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AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER
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Fall Announcement!^
The change of season is now upon us and every one
iturallv begins to think of their Fall and Winter buying-
)d where is best to go for their supply 0 f Dry Goods,
Nothing, Shoes, Hats, Etc.
I have just returned trom New York, the greatest
irket on earth for such goods, where I spent my time and
joncy to get the best things to be had. About eighteen
rears ago 1 began my career in the Dry Goods business in
,mericus and since that time 1 have given my entire atten
i and study to this business and the wants and needs of
iepeople in and around Americus, and think I know what
icy need and want. I struck the market at the low water
and as a consequence can sell you goods cheaper than
hose who went on earlier and bought before the decline.
This season we will make a special effort in our Dress
ids department, and in Ready Made Clothing. Every
that is New, Stylish and strictly in it from a fash
jnable point of view will be shown over our counters.
For lack of space, ard therush of business and opening
!tw gocds, we are unable to quote prices in this “ad,” but
L do so later. Call on us, see our goods and get prices
fe will not be —
•Undersold on Any Article,
As we are out for business, and will have it, no matter
pat the cost.
Yours for Business,
EE ALLEN.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1900.
HOWARD’S DEFENSE CHINESE TROUBLE (PRINCE CHING AND
OUTLINED BY LITTLE REACHES A CRISIS EARL LI HONG CHANG
Will Introduce Voluminous United States MustWithdraw Are Clothed With Authority
Proof In His Behalf. or Join With Germany. to Negotiate Peace.
TO EEPUTE OWElf GAINES | AN OFFICIAL VIEW OF IT | CONDITIONS IN PEKING
Defense Will Attempt to Prove That
Howard Was Not the Man Seen Run
nlng From the Capitol Grounds Alter
the Shooting of Goebel.
Fiuxkfort, Ky. t Sept. 1 a—The de
fense began introducing its testimony
in the Howard triul todq /. Tho state*
ment of facts which tho d sfenso expects
to prove was raado to the jury by Attor
ney C. B. Little. He stated that the de
fease will introdr^r voluminous proof
to show that Howard arrived in the city
only about 30 minutes prior to the as
sassination, aud did not go to tho state-
house till several hours after tho tragedy.
That Howard was then, oud had
been clean shaven for over a year, and
that he was not tho man seen running
from tho capitol grounds or lator stand
ing on the steps of one of tho buildings
os that man, according to tho witnesses,
had a beard. Howard lmd come to
Frankfort for the purpose of procuring
a txirdon for the murder of George
Baker, but Governor Taylor refused to
consider his applientian. Mr. Littlo said
that tho fact that Howard was an un
erring marksman should uot bo consid
ered against him.
•'Why,” said ho, "there wore 600 in
that motley crowd who arrived hero
Jan. 25 and were here when Governor
Goebel was killed, who aro as expert
riflemen os Howard. Everybody in the
mountains can shoot I, myself, could
kill a man with a rifle at 100 yards if I
tried.”
Ho said it was to Olay county’s credit
that a man from that county came hero
with the armed mountaineers Jan. 25.
Ho said the defense would prove that
Howard had to borrow mouey to go
home when ho left Frankfort, and that
ho consequently had not received money
for killing Goebel or from any other
sourco and that tho records snow ho
never received n pardon of any kind,
though the commonwealth alleges that
both money aud a pardon wero to bo his
reward.
In his own behalf Howard testified
that his train was late and ho went from
tho train to tho Board of Trado hotel
and was there when Goebel’s body was
carried by.
Howard in a general way contradicted
everything of an incriminating nature
told against him by James Stubblefield
and other witnesses in regard to alleged
romarks concerning the murder of Goe
bel.
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I” lAESIRE to Inform the trade of Sumter |(|/
lj/ and adjoining counties, that while others
“ ave cornered the cotton market they still
It Is Stated That This Government
May Be Forced to Settle With China
and Withdraw—Minister Wu Inter,
viewed on the Situation.
Washixotom, Sept. 19.—Tho impres
sion here is that tho German note of
yesterday demanding tho punishment
of the Chinese officials responsible for
tho outrages upon foreigners as a condi
tion precedent to peace negotiations, has
brought the Chinese tronblo to an acute
crisis as far as tho United Statos govern
ment is concerned. This conclusion is
based upon the belief in official circles
that the Chineso government cannot ac
cept the German pronosal, so that it is
now for the United States government
either to withdraw its forces from China
immediately or to join Germany and
England aud perhaps somo othor of the
allied powers lu a prolonged wfir with
China.
Baron Von* Sternberg, tho German
charge d’affaires, jnsfc returned to Wash
ington, called early at the state depart
ment today to talk with Mr. Adee, the
second assistant secretary of state, in
explanation of tho points of the German
note.
Mr. Wu, Chineso minister, lmd pre
ceded him, showing signs of uqrvous-
noss and disquiet ovor this hist move.
Mr. Adoe made an appointment for him
with Dr. Hill, who, having recovered
from his indisposition, is again acting
os secretary of state. Then Mr. Adee
repaired to the White House to comma*
nicato to the president the substance ol
tho conversation ho had had \rtth the
two diplomats, and to assist in the oon
sidoration of tho Gorman noto. Atten
tion was dirocted in some quarters to
tho fact that in tho very beginning in
the note of July 3, Secretary Hay bad
notified the Chinese government that be
expected that tho guilty persons in con
nection with the outrages would bo pun
ished.
However, this domond was not made
condition precodcnt to negotiations.
Now tho belief is growing that if the
United States is foroed to a spoedv de-
'Won as to the German proposition it
n/ay resort to direct negotiations with
tho Chinese government and, having
sottled its scores with that government,
withdraw from Chinn, giving notice to
tho alliod powers there of the arrange
ment made, in order that the arrange
ment should remain in full force and
unaffected by any settlement that tho
allies may make thereafter as to China.
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DEATH OF JAMES A. WHITE.
B® Was the Lust of the Il.luUlava
Survivors.
UrrF.R Sandusky, O., Sopt. 19.—Tho
last ouo of the Bnlaklnvu survivors,
James A. Whit®, is (lead. Ho had lived
near this place'sincc 1857.
The battle tvns made famous by Lord
Tennyson’s “The Charge of tho Light
Brigado,” a.nd from all that is now
known, Mr. White was tho Inst otto of
21 survivors. Six hundred and twenty-
live men made tho charge and more
than GOO wero killed.
Holds tho Child For Debt.
Savannah, Sopt. 10.—Arather unique
coso has just come to light hero. A ne
gro midwife is nrensed of kidnapping a
negro child. When the baby was bom
tho mother was unable to pay the woman
for her services aud sho took tho child,
stating that site would return it when
she got her fee. Tho mother hns sworn
out a warrant agninst tho woman charg
ing her with kidnaping aud officers aro
searching for her.
Six Negroes Browned.
Savannah. Sept. 18.—Six negro labor
ers at the Seaboard Air Lino terminal
across tho river from tho city were
drowned last evening. They were in a
small Mat bottom bateau. A, they wero
in midstream tho steamer H. G. Day
passed. The swell from tho steamer
capsized the boat and the ten men were
thrown into the water. Two of them
swam ashoremml two were picked up.
Minister Wu Disturbed.
Washington, Sept. 19.—Minister Wti
is greatly interested today in Germany’s
noto to tho powers asking combined no
tion in a demand that thoso responsible
for the trouble in China be punished as
an ludispcusiblo preliminary to auv
peace negotiations. When seen at the
legation he had beforo him a copy of tho
published text of tho noto. Ho statos
tlint Germany's demand is impossible.
“I can hardly bcliovu that this step
has been taken,’’ said bo, "aud if it has
been it is so unfortunate in it, influence
General Chaffee Sends Two Dispatches
to the War Department Recounting
Events In tho Chinese CupltaMRo.
wurds Paid For Heads.
Washington, Sept. 17—The desire
of China to actually begin negotiation!
for pcoco was evidenced today in a dis
patch from Prince Ching, delivered by
Minister Wu to the state department.
The dispatch was dated Peking, Sopt, 8,
and in it Prince Ching states that he
has boen clothed with foil authority
along with Li Hnng Chang, to negotiate
for peace. Ho expresses a desire to pro
ceed in tne matter and askod Minister
\\ n to submit a reqnost to the socratary
of state to send instructions to Minister
Conger to begin the negotiations at
onco.
It is not probable that the response
for instructions to Minister Conger can
bo given at once, as Princo CBing’s re-
qncst will have to bo laid before tho
president and sufficient timo given to
consider the question of his credentials
as well as the desirability of proceeding
at once.
Moreover, it is likely that Minister
Conger's judgment as to when <jie
octnal negotiations shonld open would
gore* to a considerable extent.
Whother Prince Ohing’s request bos
been mode to othor powors as woll as to
the Unltod States is uot known here,
bnt in view of the desire to havo MrP
Conger proceed at once It is probable
that the Chinese officials arqaready to
negoUato with the powers individually
or with themes a whole, through the
medimn of a commission.
Among the fames Icing mentioned
unofficially as available in case a com
mission is determined upon to carry for
ward tho negotiations are President
Schnrmnn of Cornell university, John
Barrett, late minister to Siam, and Dr.
Hill, first assistant secretary of state.
General Chaffee’s telegram speaking
gf tho Russian construction is regarded
ns highly important, in view of the di*
closure of the purpose of the Russian
government to construct tho railroad
from Toltu to Tien Tsin and thence to
Pekiug, showing, it is believed, the ex
pectation of the Russian government
that at least some Russian force will
be maintained at Peking through the
winter.
Through Admiral Remcy tho-state de
partment has beon advjsod of tho arri
val of Special Commissioner Rockhill
at Taka today fi-om Shaughai.
SECOND DAY OF THE
BID MINERS’ STRIKE
Beports Indicate That Ken
Are Gaining Strength.
ttlNES WILL CLOSE DOWN
Philadelphia and Reading Company
Will Suspend Operations Until the
Trouble le Settled—Other Managers
Bank Their Fire..
Pailadelfhia, Sept. 18.—If, as Pres
ident Mitchell of the United Mins
Workers claimed last night, 112,000 of
tho 141,000 mins workers In tho Penn
sylvania anthracite coal fields wore idle
yesterday, it is certain that this number
has beon considerably augmented today
by additions to the strikers' ranks. Re
ports from the four big districts em
bracing the region are to the effect that
fewer men are at work today than were
irk —*—*— —* ■ ’” *
China will bo verv hard. It would
amount to determining ouo of tho sub
jects of negotiation before negotiations
ore commenced."
Chinese Rioters Decapitated.
Hong-Kono, Sept. 19.—Tito manda
rin of tho Narnon district havo requested
native Christians to send nn account of
their losses for compensation and the
names of tho "rowdies’, who committed
the outrages. Two ring leaders have
been decapitated aud their heads exhib
ited from the mission church at Tailing.
Ever increasing bodies of rowdios oil the
North river are plundering villages. A
bogus proclamation circulated in Can
ton describes tho allies as defeated aud
appealing to the empress dowugor for
peace
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Passenger Train Wrecked.
Washington, Go., Sept. 18.—A pas
senger train on tho Washington branch
of tho Georgia railroad was derailed
near Ficklen. Five freight cars wore
overturned, togothor with the pa,son
ger coach, ami thrown down the cm
baukmout. Thore was only one passen
ger in the ftrstclass coach, and sho e»
taped with slight injury.
Spring Lake Wiped Out by Fire.
New York, Sept. 10.—Spring Lako,
N. J., a summer resort, was destroyed
by tiro today. Among the buildings de
stroyed were three of the largest hotels
tu the place, 11 flno cottages and several
stores. The total loss is estimated at
$250,000. Most of tho hotels and cot
tages had closod for tho season.
Will Visit Mexican Ruins.
New York, Sept. 19.—It is announced
that during tho first week in November
Professor Savillo of the Mnsenm of Na
tional History will leave Now York at
tho head of an exploring oxpcdttiou
which will investigate the rnins of tho
prehistoric cities, temples and tombs of
the Maya people in Mexioo.
Fire at Ensley. '
Birmingham, Ala., Sept 10. — Fire
broke ont in the town of Ensley late lad
night. The entire business portion of
■Catalans Clear the Railway.
St. Petersburg, Scot. 19.—official
advices to the Russian war offleo report
that a Russian column moving from
Churbiu united with General Orloff'i
expedition from Tsissikar and the com
bined force cleared the entire stretch of
railway, 1,380 versts, from tho Nert-
schiusk frontier to the Ussuri frontier.
The railway laborers are returning to
work along the lino.
-sklent In Washington.
Washington, Sopt. 19.—Tho presi
dent, accompanied by Mr. Cortolyou,
his private secretary, arrived hereabout
7:45 o'clock this morning.
Ills Throut Cut.
Florence, S. C., Sopt. 19.—Ben Pe
ters, a white employe of the Coast Line
shops, had his throat cut by Walter Per-
vis, a drunken negro. The negro bad
attempted to pash Peters from tno side
walk and had been twico knocked down.
The wound ie regarded os dangerous.
JIu,sac!:"fO»*- Bank Closed.
WAsrasoTON, Sept. 19.—The comp
troller of the currency today received a
telegram stating that by order of its
board of directors tho South Danvers
National bank of Peabody, Mass., had
closed its doors. Tbs capital of the
bank Is >160,000.
Work Has Begun.
BrnuRronDTON, N. a, Sept 19.—
Work on the new Tumbling Shoals
mill, at Henrietta, has begun. This
mill will have 65,000 spindles and will
be the largest of tho kind in tho south.
DISPATCHES FROM CHAFFEE.
American Commander Reports on Con
dltlons In Peking.
Washington, Sopt. 17.—Tho war de
partment has received the following un
dated cablegram from General Chaffee:
"Sopt 13.—Russian commander as
sure, mo has ordered repair material
from Port Arthur, Vlndivostock and
United States and that ho fcols assured
railway will be repaired in two months.
Need 50 storm flags and 5,000 more
small flags; latter required for Chinese
houses for onr protection.”
It is thought at tho war department
that tho date Sept. 13 refers to the time
tho message left Pekiug. Tho railroad
mentioned is the line between Tien Tsin
aud Peking.
The second dispatch is as follows and
is also undated:
"Peking, Sept. 14.—Expedition Tien
Tsin to Taku 30 miles southward, two
companies Fourteenth infantry partici
pating. Returned Tien Tsin slight op
position. Town destroyed by British
troops. No casualties. Filed cable offico
6:20 p. m. fifteenth."
Relief Ship Lost,
Halifax, Sept. 19.—Tho Lily of tho
North, which left Halifax last month
with supplies for the Peary arctia expe
dition, is lest. The loss is reportod from
Capo Breton, hut nothing additional
save that those saved reached there.
Itriiaer Will Not Sail.
Lorenzo Marquez. Sopt. 19.—Mr.
Kruger, former president of the South
African ronublio,, will not sail for Eu
rope on the German steamer Herzog,
Monday, Sept. 24, os he originally in-
tended.
Kruger Will Accept.
The Hague, Sept. 19.—Tho govern
ment of the Netherlands has been noti
fied of Mr. Kruger’s acceptance to place
a warship at his disposal to convey him
from Lorenzo Marque/, to Hollaud.
nt work yesterday and that collieries
that worked fullhanded or nearly so
yesterday are either badly crippled or
shut down today.
The weather has grown mnch colder
since yesterday and this change is
greeted with joy by the mine workers,
who believe it will greatly increase the
demand for ooal ana thus force an early
adjustment of the differences between
them and their employers.
Talk of arbitration is so persistent
that the hope is growing that this
method of settling the strike trill finally
bo adopted, although the mine owners
deolare that they will deal ,only with
their employes os individuals, aud the
strike leadors say they will insist upon
formal recognition of the nnlon. This
difference would appear sufficiently
strong to keep employee and employer
apart forever, if persisted in.
One little band of miners, in tho Wy
oming valley, those of the WeBt End
Coal company at Moconaqtm, number
ing a few hundred men, stand ont prom
inently as the Only men at work ont of
nearly 90,000 in the Iockawana and
Wyoming region. Efforts to induoe
them to join the strikers havo failed.
They say tlioy have always been treated
kindly, they have no grievance and they
will therefore remain loyal to their em
ployers.
Carolina Mills to Close.
Columbia, S. O., Sopt. 10.—A number
of mills in South Carolina havo declared
that they cannot ran foil timo with cot
ton at its present price. These mills all
manufacture for foreign consumption
almost exclusively aud their foreign
trado has been crippled by tho Chinese
tronblo. The majority of tho mills la
tho stato manufacture for homo con
sumption and they are running on fall
timo.
Baker Granted Another Respite.
Atlanta, Sept. 19.—James L. Baker,
tho wifo murderer, has boou given an
other lease on lifo by Governor Candler
in order that the question of his sanity
might bo investigated. Tho respite is
for .30 days, aud nnless somo action is
taken to establish the man's iusnuity he
will hang on Friday, Oct. 20.
Mrs, Harrison (ktl 85,000,
Covixoton, Gn., Sept. 19.—Mrs F,
B. Harrison was awarded a verdict by a
jury in the superior court against the
Georgia railroad for >5,000. Sho bronght
suit for damages for the death of her
nilult soil, J. P. Harrison, who was
killed while coupling cars at Covington
last October.
Will lie Tiltd For Murder.
Macon, Sept. 19.—Jere Walden and
Mrs. Dixon wero taken oat of tlio Bibb
county jail and carried to Wrightsville,
where they will bo put ou trial for the
murder of Sirs. Dixon’s husband. The
cimplo hns been confined in tho Bibb
jail for safekeeping siuco the crime was
committed.
Solace Officers Fined.
Ssn Francisco, Sept. 19.—The officers
of tho hospital ship Solace will pay duty
on tho goods brought from China after
all, bnt thoy will make their payments
in the shape of flues equal to tho cus
toms dues.
Bitten by u .'lad Cat.
Florence, S. O., Sept. 19.—A cat
sup]>oscd to bo mad implanted its teeth
deep lu 0-yoar-old Carlisle Shepard. The
littlo fellow’s leg was also, lacerated by
tho animal's claws.
Death of a Newspaper Man.
L>s Angeles, Sept. 19.—Wilbur S.
Fnnte, well kuown in St. Louis and
Cincinnati newspaper .circles, is dead
| hero of consumption, aged 42.
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