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'll!. I DC; I ceil I ttii AMERICI IS TIMES-RECORDER. .^tv.koukth teak, AMERICUS. GEORGIA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1903. numiwk 42 «G. East Lake, Ala., Dec. 8th, 1902. Mr. A. B. Girardeau, Savannah, Ga. Dear Sir:—This is to certify that on Au gust 1st I went to Verbena, Ala., to hold a series of meetings. Was at that time, and had been for six weeks prior, so feeble I was scarcely able to preach. Mr. F. A. Oulledge, of Verbena, with whose family I was stop ping, kindly oficred me three bottles of Johnson’s Chill and Fever I onic, gratis. I accepted, and began the use of the Tonic at \ once. Within three weeks I was was much better. In three weeks I had taken the three bottles of Tonic and was fully well. Took no other medicine then nor since, and ^ am in better health and heavier than for the past fifteen years. ' J. M. McCORD, Pastor Verbena Baptist Church MINERS IMPRISONED! IN BURNING SHAFT Caught Like Bats In Trap In Montana Mine. HOPE OF RESCUE IS SMALL. Eleven Miners Imprisoned In Shaft NO. 3 of the United States Copper Association at Eveleth, Mon.—Fire Caught on Second Level In the Oil House. Duluth, Minn., Fob. 11.—A special from Eveleth on the Mesaba range to The Herald, says: Fire broke out this morning In No. 3 shaft at the Spruce mine of the Unit ed States Copper association. Sev en miners are Imprisoned in the shaft below the mine aid cannot get out until the lire Is extinguished. It caught on the second level In the oil house, and the shanties ar:t timber construction of the Interior of the mine at that point are burning fiercely. Dense smoke is rolling out of the shaft and there are grave fears that the en trapped men may he suffocated before the fire can be subdued. FAMOUS INDIAN FIGHTER DEAD. Served With Great Bravery and Dis tinction In Apache War. Albuquerque, N. M„ Feb. 11.—Colo nel J. L. Morris, one of the most fa mous western scouts and Indian fight ers is dead here after a long Illness. In 1883 Morris, with 13 men, killed Chief Juaneksr. and 30 Apache war- rlore who had been terrorizing: the community. Morris was wounded In the neck, one of his men killed and 10 were wounded. The leader, after being shot, killed Juaneka with htr last bullet. Congress awarded Mor rls a medal for bravery. MACEDONIAN AFFAIR BECOMING SERIOUS Balkans Question Menace to Europe’s Peace. READY TO BLAZE INTO WAR Outbreak of Hostilities Between Mace donian Insurgents and Turkish Gov- eminent Threatened—Massacre of Christiana Feared. . New York, Feb. 10.—There enough dry tinder on the slopes of the Balkans for a great blaze If a match be thrown on the ground-, according to The Tribune's London correspon- dent This is the conclusion reach ed by Fleet street, where the Macedo nian question is aegarded as a serious menace to the peace of Europe. An outbreak of hostilities between the Macedonian Insurgents and the Turk ish garrison is expected early In March, and a massacre of Christians will be followed by a declaration of war from Bulgaria under Russian In stigation. A remarkable feature of the situa tion Is the openness with which the pan Slavlst agitators are planning a mili tary and diplomatic campaign for ex pelling the Turks from the Balkans. It Is assumed In centers of Slav feeling that Count Lambsdorlt has obtained guarantees of Austrian neutrality and that Russia is ready to stand behind Bulgaria and Servla. Nobody in Fleet street or In the Balkans seems to know whether the German emperor Is prepared to defend the sultan and In cur the lasting enmity of Russia, Charter For New nanroad. Lake Charles, La., Feb. 11.—The Gulf. Calcasieu and Northern railroad has been chartered. The capital stock Is 12.000.000. The road Is to be built north from 1-ake Charles to form a connection with a trunk line. TREMENDOUS SACRIFICE SALE FLOOD CONDITIONS AT COLUMBUS, GA. Chattahoochee Has Fallen, but Still Baging. MANY MILL8 8UBPEND WORK. Damage to Bridges and Manufactories Will Amount to Considerable-—'Water Too High as Yet For Steamer Navi gation From Southsrn Points. Columbus, Ga.. Feb. 9.—There Is no material change In the flood situation -bere. The Chattahoochee has fallen a little but is still raging. All works on the river front hare been suspend ed, except the mills at North High lands. The damage to the Fourteenth street bridge Is greater than was at first ex pected, one span of the steel work lies In the bottom of the river and even if it is gotten out, the work of con structlon will be considerably delay C(T. The fears that were entertained for the safety of the lower bridge have about subsided since the wate rhas ceased to rise. No steamers have yet reached the city. THEOLU RELIABLE DANGER OF FLOOD PASSED. Chattahoochee River, Which Threat ened Overflow, Is Falling, Atlanta. Fob. 9.—Advices to' the Postal Telegraph company from Columbus, Ga., this morning state that tho Chattahoochee river, which has been on a rise for the past two days. Is slowly falling this morning, and all danger of flood has passed. Thp river last night reached a height of 38% feet, over 36 feet above tbe normal mark. Since last night a fall of 2 feet haa been recorded, and the waters-are slowly falling. It Is thought that the damage to property along tho river front will be considerable, although the loss cannot yet be estimated. All the false work of the now Iron bridge was washed away last night, j cwcuplVdbyBrowii &AKIK0 POWDER Absolutely Pure. THERE fS NO SUBSTITUTE WILMINGTON, N. C. HAS $60,000 FIRE Big Dry Goods Store of A. D. Brown Destroyed. OTHER PROPERTY WAS DAMAGED Firs Broke Out In Baeement of Dry 'Goods Store, Totally Destroying that Establishment—Sixty Per Cent of Loss Covered by Insurance. the river flooding, thnt portion of the town. Many of the mills along the river will be Idle for several days or until _ damaged Incurred by tbe Inunda- oh of thoir water wheels can be re paired. Wilmington, N. C„ Feb. 11.—fire which broke out at 1:30 o'clock this morning In the basement of tho $• ■tory dry good* store of A. D. Brown, In one of the principal buslneaa blocks of the city, totally destroyed that es tablishment, and damaged adjoining property to the extent of (60,000. About 60 per cent of the lose is cor* ered by Insurance. The losses are as folio v.»: A. D. Brown, dry goods, stock (30,- OflO; Insurance, 117,500; Volley's store, , 18,0001 partly In sured. A. David ft Co., damage Is clothing stock by smoke and wate , (15,000; Insurance one-half. Conao • Meted Railways, Light and Power conr pany, electrical supplies damaged by flooding of bare mint, $1,000; fully In sured. Damage to David building (1,600; partly Insured. TILLMAN Vo AID NEPHEW. As the Overcoat season is nearly over, and I don’t ish to carry a single Overcoat into another season, I ave decided to give the public the benefit of some very low prices. I have on hand the following: 12 Overcoats at Regular Price 4 Overcoats at Regular Price 12 Overcoats at Regular Price 18 Overcoets at Regular Price - - $20 00 Each. ■ $18 50 Each. $15 00 Each. $12 50 Each. Takes the choice. Sizes 33 to 44. These Overcoats are cut in the very latest styles and include Hart, Schaffner & Marx, 1902 W°del, the Ryton, the English Box Coat, the Raincoat, the Storm Coat, etc. I have also about 1 dozen Overcoats at regular price from $8.50 to $lo.oo which I will close out at While ttiis Overcoats sale Is going on we will make deep cuts in the price of suits. Remember that every garment in the store is new and up^to-date. Come quick And take your pick. W. D.BAJLHf, The Only 'Exclusive Men’s Clothier and Furnisher in Americus. ALLEN HOUSE CORNER, I TRAIN DASHES INTO LANDSILDE Atlanta. Knoxville and Northern Haa _ Wreck—Brakeman Killed. | 8ana,0r Vl,l *« Slayer of Gontalw In Knoxville, Tonn., Feb. 10.—A faat Hl * p,l,on Ce,l » freight train on the Atlanta, Knoxville! Columbia. 3. C.. Feb. 11.—There baa and Northern railroad encountered a I beeB C0I >slderable speculation at to landslide on tl)e Hlawasaee river to what rart Senator Tillman wonld take miles south of Oils city early this • ln lhe c “ e ot hl * ne rbew. J. H. Till* morning. ' I man, now In Richland county jail un- The trgln'waa partially wrecked C d * r cbar ** murder. R Fields, a brakeman. of I uttrell’ I 11 haa be * n known lhat toT 7«*r» th# Tenn., woa killed. The engineer and •• na,or and hla nephew have been on fireman were sllghly Injured * >a<1 term*. Only a few daya ago Sen. ator Tillman wrote a letter, which haa been publlehed. In which be aald there were two kindi of Tlllmana, and that bli nephew had opposed him political ly for the last ten year*. In the laat few daya J. H. Tillman baa appealed to his uncle, and aa a re. •ult the eenator stopped ever ln Colum bia on hla way to Edgefield. Hla movements w re known to but ■ few people. He d: ve directly to the jail and spent eevti.n hour* with hla nephew, going over tha line of defense " with him and making suggestion*. It la given out by attorneya for J. H. Tillman that the eenator promised to glva him any aaslatanee In hla pow. er. I Hooper Veung a Sick Man. New York, Feb. 1L—William Hoop, or Toung convicted of tbe mutder ol Mra Pulltaer. was a very alck man in the Tomb* today. He took a lit tle breakfast and then attempted to exercise along* hit tier, known as "Murderers’ Row," but wan no weak and III that he had to return to hie cell and lie down. Warden Vender enrr said that Yonng waa undoubted ly »lck and suffering t - a gen OHii n 6nroui collapse. mm LIFE’S AT STAKE The most timid man will take any chance of escape. The slender rope dropped down the precipice, the alfp. pery log over the abyss, anything that offers a chance of life, it rag® ly match ed at. The end the man eccks ta safety. He caret nothing for the means, to that end. There are thou sands of men and women whose lives are at stake, who are hindered from accepting the one means of safety hy foolish prejudice. Doctor Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery has been the meant of restoring health to many mra and women whose hol low cough, bleed ing lungs, ema ciation' and weak ness teemed to warrant the state ment of local phy sicians—"There it no cure possible.” Why ehottld prejudice against a put-up medicine hinder yon from trying what has cured thousands of suffering men and women? •Only for Dr. Ptsree’a OolJcn Medical Ms- ccvery I think I wonld be In my grnvn to-day,” writes Mr. Mows Mika, of Hilliard, Plata Co, Wyoming. "I had Mfnma an bad t coaid ant sleep at night and waa compelled to fire op work. It affected my long* eo that I coughed an the time, both day ih night My friends all thongbl I had eSnaaaipUwe. Mr wife had taken Dr. Pierce-s Favorite rreecrintlon and It tad helped her so much the tariauSn* my try ing hie-Golden Medical Discovery'-which I did. I have taken four bottle* end am now a well man. weighing 18} pounds thanks to Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery." The sole motive for substitution is to permit the dealer to make the little more profit paid by tbe sale of less meritorious medicines.* He gains; you lose. TRAIN .SWEPT INTO GULCH. (nowillde Works Havoc on Northern Pacific Railroad. Missoula, MoaL, Feb. 11.—A snow, slide haa occurred at tha "8” bridge on' tha Northern Pacific railroad be tween Multan and Dorsey, destroying ■even bends of the trestle work and ■weeping a freight train into th* gulch many feet below. Every member of the freight crew were Injured, two ' probably fatally. The Injurod are: Conductor A. C. Smith, seriously. Brakeman Fred Grant, seriously. Engineer Philipps. Brakeman Merritt. , VENEZUELAN NEGOTIATIONS. Bowen’e Acceptance of British Proto, cel Not Llktly to Hasten Settlement London, Fob. 11.—Minister Bowen’e formal acceptance of th* British proto* col I* not believed hero to be likely to hasten to any great extent the conclu sion of th* Vonetuelan negotiations..'. The Associated Press la Informed that th* allies’ ambassadors nave been strictly enjoined not to sign any of th* protocols until all three powers art satisfied with tha term*, whoa tho signatures will be simultaneous. Chinamen Arretted at Mobil*. Mobile, Ala., Feb. 11.—Chinese In. •pector You has arrested nine China men bere on charges of violating tho Chinese exclusion act by entering this country without tbe proper certificates. Their cases have been set for trial on Fefb. 21 before United States commls- jjl slonrr. Bond, which was fixed at (3000 was made.