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AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1900.
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NUMBER 26
We Are Sure to Get a Liberal
Share ot Your Trade This Fall
This store is bristling with bargains in every depart,
nisnt. Never since I’ve been in business have I been bet er
prepared to supply the wants of'my customers at more
satisfactory prices.
There is not an advanced price on anything m this
store. Everything At Last Year’s Prices!
Dress Goods, Clothing, Domestics, Shoes
Famishing Goods, Hats, Vndertxrear, JVo
lions, Etc, Cheaper than ex)er.
Shrewd buyers need no urging here.
This week I call your Special Attention to our Dress
Goods Department. As this class of goods must be made
before being worn it is best not to put off buying.
Among other bargains we offer:
splendid line of Broadcloths and Granite cloths,
54 in. wide; the 1.25 and $1.50 kind; this week
at $1.00 per yard.
A great bargain in Crepon, worth $1.25; for 75c yd.
Beautiful French Flannel in Polka dot and Fleur
de lis pattern, at 75c; just the thing for ladies’
waist and childrens’ sacks,
great line of Plaid back skirtings, suitable for
rainy-day Skirts, at very attractive prices,
All manner and kind of Plain and Fancy black goods
from 25c. to $1.25 per yd.
line of plaids for childrens’ dresses.
Beautiful line fine outings (imitation French flan-
. nels) at 15 and 19c per yd.
All manner and kinds of cotton dress goods, such as
prints, percales, outings, etc., at prices to please
MURDER IN KENTUCKY; (SEVERAL ADDITIONAL (BRITISH WARSHIPS
NEGRO AUTHOR SLAINl MINES SHUT DOWN HASTENING TO TAKU
R. C. 0. Benjamin Shot Down
by Michael Monohan.
Pennsylvania Strikers Con- Gunboats and Troops Leave
tiaue to Gain Strength. ( Hurriedly For That Port.
MURDER IN MISSISSIPPI READING WORKS CLOSED ;o ATTACK THE BOXERS
Rovlshep Burned at the Stake In Ala-
batna—lirutc Marked In South Cai>
olluo—Negro Mob Attacks One of
Their Race In Florida.
Lexington, Ky.. Oct 3.—R. 0. O.
Benjamin, the negro author, attornov
and editor, was killed by Michael Mona
han as the result of a quarrel over the
registration of another negro voter.
Benjamin was one of the leading
members of fits race. He was the editor
of The Standard, a journal for the ne
gro, and attracted attention recently by
appearing os the attorney for “Tallow
Dick” Combs, who was charged with
being a principal in the murder of Gov
ernor GoebeL v
He had written a number of books, in-
eluding a history of the West Indies,
"The Boy Doctor,” “Ethnology or Ori
gin of the Races,” “The Southland,”
and other works.
He was about 40 years of ago and had
lived in Lexington for about 15 years.
NEGRO BURNED AT STAKE.
COriE MONDAY, and let us show you wh a
we have in store for you.
LEE ALLEN.
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H-old the Corner jg
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Watts’ Corner
Have the best and cheapest stock ot
Dry Goods, Notions,
Shoes and Hats.
Groceries and
General Merchandise
• tv er carried by this old and reliable house
I We Keep Everything You Need.
/ and our store is full of new goods,
j Everything in Groceiy line fresh and nice,
it lowest price.
C ntf*r to the city trade a* well an tl
. v tltCr can tlx you on a go.m1 dinner.
/ ' '*uy Chickens, Egg, Butter and all coun’-y
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Alabama Mob Wreaks Awful Ven
geance on a Havlshcr.
Wetumfka, Ala., Oct. 8.—Winfield
Townsend, alias Floyd, was burned at
the stake at Eclectic, a small town near
hero, for an attempted outrage on Mrs.
Lonnie Harrington.
The negro told her his purpose and
grabbed her by the throat, bnt was not
Quick enough, ns his intended victim
gave one scroam which prevented the
consummation of the hellish deed.
Bob Nicholls, who was driving alon
the road, heard he.* cry for help anu
reached tho house in time to see the ne
gro escape through tho back door.
After restoring Mrs. Harrington to
consciousness Nicholls gave the alarm.
Bloodhounds were placod on the negro's
track and he was soon run to cover.
Tho mob carried him back to the
scene of his crime, and Mrs. Harrington
positively identifying Townsend, tho
negro wus chained to a tree and a match
applied to tho timber piled aroaud him.
He died in fearful agony.
Before tho match was applied Town
send made a confession, stating that ho
was implicated in the recent ontrage for
which his undo was recently lyuchod,
also implicating soveral other negroes.
This Company Has Only Four Col.
lleries In Operation — Others Will
Probably lie Shut Down In a Day or
Two—Strikers Are Orderly.
Shenandoah, Pa., Oct. 3.—The fol
lowing notices wero posted here and
throughout the region this afternoon by
•ho Philadelphia and Beading Cool and
Iron company, signed by Superintendent
Lather:
"It will adjust its rate of wages so as
to pay its mine employes on and after
Oct. 1, 1900, a net lncrcaso of 10 per cent
on the wages herotoforo roooived and
will take np with its mino employos any
grievance which they may have.”
C. S. Pottitier has posted the follow
ing:
"Fellow workmen—Pay no attention
whatever to thoso notices until you hoar
from the convention.”
, Mr. Pottitior is a local organizer and
leader.
The Reading company’s now offers
differ from tho ono adopted on Snnday
and posted Monday, in that it definitely
makes the offor of a 10 per bent advance
In wages and agrees specifically to arbi
tration.
Japanese Force Moves Against Strong
Body of the Enemy—German Expo*
dltlon Returns to Peking—Assistant
Pcuce Commissioners Appointed.
WeiHaiWei, Oct. 8.—Tho British
flrstclass cruiser Terrible and the Brit
ish sccondclnss cruiser Arcthasa, with
tho transports having on board tho Third
brigade of British Indian troops, started
for Taka today at short notioe.
Emperor William Applauded.
Berlin, Oct. 3. — Tho papers here
unanimously applaud Emperor Wil
liam's championship of tho combined
interests of civilization and Christianity,
as contained in his reply to tho emperor
of China. At the same time the com
mentators find in his majesty’s telegram
a now brldgo upon which the Chinese
government may approach the allied
powers. Tho reply generally is regarded
as conciUatory. The National Zeitnng
thinks it affords "an indisputable basis
for sober, effective, common action on
tho part of tho allios."
COAL MINERS' STRIKE
CONTINUES TO SPREAD
Men Now Have the Situation
Well In Hand.
READING WORKS CLOSED
This Company Only Hus Four Col
lieries Working—Advance of Wages
Falls to Induce the Men to Return
to the Mines—Kentucky Strike.
Philadelphia, Oct. 3.—Reports re
ceived today by President Harris of tho
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron
company from Qeneral Superintendent
Lather of the oompany's mining proper
ties are to the effect that two more
mines, the Richardson and the Otto col
lieries, in tho lower Schuylkill region,
wore compelled to close today because
a sufficient number of workmen to oper-
The
ate thorn did not report for duty.
Brookside colliery is also shnt down,
which leaves only fonrof the company’s
89 collieries still in operation. The four
collieries working are admitted to be
more or less orlpplcd.
Conspiracy Itcvculed
Montgomery, Ala., Oct. 3.—Tho con
fession of Townsend, who was burned
nt Eclectic for attempted assault, has
revealed a conspiracy among tho ne
groes to ravish several white women in
that community. In his confession
Townsend implicated soven other ne
groes, ono of whom, Virgil Miller, has
been nrrestod and placed in jail hero for
snfekeoplug.
Hazelton, Pa., Oct. 3.—An attempt
was mado at 2 o’clock this morning to
blow np with dynamite tho hoaso occu
pied by Michael Zalick. a mine worker
in tho eastern part of the city, but no
extensive damage was caused. Zalick
has been working since the strike. No
other case of violonoe has boon reported.
Two inarchos took placo this morn
ing, ono from Mllnesvillo, near here,
and the other from Crystal Ridge. The
Milnesville marchers, 100 strong, went
to Lattimer, bat not being allowed on
■ the company property they coaid not
reach the men there, and nobody stopped
woflt. Cranberry was the objective
poi^t of tlpj Crystal Ridge marchers.
Thfy numbered only 2.1 mon and did
not succeed iu accomplishing anything
in tho way of indacing men to refrain
from going into the Purdoo mino at that
plooe. ■
President Mitchell and the officials of
the mine workors' organization, who
went to Wilkesbarre to participate in
the labor demonstration, returned to
headquarters hero at 10 o’clock this
morning. Tho action of the local union
at Shonandoah in electing delegates pi
tho joint convention, which the strike
leaders say will be called boforo the
strike can bo terminated, was not dic
tated by tho officials at headquarters,
thoy say. President Mitchell said today
thak it was probably done through a
misunderstanding or for the purpose of
being prepared in cose of a convention
being suddenly called.
To Disperse tho Boxers.
Pekixo, Oct. 3.—After the return of
tho German expedition to tho southward
yesterday a small Japanose force left
Ilnang Tsnn for Tsing Yang, where the
Boxers ore supposed to bo congregated.
Tho Russians remaining at Pairing ore
two battalions of infantry and a battery
of artillery, Colonel Trotiakoff com-
Assistant Commissioners Named.
Peking, Sept. 29, via Shanghai, Oet.
8.—Prince Chino bos been informod of
the issuance of an imperial decree nam
ing Liu Kum Yi viceroy of Nanking
mid Chang Chi Tung, vfcoroy nt Hon
Kow, assistant commissioners to nego
tiate terms of peace.
Will .\ot Be Accepted.
Wilkesbarre, Pa., Oct. 3.—The mi
ners of tho Wyoming volley did not re
spond to the notices posted by tho com
panies last night of a 10 per cent in
crease in wages. The oolllerios were all
idle this morning as usual, tho only ex
ception being the mine of the West End
Coal company at Mocannqnn, where the
fall force of employes were at work.
Mr. Palmer, chairman of the press com
mittee of tho United Mino Workers
here, said today that the offer made by
the operators would not be accepted.
GUNBOAT VILLALOBOS SAFE.
MANY JOIN THE STRIKERS.
MURDERED BY HIGHWAYMEN
Mississippi Merchant Robbed and Lett
to Dio—Muycrs Arrested.
Jackson, Miss., Oct. 3.—Details of
tho murder of Frank Ammonds, a mer
chant of Braxton, a station on tho Gnlf
and Ship Island railroad, havo reached
here. Ammonds was assaulted whilo on
his way homo from his store and left for
dead. Bo ralliod sufficiently to accaso
two railroad laborers, Bearers and Hab-
erson, of the crime, which ho said was
for robbery.
Beavers was arrested later and is sold
have mado a full confession.
11 Word 1ms also been received that Hab-
iwa wow uvvu iccvivcu uiuc xanu-
ersou was arrested near Brookhavon
and was being taken through tho coun
try to Westville. Feeling is at a high
tension in Simpson.
Ammonds has since died from tho of
feet of his wonnds.
Negro’s Kars Cut Off
Columbia, S. C., Oct. a—Six months
ago Jim Boyd, a young negro, made an
improper remark to a yonng woman in
Rowesvillo. He was taken out by citi
zens and given £00 lashes. While the
family of another youug lady was ab
sent from homo, and she was in the
:ard, Boyd made an attompt to seize
jer. The girl screamed. Sho ran to
neighbors and Boyd made his escape;
bat he was parsned and captarcd. He
was taken Into tho country, bat instead
of being lyuchod, tho kulfo was used.
Then,after the negro's ears were marked,
he was released. Ho may din.
i H. D. WATTS b SON., J
Allays Irritation, Aids Digestion,
Rcjulitcj the Bowel),
Strengthens the Child,
Makes Teething Easy.
(Teething Powders)
Costs only 25 cents at Drnggists, any aoe.
OrauntScesta le O.J. MOFFETT, M. D„ ST. LOUIS. MO.
HDR. MOFFETT’S fAlla
TeethinA
M. (Teething Powders)
Mob After a Negro.
Switzerland, Fla., Oct. 3.—A mob
of negroes went to the house of Lewis
Lycnrgus, one of their race, and called
for him to come out, which he refused
to do. The mob then fired tuto tho
house. Lycnrgus retained the fire'from
a window. The difficulty was tfio re
sult of a quarrel, which occurred sev
eral days ago, concerning some hogs
which Lycurgus had missed. No ono
was wounded in the shooting.
Fire at Williamsport.
Williamsport, Pa., Oct. 3.—This city
experienced tho most disastrous fire In
its history early today. The big 4-story
shoe factory of J. E. Dayton & Co., oc
cupying almost on entire square, with
its g*eat stock of finished shoes and raw
material was entirely destroyed. Other
occupants ot the building who suffered
total losses were the Royal Brnld ana-
pony and L. E. Whitman & Co., book-
Baders. The fewi* I30Q.OOO.
Nearly All the Mines Around I’otts-
vllle Are Tied Up.
Pottsville, Pa., Oct. 3.—As a result
of the meeting of mine creators held at
Tremout last night, the men employed
at (Jood Spring aud Woodsido remained
awsy todny nml both operations are
shnt dowu. Both are Philadelphia and
Reading operations. Good Spring em
ploys about 500 hands. Lincoln ool-
ltory, anoihor of the Philadelphia and
Reading’s operations, located south of
Brookside in the samo basin, is working
with 900 employes. This is the only
one of the company's collieries in the
lower district at work The only other
mine owned by them in operation is the
North Franklin at Treverton.
■ Losch, Moure 55 Co. collieries in
Bansrh Creek valley, also uearTremont,
Is working.
Report That It Was Captured by tho
Filipinos Untrue.
Wasihnoton, Oct. 8.—Tbo dispatoh
from Qeneral MacArthar lost woek an
nouncing tho disaster sustained by Cap
tain Shield’s party off tho island of Mar-
induqao loft in doubt tho fnto of tho
gunboat Villalobos, which had conveyed
tho troops to Tomjas. In consequence
tho navy department has boon receiving
a number of telegrams nnd lotters from
frionds and relatives of tho crow of the
boat asking for information as to tho
affair.
A cablegram was sont to Rear Ad
miral Kempff, at CavitJ, asking for
uows and tbo following response has
boon received:
"No truth in any nnfavorablo reports
concerning Villalobos or her crew. Ma
utla papers, Sept. 33, publishon false re
port. 1 ’
Shipments ol Coal to Cease.
Readino, Pa., Oct. 3. — With the
gradual closing of the collierlos In the
western end of the Schuylkill county
coal shipments on tho Reading railway
are expected to cease, unless the com
pany draws on its storage of coal in the
Schuylkill haven, where it is said a
small quantity of coal is on band. To
day hardly 100 oars were produced and
it is now expected that all the mines
will bo tied np in a few days nnd the
hard cool trade will thou stop altogether.
Brookside Colliery Closed.
Pottsville, Pa., Oct. 3.—The West
Brookside colliery, near Tower Oity, tho
largest producer that tho Philadel
phia aud Reading Coal and Iron com-
way has, oml perhaps its most profito-
jIo mine, shut down today and upwards
of 1,500 mon ami boys are thus rendered
idle. Davis & Co., who operate the
Ellsworth colliery ut Broad Mountain,
claim that their men are not oat on a
striko. The colliery was shut down Sat
urday to make necessary repuirs.
Ellis Wade Has Awakened.
Tcscumbia, Ala., Oct. 3.—Ellis Wnde,
the yonng man whoso continued coma-
tosonoss pnzzlod tho medical profession
of this oity, has come to. Ho slept from
Wednesday night to 8atnrdny morning,
and daring tho time awoke bat once,
and that was to ask far a drink of wa
ter. His strango condition mystified
tho doctors, so ’eral of wham called to
sco and examino him.
Men Will Not Respond.
Scranton, Pa., Oct. 3.—There are no
Indications whatever today that there
will be any response tomorrow to the
notices posted by the Delaware, Lacka
wanna and Western, the Lehigh Valley,
tho Hillside Coal aud Iron company and
the (Temple Cool and Iron company,
asking their mine employes to return to
work on the proposed wage Increase of
10 per cent aud the powder reduced to
contract miners with on adjustment of
miners' wages based thereon.
Bankers ot Richmond.
Richmond, Ocl 3.—Tho session of the
American Bankers’ association today
was devoted largoly to a call of states as
to tho conditions of business. Responses
were mado from tbree-fonrtha of the
states and tho reports were most en
couraging. United States Treasurer El
lis H. Roberts addressed the convention
on tho treasury and money market.
Four Hundred lien Responded.
Shamokin, Pa., Oct. 3.—The whittles
were blown at the usaal time today, but
there were less than 400 at both the
minos to go to work. Ovor 3,300' em
ployos were on tho payroll before the
striko. None of tho colliorioa In tbit
place were started ap this morning. Tho
North Franklin, at Trevorto, it still in
operation with all bat 20 men in the
mines.
Will Continue the Strike.
Middlesboko, Ky., Oct. 3 Arrange
ments had been mado for all the mines
in this district, to resnme work today,
bat lost night a meeting was held and
nearly all the nonunion men joined the
anion and decided to continno tho strike.
WHIRLED IN THE MACHINERY.
Another Mine Closed.
Phu.adei.pkia, Oct. 3.—Superintend
ent Luther reported to President Harris
of the Philadelphia aud Reading Coal
and Iron company today that only four
of the company’s 39 collieries are work
ing today. This is one less than was
reported in operation yesterilay. Super
intendent Luther also reports that only
one of the two breakers is in operation
nt tho Biooksido colliery, near Pino
Grove.
Welch Succeeds Newbold.
Nashville. Oct. 8.—J. L. Welch, as-
sistant superintendent of tho Nashville,
Florence and Sheffield branch of tho
Louisville and Nashville railroad, was
today notified of his appniatment to fill
tho nositioir of superintendent of t',.e
South and North railroad at Birming
ham. Tnis position was marie vacant ov
the death of W. M. Newbold.
Price of Sugar Reduced.
New York, Oot. 3.—All grades of re
fined sugar wero rednood 13 points to
day. Arbnokle Bros, reduced their list
20 polnf for fine grannlatod.
Engineer Has a Narrow Escape From
1 » Horrible Death.
Eatontom, Go., Oct. 3.—W. H. Jack-
sou, engineer of tho Milledgcrillo Oil
company's ginnery located here, labile
passing hurriedly aroaud tho engine in
the discharge of his duties slipped and,
falling, was caught in tho machinery
and dashed about with great force and
thrown to the floor. All tho fingers on
his right hand wore broken and lace
rated to such an extent that two hadto
bo amputated at once. He received an
other wound under tho chin near tba
throat, having been pierced by a part of
tho machinery through to the tougae.
Old Directors Re.Elected.
Louisville, Oet. 3.—Tho annual meet
ing of tho stockholders of tho Louisville
and Na«hvi!le company resulted in the
re-election of the old board of directors.
President Smith’s aunuol report shows
gross earnings of 337,742,373.8, the
largest on record. The not earnings
wero $9,138,927.
Massmcollng of Miners.
Shenandoah, Pa., Oct. 8.—General
Gobib has been informed that a big
meeting of mino workers is scheduled for
tomorrow night at Lansford, Pa., in the
Panther Crock valley, to which locality
tho strike has not yet ponetratod. It is
understood that a large number of strik
ers from the vicinity of Hazelton will
attend the meeting.
GOLD
Has Reached U.OOO Marks.
Berlin, Oot. 8.—The fund which Mr.
a W. Hananr, United States vice con
sul at Frankfort-on-the-Maine, is col
lecting for the Galveston storm sufferers,
has rc-ach«Tl (,000 marks.
DUST
THE BEST
