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AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 1903.
NUMBER 47
East Lake, Ala., Dec. 8th, ig02.
>l r . a. B. Girardeau, Savannah, Ga.
Dear Sir:—This Is to certify that on Au
gust 1st I went to Verbena, Ala M 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. Guliedge,
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. AI. McCORD,
Pastor Verbena Baptist Church.**
PRESIDENT LQUBET
RRIVES AT ALGIERS
ulevards Packed to Wel
come French Ruler.
CITY ELABORATELY DECORATED.
Qreat White Sultan, ai French Ruler
la Known to Native*, Greeted with
Continuoua Cannonading from War.
Ship* and Fort*.
iues * mi—— mu i
orfort Full y nine-tenths of the ills of mankind can be
“r/trC t t race d to irregularities of the stomach and bow-
\pnlth e ’ 3, Whcn these important organs fail to act
I cue a regularly the system becomes clogged with
npuritic3, and perfect health i3 impossible. Mozley's
emon Elixir is a pleasant lemon drink which acts gently
knd thoroughly cleanses the system. It is the perfect liquid
laxative, and i3 good for every member of the rrloW*
Lmily. Fifty cents a bottle at all drug-stores. ® "
motley's Lemon Hot Drops are without any equal Ifl/Wfl/J
7>r coughs, colds, bronchitis, sore throat, etc.
i Elixir
IlSIVE RESULTS EXPECTED.
[cm Pacific Railroad May Have
Strike to Contend With.
haul. .Minn.. April 14.—A. B. Gar-
| c. assistant grand chief of the
of Hallway Conductors, who
IW. T. New man, first vice grand
Vr of the trainmen's organization
Haul conducting the negotta-
J for the committee of those or-
Rations with the Northern Pacific,
t that unless the company recedes
| Its position today and sends for
ammlitee the latter will return to
[ homes ami a poll • wdlMie read
* proposition for n strlko and
; will he taken.
e Northern Pacific refused to
t Its men what every other trans-
rntal road has allowed,” 1 said
iGarnttson. "The company re-
1 fo do away with tho doublo-head-
y to equalize matters. There
i obstacle,”
> sran.i officers with the commit-
sllpil on General Manager Ctoop-
iKcrday, hut the latter told them
full not accapt their propositions.
»ill develop decishro results.
PRESIDENT LOUBET
RECEIVER OVATION
800,000 People Packed Mar-
sailles Thoroughfares.
GRAND BANQuIt AT BOURSE.
I Incendiaries Threaten Town.
Pntzomerry, lnd„ April 14.—WU-
1 Brown, a merchant, has recelvol
<r from unknown persons warm
w citizens that unless they placfe
« Jar containing $2,500 at the
I’ f •'> Bridge west of here, the town
|hn destroyed by fire and dynamite.
I ;rl '- r c has caused excitement
e the people as Incendiaries have
0 attempta to set the town
thin thy last threo weeks.
|0tath Over Land Dispute.
“• s - April 14.—Rufus Durst,
[ »hlfe man at Pleasant Cross
Bi^od John Shaver, aged
'Be father, of a family. The
out of a dispute as to
'-4 By Shaver
Louh/t Mad* Several Speeches Mainly
Expressive of His Sturdy Republic
anism—Minos-Disturbance Between
Socialists and Army Adherents.
Marseilles, April 13.—President Lou
bet arrived today from Parle on his
way to Algeria after receiving con
tinuous ovations along tho route. The
presidential party • was mot by tho
civil and military authorities and was
escorted to the prefecture, whoro an
official reception was held. A crowd
estimated to have numbered 300,000
persons packed the thoroughfares, and
gave the president an enthusiastic:
greeting. A grand banquet at the
bourse followed the reception.
During the day M. Loubet mado sev
eral short speeches, mainly expressive
of his sturdy Republicanism.
Only one minor disturbance was re
ported. This was between a group ol
Socialist agitators and a number of ad
herents of the army. Blows were ox.
changed and the police Interfered. Six
persona were Injured, threo of them
rather seriously. This was chloflly due
to the densfrness of the crowds and In
terrupted the popular demonstration
to tho president.
MONTEJO’3 FLAGSHIP FLOATED.
Algiers, April 15.—Algiers was In
gala attire In honor of the coming of
President Loubet, the first chief of
state since Emperor Napoleon III to
visit the French North African posses
sions. The pictures on the streets
of tho oity were elaborately decorated.
Andies and stands had been erect
ed In the principal thoroughfares and
those, with the principal buildings,
wero gay with flags and streameis of
the national colors. Vast crowds
filled the boulevard do la IUpublique,
GOEBEL MUST BE
, KILLED SAID TAYLOR
Testimony of Frank Cecil at
. Howard Trial.
SOME STARTLING DICLOSURES.
Witness Says that Governor Taylor
Offered $2,500 of the Campaign Fund
and a Free Pardon to the Man Who
Would Kill Him.
ASTORIA
Infanta and Children.
You Have Always Bought
For
ttcntl and twiat,
At work or play
you can’t break the
PRESIDENT
SUSPENDERS
iU 1 ,h «r wont break you.
rust Goarao*
mIIVwSSl’
• A. «00,
raur*
Sunk by Dewey at Manila—Eighty
Skeletons In Hold.
Manila, April 13.—Tho warship
Reina Christina, flagship of Admiral
Montejo, which was sunk by Admiral
Dewey in Manila, was floated and
beached yesterday. The skeletons ol
about 80 of her crew were found In the
bulk.
One skeleton evidently was that o!
an officer, for It fcai^ a sword by Its
tide.
There are 15 shell holes In the bull
of the Reina Christina, one made by
an 8-Inch gun, and tho others small.
The main Injection valve Is missing,
stowing the ship wss scuttled when
Admiral Montejo abandoned her. Tbs
bull la In fair condition.
Captain Albert R. Oouden. command
ing the naval station at Cavite, took
chargo of the remains of the Spanish
soldiers, expressing a purpose to give
them on American naval funeral. Tht
Spanish residents, are eager to shlj
the remain* to Spain, and It is eug
gested that the United State* trans
port 8unfner convey them to Spain by
way of the Sue* canal in Jane.
A wrecking company Is epdennwlng
to raise all the sunken Spanish wop
PRESIDENT LOEBET.
and the streets leading to the wharves
and many Arabs In quaint costumes
mingled with the throngs which await
ed the arrival of the great whlto sul
tan, aa the French ruler la known
among the natives.
In tho harbor wero the Russian. Brit
ish and Italian squadrons sent to bring
international greetings to the presi
dent, also tho French cruiser Du Cal-
aya, having on board the Moroccan
mission and the 9panlsh battleship
Pelayo with the special envoy o£ Spain
on board. Tho Portuguese cruiser
Don Carlos Is on tho way.
Throughout the morning there was
continuous cannonading from the
warships and forts. At 10 o’clock tho
semaphore signalled tho approach of
tho French squadron, escorting Presi
dent Loubet. Tho warships advances
in perfect order with the armored
cruiser Jeanne d’Arc, bearlnmthe pres
ident. followed l5y the battleship St.
Louis, with Marine Minister Bellatln
on board and thiabattleshlps and cruis
ers Charlemagne, Gaulois, Iena and
Bouvet and a flotilla of smaller craft
It was an Imposing naval spectacle,
the beauty of w^Jch was enhanced by
brilliant s'unshfhe.
Frankfort, Ky., April 16.—Frank dp-
ell, the first new witness of the pres
ent trial of Howard, and who Is him
self under Indictment for complicity
tn the Goebel murder, was called to
the stand by commonwealth's Attor
ney Franklin this morning. Cecil only
recently surrendered himself to the
commonwealth after being a fugitive
for a year lu California and Honolulu.
He Is now under bond.
Cecil told, a story substantially tho
testimony of Culton, Golden and About 150 guests.
Broughton, witnesses of yesterday, XorR.wer
who detailed the alleged plot to bring
about tho deatl^ of GoebeL Cecil says
Caleb Powers adopted tho suggestion
of Henry Broughton that ho (Cecil)
might b<^ contracted with to commit
the crlmo, and asked him to do it
Powers, in tho conversation relative
to the killing of Goebel, told tho wit-
ness (bat other arrangements had been
made to bring about his death, and
that Cecil was wanted In the event
that this arrangement miscarried. This
conversation took place, he testified,
In the public office of the secretary of
state about dark on tho afternoon of
Jon. 18. Continuing, Cecil said:
/‘On January 30, I was la Taylor's
office and Taylor said:
'Goebel has to be killed or I'll be
robbed. I have $2,500' of the cam
paign fund and I'll give that and a
free pardon to tho man who will kill
him.'
“I told Taylor I was not In that hue-
Iness.” said Cecil. Cecil said he went
into the agricultural office after the
shooting and was there until tho sol
diers came. He saw Harlan Whit
taker arrested and proposed to help
_tak<> Whittaker away from the tnan
who had him. ■
WOULD INCREASE OUR IMPORTS.
Savannah Wants Convention.
Savannah, Ga., April 15.—The Sa
vannah {lost of the Travelers' Protec
tive association has decided to invite
tho national convention of the Trav
elers’ Productive Asoclatton of Amer
ica to meet in Savannah tn 1905. Lead
ing officers of the association have as
sured members of the local post that
Savannah can secure the convention
for 1905, If she really wants It and
seta to work In earnest to capture It
“WILFUL
That ol-l copybook maxim finds its
most forceful application in the waste of
vitality, which is called " burning the
candle at both ends.” A woman is
often tempted beyond her strength by
domestic or social'demands. Some dav
the awakens from this waste of strength
to the woeful want of it. She has be
come weak, nervous and miserable.
I-or weak, nervous, run-down women,
there it no btttrr tonic end nervine than
Dr. Pierce’* Favorite Prescription. It
restores the appetite, quiets the nerves
and gives refreshing sleep. It cures
local diseases peculiarly womanly which
undermine the general health. It makes
weak women strong, sick women well.
*Ko doubt son have' forgotten me. tart after
yon read my letter you will remember me,”
’Writes Mis. Annie E. Storing, of »j8 jth Avenue,
s. W., Roanoke. Vs. "in the year 1897.1 errata
to yon for advice, which yon gave me free of
charge. When I wrote to you I was a wreck 11
could not walk straight lot pains in my abdo.
men; could not alt down, lie down, or get any
ease at all. 1 had whht eras railed the beat doc
tor here, bat did. not get any better until 1 went
through a courae of yoar medicine. I took eight
bottles each of 'Pavorite Fteacription * and
‘Golden Medical Discovery,’ and ten bottres of
the' PWsasat relicts.' 1 tell yon the medicine
Made a cue* Of sac.”
Weak and rick women arc-invited to
consult Dr. Pierce, bv letter, frtt. All
cotxcspoodeace is held as strictly private.
Address Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
Dr. Fierce's Pellets core biliousness.
Projected Railway From Atlantic to
Pacific Coast In Central America.
Chicago, April 15.—A dispatch to
The Tribune from New York says:
Plans have Just been eonsumated
for tbo Immediate completion of a lino
of railway In Central America extend-
lng from the Atlantic to the Pacific
coast, which. It Is believed, will have
the cfTect of dlveiting a largo share Ot
the Central American exports from
foreign ports to thoso of the United
States. Tho coffee output alone av
erages 1.000,000 bags annually, of
which almost the entire amount Is
shipped to Hamburg and other Euro
pean porta, due to difficulties In trans
portation to the Atlantic seaboard.
Alexander Hollander, who has for
several weeks been In Central Amer
ica in the Interests of an American
syndicate, of which James McNaught,
former counsel for tho Northern Pa
cific railroad la president, has* Just re
turned to New York. The new rail
road Is to have Its terminal at Puer
to Barrios. The freight will be car
ried by way of the gulf of Pensacola
or New Orleans, and It will reduce tho
time of transportation from two
■months to two weeks. Already 140
miles ot road are completed.
AFTER ARREST HE SUICIOED.
MR. R.G. VANDERBILT
WEDS MISS NEILSON
Brilliant Nuptials Occur at
Newport, R. I.
150 GUESTS WERE PRESENT,
Rich Decorations and Rare and Costly
Gowns Marked Event—Bride and
Groom Recipients of Many Elaborate
Gift*—Trip to Europe to Fellow.
Newport, R. I., April 14.—The wed
ding of Reginald C. Vanderbilt, of New
York, tbo youngest son of the late Cor
nelius Vanderbilt, and Miss Cathleen C.
Neilson, also -of New York which
occurred at Arlclgh at noon
today, was a brilliant aft well as
•n early beginning of tho social sea
son ot 1903 at Newport. As the mar
riage took placo tn a private villa.
It lacked much of the splendor which
usually attends a church function.
all from New
Brooks County Man Put Pistol Bad
In Brain.
Quitman, Os’., April 14.—Itjr Dam-
pier. a young man 23 years old and
living 15 miles from Quitman, in the
eastern part of tho county, committed
suicide by shooting himself in the
head. •
A deputy sheriff had gone from Quit-
man with a warrant for him and-made
the arrest. Arrangements were made
for him to come tn anJ make bond
and the\>fficcf was askrd to take din
ner with bis family.
He then asked permission to bathe
and change his clothing. Soon after
retiring to his room tho sound of a
pistol shot was heard and on opening
the door he was found to have placed
leistol to his left temple and sent
a bullet through his brain.
Notable New York Nuptials.
New York, April 15.—Tho marriage
of Mlsa Grace Bird, daughter of the
late Rev. Dr. Samuel M. Bird, .of Gal-
veeton. Tex., to Mr. Henry Gilbert
Hart, Jr., of Utica, ba* been solemnised
to the Chruch of the Incarnation. Only
the nearest relatives and a few Inti
mate friends were Invited to the core-
loony and the reception. The bride
was glveo^away by her brother, tt«
Rev. WMmer Parke Bird, of the Pro-
Cathedral, this city. Mr. and Mr*
Hart will moke their home In Utica.
The decorations wore white on
background of green; bridesmaid*
wero gowned In white, with white pic
ture bat*; the bridogroom, hi* best
man and the ushers wore white puff
cravats and whlto boutonnieres, and
the bride, of course, was attired In the
ptrest white. 'The day was gray and
cold, tilth a misty northeast triad
blowing In from the ica.
For an hour percedipc tho ceremont
1 orchestra pure* and Just at noon
the measured strain* of the Lohen
grin March signalled the approach of
the bridal party. The Rev. Father
Mefenan, attended, by two altar boy*,
previously, bad taken bis place at a
floral altar, and Just as the procession
started down tbo grand staircase Mr.
Vanderbilt, accompanied by hie elder
brother, Alfred Gwyuno Vanderbilt,
took position* beatde the priest. Mia*
Neilson advanced on the arm of her
uncle, Frederick Ocbbsrdt. Her four
bridesmaid* wero Miss Isabelle May
of Washington, Mlsa Florence Twom-
blcy, a cousin of Mr. Vanderbilt, Mis*
Evelyn Parsons, and Miss Nathalie
Schenck.
The ushers who led the procession
were Juice B. Neilson, a brother ot
the bride; Bills Adams, of Orange, N.
Arthur 8. Burden, of New York;
8. N. Stone, of Syracuse; Peter Goe-
let Gerry and Albert Gray, of Now
York.
The bride was gowned In heavy
whlto silk with a costly veil ot rare
lace flowing back from the crown of
her head to the end of the train.
Arbund her throat was tightly clasp
ed a serpent necklace, of rarest pearls,
the gift ot tho bride groom.
The ceremony was brief. Its com
pletion was Indicated by the Mendel-
aohn march. _ A reception followed
and an Inspection was made of the
bridal gifts, which were declared to
bo probably as costly an array aa was
ever bestowed on two young people at
tho advent of thejr married life. Then
came tho wedding breakfast.
Mr. and Mrs. Vanderbilt left for
their new villa at Sandy Point, a few
miles up .the Island, during the after
noon, where they will spend a few
days previous to a three months' trip
to Europe.
TH&US reliable
BAkiNfl
Absolutely Purer
THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE
BEAUMONT SCENE
OF DISASTROUS FIRE
ITany Oil Derricks aud Bigs
Are Destroyed.
LOSS MAY REACH $1,000,000.
Fire Started Frcm « Lantern In the
Caldwell Oil Company's Well—The
Flame* Spread With Great Rapidity.
Companies Lee* Heavily.
Nww Orleans, April 15.—<A special
to The State from Beaumont, say*:
The lose by the fire on Spindle Tap .
which started- at 1 o'clock this morn
ing, Is estimated at from $800,000 to
$1,000,000. Two hundred and sixty-
flvp. derricks were lost. Two hun
dred rigs we:© on the producing well*.
The fire started from a lantern at
the Caldwell Oil company’s well. The
fly-wheel of the engine struck the lan
tern and- Ignited the derrick and the
flames. No one was Injured.
It Is estimated that two-thirds of
the companies In the burned district
will be unable to recover from tbo
damage by the fl.e. . ^
WILD WORK OF STORM,
HIS LA8T SUM WORKED.
William Vallanee, Famous Lightning
Calculator, Is Dead.
Trenton, N. J., April 13.—William
Vallanee, the famous lightning calcu
lator, who could do any sum in methe
statical calculation mentally and with
out an Instant’s hesitation, la dead,
aged 30 years. About a week age
he was taken to the state hospital tut
ferlng with a severe mental strain, bo
Heved to be the result of his work
with figure*.
Vallanee could duplicate the feats
of any ot the Hgbtnlng calculator*
and then beat them all by Vatlng in
ataartly any deal red date In history.
He cfeuld not tell how he knew history,
but would rattle off fact after fact
without ever making a mistake.
Ho could give Instant answers t«
such questions as multiplying 389,481
by 4,641. Feats in algebra was hl«
delight
snow Inu West Virginia.
Point Pleasant, W. Va., April IS.—
The hSavy rains of the peat few day*
have been followed by floods In West
Virginia. Snow la falling here and af
otfc~ points along the Ohio valley.
Forced Out by Trust*.
Ralelah, N. C.. April 15 —The cigar
factory here Intends going cut of bus.
Incss because the American Cigar com.
pany has cut the prices sottow. The
latter distributed 7,004 clxara free In
Raleigh last week and Is giving ,a
bonus In money and cigars to purchas
ers, It Is claimed. Officers of the lo
cal company say that they cannot com
pete with the trust,
Soldier Given Death Sentence.
Constantinople, April 15.—The sol
dier who shot M. Stchbcrnla, the Bus-
•tan consul at MItnovltza, inflicting a
wound from which the Utter has since
died, baa been sentenced to death, fhe
Russian ambassador her* having de
mended a revision of tho previous sen
tone* of IS years' Imprisonment
Conecuh County, Alabama, the Seen*
_ of Devastation.
Evergreen, Ala., April 15.—A terrific
wind, rain and hailstorm passed over
tho western portion of Oonoquh coun
ty Iasi evening, resulting In the death
of three persons.
H. H. Salter, his mother and child <
were riding -Along a road and when
opposite s' dump ot trees the norm
overtook them' the Vlnd, uprooting
the trees, ftrhlch fell across the wag
on. crushing all three of tho occupants
to death.
Much damftge la reported to grow
ing crop*. . Hailstones fell as -large
M hen eggs.
News has reached bets by telephone
confirming the rumors of appeliug lose
of life and property In the neighbor^
hood ot Peterms* and Burnt Corn, -
wrought by the tornado which passed
near there.
Ten person* arc known to have been
killed and numerous barns, realdeaoee,
fence* and outhm-M « were ewept away
entailing a loee *:'eh will reach up
Into the thousands. On account of
the bad condition of the wires commu
nication It delayed and the only name
that could pe obtained of the dead Is
that of Salter. |
Several residences were completely
deknollsheA the timber*.falling on the
occupants, killing and Injuring them.
It will probably be several days before
the accurate list of the casualties can
be gotten, a* there la no telegraphic
or railroad connection. The heavy
rains have rendered the roods almost
im; useable.
MERGER OF BOOK CONCERNS.
Consolidation of Methodist Publishing
Houses Under Consideration.
Cincinnati, April 15.—About $00,000
supplements a:e to be Issued today
with all (he M. tnoJIst weeklies, pub
lished In different parts of the coun
try. for an Informs) referendum vote
on the proposition for a merger of
Methodist book concern* as outlined
by the Associated Press last Monday
night. .
It is proposed nit only to‘have the
publishing houses in Near York, Ou.
clnnatt qnd Chicago merged, but also
only one general agent Instead of fbtfr
as at present If the merger Is made '
there will be a contest at the coming
conference In Loe Angeles flor the to
cation of the big publishing vltouse ay .
well as for the general agency and
other positions Involved, Including the T
editors.
The principal depositories to any
event will remain at New York. Chics,
go, Cincinnati, Boston, San Francisco.
Plttstiurx, Detroit and K*p«as CUtw-
; jk Jp <
Ayers.
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