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JDOWU to Five Line, and Bunch-
e d Together.
OVERTURNED TRAIN
FINALLY REPLACED
Nominated Yesterday By Very Close
Vote.
People Who Came Here or Went Away
Yesterday.
Paralysis Seems to Have Seized the
Market
Traffic
On Central Was
Yesterday.
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onrToFEVENTS HEBE MAJORITY OF THREE BALLOTS. AMERIOUS A MECCA FOR MANY
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FALLS QUARTER CENT MONDAY. THREE TRAINMEN ARE INJURED
, e|in City and Suburb of
interest to Be Perused at
While Your Coffee
Is
Election One of Most Spirited Ever
Witnessed in Sumter—Total of
Nearly a Thousand Votes Cast—All
Candidates Ran Well.
Your Own Name or That of a Friend
May Be Found Below In the Lengthy
List of Yesterday’s Visitors Who
Came Here
t , Extern grown seed Irish Po-
beia, HcDSON’s°'DBUO Stobe.
wU o must have had
l Ste I bead, was jailed yester-
Poole on the charge of
a bicycle-
i a r-e cotton mills operating
e in Fall River are olos-
this fact, of course affects
*ce of cotton-
P.rk is a neglected spot in na-
5 rv a nd barren, and appears
f been abandoned oy the conn-
, ,,ark purposes.
avenue merchants are going
'L balloons in which to float
i daogeronsho.es in the side-
i along that street.
Bunnorts four places
,et ! Cn iid - drinks are dispensed.
8 we know Mrs. Nation will [
By a bare plurality of three votes
Mr. Charles A. Chambliss was on yes
terday nominated for the office of clerk
of Sumter superior court to fill the un
expired term of the late incumbent,
Judge J. Henry Allen.
Americus Dealers Sold the Best
Seven and Half Cents-Looks Like
There Will Be No Recovery and End
is Not In Sight.
Mrs, Georgia Smith returned home
yesterday from a pleasant visit of sev-
era! days m Macon.
uage«J. nenrv aueu.
It was by long odds the closest race
qvA witnessed here.
r.ng ,
ere hunting trouble
oafera club were organized in
u9 a membership of cevera hnn-
,uldeasily be secured, tf»U toe
a vagrant negroes were eorraled.
e officer Smith, a “gripper" by
■ion has been in the grip of La
Tries days. He is out again,
11 shows evidences of his serious
rer wiiueaiseu
The vote, as consolidated laBt night,
nnoflicially, gives Charles Chambliss
372 votes, Egbert Allen 309, and Elton
Parker 241, a plurality of three for
Chambliss.
The county democratic exeoutive
committee will meet this morning, con
solidate the vote and declare the result
officially.
And until this is done both Messrs
Chambliss and Allen will be exceed
ingly nervous, owing to the very close
vote, though the former feels confident
that the figures are right and cannot
be changed.
And this appears to be the opinion
Miss Lnla Burbage, a charming visi
tor here this week, returned yesterday
to hor home in Atlanta.
Mrs. W. A. Dodson is spending
some time at the home of Hon. E. B.
Lewis, in Montezuma, going np yes
terday,
Miss Mary Haynes and little niece,
Madge Mershcn, left yesterday for
Durham, N. C. where they will reside
in future
Mrs. L. D- Lockhart and Miss Alioe
Worthy left yesterday for Valdosta to
attend the session of the State Baptist
convention.
Miss Margaret Callaway returned to
Macon yesterday after a short visit to
her cousin, Miss Mervin Callaway, at
her home here.
lanta recently 37 loafing negroes
evicted in one day °f vagranoy
, t to the rock Pile. Thereto-
n Americas, but they will not be
banner heavy weight struck
,s yesterday, a traveling man
ped the scales at 412 pounds,
i not an Americus dude who
bo large
- man in Americus is ready to
the coming of the pretty girl
spring (shirtwaist. And the
as girl ranks those of the uni
l good looks,
first straw hat of the season
ortk yestorday, and was of re
ntage. This sets the pace, and
iter tile will now be shied to the
ibbed garret.
• reading yesterday of the over
j of a freight train by the cyclone
-Ut before Americus people are
to believe that the great storm
an do anything,
erday’s weather bill was replete
bright sunshine and spring
rs. Nothing remains of the re-
, clone except the washed streets
very robust scare,
re was no material change in the
. market yesterday. Prioes, both
all the candidates.
The primary was one of the most
spirited ever witnessed in Sumter
eonnty. Each of the three gentlemen
running, Messrs Chambliss, Allen and
Parker, were popular among hundreds
of friends in Snmter.
Each realized the fact that he had the
fight of hia life before him, and fought
to a finish. Both the candidates and
their friends worked heroically.
At no time during the day would
anyone prediot the result.
Nearlv a thousand votes were cast in
the county, the exact number being
982, and as much of this was of the vest
pocket variety each candidate could
only hope that he was getting the most
of it. .
Mr. T. F. Gatewood ran as Mr.
Chambliss’ deputy, and his personal
popularity added much to the strength
of the ticket, .
At the courthouse or city precinct
058 votes were cast, while the combined
vote of the eight county precincts was
324. However, many farmers voted in
town. , , .
Chambliss received 219 votes in town
and 153 In the country; Allen 271 in
town and 98 in the country; Parker 108
in town and 73 in the country. This
was the result as announced at the
finish
The executive committee will canvass
the vote this morning.
The election was for the unexpired
term, thongh only three months of the
two years has yet elapsed. The regu
lar eleetion will take place on April 3d,
though of course the result is already
determined. ,
Only two thirda of the registered
white vote was cast-982 out of a total
of 1,652.
Justice William H. Fish arrived from
Atlanta yesterday to spend a day here
with Mrs. Fish, the guest of Mrs.
H. S, MoOleskey.
Misses Abba Brown, of Lulaville
and Birdie Mannie, of Hawkinsvxlle,
were two very attractive visitors in
Americus yesterday.
Miss Floyd Williford returned yes
terday from a visit of a week in Albany
and is again the guest of Misses Amzie
and Fannie Williford
Miss Florine West returned yester
day after a visit of a week in Maeon,
where she was the gnest of her aunt,
Mrs. William R. Cox.
Conductor Sapp, Mail Agent Shuler
and Expressman Strickland Hurt-
Engine and Several Cars Blown
From Eails-Road Open
Blocked 0 p en Enmity to Abdul Hamid
Spreading.
AN ENORMOUS WAR DEBT
For the first time in nearly two years
Americas warehousemen are offering
middling cotton at 7} cents. Verily,
the "Ring” hath been dethroned and,
worse still, is on the run with the
South's enemies in full yelp behind his
forces, who cannot rally.
Demoralization seems to control the
cotton market jnst at present.;
Instead of an advance yesterday
morning the market opened at a sheer
loss of nearly a quarter cent from Sat
urday, and then declined farther dur
ing the day.
Americas cotton men attribute the
fearful slump to the enormous receipts
as well as to the warlike appearance of
affairs in the Orient. The Gulf port
receipts yesterday alone were as great
as for the whole coiresponding week of
last season.
Seven and a half cents seems very
low for cotton, espooiallv when we re
member that it brought 11} cents here
a few months ago.
This means a difference of $20 per
bale, and to farmers who doolined to
sell then and are still holding on to
their cotton it means n loss of thous
ands of dollars, to say nothing of the
other expenses necessarily incurred in
bolding their crop.
It may go even lower fltill toaav
Nobody knows what cotton will do.
Advertised Letters.
MisB Marion Hitt, formerly of this
city but now residing in Atlants, is
upon a visit to her sister, Mrs. E. B.
Everett, 210 Lee street.
After a visit of two months to her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Wheatley,
Mrs. L. 0. Smith will return today to
her home In J ersey City.
Mrs. John B. Shaw returned to At
lanta yesterday after spending a week
pleasantly hire at the home of her
father, Capt. C. W. Felder.
Mrs. Hugh Willett and Mrs. Maltha
Lester, of Macon, are guests of Mrs
John B. Felder for several days at her
beautiful home on Taylor street
Mr and Mrs. James Fitzgerald came
over‘from Stewart yesterday. Mrs.
Fitzgerald, who Las been finite ill, will
spend some time with her alBter, Mrs.
H. J. Fite.
WERE MARRIED AT PARSONAGE
:ket yesterday. Prioes, botn —7 __
otton and fntures, are away BLEW TEAM FROM THE TRACK.
I the prospect of an early ad-
18 slim indeed. Central Train Is Wrecked Beyond
ue hundred foot ilagstaff is Ellayille.
ed in thenationaloemetery & ^ cycl<me lia , te d to the west
uX vUib“e C fr # om Ameri- of Ei.aviUe yesterday afternoon and
in miles away. while partienlars were not obtainable
y Of the orchards about U st night great damage, no dou .
rroat damage was done by | re8U ited.
storm. Not a few * r0es An entire Central Railroad train was
jd off, while peach and pear bl(jwn {rom t ]j e track,
er the gronnd. j Tbiswa8 th0 train for Columbia,
which left Americus at 3 o’clock in
charge of Capt. Sapp.
Three miles beyond ElUville the oy-
s, down tUate. I an* «.'«»«
1 improvement. He has I w | 10 | a outfit.
ed to his nome here for two , rh(J ponder0 us engine was turned
nths by serious illness. as easily as a baby carriage.
All of the cars were dumped down
TLE NEXT SATURDAY. 1 ten teet from the track.
1 again i.miscd bul
1 about Americus are plant-
, this week. Mr. B. H. Jos-
in yesterday from hia plants-
DeSoto,and reports the farm-
msy down there.
Americus, «Ga.» March* 27, 1901.
low is a complete list of unclaimed
mail matter now remaining on band m
Americus, Ga., postoffice, ““dual® 8 ®
called for within next 14 days will be
sent to dead letter office, Washington.
B—Bellows, Mr. E G; Barber, Mr.
Dock.
C-CannoD, Mr. J 0; Camlions, Miss
Bailie.
D-Darty, Mr. Bob.
E~Edwards, Lonra; Ebbetts, Mr. SO
F—Fatilla, Joe; Franks, Mr. Ban
dolpb; Finch, Mr. Jas. B; Fields,
Mrs. Alice; Fiiton, Mrs. Ada B.
G—Gary, Robert; Gray, HW; Gazia,
Chas. D. *
H—Hensons, James Arthur; Hippina,
Mrs Conie; Hooks, Dr. J C.
J-JiningB, AK; Jones, MiBS Eliza,
Jones, Dr. L K; Jones, Mr. W H.
M—Medelton, Mr. E D; Masseias, Jas.
McDonald, Susan; McBray, Mary.
P—Priest, Mr. Jim.
R—RoVinson, Mrs. Patient.
B—Brown, Mrs. Carrie.
T—Tidwell, Mrs. Bertha, Thilford,
JobD, Thomas, Mra. Millie.
W—Woodward, J P,
8. A. Smith. Postmaster.
The fourth division of the Central of
Georgia, Americus to Colnmbus, was
still blocked for traffic yesterday, and
up to a late hour last night no trains
had arrived here from Bnena ^ ista or
Columbus.
The oyolone-struok tram at Bnena
Vista blocked the line.
Yesterday’s Times-Recorder .old how
train No. 21, Amerious to Columbus,
had been blown from the traek tho af
ternoon before by the terrific foree of
tbeoyolone.
Two wrecking trains reached the
scene of disaster yesterday noon, it re
qniring fifteen hoars to get there from
Columbus. Gangs of laborers went to
work, and last evening righted the de
railed engine and ears.
No trains could get through to
Amerious yesterday morning.
Trains from Columbus came down aB
far as Buena Vista and doubled back.
Today, however, the track trill bo
cleared and all schedules again
^As stated in these columns yesterday,
the ponderous engine, tbrei coaches
and seven freight oars wereloverturned.
There were font passengers aboard
the train, two white men and two ne
groes, all of whom escaped serious id
jury. The negroes fled the ecene whon
^Conductor Sapp, Mail A « e »‘ ^ ule '
and Express Messenger Btriokland
wore considerably bruised, thongh
their injuries are by no means B « riou •
Some uneasiness was felt among their
great fury.
iFFAIRS IN TURKEY
REACH GRAVE POINT
Patrols at Constantinople Hove Been
Doubled and Mohammedans and
Christiana Are Arrested Dally and
Sent to Asia Minor.
London, Maroh 27.-Dispatohes re
ceived here from Constantinople are —
the effect that affairs are practically
reaching a dangerous pass there. Turk
ish finances are in an execrable condi
tion. The government salaries are from
six to eight months in arrears. Up
ward of a million Turkish pounds are
due for war material, while the military
expenditure Is daily increasing in order
to cope with the rebellion in the prov
ince of Yemen, In southern Arabia,
and Macedonia.
There is no doubt that the Ottoman ,
troops received a severe oheok at the
hands of the Arab insurgents who, ina
manifesto denouncing the snltiw, PK£
claimed his brother, Mohammed Betbaa
Effendi, to be sultan, with the title o
Mohammed V. Tho young Turk sporty
have adhered to the Arabian
tion. and the open enmity to Abdul
Hamid, the sultan, has spread to the
palace and the sultan’s advisers, tojto
Bey is said to be preparing for flight.
The patrols of Constantinople have been
doubled. Mohammedans and Christian*
are arrested hourly and ^*« numbora
are daily shipped to Asia Minor.
The tension between the Bulgarian!!
and the sultan in Macedonia are ex
treme. The report is th 5 t J“ 1 < ^ r ° la , j^ 1 to
of marauders has crossed Bulgaria into
Macedonia.
Oeorgla“DiFmniu.rr ^uuvennou.
Oomjmbus, Ga., March 25
nunl convention of the Georg* division
of the Travelers’ Protective Association
. . will be colled to order in
OoiumbusThursday night and
sontod. —— —
Salisbury Not Seriously ill.
London. March 25.-The report that
Lord Salisbury Is ill i« somewhat exag-
onrated He suffered from a slight cold
fu'the'head yesterday, but is better to
day.
Yes, the same
GOLD DUST
Washing Powder
• a .J dlnaa will cleMl |HO
Nuptials of Miss Watts and Mr. Mil
ler Monday-
The marriage of Miss Mary Watts
and Mr. W. D. Miller at 11 o clock
yesterday morning was a jilcasaiit sur-
prise to many of their friends to whom
the approaching nuptials had not been
announced. At the hour named the
yonng couple, accompanied by nnmer-
ons relatives and friends, drove to the
home of Rev. G. W. Mathews, pastor
of the First Methodist church, where
the marriage riteB were duly solemn
ized. The pretty bride is a daughter o
Capt. and Mrs. H.D.Watts, and as one
of Americus’ most prepossessing yonng
ladies had long been a favorite among
many friends and admirers. Mr. Mil
ler holds a responsible position with
whoiesale house inJacksonviile,where
ho is generally esteemed. Mr. and
Mrs. Miller left at noon for their home
in the Florida metropolis.
COMPLETED THE WORK MONDAY
Board of Registrars Look Over the
Voters List
Tne eonnty board of registrars,
Messrs. W. F. Clark, B. T. Adams and
H. We*terotb, completed yesterday the
ta*k of revising the list of registered
voters of Snmter, culling therefrom
such democrats, popultota and repub
licans as have not paid their taxes and,
therefore, are not eligible voters. All.
of these disqualified ones, numbering
several hundred, beve been citedl to
appoar before the board here next Fri
day to ahow cause why their names
should not be stricken from the list |
of voters.
(hat brightens your silver and cat glass will
Kitchen Crockery. Cold Dust le e dirt deetroy •
nothing more. It never harms tho article it comes In
contact with. It simply makes U clean. For greatest
economy buy the large package.
The N. K. Fairbank Company,
Chios,o, St. Louis, New York, Boston.
BATTERED by FIERCE SEAS I UNCLE ^ ^
Overdue French steamer Arrives In State epor^ Wu-
.. . a Itaellnilt V OVASCs I ... .. — mi.. .lata
Mu,'* -now 1,1 Rockies.
March 47-Another heavy
snowstorm began here early this morn
tug. Bv 9 o'clock 0 inches of snow had
■raue r rciu.ii —
Fort After Perilous Voyage.
New York. March 26— Battered by
fierce seas and tossed about by erce
When a woman's feelings are all
workod np she should order a fresh
supply.
lug . ny „ . t piles the IVenchstsanwr La Gascogne
fallen and U « a J r0 B “ U ea «e°rn^^oiorado arrived today from Havre 48 hours over-
-“ r %ilg“ °“
Sunday mid Monday will not eroeed 3 the^moreing cOUrch^^the^wn remo
P® r cent — _^= I throughout the three dnys and severe
tlmes*he steamerwa. obUgedtoturu
to Minister Wu.
Washington, Maroh 20. The
department made public ‘° da 7“ “ ot !
sent to the Chinese minister Feb. li
entering into any private, tend
financial
arrangements w’ithont the full
of all I
Iinauciai nuouBvu.—— —
knowledge of all the powers.
•j nxiAi -— firvflin some ieu : , . .
. Several people were badly bruised but
ool Teachers to Get Their qo ono killed , .. .iked
Money Then. unless “a Uain was
chool Commissioner Moore back t L^ Ooiumbus to rescue
3E&. HA S 2 ‘hem. i8 "° tVe ‘
mg the county school teacU- back on Ua damage and loss of
xassr-SK 2 rkof th0 oycloae wiU 1,0
y, and only the money earn-1 great.
u make knwnL ^I^Sus^EAKNESS
times the steamer was
taTl and ran before the fury of
rtrpAt seas broke over tbs starboard
side with great force, the boats on the
decks being wrenched from their
The rafts were lifted from the
PWmake known
upper deck and drepped down uptm the
tho passengers were hart.
nth remains unpaid, I BROUGHT IN SURPLUS COTTON.
TRYWHIRE.
Shipment of Sixty Bales I. Recieved
* Yesterday.
Mr H. n. Singletary shipped to
'SB furtSSf.
Mr Singletary is not yet ready to sell,
p.’ S1 “ e ‘* haTinK the ootton stored in
b “ P hn nse to keeping it on hto farm.
SSSSSsfitfR
^good price.
W JnouS TO NEOLECT THtuu
Mr
Picked Up at Sea.
London, March 20—The Atlantic
| transport line steamer MiuueapolU,
from New York March 10 for London,
has tewed into St Michaels. Ajjore«. th«
from Ereltc^MarTo tor New York.
I 7h“h U she had picked up at sea dU-
Dr. E. J. ELDRIDOE. Agent.
CASTOR IA
I For Infant, and Children.
| The Kind You Haw Always Bought
Bears the
Signature of
Meat Famine In savannah.
Savannah. March *6—There Is almo.ll
a meat famine in Savannah. For some
reason, probably the shortage of care
for handling dressed beef, 'ha western
packing houses have failed to keep tM
warehouses here supplied. Thero Isa
shortage of western meats at the mar
ket and the supply of domestic beef.
...wlrnte, was soon exhausted. UR-
J arrive toon, there may be MX
actual famine in the fresh meat tin®;.?*
the cold storage houses are practically
cleaned out.
Liner Majestic Arrives*
Queesstownb, March 27. —The White
Star line steamer Majestic, which left
New York Jan. 20, arrived here today.
She experienced favorable weat h®][
throughout the trip. John J. Daly, the
mayor of Limerick, who was a passen*
mr, expected to be arrested beamsoof
his speeches in the United States but
the authorities had no intention of tak
ing any notice of hi, utterances.
Gold For Europe.
NEW York, Maroh 27—The National
City bank has arranged to ship 1,200.009