperate
Resistance—Bloody Work In Peking.
Progress of tbe Allies Has Been at
tho Cost of Many Lives.
Washington, Ang. 22.—The war de
partment announced ca^ty in tho day
that it was In receipt of a casualty list
from General Chaffee and this was made
public aboat noon. Tbe Chaffoo dis
patch contained a con A -able amount
of matter besides tho In., of killod and
wonnded, and it was tho subject of on
extended conference between the presi
dent, Secrotary Root and Acting Secre
tary of Stato Adeo.
General Chaffee’s telegram indicated
that there may yot be considerable
heavy fighting aronnd Peking and bo-
twocu that city and tho coast.
Bloody work has beon going on in Pe
king, according to a dispatch received to
day by the navy dopnrtmont from Ad
miral Remey, dated Takn, Ang. 20, and
Peking, Ang. 16. The message shows
that the American forces wore then
fighting along with tho allies and that
progress had been made which could
only have been accomplished after mlli.
tary efforts of a severe character.
SUPERCEDED BY CHAFFEE
American troops after penetrating tho
imperial city were, when the dispatch
was sent, attacking tho forbidden city.
TRIPLE TRAQEDY IN KANSAS
EE ALLEN.
Arrington Murders Wallace and HI.
Wife and Is Killed by tho Shorin'.
Leavenworth, Kan., Aug. 29. —
Minister Conger Is Relieved of Certain
Duties In China.
Washington, Ang. 22—The war de
partment sent General Chaffee a cable
gram of four words lote last afternoon
which practically takes things out of
Minister Congers’s hands and puts Gen
eral Chaffee in tho position of the ut
most responsibility. The message says)
"Report operations, situation, require
ments.”
Thero is no intention of depreciating
Mr. Conger. Tho government has the
liveliest sense of gfatitnde for him, but
it is not deemed expedient to act on his
dispatches because, after his terrible ex
perience, bo is naturally embittered and
possibly unconsciously biasod and per-
hnps needs and deserves rest.
It is proposed to hnvo Mr. Conger
camo homo at tho flrst opportunity and
enjoy a period of rest and recuperation.
Eight Thousand Assembled
There With Artillery.
OPERATIONS OF BRITISH
Roberts Reports Several Small Skirm
ishes and the Movements of Hls
Troops—Lieutenant Cordua Is Con
victed of Conspiracy.
Twyfxlaar, South Africa, Aug. 22.—
Through secret intelligence agents the
British learn that Louis Shalkborger
and 8,000 Boers have assembled at
Machadodorp with the whole of tbB
Boer artillery, including tho heavy
pieces formerly at Pretoria.
General Roberts' Report.
London, Ang. 22.—Tho war offloo has
received tho following dispatch from
Lord Roberts, dotod Aug. 21:
"Lieutenant SitweU rcconnoitorod
near Ventorsbnrg; engaged the Boers.
Two British wounded. Lieutenants
Speeding, Davenport, Snrloss and Wat
son and a medical officer and 24 men
are missing.
"Hamilton has crossed the Crocodile
rivor.
"Pagot hud Badcn-PoweU engaged
te commandoes, protecting Dowet, on
•era on T : A tit J Y
the
wiuuiuuuwB, yiuncvbtug UUltUt, VJ(A
Ang. 20. Lieutenant Flowers and one
man killed. Lieutenant Kirby and
six men wonnded.
Cordua Found Guilty.
Pretoria, Ang. 22.—Tho trial of
Lieutenant Cordua, formerly of the
Transvaal artillery, on the charge of
being concerned in the plot to kidnap
General Lord Roberts was concluded to
day. The prisoner was found guilty of
aU the counts in the indictment against
him, bnt sentence was deferred until the
findings of the court shall have beon
confirmed by Lord Roberts.
HE TERRORIZED THE MINE.
W-NNSYIAANIA puke rye,
Right years olu.
ULU SHARPE WILLIAMS
'ILL qt'ARTS OF Tills PINE
PURE RYE.
$5 CO EXPRESS
prepaid!
:G in plain, sealed boxes,
J contain contents. When
— •■“•in bumiuw, n iici
:turn i» U "' 1 lr - U It *3 not HatlsfAC
u ai .‘?H r expense anti we will re*
y v Kuarantee this brand tc
LlKhi bottles for W 50.
I . l * lAUlllL-a IUI KUDU.
i- bottles for f^.fiO expreTS
1 luif. express propald, *100;
!'*prews prepaid, *3.50 No
trUn a i['>V , f. Icadln K brands of Rye
vou vi, k ln the market, and
- i*er cent, on vour purchases.
r bjurbon.
• on vour purchases,
Lluart Gallon
'bear Pepper) ,
h-n Wedding"'
old).'; l 00
old), l
_7A tew brands ot the
:,rrv< 4 tew brands ot the
,. ! n toclt. Send for catalogue.
Aach V le . Yallon. such as Corn
•U, i ,»“<> Apple Brandies, etc,,
,ro “t II,ts gallon up-
CHAINED TOA TREE, HE DIES
White Convlrt Cluliuliig to Re 111 Is
Severely Punished.
Elberton, Go., Aug. 23. — Convict
Ward, a white mnn serviug a term in
tho couvict camp on R. H. Clark's
plantation, in the lower cud of the
county, died while clminod to a tree
Inst week and an investigation is now
being made.
News of the death reached Elberton
through a messenger from the Clark
camp. Ward, so the story goes, had
been claiming to be sick and in that
way escaped work. The camp boss bo-
camo convinced time the convict was
playing off and whipped Ward vigor
onsly and repeatedly. On Thursday
last when the convicts were being car
ried to dinner Ward complained of be
ing sick and unable to go farther. Hu
was taken out of the orowd and chained
to a tree, there to await a return from
dinner. On tho return tho couvict boss
found Ward chained ns they had left
him, but (lead. The camp physician ex
amiticd him and gave it ns his opinion
that the deceased had died from heart
tronble.
SHIRT WAIST MAIM EJECTED.
Young Man Put Out or the Colum
bus Theater.
COLl'MUUS, Ga., Aug. 23.—Tho man
witli tho siiirt waist lias been brought to
a halt ill Columbus, and tho question has
now arisen, what is tho coatless hordo to
do about it? A prominent young busi
ness man entered Springer Opera House
in the conventional August costunio. He
2,0 was minus his coat, vost and suspenders,
his visible dress consisting of a shirt,
trousers and a belt. Ho had not boon
seated long before Lieutenant Denson of
tho police force told him tliat ho would
either hnvo to put on his cont or leavo
tho theater. He refused to dou his
jwlnco. Tho foreign ministers, with de
tachments of the allied troops, were
then occupying tho imperial city, tho
Chiucso princes and ministers having
retired to Sinn Fu, west of Peking.
Rattle Outside of Tien Tsin.
London, Aug. 32. — Rear Admiral
Brace has cabled to tho British ad
miralty from Taka nndcr dnto of Ang,
20 that tho allies wcro fighting tho Chi
nese ontside of Tien Tsin on Sunday,
Aug. 19.
MISSIONARIES ARE SAVED.
*,' b ? iSm ,he
[ Jue trade and
- will have our
nduccment* of
Altmayer &
atau Liquor Co.
» _ ' bl l'Pt<l same day receipt of
508
«n,
510,512;Foanh-»t.
Xt4r .Unlou,Passenger Depot
Phone
265.
Georgia,
tho theator. Ho refused to non 111s
coat—110 had none. Ho was escorted
out, hut tho officer rofused to mako a
case against him.
Ho appcalod to tho mayor, who ruled
that wuflo the police had tho right to
eject any dlsprderly person, they did
not have tho privilege of officially pnss-
Amcrican Hoard Is Notified by Cable
gram From Cbe Foo.
Boston, Aug. 22. — The American
board of commissioners for foreign mis
sions has received today a cablegram
from Cho Foo as foUows:
"Psalm I. 24, 7; Peking and Tnng
Chow missionaries, also Chapins Smiths,
Wickoff, saved.”
Tho passage of scripture alluded to is:
"Our soul is csoaped as a bird out of
the snare of the fowler; tho snaro is
broken and we aro escaped.”
The Peking missionaries aro the Rov.
W. S. Amend, Rev. C. E. Ewing, wife
ami two children, Miss Ada Haven, Miss
Nellio Russoll, Mrs. J. L. Mater. Tho
Tung Chow missionaries who had mode
refuge at Peking aro Miss Mary E. An
drews, Miss Jane O. Evans, Miss Abbie
Chapin, Rev. Chauncoy Goodrich, D. D.,
wifo and three children, James M. In
gram, M. D., wifo and two children.
Miss Lnnlla Miner, Rev. E. C. Tewks
bury, wife and two children, Rov. How
ard S. Galt and wife. The Pang Chnan
missionaries who wcro at the annual
meeting nnd took refuge at Peking ore
Rev. Arthur H. Smith, D. D., and wifo,
tho Misses E. Gortrado and H. Grace
Wyckoff. Liu Ching missionaries un
der the srnno conditions are tho Rov. F.
M. Chapin, wife and two children.
his mother-in-law, tho widow of Wil
liam Wallace, and deliberately shot her
to death. Arrington escaped in a wagon
with his young, daughter, but was pur
sued by tha sheriff and a posse, which
camo np with Arrington ln a road near
Farley ubont 10 o’clock. Tho murderer
opened fire, fatally wounding Sheriff
Dillingham in the breast. As ho fell
Dillingham shot Arrington throngh tha
heart.
Tho mnrders wore committed in tha
most coldblooded manner. Wallace and
Arrington, who wore neighbors, had
been at oats for somo timo. Wallace
was greasing his bnggy when Arrington
approached and without a word fired
two shots, killing Wallaoo almost in
stantly.
Saturday night Arrington drove hi!
wife away from their homo and throat-
mod to kill her. She slept in a corn
dd and is still in hiding.
r
Charged With a Serious Crime.
Rinooold, Ga., Aug. 20.—William
Shelly, white, aged about 23 years, at
tempted an assault upon Rebecca, tha
7-year-old daughter of J. F. Williams, a
farmer living about 2 miles from Ring-
gold. The child's mother, attracted by
screams, rushed in the room in time to
prevent Shelly from carrying out his
designs. The sheriff has a warrant for
Shelly 's arrest.
at tho war department from General
Chaffeo, dated Poking, Ang. 17:
“Cnsunltios in action Aug. 14: Four-
J-’onth infantry. Company E, William
Part, wounded in hand, slight; Com
puny G, John Hauser, sergeant, wound
ed in buttock, modorete; Thomas H.
Higgins, in foot, slight; August P.
Troutman, leg, below Icnce, moderate;
Rnfas Lawyer, leg, below kneo, slight;
Compcihy H, Henry Hopkins, sorgeont,
leg, abovo kneo, slight; Company K,
Frank L. Whitehead, sergeant, log, be
low knee, slight; Jesse A. Fonkes, leg,
above knee, slight; Battery F, Fourth
artillery, W. P. Nenney, chest, serionf.
Marinos—Captain Smedloy D. Bntler,
chest, slight; Company A, Goorge P.
Negro I’oct Drugged and Robbed
New York, Aug. 20.—Paul Lawrence
Dunbar, a negro poet, reported to tha
polico last night that lie had bcoD
dragged and robbed recently.
not have' tho privilege of officially .
ing upon matters of etiquette in tho
opera house.
Cutting AHViiy at Cullman.
Cullman, Ala., Ang. 22.—Nows has
been received hero of a serious cutting
affray near Holly Pond, in the eastern
*.,1. . In IT*Moll W T FIaYg
Telephone Plant Burned#
Baltimore, Ang. 22.-The plant of
tbe Maryland Telephone Construction
rompany in tbD city was burned today.
TheWn of the fire i. unknown. The
loss I* estimated at .9119,000.
Barry Goes to the Front.
Washington, Ang. 22.—Tho war de
partment has received tho following ca-
blegram from Colonel Barry, dated Che
Foo, Ang. 19: “With reference to yonr
telegram of Aug. 16, horses, materials
and troops promptly lighted at Takn and
forwarded to front. Sixth cavalry
mounted. Grant (transport) doe in
Manila now. Hospitals excellent, ample
for present army, well supplied and in
fine condition. Everything satisfactory.
Go to Peking tomorrow. Sick and
wonnded doing well.”
Another Cotton Mill.
Columbia, a O., Ang. 22.—A charter
has been granted to the Saxon mill of
Spartanburg and is rapidly nearing com
pletion. The capital stock is *200.000.
A commission was issued to the Bank of
Blacksburg, capitalized at 810.000.
C uban Kxport Trade.
Washington, Ang. 22.—According
to a statement today by tho division of
customs and insular affairs of tho war
department, the total exportation from
the island of Cuba through tho port of
Havana for tho seven months ended
July 81, 1900, was $10,698,805 as against
$18,79(1,791 for tho same period last year
a decrease of $98,366. Tho exports from
Havana for the month of July alone
Were $2,237,804.
Contracts For Future Delivery.
New York, Ang. 22.—President Hub-
hard of tho Cotton Exchange bos ap
pointed a now committee to carry on tho
work of devising a plan whdreby cotton
contracts for future delivery con be
cleared at once withont waiting for the
time of delivery to orrivo; in other
words, to prepare and present to the
board of members a modern clearing
system for snob contracts.
Will of Collls P, Huntington.
New York, Ang. 23.—The will oi
the late Collis P. Huntington will not
be grade pnblio today according to the
statement of Charles H. Tweed, legal
adviser of tljedate financier.
cause, sup;ill, UNBpauy A, Lrcorgo r,
Farrell, head, moderate; Company C,
Frank W. Green, hand, moderate.
"Casnolties ln notion Ang. 15. Tho
following officers and mon were killed:
" Battery E, Fifth artillery, Captain
Henry J. Roilly, morning of Aug. 17;
Company O, Ninth infnntry, James W.
Waller; Company E, Ninth infantry,
J. O. Hall, Daniel Simpkins; Company
K, Nineteenth infantry, Russell El
liott; Company M, Fourteenth infantry,
JomesWtbor.
"Wonudod —Ninth infantry, Com
pany E, Martin Silk, head, serious;
Company D, George Fraley, first ser
geant, arm, slight; Company K, Georgo
Siemens, leg below knoe, serious; Com
pany M, William W. Norton, leg below
kneo, slight; Fourteenth infantry, Com
pany 15, Georgo O. Fox, sergeant, hand,
slight; Harvey Baker, musician, thigh,
moderate; Calvin P. Titus, musiciau,
neck, slight; Georgo Kauffman, bnttock;
One-Armed Man Shoots Several Peo
ple and Is Mortally Wounded.
Birmingham, Ala., Aug. 22.—Jerry
Thomas, a ono-armod white man, with a
shotgun terrorized the omployes of slope
No. 6 of the Tennosseo Coal, Iron and
Railroad company at Pratt City for sev
eral hoars.
Thomas had beon ordered from the-
place because he was under the infln-
once of liquor. Ho became enraged and
loft tho mines, making threats. Late
in tho afternoon ho returned armed with
a Winchester and revolver and sot ont-
to look for George Lambert, tho fore
man, who had ordered him away. When
ho found Lambert ho fired two charges
at him, bat missed his man. Thomas
thou proceeded to attack other omployes
of tbe mines right and loft. As ho was
tho only man about tho place who was
armed ho was master of the situation.
William Yeager camo ont of tho mines
nnd Thomas palled down on him with
hisgan, wounding him severely. Closely
following Y'eagcr camo two negro mi
ners. Thomas, who had stationed him
self at tho month of the mines, wounded
them painfully. John Jayrnes was next
shot. Thomas then sought tho engine
room, whore be fired on the enginoer,
Henry Jordan, but tho wound inflicted
is not a serious one. Jordan thon shot
Thomas throngh tho abdomen and he
will probably dio.
NEGRO DELAYED THE TRAIN.
rpo.„ r _
F. Tyler, Georgo King, John L Lynch”
thigh, slight; Company I, Carey Dur
ham. leg below knee, slight; Company
L, Thomas Lauker, chest, serious; T.
King, arm, serious; Company M„ Wil
liam B. Hoffman, cook, thigh, moder
ate; Henry Daviess, log below knoe;
Battery F, Fifth artillery, Leo Doyle,
hand, slight.
Ang. 16, died of wonnds received in
action: Edward B. Mitclioll, Company
L, Fourteenth infantry.
Note—William Porto not found on
A -9- P°“ibly intended for
William W. Enrlo.
Killed While Gambling.
Lexinoton, Go., Aug. 31. — Buck
Moody and Jim Hambright, two ne
groes, were engaged in a gome of cards,
about 6 miles south of here. The usual
altercation took place and the g******* was
brought to a close by Jim shi
with a pistol, causing death.
Drunken Fireman Drove the Engineer
Out With a Largo Wrench.
Augusta, Ga., Ang. 23.—Passengers
on tho Southern train from Charleston
had qnito an exciting experionco at'
Riilgoville.
Tho train was 46 miuntos late as a
result of a holdup by a drunken fireman.
When tho train reached Ridgevillo the
engineer left bis cab to oil hls engino
and when ho started to monnt tho en
gine again I10 was met at tho stop by his
fireman, a negro, armed with an en
gine wrench, who threatened to brain
the engineer.
Help was summoned nnd for 46 min
utes tho train crow and passengers
worked to get tho drink-crazed negro
out of tho cab.
Tho express messongor climbed upon
tho tender and covorod Graham with
his gun, it having been detorminod to
shoot tho negro iil oaso he attempted to
start tho train. Finally Graham was
driven from tho cab nnd overpowered
and pat in jail at Ridgevillo.
Killed About a Dog.
Dadey-ille’, .Via., Aug. 22.—At Ses
sion, aboat 6 miles north of this place, a
tragedy occurred over a dog. Free Evers
hoard that Taylor Bnrnctt was angry
with him something about a dog and
told Barnett's stepson that he was going
to Bornott and explain the matter. He
started ap to Barnett’s house, when the
latter shot him, killing him almost in
stantly.
Attempted to Murder Her Child.
Scottsboro, Ala., Aug. 32. — Mrs.
Ivey, a widow, while mentally unfaal-
saswssjwras
Alabama Passes Gut to Sea.
Delaware Breakwater. Del., Ang.
22.—Tho battleship Alabama, which
left Cramps' shipyard, Philadelphia, on
Monday for the Brooklyn navyyard,
where she will have her bottom cleaned
and painted preparatory to her officio]
trial off tho Maino coast, passed out te
sea at 6:80 o’clock today.
Knitting MIU For Winder.
Winder, Ga., Aug. 23.—The Winder
Knitting Mill company has beon organ
ized. Property has been purchased at
^ft^ratog^ 0 ^ 110 ^ 61,(1 th9