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AMERICUS TTMESrRECORPFK. twunty.thjbd yeak AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, APRIL 18. 1902. TAKE YOUR CHOICE, i for-10 dnv,. i free of fever hut-foot utterly wretelied. 1 ileiif ufl u |) pounds. din*- take your choice. An attack of Fever at this time of year, with Quinine as the treat ment, means a week or ten days lost from Busi ness. It means ten days of unhappiness for you and ten days of hard work and anxiety for those who love you. This is putting it in its Very happiest aspect. It might mean your death, and it often means a breakdown in general health from which some I uyed Johnson', Tunic St hours. Took it every ihreo' Loit}‘Bh r ^# uperate ver * flcrfr. f j If you are a rrohynnn your time is worth much i to your estata .If you 1 are a |**>r man. your time is worth much more Totdc it eVery threo hour*. Never felt better in my life. Did not lose un ounce in weight. Can eat • man might lietter aiford to suffer a ioes oftlOftiW a^ay,°as jTrreuit fromTa forceil absence from busineeUthad the poor man can lose the value of his labor. i> *! .* tiwu wie |wr man can lose the vj ’ .> »•■! °. r JHKJr—art stujHd to lose 10 »lavs when 24 to 48 hours is the hunt of time required to put them in good condition by Johnson’s Chill and r ever l omo. *- ■*, I always feel sorry for the family that is Wedded to the plan of subjecting thenmelve* to the Quinine treatment. The process is slow. The result uncertain. The treatment disappointing. Johnsons Tonic has two cardinal points that should immediately common ... . . - - I points that should immediately commend it to every thinking man in this country. • First of all, it is harmless. Absolutely harmless. Harmless under all cir* cumstancris." • . Second, it is quick; it acts at once. In 30 minutes after its administration, it enters the blood and bfgmijto undo the mischief caused by Malaria. * ia8a Wfi ^ er ^l record of 17 years-of success. 999 cases out'of every 1000 are promptly cured, and the 1000th case can be easily cured by doubling the dose and taking it a little oftener. Johnson’s Tonic is a wonderful medicine. It is not mere merchandise. It Is superb. No remedy in the whole domain of Materia Medica is more positive In its action and unfailing in its results. It will cure. It will cure every tima It will cure every case of Fever, will cure any type of fever. It is the one great medicine that seldom disappoint* Doa’t trifle with Fever. If allowed to run, it is like a house allowed burn—it will consume you. Use Johnson’s Tonic. Use nothing else. Now, take your choice. Lie in bed for days, or maybe weeks, and poison your digestion with Quinine, and arise finally with all the life and vim taken out of you, or use Johnson’s Tonic and.be restored at once to perfect, health, of vital force. No Ion of flesh. No waste of precious tima Take your SOUTHERN RAILWAY STOCK IS IN DEMAND Negotiations Pending as to “Ellen N” Disposal. MORGAN INTERESTS DOMINANT That the Southern Interests V/ill Havq Control of the Louisville and Nash-! ville Railway System Now Seems to Be a Foregone Conclusion.. A. a GIRARDEAU, Savannah, Go. Dry .FOR BEST. Goods, Clothing Shoes and Hats,. -GO TO- No trashy or second-class goods handled here, yet we charge you less for goods than others charge for. in* ferior stuff. i,ooo Pairs Ladies’, Misses’ and Children’s Oxford and Sandal Slip pers now on sale from 50c. to $2.50. We guarantee every pair of these Shoes to be from 20 to 33 per cent, cheaper than others ask for same quality of goods. Buy Your Slippers Here This Week. Everything; in wash goods, Dimities, Lawns, Madras, Chambrays, White Good?. ALL NEW. We carried none of these goods over from last 1 season, and consequently ail goods shown in this line are new and up-to-date. We want your trade; will treat you right and give big values for your money. LEE ALLEN. FOR SALE: Farms, Stores, Houses. Fire Insurance a Specialty. M.CALLAWAY. New’ York, April 15.—Negotiations looking to the settlement of the Louis ville and Nashville Situation were . sumed at the hanking house of J. Flei'- pont Morgan & Co., today.. A ccnUj- er.ee .began almost .before the opening Of the stock market. The conferences included August” Belmont, President Spencer, ot the Southern railway George AY.. Perkins and William Hamilton, Mr. Morgan's partners and Tahict j. Taylor, : or 'the Stock B*- change firm of T. J. Taylor & Co.‘ Mr, Taylor fs' a' son-in-law of James Keene. ' ' ‘ " It is said that one or more represen tatives of the Gates’ Interests attend ed, but. this could not be 'confirmed Mr. Gates was at, his office; but denied himself "to all Interviewers. ' There was reason to believe that Mr. Gates ap.d his associates would Issue a state ment explaining their. position In the course of the day. On the Stock Exchange Louisville and Nashville stock sold up to 131 1- on the opening sales, but fell back the neighborhood of 129. There was an enormous demand for the South ern railway stocks, which lifted them 3 5-8 'or the common and 3 1-2 for the preferred. The buying was by Mor gan brokers and whs Interpreted dlcatlng a settlement of the question of control of the Ixmlavllle and Nash vlile in favot of the Southern Inter ests. Illinois Central also rose 1 1-4. GERMAN CAPITAL IS WRECKED BY STORM Torrential Rains Do Untold Damage In Berlin.- ELECTRIC BOLTS PLAY HAVOC Fire Brigade Summoned Upwards A00 Times-to Extinguish Fires and Cope With Floods—Hcusee Collaps ed,. People Imperiled. Baking Powder to GOVERNOR BECKHAM’8 REPLY Regarding Proposed Abiorption of & N. by Southern. Imuisvlile, ky„ April 16,—The Post today says; Governor ,J. C. W. Beck bam Was asked if he would take any action to prevent the absorption of the Louisville and Nashville road by the 8outherb railroad if such an attempt was made. He said: "1 have considered the matter, but 1 am pot rendy to state at this time what steps I will take. My action will be governed by the law of this state In jtyis connection, and it I* well known wriat tills law Is.” The law Is os follows: “No railroad, telegraph, telephone, bridge or common carrier • company shall consolidate its capital' stock, franchises or projierty or pool earn ings, in Whole or In part, with any rail road, telegraph, telephone, bridge or common carrier company owning a parallel or competing line or structure, or acquire by purchase, lease or other wise any ftarallel or competing line or structure, or operate the same; nor shall any railroad company or other common carrier companies make any contract with the owners of any ves sel that leaves or makes port In this state or any common carrier by which combination or contract the earnings of the one doing the carrying are shar ed .by the one not doing the carrying. 1 Horse Sense. "Any fool can take a horse to water, but it takes a wise man to make him drink,” says the proverb. The bone eats when hungry and drinks when thirsty. A man cats and drinks by the clock, without re* gard To the needs of nature. Because of caceless eating and drinking "stomach m* trouble” is one- of commonest of dis cerns. Sour end bit ter risings, belch- inga, unnatural ful ness after eating, dizziness, headache, and many other symptoms mark the Mginning and pro gress of disease ot the stomach. Dr. Pierce's Gold en Medical Discov ery cures diseases of the stomach and other organs of di gestion and nutri tion. It cures through the stom ach diseases of other organs which have their origin in a dis eased condition of the stomach, and allied organs of digestion and nutrition. It A lengthens the stomach, purifies the blood, cures obstinate cough and heals weak lungs. 1 was taken with Orippc. which re-ulted fn heart and etemarh trouble,” writea Mr. T. R. Caudill, Monthod. Alleehancy Co., N. C. was unable to do unvlhing a rood part time. I wrote to Dr. Pierce about my a til confidence is hia medicine. to take hia' Colden Medical Dircovcry. Berlin, April 14.—A violent thunder storm, accompanied by torrential ralti, hrbke oVer Berlin and its vicinity early to{lay.' causing 'great damage. Many littlldlngs were struck by lightning. Tl|e (Vie brigade was summoned to up- aurds of'3011;places to extinguish fires and cope with floods. The water was so deep around the approaches to the railroad station on Friedrichs street that It was Impos sible to reach the depot. At the Lehrte station some uf the waiting rooms had to be abandoned. A portion of the.embankment of the Potsdam railroad near Schoenburg was swept away, and similar damage to the circular railroad necessitated a pension of traffic. The streets were so flooded that the street cars in several districts were stopped. The roads were almost Ifnpassable for pedestrians, and conse quently the schools were rlosed. The Ihuseiim was considerably damaged. The decorative portions of many buildings and the statues In the House squares were seriously dsmaged by hell, which for a time fell most hear lly. Trains were unable to leave the Btettln station because of the floods. ' The cellars of the Royal theater and the Relrhsbank are under water. A bouse on Geiich street collapeed. Several were Injured. . REPORTED L. * N. CHANGE. Countless Rumors Afloat, but Nothing OfTicIsl Given OuL .Mew York. April 14.—Countless ru- rcors deallDg with the reported change ot control of the Louisville and Nash ville road were currant today, but nothing in the way of an official or semi official statement was obtainable. Parties most Interested declined with one accord to discuss the subject. John W. Gstes refused to he Inter viewed, the Belmont Interests had nothing to say and Southern railway representatives were equally uncom municative. The several conferences of last Saturday, Including that be tween Mr. Gates and G. W. Perkins, at the office of J. P. Morgan & Co., are regarded with more than a little sig nificance- by students of the situation. Hr. Gates and his associates are re ported to own or control more than 800,000 shares of Louisville, of wbreb the total share capital la- 600.000 aharea. 1 Some of this la,on contracts for delivery within the next three weeks. It la not doubted that the Louisville and Nashville-Southern rail way situation waa thoroughly discuss ed St the meeting between Messrs. Perkins and Gates, but with what re sult It may not lie known for some days, AMID ANTARCTIC ICE. Raws Has Bean Received from Or. Nordenskjold's Expedition. New York, April 14.—News has been received here front the Swedish Ant arctic expedition whose leader is Dr. Otto Nordenskjold, cables the MootevL deo, Ukuguay, correspondent of The Herald, The expedition disembarked at 8now Hill, Louis Phlllppeland. It was ac companied, by the surgeon Dr. Eklof; the Argentine lieutenant, Sobral, anil two sailors, one of Whom was a mem ber of the. Duke of Altruists' Arctic expedition. Dr. Nofdenskjotd's vessel, the Ant arctic. tried to sail directly south from Cape Horn, but too many Icebergs were encountered and there was dan ger of the ship being Imprisoned for long time. Dr. Nordenskjold decided to change his course. His expedition will re main at Snow Hill until next summer. ' The party has food enough to lasf two years. _ Makes Clean Brea4 With koyal Baking. Powder* there, is no mixing with the hands, no sweat of the brow. Perfect cleanliness, greatest facility, Sweet, clean, healthful food. , ... / The" Royal Baker any Putry Cook”—containing over Sob nioit: practical and valuable — y receipts—free to every amrcorSead-^L^I Alum ii need In tome I in r mate ol the stfti) den.; beczuiclt is'cl with- your BURSTING GUN DEALS I REDCOATS AND BOERS DEATH TO SAILORS Eleven Killed oh the British Battleship Mars. TWELVE-INCH GUN EXPLOPED Accident Occurred During Practice. Breach of Weapon Blew Out After It Had Twice Missed Fire—In Addition to the Killed Many Are Injured. - Queenstown. April 13.—Gunner lieu tenant H. S. Bourne, Lieutenant Mil ler and nine bluejackets were Instant ly killed yesterday pfternpyn by- bursting of a 12-inch gun on Iwarif the British first dam hauleablp Mars'dur ing gun practice off Bercbaven. In addition several men were injured by the explosion. The breech of llie gun blew out after it had twice missed lire. The bodies of. the two iiieu who were sight leg the gun were scattered to pieces and blbwn overheard. The Injured se# men were brought ashure heie today. IN BLOODY CONFLICTS Reports *8?Wffi Wde£ <HVe Many Casualties. COTH SIDES SUFFER LOSSES OFFICER KILI?fe SALOONKEEPER. hollies. I fcc*I thankful to God for the I have received from Dr. Pierce’* Golden Med- niwt'MVtry I < i.li l.lk-ldV rrtTUDBivm] »t to Dr. Pierce's Plea bowels healthy. . Pellets keep the Fire Threatened 8ilver Bullion. New York, April, 16.—Thirty-one n)l|.. lion dollara In sliver bullion In the seeay office, at No. 30 Well street, has been in danger of being melted by a Are which burned in one of the base meats'for two hours. None but the employes knew-of the fire .and they finally overcame It without aaslstanee. Next door to the assay office Is the sub- treasury.. whqre .the government usual ly has from 1100,000.000 to 1200.000,- 000 stored. ... ■' Estrada Will Sail on Thursday. New-York, April 16,—Tomas Estra da Palma, president-elect of the Cu ban republic, left here today for Old Point Comfort on a special cas at tached to the regular 9:25 .a m. train over, the Pennsylvania road. He will tail far Fiila tomom-w uu the Mean: abip Admiral Parrsriit is Crusade on Sunday Liquor Traffic Brought on Fatal Difficulty. Chattanooga.' April 14.—Policeman W. 8. Brown, who had btyn assigned ' spot saloons doing business on Sun- day, yesterday afternoon sl;ot and killed Robert Gleason, one ol the well known saloonkeepers of the south side. ' Brown was In citizens' clothes and when he went to Gleason's place an altercation occurred, which no one wit nessed. The affair created great ex citement and a large crowd of Glea son's friends assembled, and threat ened lynching, put Brown was hustled off to jail, protected by a cordon of police. Some fears of violence are still apprehended. The killing grew out of the recent efforts of the police department to «tnu the Sunday whisky business. Two Hundred Bbqre, Wore Killed,- Wounded- or:-Captured—One Hun dred British Casualties Reported. Commandant Pclgletcr Among Slain. London. April 14,—NewV of severe fighting In the Transvaal at the end of dfeek has been sent by Lord Kitch- wbo reports that about 200 Boers killed, .wontided or captured. There were about, a hundred British casualties. , The British also • captured three guns and a considerable quantity of supplies. Commandant Potgieter was among the Boers killed. Lord Kltcbeneg In a dispatch dated from*Pretoria Sunday, April II, Me, counts how Colonel Colenbrander af ter locating Conmndapt Beyers' laag- a*Za*. ---—» h]a f~ 1 — ”* New Comet Discovered. Geneva. N. Y„ April 16.—Dr. Wil liam E. Brocks, director of Smith ob setvatory and professor of astronomy at Robert 'college, announces the d!» eovery of a niw comet. It Is in the constellation Pegasus and an, obser ration secured today made,its position right ascension 23 hours 8 minutes 16 seconds, declination north 27 degrees, 25 minutes. .The comet has a dally motion of about 3 degrees Southerly and toward the sun. This is the twen ty-tbird comet discovered by Mr Brooks. ■ . V'Mi 1 '. f - Inquiry Into McAuliffe's Death. - New ' York, April. 16.—District At torney Jerome has begun a secret In quiry Into the death of James Mo Atillffe, who died sfter having Spent a night in a police station cell and who, it has been asserted In some quarters, was killed -because of his having been a witness against Warren Glennoa This Inquiry is known aa “the Jobs Jtoe. proceedings.” - ' . ' ; , er'at Paelkop, (noted big force by dif ferent routes from; Pletersburg, iu Transvaal colony, blocking, the princi pal lines of the route. The fighting commenced April 8; when the Innlskllling Ftisllcers attack ed Wolfpapoort, covering the- Boer po sition. and by dusk had seised a hill eastward of the port after considerable opposition resulting In Colonel Murray • being seized and Lincoln being killed. Another officer and live men were wounded. Since then the operations continued dally. C'olenbrand'a latest report. April 12, gave the Boer losses killed and prisoner! as 106 men. The coloneMioped to. be able to report-fur ther captures. The most severe .fighting occurred April 11, In western TranBvaal, where General Ian Hamilton has replaced General Methuen In command of the British troops; The Boers attacked Colonel Kckewlch's force near Roolwal and fightlhg fit dose quarters ensued. The Boers Were repulsed, leaving on the field 44 men killed. Including Com mandant Potgieter, and 34 wounded. The British captured 20 unweunded prisoners. According to lust accounts General Ian Hamilton was pursuing the re mainder of the Boer command; The' British losses in this 1 fight were six' men killed and 52 wounded. At the beginning of the pnrsult Colo- nel Kekewleh captured two guns, a pompem. a quantity df ammunition and a number or wagons.; ‘‘ ' l . r lL A torcc- of Bders recently overwelm- ed' 'a strong British patfiol; sent out front UnitInnteRi; Orange River colo ny, to clear distant farms. . An officer and two men were killed, 14 mt-n wounded and the remaining members of the patrol were surrounded and cap tured. • Hev. samuci ocuvme izeao. Philadelphia. April 15.—The Rev.' Dr. Samuel Scoville.-assistant oastaa ot Plymouth eburen, Brooklyn, died here tjday of a complication of dis eases.. He waa a son.of the late Henry Ward Beecher. -t 'P-Wfi -