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AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1903.
East Lake, Ala., Dec. 8th, ig02.
]>\ r . A. B. Girardeau, Savannah, Ga.
Dear Sir:—This is to certify that on Au
gust 1st I went to Verbena, Ala., to hold a
scries of meetings. Was at that time, and
had been for six weeks prior, so feeble I was
scarcely able to preach. Mr. F. A. Gulledge,
of Verbena, with whose family I was stop
ping, kindly offered me three bottles of
Johnson’s Chill and Fever Tonic, 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.
ID WRIGHT HAVE -
ROYAU’ARTNER?
Trial May Lead To Very
Embarrassing Situation.
(USED IS LITTLE DISTURBED.
Herts That He Has a Powerful Pro
tector In An Exalted Position Who
Will Shield Him—Statement Cause*
Evident Uneasiness.
ion,Son, March lG.-^Iohn Flower,
limau of the shareholders’ com-
.. which instigated the prosecu-
. of Whitaker Wright, the director
the London and Globe finance cor
don, who was arrested yesterday
his arrival at New York from
. says:
. tec Wright is quoted as saying
had a powerful protector in an ex-
quarter. This statement Is
n««r t 0 us. It Is the keynote of
whole esse. Prior to the failure
he London and Globe certain per-
t maintain Wright had In his POS-
lien letters from leading members
he English royal family showing
were mixed up In his transac-
We hare no documentary
if of this. Wright himself Is
lahlj the only man in the world
could prove It. If he has such
r» they ought now to be In the
«slon of the New York police as
upposu they searched his effects
"right Is not likely to let such' a
trtul weapon of defenso out of his
oral keeping. Within a few weeks
*lef issue la the Wright case will
he question of the complicity or
'wise of the most exalted persou-
ln the empire In Wright's flnan-
wd other schemes. Wo do not
ipato any difficulty In obtaining
tttradition, but If what Wright’s
^ maintain turns out to be true,
!er.uin„ prosecution will become
ttremeiv delicate matter. We
te, however, that the lawyers at
tit encased will sift the matter to
>ottoni. regardless of any consld-
its" - _
urcer General Finlay. In the
! of commons tills afternoon said
mwti would pay the coat of the
of Wright and the pay-
■ the crown of the whole ex-
’’ of the proceedings, will be con-
His prosecution, however.
' “ In the hands of the ofll-
‘ ' v, r of the London and Globe
RESIDENTIAL nominations.
ef Those Meeting Favor at Hands
Of President Roosevelt
March 12.—The presl-
*“t to the senate today the fob
* t0!r .!nat!ons:
appraisers of merchandise
Hfsr
,v ■ i’ovkii oi mercnanaise
. of N>w York, Amos P.
t.r- ' s *wter and George
A ‘*° n . Arabia, James Mao
• '"ntucky.
’ f «r the Indians, John H.
°' Standing Rock, N. D;
Malin, of the Sac and Pox
«*hir Crltlcal ^Age.
‘.' n . -March 17.—Justice Day
■tl n- clsht - He v*—* the
ot disease and cost-
“ * ta * apparently be.un.
LEVEES GIVE WAY
TO AWFUL STRAIN
Gallant Fight Against Wa-
i ter Continues.
THOUSANDS LEFT DESTITUTE.
General Falling of Upper Tributarlea
of Miaalaaippi River, Together with
Improved Weather Conditions, Point
to Early Relief,
Memphis, Teun„ March 17.—The rlv-
or la slowly falllug here today, the
gauge registering 39.4 feet against 39.7
last night. Tho break in the levee
near Holly Bush, 20 miles north of
here, 1b responsible for the fall at
Memphis. The crevasse Is three quar
ters ol a mile wide and the water Is
ruslng through with a roar that can
be heard for miles. The whole of
the St. Francis basin will bo flooded
and Incalculable damage will bo done.
No other breaks have been reported,
hut several weak spots are being
closely watched by tho engineers.
At Memphis the flood situation 1*
growing more serious. In the north
ern part of the cKy hundreds of fam!
lies have left their homes for high
ground, and every Industry la shut
down and street car service baa been
abandoned. In South Memphis the
water la threateuing all railroad tracka
and hundreds of laborer# are working
there. The Yazoo and Miaalaaippi Val.
ley railroad la the worst sufferer from
tho flood. Ks tracks beng partly uader
water for miles. Through train ser
vice has been annulled. The Illinois
Central has experienced some diffi
culty at Auction etrect. hut the tracks
have been "cribbed" and traffic la
moving as usual.
Situation Critical at Natchez.
Natchez, Miss., March 17.—Tho wa
ters of tho river which broke over the
embankment* of the Bougere levee In
the lower part of Concordia Parish,
35 miles below VIdalla, has swept
away 3 miles of the 13 foot embank
ment of the Texas and Pacific railway
and the southern portion of th# Bou-
gcra levee has caved la for over a
mllo. A tremendous volume of water
le pouring through this crevssso Into
tho country behind IL Every effort
ft now being made to prevent furthor
caving, and additional forces, all that
can he secured, are attempting to
stake the ends of tho broken levee with
sacks of dirt and sands.
Sycamore levee, which affords pro
tection for VIdalla. Is being strength
ened as rapidly as possible. Several
weak places arc reported along tho
levee, and fears are expressed for the
safety of the embankment*.
Planters are sparing no expenie In
the work.
The gauge hero this morning regis
tered 41 feet
MANY DEATHS ARE
CHARGEDJO NEGRO
Offered Sure Relief (to Those
In Domestic Trouble.
ADVERTISED FOR HIS CLIENTS.
Bodies of Thirty-Four Persons Believed
To Be Among his Victims Will Be
Exhumed and a Thorough Investiga
tion Made.
Philadelphia, March 16.—The police
officials have directed the opening of
34 graves, having secured evidence
that leads them to believe that George
Hossoy, the negro "herb doctor,” Is
responsible for at least that many
deaths.
Hossey Is in Jail as an accessory to
the murder of William O. Danze. whose
widow Is charged with having admin
istered to her husband slow poison,
furnished by the negro .
"We do not know how many poison
ing cases can be traced to Hossey,”
said a police official today, "but thus
far wo have secured evidence that has
warranted us In directing the opening
of 34 graves. This case Is assuming
proportions far beyoud the comprehen
sion of those connected with it at the
time Hossey was arrested. The real
Investigation Is Just beginning and
before It proceeds much further start
ling developments will crop out.'
Detectives are searching for a white
woman who is alleged to have report
ed Hossey In the preliminary dealings
with his patrons.
It Is claimed that Hossey advertised
openly that he had a better way of
remedying domestic troubles than by
way of the divorce courts. He had
many calls from both sexes for assist
ance. His plan Is said to have been to
supply the applicant with a slow pois
on to be administered to tho objection
able party, for which ho Is reported to
have received a uniform fee of |100.
WRECKED BY EXPOLSION.
Discussing Rice Conference.
Madison. Wls.. March 18.—The Wle
consl-n legislature Is today dlacusaim
the proposed race conference to b«
held In Atlanta In July. No action
baa ae yet been taken. ,-
Killed by Trolley Car.
Owensboro, Ky., March 18—Aflse
Nannie Tanner, a well known womM
of tbla city, waa run over and killed
by a trolley car thl* morning. Her
body -waa cut in twm ,
Boiler of Big 8teel Plant Lets Go With
Serious Results.
Toledo, O., March 16.—In a boiler
explosion which wrecked a largo por
tion of tho East Toledo mills of the
Republic Iron and Steel company, one
man was killed and two others burn
ed so badly that they may die.
Tho dead: »
John Thompson, water tender, aged
41, unmarried. ^
The Injured are: *
Melvin Updefraff, aged 39; night en
gineer.
Henry Fust, aged 56. watchman.
It will newer be known how the ac
cident occurred as the dead man was
the only one near the boiler. >
The top of tho boiler, weighing a
ton, was blown through the air for
half a mile, burling Fust over the tops
of 20 houses and excavating a hole
fully 20 feet deep In the ground.
Tlie loss Is estimated at $20,000.
Handicap Candidate* Incur Penalties.
Momphis. March 16.—By winning the
Crescent City derby. Wilful, one of S.
O. Hlldrenth’s candidates for the Mont
gomery handicap to be decided March
80. Incurred a 5-pound penalty, making
her Impost 150 pounds. Telamon,
another Hildreth’s candidate, has also
been penalized 5 pounds by winning a
•take since the weight* wore an
nounced.
A Nervous Woman
Will often feel compelled to stop the
clock whose ticking seems unbearable to
her. In such a nervous condition the
woman needs a building up of the entire
system. It is useless to attempt the cure
of the nerve*
while the cause
of the nervous
ness remains un
cured. A very
common cause
of nervousness
in women is a
diseased condi
tion of the delicate
womanly organism.
Dr. Pierce’s Favorite
Prescription cures
womauly diseases and
the nervousness which
they cause. It changes
irregularity to regular
ity, dries the drains
which weaken women,
heals iuf! am nation and ulceration and
cures female weakness It is a perfect
tonic and nervine, tranquilizlng the
nerves, promoting the appetite and in
ducing refreshing sleep.
-When I first wrote yon I had been to three
different doctors and two of them said I woeld
never *et better without going to the hospital
f.,r sn operstloo,* writes Mrs. Seims Erickson,
of e/s Klee Street. Sc Pent, Minn. -Was not
aide to do anythin* If I would set up and walk
to the kitchen and hack I would hive to lie in
bed tor a day or sometimes two cay*. X*w I
hare used six bottler of Dr. Pierce s Favorite Pre-
tcriptiou soil tUof the ‘Ootdan Madlcai Dtacov-
- even in day time, and I could hardly
I took treatment from a doctor
nod every time I would go there I
sick, hot since lank all the doetwaand
began taking you medicines I enter! right
along. I weighed try pounds, when I began
taking your medicines (In August) nod now
I am up to my aeuat weight 165. I am as well
ami feci as good as ever.*
Free. Dr. Pierce's Common Pease
Medical Adviser Is sent free on receipt
of sumps to pay expense of mailing uK.y.
Send at one-cant stamps for the book m
' 'amps for doth-
Dr. R.V. Fierce,
n.y.
the time even In dey I
eet anything. I took
twice a week.
WATERS ROLLING
OVER LEVEES
Break Above Natchez Causes
Heavy Loss.
STRENGTHENING LOWER LEVEE8
Little Improvement In General Flood
Condition* Along the Ohio and Mis
sissippi Rivers—Still Higher Water
Predicted In Short Time.
Now Orleans, March 14.—The river
here has risen nearly half a loot In
the past 24 hours, and today stood at
19.2, or within 3 Inches of tho record
made tn 1897. Spasmodic showers
continue, though au occasional burst
of euushine today Is raising tho hopes
of those who aro carrying on tho
fight against the steadily swelling
stream. Hundreds of laborers contin
ue to pile sacks alonj the river front
and every preparati Is being made
for the maximum height promised by
Jhe weather bureau, though It Is be
lieved here that a break higher up the
river cannot long be avoided. That
Would naturally have tho effect of de
creasing the flood here, though it
Would lengthen tho period of high
water. All Louisiana levees on tho
Mississippi river front were reported
M having held through the night.
CANAL TREATY
PASSED RY SENA
Only
Five Votes Cast
Negative.
New Orleans, March 14.—A special
from Vicksburg says the rapid rise of
the river there threatens to Inundate
the lower compress and 6,000 bales of
cotton are being hauled to a place of
safety. Refugees are flocking Into
the city. All Indications point to a
record-breaking flood.
Levee Breaks Above Natchez.
Natchez, Miss., March 14.—Reports
from Ashland In Jefferson county are
to the effect that the private levee
at that place has been washed away
and the water has covered all the low
lands lying between Rodney and
Churchill, a distance of 30 miles.
Twelve fl-ne plantations are covered
and some stock has been lost.
Five hundred head of horses, mules
and cattle have been taken to the high
lands on flat boats and the steamer St.
Jtjseph which went up to Ashland yes
terday returned this morning shortly.
tvAer midnight with all It could carry.
Tie negroes are largo sufferers by this
flood, hut they will be taken care of
bathe planters.
The Natches, Red RIvor and Texas
railroad which operates at Concordia
parish, will close the levee near Black
riier and deliver freight to transfer
boat, about 600 yard* from their ter
minal station. The gauge this morn
ing shows a rise of two-tenths In the
past 24 hours, or 3.5 .feet above the
danger Mne. Raining' early this morn
ing shows a 'rise of two-tenths In the
past 24 hours. It Is now'very dark
and threatening.
WORK OF SENATE NEARLY dOn£
Action on Cuban Treaty Expected To
day and an Immediate Adjournment
Will Likely Follow—Another Special
Session Probable.
Washington, March 18.—With .th#
vote* of hut five senators in the nega
tive, the Panama banal treaty was rat
ified by the senate last evening. Th*
five men who voted against tho treaty
we-ro Senators Morgan and Pettus, ol
Alabama; Dautel and Martin, of Vir
ginia, and Teller, of Colorado. Every
other senator cast his vote tor 1L
This action was taken after a long de
bate In which tho merits of tho canal
situation wero gono Into thoroughly.
Tho result was, of course, fully expect
ed.
This means that tho senate will In
all probability finish up with tho Cu
ban {eclproclty treaty today, and that
the senato will adjourn either today
or tomorrow.
Those senators who tat first mani
fested a disposition to debate the Cu
ban treaty at length have been per
suaded by their colleagues that they
can make their apeeohs Just as well
when the Cuban bill or Joint resolu
tion making this treaty effective
comes to the senate from th* boas*.
This will be either at an extra session
or the next regular session
of congress. Not many votes will
be cast In the senate against tho Cu
ban treaty, hut the men who cast them
could have delayed the senate’s ac
tion by speaking had they been so dis
posed. That they will give way means
an early adjournment.
NUMBEK 43
rOLD RELIABLE
&AKIN0
POWDER
Absolutely Purer
THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE
AMERICAN OIL
FOR^ENGLAND
Gigantic Deal Reported In
Texas Fields.
ENGLISHMAN HEADS SYNDICATB,
LEO’S L'AST PRAYER.
Contribution to Celebration of Ninety-
Third Birthday.
’ New York, March 18.—As part of
hi* own contribution to the recent
celebration of his ninety-third birth
day and ;tbe twenty-fifth anniversary
.of ht| election as pope, Loo XIII wrote
'a latln poem which has been translat
ed for tiff reinvent number of the In
dependent. Thl) translation follows:
Unchanged at Memphis,
Memphis, Tenn,. March 14.—Tho
flood situation remains practically un
changed from yesterday. The river
la rising steadily, the gauge at noon
marking 36.8 feet As the great
strain on the levees continues, the
fears of those dependent upon them
for safety naturally Increase. So far
none of the big embankments have
given away, although grave fears are
expressed concerning the safety of a
few. At Aihland, near Natchez, the
breach In the private levee la widen
ing, and a vast area is under water.
Special warning bulletins have been
Issued by the United States engineers
and captains of steamers requesting
them to run under sh>w steam and to
remain away as far as possible from
certain points, which are subjected
to the greatest strain.
Reports from Camthersvllle, Mo.,
north of here, state that the levee
Is holding and there Is no immediate
danger.
Chief Engineer Pharr, of the St.
Francis levee hoard, has Issued an or
der that no one will he allowed on or
about the leveea after dark.
nn.-eer'Bureau issues BufftStH
Washington. March 14.—The weath
er bureau has Issued the following
apodal river huletln:
The lower Mississippi river condi
tion as anticipated Is somewhat more
serious this morning. Tho rise has
been more rapid than for some days
past and the rain that Is now falling,
although as yet light, tends to Increase
the gravity of the situation.
The stage at Cairo thl* morning Is
50.5 feet/ a rise of .8 of a foot alt»ce
Friday morning; at Memphis, 38.8
feet, a rise of .7 of a foot; at Vicks
burg. 48.2 feet, a rise of .4 of & foot]
at New Orleans, 19.2 feet, a rise of .4
of a foot
Stationary at Cincinnati.
Cincinnati, March 14.—Tho Ohio riv
er Is at a standstill here at 50.114, hav
ing risen one-half tenth of a foot In
24 honrs. As the rise at Portsmouth
has almost stopped, there Is more ap
prehension of a stags here'that will
Interfere with railway traffic. It will
begin hers 1 falling by Sunday.
Louisville, March 14.—River 1* ata-
ttonary;
Leo, now seta thy sun; palo Is Its dy
ing fay;
Black night succees thy day.
Black night for thee; wanted thy
frame; life’s flood sustains
No mors thy shrunken veins.
Death casta, hla fatal dart* robed tax
the grave thy bones,
Lie under the cold stonea.
But my freed soul escapes her chain*
and longs In flight
to reach the realms of light
That la the goal she seeks; thither
her Journey fares;
Grant, Lord, my anxious prayers:
That with the citizens of heaven God’s
face and light
May ever thrill my sight;
That I may see thy face, heaven’s
queen, whose mother love
Haa brought mo home above
To thee, saved through the tangles
of a perilous way,
I lift my grateful lay.
Property la Considered One of Most
Valuable' In Texae—Refineries Will
Bo Erected and Fnished Product
Principally Shipped to England. -
New Orleans. March 18.—Colonel 8.
F. B. Morse, of the Southern Faclflo
railroad, brings back with him from
the east news of one of the most gi
gantic oil deals yet recorded anywhere
In the south. A powerful Interna
tional syndicate, the executive haed
of which Is Colonel Alexander Gor
don. of lx)ucion, has purchased a tract
of land In Hardin county, Tsxaa, ag
gregating 4.000 acres. This la In what
Is knswn nx the Saratoga field. The
price paid for the land Is understood
to run away up Into the millions. Ths
syndicate’s tract Is only 10 miles from
the pipe line now tcimlnatlng at Sour
Lake. This line will be extended
Into the oil fields as will also the San
ta Fc and Southern Pacific railroads.
The Icrmer mad Is now but 4 miles
fretn the syndicate’s tract.
Refineries will fellow the exporta
tion ot the Add rnd ntitch of the prod
uct; If not all of it. will be exported
to England. V
SENATOR MONEY SPEAK8.
DALTON IS READY.
Will
Royally Entertain Firemen of
8lster Cities.
Dalton, Oa., March 18.—Tho local
committee haa been very busy th*
past few daya arranging for tho an
nual tournament of the Georgia and
Alabama Volunteer Firemen’s associ
ation to be held in Dalton on May 26
and 21, 1903.
The towns that compose tho associ
ation arc Cartersvlllc, Ct-darlown, Cat
houn, Rome, Griffin, Marietta, Cleve
land, An-nlston, Dalton and Gadsden.
The president of the association is
John K. Davis, of Griffin.'
The citizens of Dalton w’lll subscribe
$700 for prizes offered and tho enter
tainment of the association.
8ult Against 8eaboard.
Brunswick, Ga., March 18.—A dam-
ago suit against ths Seaboard Alt
Lino railroad was heard In this city
yesterday before Special Commission
J. T. Colson. The cage Is that
of F. C. Rclmer, of White Oak, Cam
den county, who Is a bridge construc
tor, alleges that he was damaged at
a trestle at White Oak while discharg
ing his duty as a member of the
bridgo gang of tho road. Ho aslu
damages of the Seaboard.
Burdick Inquest Postponed.
Buffalo, March 18.—Tbo Burdick in
qubst has been postponed until Mon
day next District Attorney "Coats
worth Is suffering from a sors 'throat
and cannot speak without peat dlffl
Dtscusasa th* Indlanola Postoffice Con
troversy.
Washington, March 18.—The ssnat*
met at 11 o'clock today and soon there
after Mr. Money (Mlsa.) in accordance
with his notice previously given, spoke
on tbs Indlanola, Miss., postotfle* case.
Mr. Money said that It was the dnty
*f the postmaster general to heal th#
breach that had been created.
“Th# department has mads these
people of the south hate the administra
tion."
He said: ‘‘The people of tbs south
hoped Mr. Roosevelt would ho an
American president, hut instead ha la
the prealdsat of the black belt”
Hla appointment;.. be said, had caused
general disgust. He bad raised tho
question of social equality of th# ne
gro.
Mr. Money said recent appointments
have revived the race question. The
south has tolerated negro office hold-
era but does not want any more of
them.
"This la a whlto man's country and
government.’’
There waa a feeling In the south, he
•aid, that no colored man should bold
office.
PROFES80R IN TROUBLE.
Challenged by Four Servian Officers
to Fight to Death.
Vienna, March 18.—Pour Servian ot
fleers, Including former War Minister
Anoonles, have challenged Professor
Alexander Borlsalcljevlc, ot the Uni
versity of Belgrade, to fight duel* to
the death because he publicly charged
them with obtaining promotion over
their seniors through servility to
Queen Drags. It Is said that King
Alexander peremptorlally ordered the
officers to send the challenge, and the
king’s Initiative I* severely criticised
In Servla, where dueling le not a na
tional lnatltution
Steamer Goes Ashore.
Ospe Henry, V*., March 18.—Th#
steamer C. H. Glldden, Captain Fhlee,
hound from Baltimore to Galveston,
end laden with coal, went ashor* to
day at Outer Oepe Lookout shoilr.
and will he a total wreck. Informa
tion haa been received concerning the
The children cross? No.
It's your liver that’s cross.
Take away liver ugliness
with a good liver pill—
