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Of AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER. twnsTT-rouRtn yeah, AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, FEBRUAKY 6, 1903. NUMBER 41 The Sickest Man is Not Always in Bed. The meanest'kind of sickness is just to be able to attend tojduties^and yet not feel equal to the task. The eternal grind keeps many in the traces who ought to be in bed. A thorough course of Johnson’s Chill and Fever 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 splendid appetite. Renews strength and restores vitality. , Office of J. R. LASSITER. Hehmoxville. S. C. f Sept. 2, 1S96. Mr. A. B. Girardeau, Saranunli, Ga. Dear Sir:—Some years ago I operated a float ing saw-mill on the Savannah River. My base of operations was being constantly changed, and my hands were always exposed to the worst malarial influences. I employed over one hundred hands, and the work was conducted as much in water as ont of it. For this reason, in August and Septem ber 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 1 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 on I used nothing else but Johnson’s Tonic, and never had another case of fever. - Yours very truly, . J. R. LASSITER. OFFICIALS HOPEFUL OF EARLY RESULTS Confidence In Venezuelan Ne gotiations at Washington. EXPECTATION OF ADJUSTMENT General Disinclination In 8ome Quar tern to Consider a Reference to The Hague Court of Arbitration aa Means of Terminating Difficulties. I’aris, Feb. 3.—The advices rccelV' •d here from Ambassador Jusserand, nmunarizing the status of the Ven- eeuelan negotiations at Washington lead the officials to express moro confident expectation of adjustment of the difficulties than at any time pre vious. The tendency here appears to be toward allowing the allies month, or other brief period for prl city collection of the customs. As It is (climated that the amount that would thus be collected would not ex feed 330,000 it Is considered that it will not interfere seriously with the ulUnste equality ot treatment of all the claimants. k is further said here that negotia tion* have developed a general disin flation to consider a reference to Thr Hague court of arbitration as a mesa* of terminating the differences. BRITISH CABINET’S ATTITUDE. In Mood to Accept Any Way Out of Venezuelan Muddle. Berlin, Feb. The German ambas sador at I-ondon. Count Wolffe-Metter- nlch, in a dispatch to bis government referring to British opinion on the Venezuelan question and the British cabinet's attitude In consequence thereof says the government la con- rrlous ot the lack ot popular support io Its associations with Germany, espe cially of the disapproval of the middle classes. Premier Balfour and Foreign Min lf tcr I.ansdowne have the support of the other members of the cabinet In th«lr determination to carry the agree- m, tit out with Germany, but tho am- '‘assador ventures the opinion that “ f d 1-ansdowae’a position la weaken 'd through loss of public support aud that the cabinet Is In a mood to accept almost any way out of the Venexue- ‘»n entanglement that promises tho ultimate payment of the claims. Ambassador Wolff-Motjternlch also '»>* a very genuine dislike exists gen- ,r a!iy In Great Britain to the govern' ttent’s partnership with Germany and •a consenting to the negotiations at' ^aahlngton. he Intimates that if the ''tuatlon becomes more confused It If "mceirable that Colonial Secretary 'tamberlain on hte return from South AMca may become the interpreter of «« popular view In the cabinet and Mvlie the other ministers accordingly. Corbett to Flghl Jeffries. New York, p*b, 4.—James J. Oor- wit has signed articles here for a to- round contest with James J. Jeffrie* •r the heavy-weight championship ol rvl*"? 4, th » ffght to take place ml Erie, Canada, on Jane JO. Jef- cl7 pn *** t ’ the niti- cl?. . ! h® ,0rw * rt ««l <0 Wm. The tc ** !* to be for a mine of 336.000 TORRENTIAL RAINS ANO FIERCE WINOS Southern Cities Are Visited by Severe Storms. TENNESSEE RIVER ON BOOM. At Chattanooga Wind Reached Almost Cyclonic Velocity, Uprooting Trees, Tearing Down Sign* and Domoralli' ing Telegraphic 8ervlce. Chattanooga, Tenn., Feb. 4.—The ■torm which has prevailed through out this section for the past two or three days reached a climax last night when the rain fell In torrents, the wind reaching almost a cyclonic ve locity and flooding the street* from shortly after midnight until ubout 6 o'clock thli morning. Signs were blown down, trees up rooted In some peris of thejdty and telegraph and telephone wire* badly demoralized. The rainfall for a few hours during the deluge waa .38 of an Inch. The wind reached a velocity of 46 miles an hour, continuing so lor two hours. The Tennessee river as result of the heavy, rains during the past few days Is rising rapidly, all tributaries pouring la volumes of water. Today Is clear and pleasant, with a light wind. \ KNOXVILLE CUT OFF. City Devoid of Communication With Outeldo World For Hour*. Knoxville. Feb. 4.—A very heavy- rain and wind storm prevailed here last night and early this morning. At 2 o'clock the velocity of the wind was 60 miles an hour, the highest It has ever been known since tbe local weather bureau was established. Extensive dsmsgo was done to elec tric wires aud for several hours thlb city was cut off entirely from tele graph and telephone communication with (be outside world. Even the railroad wires were down. Many lo cal light, power and telephone lines were affected. The Tennessee river Is rising rapid ly. It being 4 feet above low water this morning at 7 o'clock. Thjs shows a rise of 2 feet during 24 hours. Reports from flood-warning stations on streams above here Indicate an av erage rainfall of 1 Inch throughout upper East Tennessee yesterday and last night. This, the weather bureau thinks, will cause a rise of several ad ditional feet In the Tennessee river here, though no serious flood Is anticL pated. The temperature Is slightly warmer this morning than yeaterday morning, but * drop la predicted with. In the next 1J hours. Yeaterday and last night’s rainfall was .64 ot an Big Company Chartered. Ralelgk. V. C.. Feb. The state has chartered the Union Supply com pany. of Spray. Rockingham county, authorised capital of $500,000. The company win make and aril cotton end yam goods and other product*. The stockholders are B. Frank Me- bane. W. R. Walker and J. 8. Patter- MAY BE PRETEXT FOR WORLD'S WAR President Castro Talks of the Venezuelan Affair. HOPEFUL. 8AY8 HE IS STILL If, However, All Peaceful Meane Are Exhausted, HI* Country Will Not Give In, but Will Fight—Refers to Honor Among Nations. New York. feb. 2.—The Herald’s Caracas correspondent quotes Presi dent Castro as saying, in the course of an Interview: ‘‘I cannot grasp the news from Washington. I fear that the Vene- auelan conflict will be made a pre text for a world war. I have an nwered, however, the demand for pref erential treatment, as follows: 'The Venezuelan government desires equal treatment for every, creditor nation, at the same time keeping in mind and respecting Its previous diplomatic agreements and obligations.’ “Aa far as I can see, the French claim la absolutely perfect, yet the blockading powers seem to desire to invalidate it This Is a strange pro cedure, indeed, when you recall that the French, Belgian and Spanish claims already have that solemn sanc tion which the blockading powers pre tend to be desirous their own abould receive. "Yet I am hopeful, yes, always hope ful. Mr. Bowen has cabled me to be prudent and patient. I shall be both, and we will exhaust all peaceful meant, with the understanding, that when that has been done we will not give In, but will light We have concluded that If there le no honor among nations nor virtue In International agreemnta we most de fend ourselves and to insure tranquil ity we must take possession of Trini dad and other .adjacent places from which, 'with the consent of unfriendly powers, filibustering expeditions have started and have made Venezuela welter In blood. "The Ban Rlgh, which sailed from England, and the expedition under the command of General Carlb-VIdal, which sailed from Trinidad, landing arms two weeks ago at Hlguer^tc, would cost England as mueli as the Alabama claims If we had equal rights with the strong.’’ New French Ambasaaaor. Washington. Feb. 2.—M. Jusserand, the new French ambassdor who ar rived In Washington Sautrday night, called at the state department today, ari-ompanled by M. Boeufve, the chan cellor of the French embassy. The ambassador speaks English perfectly, and had half an hour conversation with Secretary Hay. No date has yet been fixed for bis presentation at the white house, but this will not take place be fore the middle of the week according to the present plan. ounnam acts Rehearing. Montgomery, Ala., Feb.’ 4.—The su preme court has granted to Major Bradford Dunham a rehearing In his divorce suit from bis wlfet who lives In Savannah. The court formerly threw out the case on appeal of Mrs. Dunham on the ground that the fact of Major Dunham's residence In Montgomery was not established. The rehearing remands the case to the city court for trial on Itjjjmarita. Bargain Babies. If babies were for sale the most invet erate bargain-hunting woman in the world wouYd not look fora She would want the beet baby be bought, regardless of price. Every woman naturally healthy, handsome child, and her crav ing can be gratified if she win but re member that the child’s health is her own gift, and to give health she must 'I have it to give. Mothers whose babies have been weak and puny have nursed in strength their first strong child after using Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription. It is the best preparative for maternity, encouraging the appetite, the nerves and inducing te- sleep. It gives the mother to give her child, and makes 's advent practically painless. ■ My wife had bra sick nearly all bn !U*,» ■y* Mr. 8. B. Pricks. aS.Mrnbera. Mro.nl the baby’i Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are the best and safest laxative for the use of delicate women. DISASTROUS FIRE AT OKLAHOMA CITY Many Business Blooks Have Been Destroyed. STARTED IN GENERAL STORE. City Hat Called on Neighboring Towns For Aesistanee In Coping With the Conflagration—Town le Second Largest City In Territory. Guthries, O. T., Feb. 4.—Oklahoma City is burning. The Are started In the Lion gener al store and already the beet business blocks have been destroyed. Fire apparatus has been sent from Guth rie. Oklahoma City is the second city In size in the territory, and has a popu lation of over lO.OtX). The loss la placed at $250,000; In surance about one-third of loss. Hie entire stock and building of the Lion ■tore was consumed, entailing a loss ot more than $176,000. Another Are in a frame building on Broadway at the same time caused additional lose. ANI)' V SHOT WIFE THEN KILLED HIMSELF THE OLD RELIABLE Tragedy Ocours Ir. Knoxville Boarfling House. RESULT OF FAMILY QUARREL. Becoming Angered With Hie Wife William Thomas, a Weaver, Delib erately Shoots Her and Then 8endt Bullet Through Hie Heart. Big Fire at Richmond. Richmond, Va., Feb. 4.—The whole sale grocery and liquor store of L. C. Younger was gutted by Are last night The loss Is estimated at $100,000, of which $76,000 la In stock, the rest being on buildings. The lose on buildings la entirely covered by Insur ance. The insurance on stock la placed at $65,000. KISSED WIFE AND KILLED HER. Husband Then Turned Weapon Upon Himself. Winston-Salem. N. C., Feb. 4 Banks Miller, a young man, shot hla wile last night and then killed him self. Both died in a few minutes. Miller and his wife had a dispute yesterday and decided to separate. She left her husband, taking their two children to tbs home of relatives. Last night Mlller«called to ses bis wife, and after talking over their mis understanding the wife consented to Hve with her husband again. As he started to leave the room he asked his wife to come to the door and IdSs him good night. She compiled with tbs request. Iflllsr Immediately thereafter turn ed around and fired at her, the ball taking effect In her right breast. The husband then placed the pistol to hla head and flred. When the officers arrived at the house Miller and Els wife were lying on the floor dead. There were two eyewitnesses to the tragedy. TO 8TART PARKER BOOM. Will Bo Launched at Chattanooga If Judge la Willing. Chattanooga, Tenn.. Feb. 4.—if Judge AHon Parker will accept an In vitation to attend a local southern banquet to be given here In hla honor at a date that will auit hla con venience. It la planned to have die governors of Tennessee, Kentucky, Missouri, Arkansas, Texaa, Louisiana, Mississippi. Alabama. Georgia. Flori da. North and South Carolina and Vir. glnla attend, aa well aa several south ern senators. Those giving the banquet will 6e limited to strictly one hundred. It Is Intended that this banquet shall show the sentiment of the south on the Democratic presidential nomination, and that the Parker boom shall be formally started fa the south. Knoxville, Tenn., Feb. 4.—A trage dy occurred this morning In a board ing house in the western part of the cHy. \ William Thomas, who baa been em ployed ns a weaver In the Knoxville woolen mills, became angered with his wife on account of another couple be ing assigned to sleep In the si m with them at the4r boarding house. It Is said they quarreled and he arose from bed, dressed himself aad deliberately shot bis wife Just over Jhe heart. He went out Into the street and shot himself through the heart aad died laetaatly. Mrs. Thomas may survive. She Is about 18 years of age aad Thomas waa about 21. GUATEMALAN 8TEAMER LINE. It la Backed by $800,000 of American Capital. Louisville, Ky., Feb. 4.—The Guat emalan northern steamship llae, with $800,000 capital, la the outcome of the meetings held during tlw past two days between Messrs. James Me- Nought and Alesander Hollander, of Hollander A Co., New York, aad C. R. Mongol A Co., bos manufactur ers, of this city. The plan* at pres ent contemplate the establishment of Mae of steamers between Puerto Barrios, Guatemala, and either Pensa cola or New Orleans. Thera will be only two steamers on the Una for tha first six months, providing one steam er each way every week. After that another freight and passenger steam- with a capacity of 4,600 tons, wiU be added to the line. According to the statement of one of tbe men Interested In the proposed line It Is the Intention of the compa ny to extend Its service to South American points In a abort time. The Louisville tnd Nashville railroad, alio, It Is stated, is Interested In the com pany. &AKIN0 Absolutely-Purer THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE OPERATORS’ AND MINERS’ CONTEST Settlement Differences May Be Long Belayed. ACTION BEHIND CLOSED DOORS. WILL INCREA8E ACREAGE. New Oriental 8teamshlp Lino. San Francisco. £eb. 4.—Hok Rong and Ham Ming, president and vice president of tbe Commercial Steam ship company, have returned' here from tbe eastern states and Mexico where they have been making arrange ments for tbe New Orlentat steam ship line. President Hok Rong says the first steamer of the line will leave Hong Kong on March 27. calling at Shanghai, Yokohama. Honolulu and Manzantlln. Mexico. The return trip will take the steamer to San Francls- The company expects to trans port many coolies to Mexico. Mississippi To Plant -Blggsr Cotton Crop Than Last Year. Jackson. Miss, Feb. 4.—Tho month of February will bring a season of great activity among the farmers _of Mississippi, and In some sections the preliminary farming operation* are al ready under way. Crop observers are generally agreed In the belief that there will be a con siderable Increase In tho cultivated area this year, and the belief la con firmed by the extent of preparation* already launched, and the goodly acreage of lands that have boon clear ed during the winter, particularly in the delta socUon. where It la estimat ed that the acreage to be tilled will be an Increase of from 3 to I per cent over that of last year. Many of the largest and best bodies of wild lam) In that tortile section have been placed In shape for cultivation. The planters are making large purchases of mules and farming Implements, and the demand for labor waa never so great as at present, Joint 8cale Committee Is At Work Thrashing Over Demands, but It Will Be Surprising If 8ettlemsnt Cornea Within Week’s Time. Indianapolis, Feb. 1.—lie Indiana, Ohio, Illinois and Western Pennaylra- nta coal operator* and miners took their fight back behind clooed doors at the English hotel today and tho Joint scale committee la at work threshing over the demand*. It wilt be surprising If a settlement la made In leas than n week. Predictions are even made that the miners and operators will not get to gether and that the Joint wage con ference, which has now held together for four years, will go to pieces before a settlement Is reached. There is considerable difference between the miximum demands of the operators and tho minimum ot the miners. It will be a long fight over the run of mine basis demands of the miners of 7 cents differential between pick amt machine mining and the flat Increase of $0 per cent In the wages of outside and Inside labor. Tbe brunt of this fight will fall especially on the min ers and operators of the Ohio aad western Pennsylvania district WHOLE FAMILY DROWNED. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE A FAKE. Socialist Member of Reichstag Firs* Revolver at Himself. Berlin. Feb. 4.—Alfred Agster, a so cialist member of tbe relcbstag, flred a revolver at himself In a committee room of the house at noon today but sx he bad previously removed the bul let from the cartridge, the deputy was only slightly Injured. Agster wrote to some of his fellow deputies -yesterday saying he Intend ed to commit suicide. He Yecently had shown signs of mental weakness. Cloudburst In Kentucky. Knoxville, Tenn., Feb. 4.—A special to The Sentinel from Mlddlesboro, Ky., says that a cloudburst In *the mountains last night precipitated a flood down Yellow creek valley; but little damage was done here. Two houses were flooded beyond the rail road tracks and some fencing was washed away. Several treaties of the Mlddlesboro Belt railroad were un dermined and nil trains are delayed. Quiet at Waterbury, Conn. Woterbury, Conn., Fslb. 4.—Reports from the captains of tho militia com panies on guard duty at tho car barns and the powerhouse of tho Connecti cut Railway and Lighting company early today said that everything had been quiet since midnight The can of the company were ran at usual this morning on all lines. Settlement Reached In Controversy. St. Louis, Feb. 4.—The final step In the settlement of tbe controversy between tbe Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad company and the SL Louis Terminal association over the control of the Wiggins Ferry compa ny, has been reached by the Rock Is land Joining the Terminal associa tion. Ashore on Arabian Coast Aden, Arabia, Feb. 4.—Tho North German Lloyd steamer ForOEtarg, from Hamburg J*SL"8 foPfcjrts ot Ctiafc and Japan, is astoro near Mordfik, Ara- tfa. It is spitted that the rggoatp,), .. will be Emigrant Car Precipitated Into tho Mississippi River. Vicksburg. Miss.. Feb. 1—J. H. Land, of Newton, Miss., and nil bis family, five in nomber. were drowned In C box car which broke loose from a switch engine on the Vicksburg. Shreveport and Pacific Incline last night and ran down an Incline over the transfer boat Delta and Into the Mississippi river. Three bodies, that of n young man, an slderly man and a boy, have so far been removed from the ear in the river. The accident I* without n parallel In this section. The last heard of Land were ills shrieks for aaslataaoet which 20 man. standing helplessly by, could not give him. . Acting Superintendent Dabney, at the heed of e force of willing work ers. endeavored to remove tho bodies from tbe car as It floated about In the river, sometimes showing itself half way above the surface of the water and then going nnder. J. H. Land Is n farmer from Newton, who la thought to have had his fam ily In the emigrant car with him when he was plunged to death. The drowned man's name was learn ed through a freight waybill of freight train No. 31. part of which train it was that ran down the Incline. Great Sale at Biltmore. Knoxville. Tenn., Feb. 4.—A special to The Sentinel from Asheville, N. C, ■ays the sole ot foreign and domestic bred Berkshire hogs Is being held to day on tbe famous Biltmore estate of George Vanderbilt. Tbe find hog ■old realised $616. An aggregate ol *1 pigs brought $13,000. Stockmen ara at Biltmore from many southern southern and western states. International Sunday School Worksra Atlanta. Feb. 4.—Today's session ol the midwinter conference of tho third district of the International Sunday School Workers was devoted to the discussion of methods best for organ, ixatlon of Sunday schools. Tho d!» cusslon was led by Rev. B. W. fiplll man, ol Nashville, Tenn. Cherry Pectoral ft IP quiets ticking throats. Your doctor will explain this. He knows. Trust him. U j i * .