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WEEKL AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER. S, ,ESTV rOlBTH YEAR, AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 1903. NUMBER 38 Tfie Sickest Man is Not Always in Bed. tie The meanest kind of sickness is'just to be able |to attend toduties and yet not reel equal to the task |The eternal grind keeps many in the traces who |eught to be in bed. A thorough course of Johnson’s Chill and Fever I Tonic would give a new lease on life to such people It tones up the the whole digestive apparatus. Puts the Liver in the best condition possible. Gives a Npiendid appetite. Renews strength and restores vitality. Office of J. It. LASS IT Kit. Hkndxonvili.k, S. Sept. Mk. A. 15. Gikakbkau, Savannah, Ga. Dear Sir:—Some years ago I operated a float- inft saw-mill on the Savannah Itiver. My base of operations was lieing constantly cliuugetl, anil my nand.s were always exposed to the worst malarial •influences. I employed over one hundred hands, and the work was conducted us much in water as •ait of it. For this reason, in August and Septcin- 1st there was great loss of time and business, on account of sickness among the workers. My attention was then called to Johnson's Chill and Fever Tonic, and I determined to give the medicine a trial. I procured it, and those who were sick were put on this treatment, and those who were feeling badly were at once given the Tonic. In a short time every one of the one hundred hands was well and reported for duty; and from that time ou I used nothing else but Johnson’s Tonic, and never had another case of fever. Yours very truly. J. i>. LASSITER. ONE MAN KILLED! HALF DOZEN INJURED FOREIGN DLOCKADE VENEZUELAN COAST Women’s Wing of House of Negotiations Proceeding Rel Correction Wrecked. 6TICKS OF DYNAMITE EXPLODE. The Inmates Were at Breakfast When the Explosion Occurred, add When the Building Began to Shake There Was a Wild Rush to Get Out Philadelphia, Jan. 10.—Ono man was killed, half a dozen injured and the woman's wing of the House of Cor. lection partially wrecked by the ex plosion of several sticks of dynamite, In the shaft of tbs new nitration plant tt Iloltnesburg, a suburb, todsy. The dead man, who was a laborer, was blown to plcees. The women'* wing of tho House of Correction ail joins the shaft on the south. The women were at breakfast when the ex plosion occurred and when the build- lag began to shake there was a wild tush to get out. Tie women were gotten out safely sad quickly escorted to another part of the building. Eight hundred panes of glass In the north wing of the building were brok- and the force of the explosion was felt for many miles. The Injured were taken to a hospit al after having their wounds dressed M Us House of Correction Infirmary. ativo to Raising It. QUESTION. OF GUARANTEES Italian Foreign Office Recognizes Cor- rectness of Secretary Hay's Note that Continuance of Blockade Will Further Impoverish Venezuela. DEFENDED HER GOOD NAME. Mrs. Effice Carson Slays Robert Rigsby In Macon. "aeon. Ga.. Jan. 13.—A tragedy oc- jwred la this city yesterday in which "° bCTt A. Rigsby was shot to dsath “7 Mrs. Effle L. Carson In a Macon Jaw offlcA. Tho killing, sensational and thrill- ln * as It Is, was the sequence of a tusrrel which originated several wreks ago. It was a quarrel In which two bus- mess colleges of Macon—the Georgia- A-abama collage, of whlah Professor “ 1* Martin Is principal, and the Ia- nl*r Southern Business college, at the »«ad of which Is Dr. J. D. Lanier, lig hted. Mre. Carson Is teacher of telegraphy !**• Georgla Alabama college and >o*ng Rigsby was a student In the i-snler Business college. ft Is alleged that he made remarks cwiectlng upon the character of Mrs. vwrson aa a woman. She Indignant ly denied thsm, and seeklag out Rigs by shot him to death In the law office ef Colonel Marmaduke Bayne. The affair haa created a profound sensation In Macon, as both parties *fe prominent. Rome, Jan. 12.—Negotiations be tween the co-operating powers rela tive to raising the blockade of the Venezuelan coast are proceeding, the main point being the question of guar antees for the payment of claims should the warships bs withdrawn. The Italian foreign office recognizes the correctness of the contention In Secretary Hay's last note, that a con tinuance of the blockade will only fur ther Impoverish Venezuela and make the settlement of the claims more dif ficult, and Is desirous of meeting the suggestion of the United 9tatea. At the tame time It cannot act without an agreement with Germany and Great Britain. As the quickest solution the suggestion Is again mooted whether the United States might not again be naked to guarantee the payment of tbe sums awarded, now that tbe situation haa become to completely changed. FUEL FAMINE INQUIRY PROCEEDS IN CHICAGO Conspiracy Indictments Hay Be Found AGAINST COAL COMBINATIONS. As a Result of Labors of Special Grand Jury Indictments Against at Least Six Members of Soft Coal Combines May Be Returned. Chicago, Jan. 14.—Conspiracy in- dlclDK-nts against members of at least three hard and soft coal combinations doing business in Illinois and Indiana are expected as a result of the labors of the special grand jury In (he fuel famine Inquiry. It Is considered pos slble that these Indictments will in clude witnesses who have appeared before the investigating body. This it Is asserted, can and probably will be done through corroborative evi denee secured tending to prove guilt brought to the attention of the grand Jury by the witness' own testimony. The jurors were advised today. It is believed. In what Instances the evi denee Is deemed strong enough to con vlet and true hills may be found late today or tomorrow. • Assistant States Attorney Barnes, who Is the chief pros eciitor n criminal eases, has been call ed In to aid In designating the men against whom sufficient evidence has been secured, and his advice is taken to mean that criminal prosecutions are a certainty. BEHIND CLOSED DOORS. Testimony of Henry Youtsey Being Guarded with Strict Secrecy. Frankfort, K.v., Jan. 14.—Henry E Youtsc.v was recalled before the Franklin circuit court grand Jury this morning for his fourth day behind closed doors. Ills testimony Is being guarded with strirt secrecy under or ders of Judge Cantrlll. Youtsey has already spent 15 hours before thn Jury. The same energies were exercised by the officials on Sat urday tc prevent any of his state ments fiom becoming public, prevail ed again today, deputy sheriffs guard ing tho door to the grand Jury loom to prevent possible eavesdroppers from getting nil Inkling as to what he Is telling. Youtsey looks better and less haggard than at any time since he donned prison stripes. Not since the-day of the assassina tion has there been such intense inter est In this noted ease. FOREIGN OFFICE PUZZLED. Teamsters’ Strike Threatened. St. Louis, Jan. 13.—A strike Is threatened of teamsters whose <le- mauds made several days agq for hlgb- "ages and a readjustment of hours -~'c not yet been satisfied. If the ke becomes general, as It Is pro- '•icicd In case the demands are still unsatisfied by nsxt Friday, betw and 6,000 men will be affi Castro's Last Not# Avoids Specific Acceptance ef Powers’ Stipulations. Berlin, Jen. 12.—Tho foreign office bars Is somewhat puzzled by Presi dent Oastro'g last note. Hs avoids specific acceptance of tho powers' stip ulations and seemingly leaves the basis for a settlement as Indefinite as In his preceding dlepatch agreeing generally to arbitration. The presl dent’s reply hat really not advanced the matter at all, but It la confidently supposed be haa given Mr. Bower full power of attorney. The slate department at Washington has advised the foreign office that Mr. Bowen has sailed from I-aGuayrs. Nothing more will be done from this side until Mr. Bowen reach*! Wash- Ington. It It hoped that a full agree- ment will be attained without arbitra. tion. To Work on Different Lines. New York. Jan. 14.—Referring tc The Cologne Gazette'! assertion that next to the British Ambassador Paun- cefote, no diplomat enjoyed In Wash ington such popularity as Dr. Von Hoi- teben. a dispatch to The Times from Berlin says. There is an Impression, however, that Baron Speck Von Stern berg Is to he Instructed to work on different lines and to try to empha size the community of American, Ger man and British Interests as far as he can. His antecedents and sympa- thles. it Is believed, qualify him for tbe role. ZANLV MUtlNING FIRE Chattanooga Had a Big Blaze In Four- Story Building. Chattanooga. Tenn., Jan. 10.—At 1:45 o'clock this morning fire broke out in one of the four story buildings on Broad street adjoining the Read house. It started In the Manhattan laundry. Part of these buildings were ujed hy the Read house for lodg ers. At 2:45 a. m. the fire was under con trol. The building is owned by D. P. Mon tague and was occupied by the Chick- amauga Carriage works. The carriage works was partially destroyed. Loss not great. The building adjoins the Read house and had It not bean for the telephone service to the different rooms a dlsas- trous panic would bavs probably re- snltsd. FIGHT PRETENDER’S Inhabitants of Fez Against Sultan. Rise ANXIETY ..REIGNS AT RABOT. Europeans There Are In Fear of an Immediate Attack by the Pretend, er's Forces—Reinforcements Dis patched to Sultan. Madrid, Jan. 13.—Fighting Is pro- ceedlng between the troops of the sul tan and the forces of the pretender to the throne, according to a dispatch re ceived by The Globe from Fez. The followers of the pretender are said to be overcoming the Imperial troops. The correspondent of The Globe adds that tbe inhabitants of Fez have risen against the sultan and that anxiety reigns at Rabat, where the Europeans are in fear of an immediate attack by the pretender's forces. The sultan's representative at Tan. gier has been ordered to seize cattle and to despatch reinforcements to the sultan. SITUATION IN MOROCCO. Tangier a Hot Bed of Intrigue and Treachery. New York, Jan. 13.—While the Mo rocco affair is more serious so far as tbe Sultan's reported defeat is con cerned. The Tribune's I.ondon corre spondent rabies there Is no apparent danger of International complications. The accounts are vague, and come mainly from Tangier, which Is a hot bed of Intrigue and treachery. Even If the sultan should be forced to re- treat from Fez and appeal to the pow ers for assistance, It Is not probable that they can be drawn Into a danger, ous entanglement. They ran readily accommodate themselves to a change of rulers In Morocco when It is Incon venient for any power to assume the responsibility of restoring order among the barbarous tribes. The excitement Is not Increasing In Madrid or Paris, and neither German nor British intervention is probable. TURF WRITERS’ ASSOCIATION. Third Annual Meeting Takes Place at New Orleans. New Orleans, Jan. IS.—The third annual meeting of the Turf Writers' Association of America took place here last night. It is tho only cor porate organization of actual newspa per men engaged in a special purault of the profession, reporting races and turf happenings. In tbe world. In the three years the association has expanded to thoroughly represen tatlve proportions. Delegates from every racing center In tbe country at' tended. The purpose of the Truf Writers' Aasoclaton of America la to promote the aoclal, professional and fraternal Interests of Its members. Starting with six charter members, tho organization has enrolled on Hz books at present upward of 40 adhe rents. The official button and lta par ticular jurisdiction finds recognition with the secretary of every race track from New York to San Francisco. PLAGUE STRICKEN ,\ WESTERNERS SHIVER CITY WANTS AiDi ' BLIZZARD’S BLAST An Appeal Hade by Bubonic Plague Sufferers. CITY TO BE DISINFECTED. Thirty-Seven People Are In the La zarus and Six Deaths Occurred Frl day—One Entire Family Died of the Dread Disease. Los Angeles, Ca.l. Jan. 10:—John T. Bradbury, owner of the Tajo mines, which are located 40 miles from Ma- ztiUan, Mexico, lias reeleved the fol lowing telegram, In response to which he Immediately subscribed $1,000 for the relief of plague sufferers in that city. Mazatlan, Ilex., Jan. 9.—John Bradbury, Los Angeles; Tbe city of Mazatlan, always one of the first to go to tbe relief of all other cities of this and neighboring republlrs when they have suffered great calamities, Is today the victim of the most terri ble of all evils—the bubonic plague. MYrchaHa, hankers and property own era have formed a charity and relief committee Jointly with the civil nu thorltles to alleviate the sufferings of the widows and orphans and also to do all possible te stop the ravages of the terrible disease. Knowing your philanthropic temperament and hu inanity, we ask your valuable co-oper ation with the view of obtaining ps tunlary resources with which to at tend tbe victims of the greatest ca lamity that ever haa been felt in the republic. Jose Rico, president Ma- xatlan chamber of commerce.” Entire Families Die of Plague. Mazatlan, Mexico, Jan. 10.—Thirty ■even people aro In the lazareios, and ■lx death occurred Friday; one entire family having died of the plague. Many people hare left the city and gone to live on the Islands near this city. A number of Americans have also departed. II has been decided to disinfect the entire city at once. The charity commission will pay for the houses that have to be burned and for all clothing destroyed. A mun uttacked hy the plague was found on his way to K1 Castillo. He was brought to the city to lie sent to a lagan tlo, hut he died on tbe way there. FLORIDA CONVICT HOSPITAL. A MAN CANT swimin * hlck,e '- It isn't a question of his winning a race, but a question of being able only to keep afloat. The man who is suffering from malnutrition is like the fettered swimmer. His stomach and its allied organs of Coal For Destitute Famines. Chicago, Jan. 14.—One hundred and ten wagons loaded with coal, purchas ed by funds subscribed In response to the mayor's appeal, proceeded to va rious stations established throughout digestion and nutri tion are diseased. It is not it questiou with him of winning in the race for busi ness hut of simply keeping up under any circumstances. Whenever disease affects the stomach it is affecting also the blood and the health of every or- (an of the body. -or blood is only food converted into nutrition and nutri tion is the life of the Ixxly and every organ of it Doctor Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery cures diseases of the stomach and other organs of digestion and nutri tion. It purifies the blood and enables the perfect nutrition of the body which means perfect health. •For sis loss years I suffered with lodige*- tion and my liver sod kidneys, which taOcd the best doctors in our country.* writes K. L. Ran- •ell. Fast-. Of Wool rev. Prince William Co.. Vs. • I suffered with my stomach ahd hack for a long lime, end alter taking a • cart-load' of medicine from three doctors ! grew so bad I could hardly do a day's work. Would base deatb-like pains in the aide, and blind spells. 1 began taking l>r. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and ■Pleasant Pellets' Before I had taken half of the second bottle I lagan to feel relieved. I got ala more bottles and used them, end am happy to eay 1 owe my life to Dr. Pierce.’ Accept no substitute for "Golden Sled- ical Discovery.” There is nothing "just as good” for diseases of the stomach, blood and lungs. The Common Sente Medical Adviser *008 large pages, in paper covers, isseft Bondsman Ready to Pay. Savannah, Ga., Jan. 13.—Tbs bonds- men of B. D. Greene and John F. Gay nor, fugitive* from justice for frauds in connection with Improving the Savannah harbor, are preparing to pay into the regietry of the United States court $80,000, tba amount of tbe bond. The bonds have been es treated In tbe United Statee court. William B. Klrke, of Syracuse, la Greene's bondsman, and the late John D. I-eary, of New York, was on the bond of Geynor. His ezecutor will pay. BANDIT’S BODY IDENTIFIED. Reward of $3,000 Had Been Outitand- ing For Samuel Morely. South McAlester, I. T„ Jan. 14.—The body of the bandit killed In the fight with United States deputy marshals at Spiro, after he had slain Deputy Samuel Sarreb, has been fully IdentI fled as that of Samuel Morley, for whose capture $3,000 reward was out standing. Morely had murdenl three men be fore his last battle. At San Antonio, Tex., several years ago, he killed a butcher; at Chlckasba he murdered another man, and recently he mur dered Sheriff Jacob Hartman, of El Reno, Okla. Silver Service for Battleship. .. Mobile. Ala., Jan. 14.—The silver service to be presented by the people of Alabama to the battleship Alabama has arrived from New York. It con sists of a punch bowl and tray, 14 silver claret cups, two candelabra and a Urge centerpiece. Tbe main piece Is Inscribed as follows; "From the loyal hearts of the people of Alabama to the United SUtea battleship Ala bama. whose officers and men protect the honor of our country In peace and war. Mobile, AU., May, 1902.” An effort will be made to hare the bet- Mobl Walter F. Coachman’s Humane Plan Is Approved. Tallahassee, Jan. <4.—The Florida state prison, with nearly 1,000 prison' era, has been carried on heretofore without any place where the sick be cared fur. lion. Walter F. Coachman, president Of the Florida Naval Stores and Com mission company, said company being lessee of sUte convicts, bas been for aeveral months conferring with Com missioner of Agriculture Hon. R. E. Mcl.ln, relative to providing a hospital for the convicts, and the two have de veloped a plan for a convict hoaplUI, for Its management and maintenance, wblch hu been approved by the board of atate Institutions. A small tract of land has been pur- chased near Ocala, upon which will be erected a modern hospital, at a cost of $8,000, at tbe expense of the lessee company. All things connected with this Insti tution are to be selected by the lessee company and approved by the board of atate Institutions, all at the ex- peuse of tbe lessee company. FATAL POWDER EXPLOSION. Spark Fell In Keg From Xitchen Stive with Disastrous Results. pitsburg, Jan. 14.—John Mulgvez. a Slavish miner, and hit wife, living at Sturgeon station, near McDonald, l*a„ were fatally injured and their house wrecked today hy an explosion of a keg of gunpowder. Mulgvez was filling a ran with pow. der when a spark front the kitchen stove fell In the keg. In the explo sion .which followed he was blown through a window and bis wife was hurled 12 feet against a wall. Both were burned from head to foot and will die. The bouse took fire and wu badly damaged. Mei y i Goes Tumbling In Many Cities. 2 DEGREES BELOW AT CHICAGO. Other Places Report Temperature of From 3 to 7 Degrees Below Zero- Much Suffering Reported Among the Poor. Chicago, Jan. 12.—Two degree* be low zero was the official temperature for Chicago end vicinity at 8 o’clock today, accompanied by a brisk north west wind. Much suffering among tbe poor, who have with difficulty endured the mod erate weather since the coat famine became acute, has been reported, and a number of deaths are said to have been due directly to the cold. Step# hare already been taken by the mayor to provide a fund for the relief of the destitute. Much delay to suburban transporta tion lines was occasioned by tbe sud den and intense cold, and a number of minor accidents were reported. At Kansas City. Kansas City, Jan. 12.—Zero weath er prevailed In Kansas City at 7 a. m. with a fall of 11 1-2 degrees In tha past 12 hours. There Is no prospect of moderation today, and suffering be cause of lack of fuel will prore se vere. The supply of coal in Kansas City, which waa short on Satarday, had diminished greatly over Sunday. Similar conditions exist at all points throughout this part of the southwest. At St Paul. St. Paul. Minn., Jan. 12.—One de gree below zero waa tbe warmest tem perature reported in this city Sunday, and last night It went down to 7 de grees below. Moorhead. Minn., re ports a minimum of 18 below, and Du luth experienced 6' degrees below. Fu el Is scarce, and there Is much suffer ing. At Cincinnati. Cincinnati, Jan. 12.—Two-tenths of a degree above zero was the minimum record by the weather bureau this morning. Two degrees below wen shown by many thermometers. This was a fall of 32 degrees In 18 hour*. At St. Louis. St. Louis. Jan. 12.—At 8 o'clock this morning the temperature registered 3 degrees above, but by 8:30 o’clock the bright sunlight bad raised tbe mer cury to 10 degrees shore. At LsCrotse. Lacrosse, WIs., Jan. IS.—it was 8 degrees below here this morning, with a cutting wind blowing, making the cold felt mere than at any time this ■easen. At West Superior. West Superior. WIs.. Jan. 12.—The weather bureau recorded a tempera ture of $ degrees below zero this morning. At Louisville. T-oulsrllle, Ky., Jan. 12.—The official temperature at 8 o’clock this morning was 3 degrees shore zero, the coldest of tbe winter. Fire Burnt Big Factory. Camden. N. J.. Jan. 14.—The big factory of A. I.unn A Co., waa destroy. *d by fire today. Tho loss, which Is estimated at $130,000, la distributed among a number of firms who occu pied some portions of the building. The fire Is thought to have been due to an overheated journal on one of tbe machines. CHILD LABOR BILL. Senator Marshall Introduces Measure In 8outh Carolina Legislature. Columbia, S. C., Jan. 14.—A bill wu Introduced in tho atate legislature to day by Senator Marshall, of Richland, providing that after May 1, 1808, no child under 10 years of age shall be employed In any factory. Accompanying clauses to the bill provide that after May 1,1904, no child ahull be employed under 11 years of age, while all factories after May 1, 1903, cannot work children under 13 years of age, Liner 8t. Louis Overdue, New York, Jan. 14.—Up to 9:30 a. in. tndav I he steamship *8t. Louis, which Is several days overdue, had not been sighted. At the American line office It was said no wireless report of the veer el had been received. Leigh May Enter Race. Newnan, Ga..- Jan. 14.—Hon. S. E. I Leigh, one of Coweta's representatives] In the present general assembly, haa j announced to some of bio friends that) ho will be In tbe race for congreti ln I this district next year. It Is under? stood that be Is preparing to send but campaign literature to all the counties 1 In the fourth district, and expects to] make a thorough canvass against < onel Adamson. Moody Leave* For Washington. Washington. Jan. 14.—A teIei>hone| message received this morning at tha envy department from Secretar; Moody nay* that be had sufficiently recovered from his recent accident to be Able to leave tor Washington, v. her«| he will arrive some time today. * CAe/ry Pectoral r a ^ Get we ^ beforeyoiihave to | think of weak lungs, bron- j ■Mlitic nlnnricw f c -*7«.