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AMERICUS TIMES-
Tllllill VEAB
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JUNE
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■UMMEll is here, and those who start
1 right will go through the whole summer
f season with little trouble. A taint of Mala-
n . l L T 1 rial poisoning in your blood to-day will last
l/l2r2L • | un * il the F . a1 . 1 unless you drive it out now.
| Blood Medicines can’t cure Malaria poison-
j ng> The antidote for Malaria poisoning is
OHNSON'S TONIC.
The sickest man is not always in bed. The meanest kind
,f sickness is just to be able to attend to one’s duties. With
jrh blood in your veins you perform, with pleasure, the work
tat becomes an arduous task for half well people.
Why don’t you take JOHNSON’S TONIC ? It is the
World’s Greatest Medicine- The dealer makes less money on
OHNSON’S TONIC than on any other kind. Now remember
tat yoor health is your business and making money is his
lusines*-
It would pay you better to drive twenty-five miles to get a
,ottle ol JOHNSON’S TONIC rather than use the cheap kind
bat pays more profit to the dealer.
Money-making and Life-saving don’t run very close togeth-
JOHNSON’S TONIC is the kind that cures. It is 100 times
tetter than Quinine. Does in one day what slow Quinine
cannot do in ten days.
Better do your own thinking when your health is at stake.
Insist upon having the World’s Greatest Medicine,
JOHNSON’S CHILL and FEVER TONIC.
F„rnt tram a Litter daUd
nnnitvillr. S. C.. August 26, 1839.
At the age of 00, with 35 year* of actlre
practice, I am a careful obaorrer and cau
tious in endorslug proprietary medicines, but
I can conscientiously andorse your Johnson’s
Cum, A.xn t'rvm Toxic as one of tbo beat
combination remodlea for Chills and Furor I
Pare crer used. It corrects tho vitiated so-
ere lions of the liver, reUovoa costlvenois, and
promotes absorption and assimilation of food,
tens fulfilling all tbo Indications claimed for It.
Yourt truly,
T. P. Edwards, M. D.
It has been on the market for tho
pa9t seventeen years, and stands
higher today as a curative agent
than any other mediejne made.
Take a thorough course of JOHN
SON’S TONIC and enjoy that keen
pleasure in life that only belongs to
thoroughly well people.
Costs 50 cents a bottle. Get it
today.
A. B. GIRARDEAU,
SAVANNAH, GA.
EXPANSION
and contraction are two of the most important fea
tures of paint. A paint which will not expand or
contract according to atmospherical conditions Is
sure to crack, blister and peel off.
IHoore’s Pure -House Colors
being composed of the best pigments and pure
linseed oil possess the necessary elasticity to ob
viate these difficulties and therefore make it the
one preferred.
We will send your painter color card and
quote prices If you will furnish his name.
he Sheffield-Huntington Company
FATAL WRECK
It Occurred In the the Rail
road Yards at Atlanta
This Morning.
RESULTS ARE TERRIBLE
Three Persons Killed Outright, Three
Are Dying and Ten or Fifteen Others
Are More or Less Seriously luju red
Heartrending Scenes—Story of the
Disaster.
Paints and Hardware, Americus, Qa.
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NTIES
Atlanta, Juno 4.—A switch engine
on the Southern railway struck an in
coming passenger train from Uacon to
day near the Southern shops and over
turned several coaohes.
Three people were instantly killed,
three more perhaps fatally crushed, two
more dangeronsly hurt, and ten or 13
more or less Wounded.
The Casualties.
Tho dead are:
Mrs. A. A. Lemon of McDonough, Ga.
Irma Lemon, daughter of the above.
H. H. Vickers, Flovilla, Go.
Fatall injured:
Mrs. Julia Kirby, 4 Ella street, At
lanta.
A. F. Bunn of McDonough.
A. F'ouche of McDonough.
Dangerously hurt:
Mrs. Julia Kersey, 4 Ellis street, At
lanta.
A. F. Buun, McDonough, Ga.
A. F. Fouehe, McDonough, Ga.
D. G. George, Kent, Ga.
William Richardson.
How It Occurred.
Tho disaster occurred about 10:43
o’clock this morning.
At that timo tho southern passenger
train from Macon, due in Atlanta at
10:65, Was passing through tho yards
near the shops at a high rate of speed.
On a switch from the main lino, lo
cated at the eastern end of the shops, a
switch engine was standing.
As tho passenger was passing the
jnnetion of the switch and the main
line, the switch engine suddenly leaped
backward and into the moving coaches.
The Man In the Cab.
Sonthern railway officials declaro that
the throttle of tho switch engine in
some way becamo numauageablo, and
that the man in the cab was nttorly un
able, through no fault of his own, to
control tho ponderous machino.
The mau who was in tho cab, how
ever, Yard Conductor Duncan, was ar
rested upon the report that ho was,
without knowing anything about uu on-
gine, playing with it.
Tho switch engino struck tho two last
f iasseuger coaches just about tho conp-
ing. The forco of tho blow was so
great that it reduced the heavy oars to
kindliug wood for half their length aud
knocked them clear off the track.
Work of Rescue.
Thoso in the coaches who were not
seriously or not at all hurt, aided by
others who enmo upon the scene, pro
ceeded as quickly as possible to deliver
the victims of tho coaches from the de-
bris.
Seats were torn out of tho cars and
pallets improvised from them for the
sufferers upon the ground and on tho
floor of the baggage and chair conchos.
Emperor Still Handicapped by Vicious
Dowager Empress In Carrying Out
His Cherished Schemes of Reform.
Change of Capttul City.
Yokohama, May 14, via Victoria, B.
C., Jane 5.—Affairs in China seem to
show a remarkably solid influence which
America is there acquiring, largely at
tributable to the favorable impression
made by General Chaffee and the troops
under his command. Something like
consternation prevails at the prospect of
the withdrawal of these and of the Jap
anese, those two nationalities buving
alone been competent to keep order and
gain the confidence of tho natives. One
of the papers here publishes the follow
ing from nn interview with Prince
Chlng:
Suggestion to Uncle Sain,
‘•I think the United States will do a
wise thing if it restores to China the
district now allotted to it, simultaneous
ly with the withdrawal of its troops.
If it takes the initiative in this matter,
the other powers will follow the exam
ple set by it aud the city of Peking
will then bo placed in tho control
of tho Chinese government. Such a
step I think is an argent necessity
for tho restoration of order in
Peking. I judge that tho imperial oonrt
will not be able to return to Peking be
fore the coming falL As for the exist
ing relations betweon the emperor and
empress dowager, I may say that oven
should the dofacto right of governing
the country be restored to his majesty’s
hands, it is not likely he will be able to
make nse of it in carrying out all the
schemes of reform he may be cherish
ing at heart.”
A Mere Pretense.
Every one hero scoats at the idea that
tho Chinese government will ever re-
tarn to Peking. It is possible that it
will make a show of returning, to sat
isfy the present demand of tho allies.
For the table are by far
the most pleasing to the
palate when furnished
from our store
me your grocery account
fer just OWE MOW™. A
trial is all I asKi
A thoroughly equipped Grocery Store with every-
ng for the table in season.
'eorge S. tyx,
j(rtesian Corner,
jfmortcus, Sa
RAN INTO A TANK CAR.
Passenger Train Completely Destroy
ed by Fire.
PiTTeEUBG, June 4 — Passenger train
No. 10« on the Panhandle railroad,
known as the Caruegio accommodation,
ran into a tank car fall of oil in tl -• Try
street tunnel late last night. The oil
immediately ignired and the passenger
train was completely destroyed.
Fortunately, there were only nine
passengers aboard, seven of them rail-
readers, and all made their escape by
making a hasty retreat from the rear
end of the tunnel. One person, Wil
liam J. Reese, a telegraph operator, was
slightly burned.
The accident was causea by a mistake
in signals. The loss to tho railroad
company will amount to mauy thou
sands of dollars.
Fast Train Caught Handcar.
Columbus, Ga., Jane 4.—A Sonthern
railway section gang on a handcar had
a very thrilling experience near Wa-
verly Hall yesterday with the regular
passenger train out of Columbus. The
shriek of the rapidly approaching engine
caught the crew between two steep em
bankments. It was seen that nothing
could bo done bat to bold the car by
main force against the side of the ent
until the train passed. Bat two of the
negroes became unnerved and slackened
their hold, allowing the step of the en
gine to bit the bamicar. Two negroes,
Henry Boddv and Robert Itendor, were
hurt, tho former's leg being broken.
Coming Fistic Events.
Sa.v Francisco. Juno 5.—Tho San
Francisco Athletic club has sccnretHwo
good matches for its open-air exhibit
on July 4. Jack Moffatt of Chicagoand
George Gardner are to battle for the
middleweight championship of the
world; Jack Boot and Kid Carter, who
ere now in the light heavyweight class,
■n> to hnz BO rounds.
AMERICANS IN FAVOR
WITH THE CHINESE
United States Troops Made a
Fine Impression.
AFFAIRS IN THE EMPIRE
isfy tlio pr686nt demand ox ino aiiies t
but it will bo but a pretense, and there
is nothing in the negotiations to prevent
in immediate subsequent change of cap
ital, making all'the present military
precautions and preparations abortive.
The universal impression was that in
this matter the allies havo not only over
reached themselves, but have played di
rectly into the hands of Russia.
Fire In Forbidden City.
Berlin, June 5.—A dispatch from Po
king, dated June 4, says: A great con
flagration has occurred in the Forbid
den Oity. Tho Americans and Japanese
are barring all access to tho quarter in
volved, and details, therefore, ore not
obtainable.
Buck In Manila.
Manila, Juno 5.—General Chaffee
aud staff aud two companies of the
Niuth infantry arrived today on tho
United States transport Sumner from
Taku. Tne general was received with
a major general's saluto. General Chaf
fee will be General McArthur’s guest at
the palace.
Departure of Waldersee.
Berlin, June 5.—Count Von Walder-
Bee left Taku yesterday on board the
:Herthaic
German cruiser l
for Kobe, Jnpan.
BATTLE OF VLADFONTEIN.
SOUTHERN WRECK
IN ATLANTA YARD
Additional Details of the Ter
rible Disaster.
YARD CONDUCTOR IS HELD
Correct Ltat of the Dead and Injured.
Story of tbe Collision Told In Detail.
Judicial Investigation of tbe Acci
dent Now In Progress.
Atlanta, Jnne 5.—While tho combi
nation passenger train, composed of car,
from Macon aud Fort Valley, was run
ning into Atlanta yesterday morning
over tbe Southern road, another engine
dashed into it from the sidetnok lead
ing from the old East Tenneasee shops
to the main line.
Three killed outright and many in
jured—some seriously, others slightly—
is the resnlt of the acoident. The first-
class coach of the passenger train was
overturned and completely wrecked.
The Pullman sleeper, next to it, had one
end crushed In, while tbe car ahead of
the fisntclass coach was also damaged.
The Dead.
Those killed in the wreek were Mrs.
A. A. Lemon of McDonough, her little
dangbter, Irma, and H. H. Vickers of
Flovilla. ' ..
Mrs. Lemon was the wife of Alexan
der A. Lemon, a prominent business
man of McDonough. Mr. Lomon is in
terested in the McDonough Mercantile
oompany, is tho owner of the Brown
Houbo at that place and has a large farm
near McDonough. His daughter, who
was killed, was about 8 years old.
Mrs. Lemon also bad one of her chil
dren, a caby loss than a year old, in her
arms at tbe timo tbe collision took place.
The baby was not injured. Her two
other children, a boy and a girl, were
also on tbo train with her, bnt they es
caped lnjnry.
Mr. Vickers was a prosperous yeang
farmer of Flovilla. He was on his way
to Atlanta to have his eyes examined by
a specialist, and was accompanied by
bis brother, N. H. Viokers, who escaped
with a few injuries. Mr. Vickers was
the sou of Jacob Vickers of Flovilla and
had been married about two years. He
leaves a wife and child.
Injured.
A. F. Bunn of McDonough.
J. A. Foucho of MoDonough.
Mrs. Julia Kersey, 4 Ellis street, At
lanta.
H. H. Viokers, Flovilla, Ga.
W. T. Tidwell, McDonongb, Go.
D. A. George, Knot. Ga.
William Rlobardson, Stockbrldge, Ga.
Miss Rosa Lee, Stookbridge, Ga.
Miss Alma Massenger, Washington,
D. O.
Mrs. J. E. Ridley, Huntsville, Ala.
E. G. Eggleston, Atlanta.
G. V. Harvey, Atlanta.
One Mon Arrested.
How the Result Is Viewed In German
Military Circles.
Berlin, June 5.—Military men were
not surprised'when tbe report of the
battle of Vladfontein came ont yester
day. It was suspected from tbe heavy
British losses that the Boer attack was
a surprise, but it was not guessed that
the rear guard of Dixon’s force bad been
rushed and that two guns had been
temporarily captured before the main
body could bo rallied for their recovery.
This engagement occurred further west
than was at first reported, and commu
nication with Pretoria was interrupted.
Delurey fought with much energy and
was repalsed only after ho hod secured
important advantages.
Clearly tho war has not yet reached
the police stage. The Boers proved once
more that they could plan a battle With
skill, and. while they were driven off,
they made an effective demonetraticn
of fighting force, which would seem t >
pat an end to all rumors of pence nego
tiations.
This is tho interpretation which Mr.
Kruger’s group of advisers in Hollan l
place upon it. An irrepressible conflict
goes on with the revival of activity on
tho Boer Eide.
Sixty Hritoiis Surrendered,
Cape Town, June 5.—Tho garrison of
Jamestown, Cape ColoDy, surrendered
tojvritzsiuger’s command Sunday, Jane
2, numbered 00 men in all. Kritzsing-
er’s force is estimated to havo a total of
1,000 men. Tho British killed 22 and
wounded 13 Boers before they were over
powered by numbers. ^
FOREIGN SOLDIERS «»
FIGHT IN TIEN TSIN
Object Lesson In Western
Civilization For Chinese.
A DISGRACEFUL AFFRAY
Bloody Riot Precipitated by British
Fusilier*, Who Wer* Aetlng as Po*
lice, Endeavoring to Prevent French
Soldiers From Housebreaking.
Tien Thin, Jane 8.—There was a sort,
ons affray yesterday between interna*
tioual troops.
Some British fasiliers, who were aot*
ing as polios here, sought to prevent
French soldiers from housebreaking
when they were attaoked with bayonets
and bricks.
The fasiliers in self-defence fired into
the air.
This brought a number of Germans .
to tbe aid of the Frenchmen. They
numbered altogether 200 men. Five jj
fasiliers fired again, killing a French- I* ;
man and woanding three others.
In sabBeqaent lighting, fonr fasiliers, 'J •
five Germans and one Japanese were
wounded.
Tbe arrival of a German officer and a
strong gnord ended tbe affray.
Waldersee Leaves Peking.
Peking, Jnne 8.—The departure of
Field Marshal Count Von Waldersee
from Peking today was marked by a great
military display by the allied troops, tho
booming of artillery and the playing of
bands. The entire diplomatic body es
corted the field marshal to tho depot.
Von Ranch, aide-de-camp aud nephew
of Count Von Waldersee, will remain
hero to escort Prince Chan, the emper
or's brother, to Berlin, where he Will
formally apologize, in behalf of China,
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for the mnrder of Baron Von Kettler.
PISTOL DUEL IN STREETS.
Sensutlonal ShooDiig Affray In North
Carolina Town.
Monroe, N. 0., Jane 3.—A serious
THE GRIM REAPER.
Whitney’s Colt Wins.
London, Jnne 8,—The Derby today
was won by William D. Whitney’s
brown colt Volodyovosti. The stako
was 6,000 sovereigns.
Methodist Missionary Bishop Dies In
Asia.
New York, Jnne 4.—A cablegram
was received in this city today an*
noun dug-the death of Rev. E. W, Park-
er, missionary bishop of the Methodist
Episcopal church for Asia. His death
occurred at NainlTal, where hehadgono
for his health. Bishop Parker had been
suffering for a long time from nn acute
form of stomach trouble. His regular
station was at Lucknow.
Mystery seems to cloud tho dlroct
cause of the accident. G. B. Danton, a
yard conductor for tbo road, was arrest*
ed, pending an Investigation by tbe po
lice authorities.
Dnnton declares he was noton the en
gino when it ran into tbe passenger
train, and does not know who was. He
says ha did board tho engino and rang
tbo bell to get hostlers to get tbo engine
off the switch that he might move his
own engino onto the main lino to return
to the North avfcnne yards.
Ho says that after ringing the bell be
stepped off the engine, walked down tbe
tracks and was looking at the passenger
train when the collision took place. Ho
wds wounded over tho loft eye, while
bis face was badly bnruod and scalded.
Wallace, the switchmau, declined to
make any statement for publication.
He stated tbat wiiat be had to say would
he 6ronght ont dnnng the hearing of
the case against Damon of “disorderly
conduct,” watch was booked against
him at the police barracks yesterday af
ternoon by the arresting officers.
Story of the Crasti.
Tbe accident occurred shortly after 11
o’clock yesterday morning jnst sontb of
the old East Tennessee shops and near
the gloss factory. The combination
train from McDonough was coming into
the city at a lively rate when it was
•truck by tbe other engino.
Thfc first-class coach was the first
■track, and it leaped forward and was
overturned. Its tracks were Jerked
looso and fell in a heap between the
tracks. Tt8.SmKtqj of toe passenger
engine carried two cars which had been
wrenched away from the others many
yards np the track. The front of the
Pullman car “Arctnris” was crashed in
like an egg shell.
The engine which wrought all the
havoc was without cars. It had been
standing in the railroad yard*, when
without warning, it passed down the
siding to the switch which connects
with tho main line and caught tho pas
senger train fairly in the side. Not con
tent with dealing one smashing blow,
tho big engine, like a monster battering
ram of steel, continned to poand the
train until it wrecked itself.
The pilot was smashed into splinters,
the front of the engine beaten in, whilo
tho rails wero spread so that .the big
driving wheels “straddled" tho tracks.
Tbe wreck was complete in an instant.
There was a deafening crash, the re
bound of the engine, then tho hisses of
•team—silence for a moment, then the
cries of tbo passengers.
Tbe civil authorities are now investi
gating the case.
■hooting affair ocoarred on the streets
here Saturday evening.
Verne Austin and Fred Parham, two
yoang white men, hod a difficulty over
some trifling matters Parham, who
was armed, draw his distol and shot
three times, the butt two balls taking ef
fect. The first ball struck his arm. the
second entered his side, struck a rib and
g lanced and it is tbongbt did not affect
im seriously. I’urbam then started to
ran. At tho English drag store corner
ho was met by Coustablo Bivins, whom
bo threatened to shoot. Bivins djd not
shoot him, bnt fell in behind him and
tried to overtake him. Ho cleared the
street as ho wont, everybody getting
out of the way. One negro, who did
not move qnlck enough, was flrod at
Finally, after some fivo or six blocks had
been traversed, the constable overtook
him. Parham fired and tbe officer re
turned the shot, bringing down human.
The ball struck Parham In the back and
ranged downward. He is serlonily,
though not fatally, injured. Bivins
was not hit
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CONDITIONS IN PORTO RICO.
People Adapting Themselves to the
New Government.
New York, Jnne 8.—Among the pas
sengers who arrived today on the steam
er Ponce from Sail Joan was W. H.
Hunt, secretory of Porto Rica
Mr. Hunt said tbut conflicting reports
of tbe decisions in the Porto Rican cases
made it somewhat uncertain when he
left the island as to what was the trno
import. Under tbe decUlons, however,
be believed it would not be many months
before there would be free trade be
tween Porto Rico and the United States.
When the new revenue law goes into
operation, he said, aftor July I, the gov
ernment of the island, with duties col
lected on foreign importations and with
excise taxes, wonld have enough reve
nae to maintain itself.
Conditions in Porto Rico were im
proving and hopefnL The people, hs
•aid, are adapting themselves to their
government, and they are looking for
ward to civil government.
Itoerfl Driven Back.
Auwalnorth, Cape Colony, Jnne
5.—Colonel White’s column came in
contact with Kritsinger’s command
northeast of Jamestown, June 3, drove
the Boers la<-k, captured 60 horses and
monitions and recovered the stores
looted from Jamestown.
if
Driven Out of Business.
New ^ork, Juno 6.—According to
Charles Treat, collector of revenue of
the Second district, more than 100 buck
et shops have been driven ont of busi
ness by tbe restrictions imposed on them
in tbe amended war revenue bill passed
last March, while those that still exist
in the city have so changed their meth
ods of basinets as to observe the letter
If not tbe spirit of the law.
Injured by an Avalanche.
Ciiauonix, France, June 6.—Mr. and
Mrs. Guild of Boston, who with their
guide wero injured by an avalanche at
the glacier near tho Grando Mulets of
tho Mont.Blano range, ara progressing
well and no anxiety is felt regarding
them.
Lunched witn tun ixutaer.
Berlin, Jnne 5.—Herr Daliiu, direct-
of the Hamburg-American Steamship
company, took luncheon with Emperor _ *
mpe;
Baron Von Kettelcr.
Lata up For Krpatrs.
Newport, R. I, Juno 5.—The yw.he
Constitution, in tow, left tho harbor
early todoy for Horrcshoffs’ works at
Birstol, to undergo repairs for the dam-
wrought by the collapse of her steel
it while on a trial spin outside the
bor yesterday...
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