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i ^ r *£>ht W *U g° through the whole summer
^ : season with little trouble. A taint of Mala-
f1 r * a l.P°' son ' D K * n your blood to-day will last
/](!1 2 v- • s until the Fall unless you drive it out now.
O I Blood Medicines can’t cure Malaria poison-
i 11 ®- The antidote for Malaria poisouing is
OHNSON s tonic.
The sickest man is not always in bed. The meanest kind
sickness is just to be able to attend to one’s duties. With
h blood in your veins you perform, with pleasure, the work
lt becomes an arduous task for half well people.
Why don’t you take JOHNSON’S TONIC? It is the
Olid S Greatest Medicine, I he dealer makes less money on
HNSON’S tonic lan on any other kind. Now remember
ijt yojr health' is your business and making money is his
isiness.
It would pay you better to drive twenty-five miles to get a
ttle of JOHNSON’S TONIC rather than use the cheap kind
(t 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
fer than Quinine. Does in one day what slow Quinine
innot do in ten days.
Better do your own thinking when your health is at stake.
isist upon having the World’s Greatest Medicine,
AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 1901.
NUMBER 16
5 gjUMMEKJs here, and those who
CONTEST OVER WILL !
OF GENERAL MEXIA
Has Been In Texas Courts For
Five Years.
CELEBRATED LAW CASE
CONDITION OF COTTON
IN SOUTHERN STATES
Monthly Report of Depart
ment of Agriculture.
JOHNSON’S CHILL and FEVER TONIC.
Extract from a Lttitr dated
faultYillc, S. C., August 26, 1839.
At the at 50, with 25 years of settrs
jne'Jee, I am a careful observer end cao-
ttooi tn endorsing proprietary medicines, but
lan conscientiously endorse your Johnson’s
Ccu and trzYU Toxic u one of the best
nnhlnatlnn remedies for Chills and Fever I
ton ever used. It corrects the vitiated to-
ndons of the liver, relieves cosUveucss, and
promotes absorption and assimilation of food,
tfcu fulfllllnf all the Indications claimed for U.
Tocrs truly,
T. P. KOW A IPS, M. D.
It has been on the market for the
past seventeen years, and stands
higher to-day as a curative agent
than any other medicine 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 battle. Get it
to-day.
A. B.
GIRARDEAU,
SAVANNAH, GA.
M REWARD
-FOR ANY CASE OF-
CHILLS and FEVER
THAT CANNOT BE CURED BY
Wheeler’s Tonic,
Kstate Consists of 50,000 Acres of
Laud In Texas and Was Originally
Worth $1,000,000—Validity of
3Iexta*s Slarriage Attacked.
New Yoke, Aug. 7.—George H. Plow*
man, a lawyer of Dallas, Tex., is iji the
city for the purpose of consulting his
clients, Mrs. Mary Gray Mexia, daugh
ter of General Henrique Mexia of the
City of Mexico, and her daughter, Miss
Amaea Luce Mexia, who ftre amoug the
contestants of the will of Mexia, who
died in the City of Mexico in 1896. His
estate consists of more than 50,000 acres
of land in Texas as well as bonds and
other property. Offers of a compromise
have been made by some of the contest
ants and Mr. Plowman will discuss
these terms with Mrs. Mexia and her
daughter, says The Herald.
The contest of the will, which has
been before the courts of Dallas for
more than live years, is one of the most
celebrated la w cases of the state. The
estate, originally valued at $1,000,000,
is now believed to be worth about $200,-
•100. Mrs. Mexia is now living in Pat
erson, N. J., where they have resided
for several years.
General Mexia held high rauk in the
Mexican army, was a close friend of
President Diaz for a long time, being
one of his chief advisors, and for many
rears was nresident of tue Mexican Na
tional lottery.
According to evidence before the Dal
las court it was shown that iu 1864 he
met Miss Mary Gray, who was at tne
time living with her father at New Or
leans. General Mexia, being on active
duty with the Mexican army at Tam
pico at the time iixed for the wedding,
a marriage by proxy was arranged. The
validity of this marriage by proxy has
been repeatedly attacked, inasmuch as
General Mexia iu 1868 married Mrs.
Ramsey, the widow of Colonel A. O.
Ramsay, before his death as United
States army officer.
Three children were born to Mrs.
Ramsay while she was Colonel Ram
say’s wife, Clarence M., Inez and Adftle.
The second wife having died ou March
23, 1896, the general married Mrs. Mar
tha W. Weightman of this city. When
General Mexia’s will was offered for
probate iu Dallas it was found he had
eft all his estate* to Inez and Adcle
Ramsey Mexia. The Ramsey Mexia
sisters have offered to compromise the
case, it is said, and the question of ac
cepting the terms of compromise offered
is being considered on the other side.
It is possible that au agreement will be
reached before the return of Mr. Plow
man to Dallas next month, according tc
statements that lie has made here.
AVERAGE FOR JULY, 1901
l CULLOM'S VIEWS
ON CURRENT TOPICS
Regarding the Revision of
the Tariff.
In Some States an Improvement Is
Shown, but In others a Decline In
Points Is Reported Owing to the
Drouth.
Washington, Aug. 5.—The monthly
report of the statistician of the depart
ment of agriculture shows the average
condition of cotton ou July 25 to have
been 77.2 as compared with 61.1 on the
twenty-fifth of the preceding month, 76
on Ang. 1, 1900, 74 on Aug. 1, 1899, and
a teu-year average of 84.
This was an improvement of condi
tions during July amounting to 6 points
in Georgia; 5 points in South Carolina,
2 iu Alabama and Mississippi and 8 in
Virginia. On the other hand there was
a decline of 19 points iu Missouri, 15 in
Arkansas and Tennessee and 13 in Ok
lahoma and Indian Territory, 12 in
Texas, 7 iu Florida, 4 iu North Carolina
and two in Louisiana.
The impairment in condition is large
ly duo to drouth; but, in a portion of the
eastern section of the cotton bolt it is
attributable to the prevalence ot exces
sive ruin during a largo part of the
month. While the condition iu Missis
sippi is 5 points above the state’s ten
years’ average, every other state re
ports a condition below such average,
Virginia being 1, Louisiana 2, Alabama
3, Texas 7, Georgia 8, South Carolina
and Florida 9, North Carolina 17, Ar
kansas, Tennessee and Missouri 16
points below their respective ten year
averages.
The average of condition iu the dif
ferent states are reported as follows:
Virginia, 86; North Carolina, 73; South
Carolina, 75; Goorgia, 78; Florida, 79;
Alabama, 82; Mississippi, 88; Louisiana,
82; Texas, 74; Arkansas, 69; Tennessee,
70; Missouri, 71; Oklahoma, 78; Indian
Territory, 79.
CUBA AND PORTO RICO
NOTHING FROM ROCKHILL.
When used strictly by directions. The orly combined
11 and Fever Treatment on the market. The liver and
eys, stomach, blood, brain, and nervous system treated
Irately. WHEELER’S TONIC will cure
ermitent, Bilious and Continued Fever
The best Tonic* Great Appetizer. A logical prescrip-
scientifically compounded. Contains no poison. For
everywhere.
Dodson’s Pharmacy,
Agent For Amerlcus, Ga.
Harris’ Lithia Water. \h
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Str-mi j-est Natural Lithia Sprint? Water on the Harket.
A Perfect prescription from Nature for all diseases of the
I.1VER, KIDNEYS, BLADDER AND BLOOD.
Especially recommended and prescribed by, Prominent
I bysicians everywhere for Bright’s Disease, Alb H“‘?
Ly.titi, and Gravel. Snfferorn from Bhenmatiem, Goat ana
t ric Acid Poisoning, will find
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Department Wonders Why England
Does Not Sian Protocol.
Washington, Ang. 7.—Tho state de.
partment has heard nothing from Ur.
Rockhill for several days as to the situa
tion of affairs at Peking and is at a loss
to understand the reasons for the re
ported refusal of the English minister
to sign the protocoL It it expected,
however, that Mr. Rockhill will be
beard from very folly on the subject in
case the delay bodes any serions issue
over the conclusion of things.
There is an earnest desire throughout
official quarters to have done with the
long drawn oat controversy, and as all
the powers seem agreed on this it it not
apprehended that the present delay will
affect any of the vital features of the
agreement.
SUBMARINE SIGNALLING.
Government to Krect Station at Egg
Itoclt For Safety of Vessels.
Boston, Aug. 5.—Having obtained a
special permit from the United States
government, the Boston Submarine Sig
nal company will begin this week the
erection of a cable bouse off Egg Rock,
Nahant, and will establish a system of
submarine signalling by which vessels
boand into Boston harbor may determine
their position when within 10 or 13
miles from the shore, thns escaping the
dauger of approaching too near dauger-
oas shoals and ledges in the entrance to
the harbor.
A permit has also been obtained by
the company to erect a similar house on
Minot’sLedge. The system will be in
working order a few weeks after the
station is completed. A dynamo to gen
erate electricity for the bell stationed
near Nahant will be installed in the
Egg Rock honse.
"HARRIS’ LITHIA’’
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A a Table Water, Harris’ Lithia is Unexcelled.
bo* 11 ? lear - P Qre > odorless and alieHtly acid. Still—Car-
»nd Demijohns. Cases of twelve half gallon Bottles,
“itrklmg—Pints and Quarts.
SOLD BY ALL DEALERS.
DAVENPORT DRUO CO. Amerlcus, Ga.
LOCAL distributors:
HOTEL OPEN JUNE TO OCTOBER- Jfji
Found Dead la lied.
Philadelphia, Aug. 7.—Walter Wil*
ion, of the tobacco firm of Walter G.
Wilson & Co., this city, was fonnd dead
in bed today at his home in Riverton,
N. J. He was about 60 years old. Ur.
Wilson was formerly an extensive baker
of crackers and cakes and was known to
the tnide throughout the conntry. When
the cracker concern absorbed his factory
he went into the tobacco business.
^ SOUTHERN PROGRESS.
The New Industries Reported In the
South In a Week.
Chattanooga, Ang. 5.—The more im
portant of the new industries reported
by The Tradesman for the week ended
Ang. 3 are as follows:
A box factory at Birmingham, Ala.; a
buggy factory at Talladega, Ala.; a car
riage foctory at Falkville, Tonu.j a
coal and iron company at Knoxville,
Tenn.; a $'.’5,000 furuituro factory at
High Point, N. C.; a $00,000 hardware
company at Charleston, S. 0.; an ice
factory at Johnson City, Tenn.; a knit
ting mill at Langley, 3. C.; a $16,000
lumber company at Birmingham, Ala.;
a $30,000 lumber company at Moss
Point, Miss.; a lumber company at
Jonesboro, Tenn.; a mattress factory at
Nashville; a $36,000 milling company
at Jackson. Mns.; an oil oompauy at
Thomas, Ala.; a $133,000 oil company at
Pensacola, Fla.; an oil company at
Rome, Ga.; a $30,000 oil company at
Hoheuwald, Tenn.; a paint factory at
Jacksonville, Flo.; a $10,000 paper com
pany at Birmingham, Ala.; a sash, door
and blind factory at Shelby, N. C.; saw
mills at Orossville, Ten'u.; a $3,000,000
shipbuilding plant at Alabama Port (No,
P. 0.), near Mobile, Ala.; telephone
companies at Kissimmee, Fla., and Jack-
son Tenn.; a $100,000 tobacco factory at
Rocky Moqnt, N. C.; a veneering mill
at Johnson City, Tenn., and a wagon
factory at Macon, Ga
NOT UP TO'MARK.
He Thinks It Would be Wise to Ratify
Some of tile Reciprocity Treaties
Which Are Now Pending liefore tile
Senate.
Chicago, Aug. 6.—After a visit to
President McKinley at Canton. Senator
Oullom says tliero is not likely to bo any
general tariff legislation noxt winter,
but that some of the pending commer
cial treaties ongbt to pass tbc senate.
Tho senator also talked of government
policies in other lines.
The senator returned home last oven
lug and went at once to Highland Park,
where ho is spending tho summer.
When askod ns to the story that Sen
ator Hanna had gone to Canton to get
aid from the president in settling tho
steel strike, Senator Cnllom said
“I know there is nothing in that re
port. Senator Hanna, President Mc
Kinley and myself talked of the strike
as we did of other matters of onrrent in
terest, but there wns no suggestion from
Senator Hanna at any time that he was
mixing np in the matter at all.”
Speaking of tho action likely to be
taken by congress at the noxt session.
Senator Cullom said:
"Wo shall have to enact some legisla
tion regarding the Philippines, but not
much I think. Porto Rico is now all
disposed of, and there is nothing to do
for it. As far as Cuba is concerned, it
has accepted tho American pronosais,
and wo havo nothing- to do but lot it
alone aud let it work oat its own salva
tion. From all information I can get,
the feuliug is growing stronger in Cuba
every day iu favor of linal annexation
to this country. It will grow stronger
and stronger as the Cabans And their
neighbors iu Porto Rieo enjoying the
benefits of froo trade with this country,
which they are dobarred from.”
••What praspect is there of tariff log.
islatiou by oongress next winter?” was
asked of the senator.
'I do not think there will be any at
least in the form of a general revision
of tne,tariff. Of conrso I am not iu a
position to speak authoritatively for the
president, bat I foel I am representing
his ideas when I say that.
There are, however, some things we
ought to do wbloh will amonnt to a par
tial revision of the tariff. There are at
present pending before the senate some
tea commercial treaties. These things
ore of a reciprocity character and if
they are ratified will amonnt ton change
in tho tariff with the countries with
which they aro made. It sooms to mo
as if lt would be wise to ratify at least
some of them. A feeling has grown ap
abroad that the United States is dis
posed to act in what may be called a
loggish manner iu its trade relations,
and if those reciprocity treaties can be
drawn so as to be for the mnloal ad
vantage of both countries entering into
them I think it would bo beneficial all
around.”
emRRTsSTuneral
_ Mental Science Association.
- Jacksonville, Fla, Ang. 7.—The'
tntetaafionaT Mental Science associa-
r WB3gtf’toU’ ( l»a convention in 8*^
brittle, Fla.. Nov. 38 to Dec. 8 nut It
is ahmonaeed that over 60 delegates
English Yachtsmen Have Little Hope
That Shamrock It Will Win.
New York, Ang. 5—According to
Foxball Keene, who returned from
Europe on the Celtic, English yachts
men have little hope that Shamrock II
will lift the cap.
••I heard many comments,” he said,
•'and from them I judge tne general be
lief exists in yachting circles that she is
not np to the mark."
Mr. Keene, wno was accompanied by
hit wife, said they hud a delightful trip
ou the Celtic, hut it was marred by tne
deach ou the voyage of his famous prize
Airedale terrier. Rock princess, which
was purchased for $1,000, but became
more valuable wueu i: was judged the
champion of the world of its class.
•‘While I was on the other Bide," said
Mr. Keene, "I played about eight games
of poio. 1 wa<- m-appoiuted, however,
at not being able to get together a team
to play lor the champion cup, I am
certain a good team of Americans would,
to quote Sir Thomas Lipton, ‘lift the
cup. ’ They play good polo over there,
but I have seen many superior games
here.
We cau beat the English in almost
anything. Our race horses are winning
every day and our jockeys are oatriding
their English brothers.”
Mr. Keeue said he intended to partici
pate in the championship polo games to
be played in Boston daring the first
week in September.
Flood Has Subsided.
Richmond, Ang. 7-—The storm and
flood situation in the state is subsiding
and indications are that the damage is
past The water has all passed away.
The wind has changed and normal con-
flWons ate expected to ocelhHia.
i..,. .JaeoMOojdtji...
Montgomery, Ala.. Ang- 1-Sanford
Jacobi, who has been so trial the third
time for assaulting Miss Mabel Parker,
was found guilty in the city court yes
terday. He will appeal the case.
Will Take Place on Tueeday Next
Kaiser Issues Mourning Drcree.
Berlin, Aug. 7.—It has been decided
that the funeral of the Dowager Em
press Frederick will take plaoe Tuesday
next, Ang. 13. The remains will bo
buried iu the Frledens Kirche mauso
leum, near Potsdam.
Emperor William has issued a de
cree ordering the army to go in mourn
ing for six weeks, and giving minute
details as to how the mourning emblems
are io be woru. There will be no mili
tary music for eight day*. Oomt cir
cles bave been notified os to bow the
ladles and gentlemen of the German
coarc mast dress till Nov. 6. The ladies
ore to wear fmi mourning nntil Ana,
36, medium mourning until Sept 23,
and minor mourning uutil Nov. 6.
Some of the papers take exception to
tho moarnlng orders. One paper, re
ferring to the postponement of pablia
entertainments, devotional and theatri
cal performances nntil after the funeral,
says it believes this will hinder, to a
certain degree, the parpose for which it
was designated.
It contrasts with Emperor Frederick’s
order upon the death of Emperor Wil
liam I, iu which he declined to make
any mourning regulation, leaving the
people to snow their sympathy in their
own way.
ALABAMA CONVENTION.
GASOLINE EXPLOSION
AT PHILADELPHIA,PA.
Six Persons Known to Have
Perished.
MANY MORE ARE MISSING
Six Buildings Were Blown to Atoms
and Scores of Others Were Wrecked.
Firemen Searching the Ruins For
Bodies—Distressing Scenes.
Philadelphia, Ang. 6.—Six persons
are known to be dead as a result of the
terrible gasoline explosion last night,
which tore to atoms six buildings on
Locnst street, botween Tenth and
Eloventh streets, and wrecked over a
■core of others. As to the number that
yet remain in tho mins of the wrecked -
bnildings all is more speculation.
Only one of the six that perished has
been identified. This is Annie Harris,
a child 4 years old, who lives at 1013
Locust street, on the opposite side of the
street from the building in which the
explosion occurred.
Tho unidentified djjnd arei A child
about 3 years old, two women and a
man at the Pennsylvania hospital and a
man at the Jefferson hospital.
Searching For Bodies.
It was 7 o’clock this morning before
tho firemen after working bard all night
had the smouldering rains sufficiently
cooled off to enable them to begin a
search for the bodies which aro sap-
losed to bo beneath tho wrecked build-
lugs.
Their attention was first directed to
1018 Locust street, tho baildlug occupied
by Albert D. Mountain, grocor. In this
building nt tho time of tho oxplosion
thore wore Robert and Dalton Moun
tain aud Lizzto Mountain, children of
the proprietor of the store. None of
thorn have been accounted for.
No. 1016 Locust street was occupied
by Patrick Quigley ns a grocery. Qnig-
ley, his wife, threo children and an
ancle were in tho building whon tho
explosion occarred. Tho only one in
this family thns far accounted for is
Qaigloy and his nude.
Ac 1014 Locust street George McOlen-
ny, also conduoted a small grocery. It
was here that tho oxplosiou is thought
to havo occurrod. The building was
occupied by McOlenny, bis wife, a clerk
and a servant At the time of the dis
aster Mrs. McOlenny was visiting in
West Philadelphia, and the others are
thonght to have been iii the bailding.
Probably tho' greatest number per
ished at 1013 Locust sjreot. Here Wil
liam Jones, a negro, conducted a board
inghouse. He bad a score of boarders,
bat the number in the bailding at the
time cannot be learned positively, Tho
police officials say, however, that it is
probable that half a dozen bodies will be
taken from the debris of this building
alone.
Blown Forty Feet.
At 1010 Locnst street M. Rosenthal,
wife and five chfldren lived. They es
caped with broken limbs and contusions,
completely
Question to Reconsider Vote on So
licitors’ Election Lost.
Montgomery, Ala., Aug. 1. — The
morning session of the convention was
spent in debating the question of recon
sidering tho vote by which section 38 of
the judiciary report, relating to the
election of solicitors by the people, was
adopted. The convention refused to
reconsider by a vote of 68 to 63.
The ta, :ax ordinance of Morrissette,
nnder consideration yesterday when the
convention adjourned, which redaces
the tag from 60 to 10 cants, and di
recting . o legislature to provide for
the suppo. of agricultural schools now
in exiuenc.-, was tabled by a vote of 73
to 43.
Charter Granted.
Columbia, & (X, Ang. 7.—The secre
tary, of state hot granted a charter to
the Spartan Building and Loan associa
tion of Spartanburg, which is to have an
initial capital of $60,000 and an nltimate
capital of $300,000. Tne officers of the
company are J. U. Connor, president;
T. A. Greene, vioe president, and 01 J.
Boyd, T
bnt the bailding
wrecked. In the Rosenthal home was
boarder named Frank Schmidt. He
was seated at a third story window
reading when the explosion occarred.
Schmidt wae blown through the win
dow and landed on the top of a stable 40
feet from the wrecked buildings. He
escaped with a few bruises.
Forty-eight persons, all told, ware
taken to the two hospitals close at hand.
Of this number six probably are fatally
injured, 38 are soffenng from fractured
limbs and barns, while the injnriee of
the others consist of slight cats from
flying debris.
The bailding where the explosion is
supposed to have occurred is in the oen*
ter of the group of honse* situated be
tween Alder and Warnook streets,
small thoroughfares rnnning parallel
with Tenth ttroet. In this space on the
soatb side of Looust street the demoli
tion is complete, while on the opposite
side of the street not a patio of glue nor
a door remained intoot. The force of
the explosion was terrifla.
The scene at the wreck and at the
hospitals this morniag is sickening.
Persons who had relatives and friends
living in the wrecked structures are
standing weeping and almost distracted,
hoping that ttieir loved ones may have
escaped a terrible death, bnt fearful of
the worst.
The work of searching in the rains is
necessarily slow. There is a steady
downpour ot rain, which makes the
debris hard to handle. The property
Iosb will amonnt to about $76,000, on
which there is small insurance.
Machlas Ordered to Colon,
Washington, Ang. 7.—The navy de
portment has ordered the gunboat
Machine, now at Boston, to proceed to
Hampton Roads and thence to Colon, at
the eastern terminus of the Panama
railroad, to look after American inter
ests there. This is in connection with
the reports of the disturbances and in
terruption of traffic on the isthmus.
Seven Is Number of Dead.
Philadelphia, Aug. 7.—No addition-
si bodies have been recoved from the
debris of the Locnst street explosion
since 6 o’clock last night. There were
no deaths at either hospital where the
Injured were taken. The total number
of known dead la seven, bnt several aro
reported missing. , ‘ „ ‘ T
Readlug Strike About Over. .
Reading, Bk, Ang. 7.—The strike of
the Reading railroad shop hands, it ia i
believed, is practically over. Superin
tendent of Motive Power Prince said to
a committee of business men. who called
upon him in reference to the (trike, that
tne oompauy will have no further con
ference with the men §n strike.
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