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AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15. 1*01.
NUMBER 38
JOHNSON’S
CHILL AND FEVER TONIC
Is a Superb Medicine.
It is ioo times better than Quinine and does
in a single day what slow Quinine cannot do
in io days.
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drives out every trace of Malarial poison.
It a is superb Grip Cure. Will drive out every
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quick and do it right.
It is endorsed and recommended by the
very best men in this country. It is the
standard and accepted remedy for Malarial
Fevers.
Use it, and use nothing else for Fever. It
will cure every phase of Malarial pois
oning.
It costs but 50 cents a bottle if it cures,
nothing if it does not cure. Buy it from re
sponsible dealers and thus be sure of getting
the genuine.
A. B. GIRARDEAU,
Savannah, Ga.
REBEL STRONGHOLD
IN SAMAR CAPTURED
Maj or Waller Attacks Force
of Insurgents at Sojton.
TWENTY-SIX ARE KILLED
CLOSING
OUT AT COST.
ON MONDAY MORNING
-I WILL THROW MY ENTIRE STOCK OF—
Dry Goods,
Clothing, Shoes,
Hats and Cents’ Furnishing goods
on the market at cost for
CASH to close out. Come
QUICK and get what you
want. I hope to close out
ENTIRE STOCK BY JANUARY 1st, 1002
FVFRYTH1NG SACRIFICED
For a Whole Day the Kebels Held the
Place, but the Americans Were Fi
nally Successful la Carrying
Ports of Leyte Are Closed.
Maxila, Not. 0.—Advices from Cat-
balogau, capital of Samar island, report
that Major Waller attacked a force of
insurgents occupying a strong position
at Sojton, two 3 inch gnns being used to
shell the rebel stronghold. Throughout
the first day the insurgents bold the
place, bnt yesterday Major Waller re
turned to the attack and after a desper
ate engagement carried the position.
Two marines of the attacking force and
‘<16 insurgents were killed. Major Wal
ler destroyed the Caartelsaud 70 houses.
General Smith has issued orders for
bidding the purchase of hemp in the
Island of Leyte except in small quanti
ties for food, which purchases must bo
under the supervision of the military
authorities. All the ports in Loyte aro
closed and traffic is forbidden whore it
cannot be supervised by the military.
THE SIBERIAN RAILROAD.
Czar Pleased at News of Completion
or (treat Highway.
St. Petersburg, Nov. 0.—Replying
to a telegram from the finance minister,
M. DeWitt, announcing the completion
of the Siberian railroad, the czar tele
graphed as follows:
"I thank yon sincerely for yonr joyful
communication. I congratulate you on.
the completion within so short a time,
and amid incredible difficulties, of one
of the greatest railroad undertakings of
the world."
M. Do Wirt’s telegram recalled the
fact that the czar turned the first sod of
tbe railroad to Vladivostock, May 16.
1891, and that on the anniversary cf
his accession the line was completed.
The minister added:
“With the laying of the rails, a dis
tance of 2,400 versts from Trans Baikal
territory to Vladivostock and Port Ar
thur, our enterprise in Manchuria is
practically, though not entirely, con
cluded. The temporary traflio is possi
ble along the whole system, aud we
hope that within two years it will bo
opened to permanent, regular tratlic.”
ONE KILLED; TWO INJURED.
llear.Knd Colli.inn on Pittsburg nnd
Wester,t Hallway.
Youngstown, O., Nov. !T—In a rear-
end collision on the Pittsburg and West
ern railway at Lowellville, 8 miles west
of here, last midnight, one man was
killed and two were injured. The dead:
J. T. Shetiuett, brukeuian, Pittsburg.
The injured:
Engineer Gates.
Brakemun Oonertv.
The first section of a freight train was
delayer bv a broken coupling ami tuo
secoiid section ran into it, wrecking the
engines and trains.
Widow of “Josh Hillings” Head.
Saratoga, Not. 13.—Zieppa El Brad
ford Snaw, widow of Henry W. Shaw,
“Josh Billings,” is dead at her home
here. The burial will take place at
Lansborongh, Mass. She was 81 years
old.
IlfCi-lp.s aim ..ipburseiiients.
Washinoton, Nov. 13. — National
bank notes received today for redemp
tlon, (380,370; government receipts from
Internal revenue. (1,063,379; customs,
(1,800,028; miscellaneous, (76,194; ex-
pendltnres, (2.036,000-
NEWS NOTES FROM
NATIONAL CAPITAL
Department of Commerce and
Industries Recommended.
B0UTELLE SEES PRESIDENT
Arranged For Conference on Subject
of Abrogation or u Treaty of 1817
With Great Britain—Mr. ltootevelt
Wants No “Docked” Hones.
Washinoton, Nov. 11.—Elliott Du
rand, Laveigne W. Noyes and several
other Chicagoans, representing the Na
tional Business league, today presented
to the president a memorial urging him
to recommend in his message to congress
the establishment of a department of
commerce and industries nnd also the
reorganization of the consular servioe
on a civil service basis
Representative Bontelle of Illinois to
day arranged for a future conference
with tbe president on the subject of ab
rogation of the treaty of 1817 with
Great Britain, in which the bnildlng of
war vessels on the great lakes is Inhib
ited. Mr. Boutella is mnclt interested
in this snbject. He says thore ora a
dozen or more shipyards on the great
lakes and that the antiquated treaty of
1817 prevents them from shoring in tbe
work of baildiug smaller vessols of tbe
navy with the seaboard shipyards
1 President Roosevelt has not been nble
yet to find a team of horses to bis lik
ing. He has examined at least 12 pairs,
bat all of them have had some defect.
The hostler of the White House stables
retnrnod yesterday from a trip to Balti
more where be visited tbo horse market,
bnc reported that ho had foand no suit
able horses with long tails The presi.
dent is opposed to the practice of dock
ing tho tails of horses and will not con
sider the purchase of buug tailed ani
mals, no matter what other qualifica
tions they may have.
JEFFRIES-RUHLIN BOUT.
Kverythlug In Readiness For the
Fight Friday Night.
San Fraxcisco, Nov. 11.—Neither
Jeffries nor Unhlin did any work on
Sfutday. The champion spent the after
noon at a theater and Ruhliu pat in the
day qaietly chatting with friends who
called npon him athistraluingqnarters.
None of the big fighters, with probably
the exception of Tom Sharkey, will be
at the ringside on Friday night when
Jeffries ami Ruhliu meet.
Sburkey some days ago sent word
from New York that he would bo pres
ent, but no nows has yet been received
that ho has started on the journey
across tho continent. George Siler, tho
wail known refereo ami authority on
snorting matters, has visited Ruhliu
ami expressed himself as greatly im
pressed with tiie pugilists' improved
physical condition.
“Rahim is certainly in great shape
for the contest.” he said. “He looks
bigger ami stronger, by long odds, than
When lie fought Sharkey. He appears
to me to be in the best possible shape for
tbe contest and should make a bard
fight to win.”
Consul C,e,"»i*ri,l t,t A|itA Deutl.
Washinoton, Nov. 12.— A cablegram
received at the state department today
from Auckland, N. Z, announces tbe
death at Apia, Samoa. on Oct. 27, of
Lather W. Osborne, United States con
sul general at Apia. Mr. Osborne was
born in New York and was appointed
to his present post from Nebraska,
Jnlv 26, 1897.
Hay lie ■■Uossle” Francis.
Dks Moines. Ia.. Nov. 12.—The po
lice today arrested a negro man who
tboy claim is “Bossie'' Francis, the ne
gro wanted at Warrensbnrg, Ma, for
the murder, last summer, near that
place, of Miss Mary Hsnderson, aged
40 years.
••tot tho GOLD OUST tfw/ns do your workt"
to turn stock into cash. No
goods charged after this date
Hundreds
of Millions
of cans of Royal Baking Powder
have been used in making bread,
biscuit and cake, and every house
keeper using it has rested in perfect
confidence that her food would be
light, sweet, and above all, whole
some. “Royal” is a safeguard
against alum, which comes in the
t cheaply made powders so often
pushed upon the unwary purchaser.
Caution your grocer never to send
you any baking powder other than
the “Royal.”
ROYAL BAKINS POWDER CO., 100 WILLIAM 9T-, NEW YORg.
CUBAN POLITIC3.
Nationalists ami Republicans Favor
Palma For President.
Nf.w York, Nov. 13.—Commenting
on tho political sitnatiou in Cuba the
Havana correspondent of The Herald
says:
A majority of the Nationalist and Re
publican parties have united on Senor
Tomas Estrada Palma for president of
Cuba, tbe decision being reached at n
joint meeting presided over by General
Maximo Gomez A banquet followed
the meeting. It was atteudetW>y many
prominent leaders.
General Gomez made a strong speech
in me interest of Senor Palma and will
slump Cuba for him if necessary. SenOr
Masu's followers are making a deeper-
aro nttempt to kill tbo Raima inUaeueo
on the plea that S-.-uor Palma is not tho
lriond of revolutionists no,- of tho noor-
classes. They oven assert that Senor
Palma is not a Cuban cltizim, having
failed to renounce American citlz.-u-
eii ip.
Sailor Maso's campaign is not withont
ffect, but it ts boiiuveu mat the infill
ncu of General Ooimz will overcome
the opposition.
STRUNG UP THREE TIMES. •
Hi ultra l. lllli
vra Negro*- Life
VMlIll.
VinnixiA, Nrv., Nov. 13 — Word has
been received hero of an outbreak of
mob violence witioh almost resulted in
Iho death of Henry LI.is, a negro resid
ing at Fay, a mining camp in Lincoln
oountv.
A gang of men went to tbe cabin oo-
oupit-d by Ellis, attacked him, dragged
him out and held a mock (rial on a
charge of stealtug (3 30 irom a board-
nouse at Fay. At the conclusion of the
trial they searched his pockets and took
all the money he had, after which they
K laced a rope around his neck and drew
itn up tnreo limes.
Tbe limb to which the rope was fas-
toned broke and the mob dcoided not to
bang tbe man, wuo was marched out of
town and men released. He sucoeeded
in reaching tbe town of Uvulda in
safety.
ANTI-CIGARETTE LEAGUE.
Membership Increasing—Now Numbers
Over 300,000.
Chicago, Nov. 13.—The American
Anti-Cigarette league, which is said at
preient to bare a membership of over
800,000, has drawn np a pledge which Is
to be read in every Snndayschool in tbe
United States on Sunday, Nov. 24. It
binds the signer to abstain from tbo use
of cigarettes or tobacco in any form un
til 21 years of age and the expectation
is that several hundred thousand signa
tures will be obtained.
A movement with a view to increas
ing ibe membership of the league has
been carried on in a number of cities re
cently and additions are said to have
been made as follows:
Pittsburg, 15,000; Colnmbns, O., 10.-
000; Louisville. Ky., 12,000; Buffalo,
10,000; Toronto, Canada, 10,000.
Lord Mayor's snow.
London, Nov. 9.—The lord mayor’s
show took place today and was more
than nuusaally interesting, ns there
were a number of new features. Special
attention was paid to the colonies, which
were represented by attractive cars
Tbe decorations of tho streets irep of
tbe customary character. Big crowds
lined'tbe whole route of the procession,
After tbe usual reception at the law
courts, tbe procession completed its tonr
of the city and returned to tbe Guild
ball.
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
Houao Defeats Australian Ballot Bill*
No Filibustering.
Atlanta, Nov. 18.—The bonee did
two important things today—defeated
the Australian ballot bill by Kelly of
Glascock, and passed on a ruling of
Speaker Little that pnte an end to fili
bustering tbis session on all measures ia
which ihe previous qnestlons have beun
ordered.
The voto was 08 for and 78 againat
the ballot bill. Its discussion and tne
appeal from tbe deoision of tbe chair oo-
enpied the entire morning eemion.
The appeal was entered by Mr. FrMer
of Bibb on tbe speaker’s ruling that he
oonld not explain his vote after the pre
vious question had Deen ordered, unless
by nuanimous consent of the bonse.
Speaker Little admitted he had re
versed all former rulings on this point,
bnt did so bocanse the ratings were pal
pably wrong.
Tho souate reconsidered its action in
passing the bill inflicting certain surgi
cal operations on rapists because no
provision was mado as to who should
perform the duty.
Of the now measures Ihe following,
aro tho impo—snt ones:
By Mr. Beii. to amend tho constltn*',
tiou so as to pruvlde for a court of ap
peals.
By Mr. Smiley, requiring rel'ers of
firearms to give bond to tne ordinary.
Tho Wright state disponsary bill is
made tho snecinl order m the s unie to
morrow. It pasted tuo house 1--1 week.
JEFFR1ES-RUHLIN FIGHT.
If Former Wins He Will Try Con*
elisions With Miarkey.
San FraNi isco, Nov. 13. — Should
Champion James Jeffries win the bat
tle with Gns Knlilin on Friday night
next, he has promised to meet Tom
Sbarkcy on Dec. 20, before tbe Son
Francisco Athletic clnb. Jeffries’ man
ager. Billy Dulaney, bas authorized Jim
Kennedy, tbe manager of the club, to
make tho necessary preparation* for tbe
match. Sharkey bas been In training
for several month* and should the cor-
test be arranged, it would take him but
a few days io get in shape to enter the
ring.
Rnlilin is not making any plans for
tbe future.
"There will bo time enongh for that
after Friday night,” said be “I have
f ot to pnt Jeffries out of tbe way before
make any plans for the future, and I
guess be bos to brush me aside from bis
path before all will be a bower of roses
for him.
“I propose to keep my training quar
ters and I understand Jeffries is main
taining bis quarters Friday night will
determine who will need tho extra
training."
BIG DAMAGE SUIT IS FILED.
Lumber (ouiDuules Lltlga-» With
832,052 52 Claim at Stake.
Vai dosta, Ga, Nov. 13.—The Fen
der Lumber company of this dir Has
filed a suit for damages In tbe cu v c -art
of Valdosta agalnet the Wes* V how
Pifoe company in tbe sum of (12 5-2 S3.
It appears that the two firms enured
into a contract a few years ago by tne
terms of jrhich the latter fir-" was to
furnish lbga to the former for ■- - in its
sawmill here. It is understood that in
substance the contract provided that the
West Yellow Pine company wat to pay
a stipulated ram to the Fender lumber
company for each day bn which the
agreed nnfpber of logs was po' furnish
ed. and that the soil is based on this >
elans*.
J he answer of the defendant! to tho
ba* not been mad# yet, and it is
not known wbai It* cfcaraejsr will be- :■
Material Mea Organize.
Savannah, Nov. 18.—The Material
Men’s association oL Georgia was or-
by ruqibejfm^n in Savannah
~ ;)tUlw*ll being
association is
) ins business
have or-
. pro too-
