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AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1900.
Sf Prices figure,
ytnd Quality Counts,
We Are Sure to Get a Literal
Shareof Your Trade This Fall,
This store is bristling with bargains in every depart,
ment. Never since I ve been in business have I been better
prepared to supply the wants of my customers at more
satisfactory prices
Dress Goods, Clothing, Domestics, Shoes,
Tarnishing Goods, Hats, Vnderbuear, /Mo
tions, Etc, Cheaper than e-Oer.
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
up before being worn it is best not to put off buying.
Among other bargains we offer:
A 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 tack 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 p6r yd.
Big 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.
COriE MONDAY , and let us show you w ha
we have in store for you.
LEE ALLEN.
BRYAN STARTS EAST;
SPEAKSJN MIGHIGA
Will Make a Two Days’ Tour
of That State.
TALES TO LARGE CROWDS
Democratic Candidate Is Enthusiast!*
cally Greeted—Makes Several Short
Stops and Discusses the Issues of the
Day—Roosevelt In Indlooa.
OiriCAOO, Oct. 10.—Early today OWo-
nel William Jennings Bryan, having
completed his tour of Illinois at a lata
. _ hour last night, left on fcis spoclal train
There is not an advanced price on anything in this for tlie 60314 His doparturo was cheered
a,re. Everything At Last Ytar's Prices! £
first stop scheduled was Bon ton Harbor,
Mich., in which state he wiU remain
two days.
First Speech la Michigan.
Benton Harbor, Mioh., Oct. 10.—
Hod. William Jonniags Bryan, the
Democratic presidential candidate, to.
day began a two days’ tour of Mrohlgan,
making the first speoch at Eist Buffalo.
Before ho reached that place, however,
he had mods ono shoit address at Mar*
gnu City, Ind. At Buffalo, ho said bo
would be satisfied to have ail who were
loaning money in Europe vote for Mo-
Kinley, if those who wore not loaning
money thoro would voto for him.
Benton Harbor was reached a few
minutes before 0 o'clock while Mr.
Bryan was anting his breakfast. He
talked for half an hoar at this point,
dwelling especially upon trusts and lm*
perialism.
REPLIES TO MEIKLEJOHN,
Bryan Points Out Inconsistencies oi
tbo Republican Party.
Kalamazoo, Mioh., Oot. 10.—William
J. Bryan took oognizance of the lettef
sent to him by Assistant Secretary ol
War Meiklolobn, which was given out
yesterday, nnd prepared a reply to it.
The reply in part is as follows:
'It is true that the president two
months after tho signing of tho treaty
sent to General Otis the instructions
which you quoto. Yon will note that
tho treaty, or a demand, as the presi
dent describes, was confirmed and ap.
proved subject to tho aotion of congress
and the only exception that ho mado
was that in regard to article 10, relatlni
to slavery.
"You can bnt know, howover, that
since tho president sent those instruc
tions the Bopnblican party, which, with
tho approval of the administration, has
adoptod tho theory that the constitution
does not follow the flag and, therefore,
the thirteenth amendment docs not in
terfere with slavery in the Sain archi
pelago.
"The Porto Rican law asserts the doo-
trlno that tho people of Porto Rico are
beyond tho protection of tho oonstitn-
tiou and can bo govorned by the arbi
trary and nnrostminod power of ths
president and congress. If tho consti
tution Itself cannot reach tho West In
dies how can tho thirteenth amendment
find its way across tho Pacific ocean
into Asia?”
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and adjoining counties, that while otheis
have cornered the cotton market they still
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Have the best and cheapest stock of
Dry Goods, Notions,
Shoes and Hats.
Groceries and
General Merchandise
ever cauled by this old and reliable house.
We Keep Everything You Need.
/ and our store is full of new gr ods.
Ever) thing in Grocery line fresh and nice,
at lowest price.
Call For a Democratic Rally
Chicago, Oct. 10.—A coll was issued
today by tho National Democratic com
mittee for a grand rally on Oct. 87 of all
the Democratic clubs throughout the
country. Tbo day will bo sot apart as a
Democratic fiold day.
DELEGATES 60 TO THE
MEETING INSTRUCTE
Directed to Accept the 10 Per
Cent Inorease.
FIRST ISSUE OF THE
ATLANTA GAILY NEWS
W. R. Hearst Touched Button
Starting the Press.
ANOTHER MINE IS CLOSED HAS A GOOD NEWS SERVICE
NUMBER | 27
MbhilERED HIS WIFE;
SUES FOR INSURANCE
Most Remarkable Case on
Trial In Philadelphia.
HISTORY OF THE CRIME
Great Strike Demonstration at Scran
ton—Over 15,000 Men aad Boys In
Lino—Alabama Miners Return 1
.Work—Denver Woodworkers Win.
Siiamokin, Pa., Oct 10.—Five dele-
gates left here for Scranton this morn
ing to participate in tho miners’ conven
tion. They will be reinforced between
now and next Friday morning. There
ore 13 local anions between here and
Excelsior, a distanco of 8 miles, repre
senting 11,000 men and boys. Two del
egates are accredited to each local anion.
The men are instructed to voto for a
reduction In tho price of powder to $1.50
por keg, semimonthly pay and to accept
the 10 per cent Increase, providing tbo
operators agreo to keep wages up to that
standard for at least ono year.
Another Colliery Closed Down.
Habrisbcbo, Oct. 10—The Williams-'
town colliery has dosed down owing to
the failure of the company to secure
hands to operate It Tho mine cm-
^ havo joined tboso at Lykens and
uisco iu the strike for tho demands
of the miners' union. A branch of the
union has been organized at Williams-
town with a membership of ovor 5,000
and the men Bay they will not go to
work until the striko Is declared off.
This ends the mining in the Lykens val
ley for tho present. Aboat 8,500 men
are idle In that territory.
Policy of the New Paper as Outlined
by Editor Howard—First Number
Contains 10 Pages, With Many
Special Features—Tho Staff.
Atlanta, Oct. 9—The Dolly News,
Atlanta's new afternoon paper, mode Its
first appearance today, carrying 16 pagos.
On tho first page tho appor left hand
corner Is ooonpled by a picture of W. R.
Hearst, the upper right hand corner by
a picture of the perfecting press on
which The News will be printed. Be
tween the two pictures appears the fol
lowing telegram from Hoarst, and aline
reading:
W. R. Hearst in Chicago touches the
button that starts the press of Tho Dolly
News in Atlanta.”
'Okicaoo, Ills., Oct. 6, 1000.
“Walter Howard, Atlanta News, At
lanta, Go.:
“Hope yon will make a great suocess
in tout new Add, and I am sure yon
'ill- Your record on Tho Journal en
ables me to oredlct that with great posi
tiveness. A progressive, patriotio peo
ple like a progressive, patriotio paper,
and that, I understand, is what yoa pro
pose giving them.
"W. R. Hearst."
The paper's policy 1$ briefly ontlinod
in the following oditorial:
"It is usual and proper for a- now pa
per, asking the support of the publio, to
moke a declaration of its principles and
will do this as
intentions. The News '
CLASH NEAR POTTSVILLE.
Union and Nonunion Man Engago In a
Frco Fight.
Pottsville, Pa., Oct. 10—There was
dash between strikers and non-strikers
at the Ooxe Bros. & Co.’s colliery at
Oneida, Schuylkill county, this morn
ing. The strikers gathered in largo
numbers near the colliery and endeav
ored to persuade men on their way to
work to return to their homes. When
they'refused a fight ensued and both
sides used sticks and stones freely, with
the result that several were Injured, but
none sorionsly. During tho fracas two
shSts were fired.
The officials of the mine telephoned
to Sheriff Toolo asking for protection
for their men at work.
< well as that of the farmers and
We Into.- to the city trade as well as tin
* vc4I.Cr can tlx you on a good dinner.
,. h" c C hlckena, l-Tgg, Butter and all country produce, paying the
Please you In quality and
H. D. WATTS ft SON., ,
of British Elections.
*’ Viet. io.—Tho total number
u* T ' if parUa mont elected up to
Ii*!* 11 ', is 5t0 - follows: Minls-
opposition, 198. In the
, «Kht In South Dublin, J.
Nationalist, onstod the
k«t Ji “ember, Hon. Korooe O.
bj li, n' w „ Cttn ' u<1 aoy was also op-
another Conservative.
French Cruiser at New York.
Nrw York. Oct. 10—Tho French see
ond doss cruiser Oecille, having on
board Rear Admiral Richard, In charge
of tho French naval division in the At
lantic. arrived today from Sydney, Cope
Breton. The cruiser is expected to re-
£2ntaportttUobaut Oct. Mand then
Roosevelt In Indiana.
Chicago, Oct 10—Governor Roose
velt's special train arrived from St
Louis at 8:45 o'clock this morning and
half an hour Inter doportod far Indiana,
where the governor mil spend tho next
two days.
CONDITION OFCOTTONCROP
General Average Shows a Decline For
the Month of September.
Washington, Oct. 10—Tho monthly
report o( the statistician of the depart
ment of agriculture shows tho averogo
condition of ootton on Oct. 1 to have
been 67, as compared with 68.3 lost
month, 63.4 on Oct. I, 1899, 73.4 at tho
corresponding dato in 1808 aad 71.6 the
mean of October averages for tho last
ten years.
With tho exception of North Carolina
and Tcnnesseo, where there Is no appro,
ciablo change in tho condition of the
crop, there has been n decline during
September throughout the wholo of the
cotton states cast of tho Mississippi
river. This decline amounts to 8 points
in Virginia, Georgia and Alabama; 3
points In South Carolina, 4 in Missis
sippi and 8 in Florida. Louisiana also
shows a decline of 4 points. On the
other band, thoro has boon safHclent im
provement in northern Toxas to mako
the general average of that stato 1 point
higher than last month, and there ig
also an improvement of 1 point in Okie-'
boma, 5 points in Indian Territory and
4 points in Missouri, tho crop in Arkan
sas about holding its own.
Tho avorago by states is as follows:
Virginia, 71; North Carolina, 64; South
Carolina, 56; Georgia, 67; Florida, 63;
Alabama, 63; Mississippi, 50; Louisiana,
66; Texas, 68; Arkansas, 65; Tennessee,
64; Missouri, 68; Oklahoma, TO; Indian
Territory, 67.
Knoxville Carnival Opens.
Knoxville, Oct 10—Knoxville’s fifth
annual carnival oponed today when the
Prophet of the Smoky Mountains ar
rived. He was received by tho mayor
and tho key to tho city was tendered
Wm by Miss Lucy Hall, carnival queen
Tbo prophet then led the trades' display
10,000 visitor* are here.
Great Strike Demonstration.
Scranton, Pa, Oct. 10—All Interest
the strike of the miners of the Lacka
wanna region today oentored upon the
great parade and massmoetihg this af
ternoon. President John Mitohell and
his party reaohod his morning at 10
o'clock from Sbamokin and were received
by a committco and escortod to their
hoteL The parado was mode up of six
divisions and it was estimated that
abont 15,000 men and boys wore in lino,
many of whom walked long distances to
got hero in tlma for it.
Strikers Return to Work.
Birmingham, Ala., Oot. 10—The 1,000
minors of the Tonnossoo Coal, Iron and
Railroad oompany at Blooton, who
struck last week, have returned to work
the old terms. Tho committee of the
executive board of tho United Mina
Workers appointed to investigate the
matter sustained the oompany, as there
was nothing in the contract to justify
the domonds of the men.
• Denver Strikers Win.
Denver, Oct. JO—The striko of tho
woodworkers in this city has boon settled
and today tho closed mills hero resumed
work. The troublo was over tho em
ployment of nonunion men at some of
tho mills. The demands of tho anion
wore granted and all workmon will
hereafter be anion mon.
COTTON~THIEVES~ARRE9TED
Five Negroes Steal Four Bales and
Sell Them.
Brundidge, Ala., Oct. 10—Onoofthe
boldest robberies ever perpetrated in
this section took place at the ginnery of
Zeko Bryant, 5 miles southeast of this
city.
A party of fivo negroes stolo four bales
of ootton. Two of tho negroes carried
tho cotton to Louisville, whore thoy sold
it, and immediately retnrnod, i '
they were arrested. This gave a
and It was discovered that Mr. Bryant’s
cotton was in a warehouse here, it hav
ing been sold to a merchant. Allen and
two of his sons were arrested and $80 of
the monoy recovered. The negroes at
tempted to burn tho gin and its contents
to hido their crime. They poured kero
sene over tho cotton and set it on fire,
bnt it bad been raining and tho water
heating in bod wet the cotton so the oil
only flashed and burned off.
Death of Charles Wheeler.
Denver, Oct-. 10—Charles Wheeler,
who resigned os treasurer of the Colo
rado Southern railroad last April on ac
count of ill health, is dead at his home
in this city. He was oonneoted with the
Union Pacific railway system for 38
years, occupying tho position of comp
troller part of tnf time.
■ Newmarket October Meet.
London, Oct. 1&—At the Newmarkot
second October meeting today tho Czoro-
witch stakes, a handicap, of 35 sover
eigns each, with 600 sovereigns added,
was won by L. Neumann’s Clare Haven.
briefly and os clearly as possible.
“The News promises above every
thing else to print all of the news all of
the time, without bios or color.
“In national polities this paper will
be Democratic because it believes firmly
and sincerely that the broad princi
ples for which the Democratic party
stands are best for the whole people.
"In local affairs The News will do its
utmost to deal jnstly with every oitlzan
and at the some lime fulfill its contract
to its subscribers to furnish them a
dally account of all happenings that are
legitimate news. Above all this the
paper will hot be influenced by corpor
ate interests of any sort whatever or
controlled by political dosires or ambi
tions of members of the staff.
"A newspaper Is a quasi publio institu
tion. No man has a right touse a prop
erty built up by the pnblio to further
his private ends, whotner such ends rep
resent the making of monoy. or the ful
fillment of polltioal ambitions.
"In othsr words, this paper believes
that It is under contract to its subscrib
ers to furnish them the newsat so much
per week, and it will endeavor at all
times to do so In a manner whiob will
not leave it open to a charge of oheatlng
and swindling.”
The editorial page carries signed ar
ticles by Joel Chandler Harris, Walter
B. Hill, ohoncellor of tho University of
Georgia, and Joe Johnston, formorly of
Atlanta.
There are tumorous other spoclal fea
tures, making a very attractive issue.
The telegraphio news service is an ex
cellent one, while the local department
shows to good advantage.
The staff is oomposed of tho following
well known newspaper men of long ex
perience and recognized ability;
Walter Howard, editor; Josiah Car
ter, managing editor; Walter O. Cooper,
news and associate editor; Morton
Smith, city editor.
Situation Greatly Improved.
LaOrosse, Wls., Oot. la—The situa
tion along the Mississippi river is great
ly improved today. Tho rivor here is
still rising slowly, bnl the high water
has spent its force and it is behoved will
soon begin to faU.
Bbortledgo Shot His Wife lu Cold
Blood—Acquitted on the Ground of
Insanity—Released From the Asylum
lie Seeks to Recover Insurauce.
Philadelphia, Oct 10—A suit to re
cover insurance on the life of his wife
whom be killed on Dec. 81, 1893, has
boen commenced In this city by Profes
sor Swithin O. Shortlodgo, who is now
residing at Kennett Square in Chester
county. The suit, which Is to recover
the sum of $7,033 from the Provident
Life and Trust company, is one of the
most remarkable in the history of life
insurance.
The tragedy whioh ended tho life of
Mrs. Shortledge was enacted in Media
on a New Year’s eve and caused a grout
sensation. Several years bofere that
date Professor Shortledge had oomo to
Media with his wife and family and es
tablished what Is known as tho Media
Academy for Young Mon. For several
years the venture was successful, the
school having a high class patronage.
Then Mrs. Shortledge died.
In November, 1896, Professor Short-
ledge married Miss Marie Dixon Jones.
Shortly after his second marriage the
irofossor began to oot strangely. On
he night of the killing, six woeks after
the marriage, Professor Shortledge In
vited his wife to go out with him for a
walk. A short distance from tho hooso
he shot her throngh the heart and thon
attempted suicide, but was disarmed by
“ neighbor.
In tho trial which followed Professor
Shortledge was acquitted on tho ground
of insanity and was confined In an
asylum until a year ago.
There is no case of a parallel nature
in the insurance annals of this state.
LIPTON SENDS~A CHALLENQE
Sir Thomas Wants Another Try For
tbs America’s Cup.
London, Oct. 10—It is reported here
that a challenge from Sir Thomas Lip-
ton for another series of races for the
America’s cup reached timJIow York
Yacht club this morn i n g'S^Vr 1 “ W
At the offices of Mr. Thomas Upton
today the report that his challenge had
reached Now York was denied. It ap
pears, however, that it was recently
mailed or that it is to be sent to New
York.
Report I. Confirmed, »
New York, Oct. 10—Inquiries made
at the New York Yacht dab tend to
confirm the report from London that
anothor challenge for the America’s cup
bus been received there from Sir Thomas
Upton, bat no definite statement on the
subject con be made at present.
J. S. V. Odio, secretary of tho New
York Yacht club, sold that a latter was
received today from Sir Thomas Upton
announcing that the Upton oap for 70-
footers Is on tbo Oormaaio dae horo to
morrow.
Ktllrd by a Constable.
Raleigh, Oct. Ifi—Peter Griffin and
several other white men, all drunk,
went to the house of Constable Samuel
Mangam and abased Mangnm’s wife.
Man gum ordered them away, but they
advanced on him. He fired into them,
instantly killing Qriffln.
Has Regained His Health.
Santiago de Chili, Oct io Preri-
dent Errasnriz, who was stricken with
paralysis June 10 lost, Is now in perfect
health and will resnmo charge of gov
ernment affairs tomorrow. Oomplet*
tranquility prevails in the republic!
Writ! Ww&V 1
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