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Jamericus times-recorder.
, UTH VEAB,
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MAY I, 1903.
NUMBER 52
East Lake, Ala., Dec. 8th, 1902.
I jti r . a. B. Girardeau, Savannah, Ga.
Dear Sir:—This is to certify that on Au-
I 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
I scarcely able to preach. Mr. F. A. Gulledge,
Lf 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
I the past fifteenjyears.
J. M. McCORD,
Pastor Verbena Baptist Church.
OFFICERS BATTLE
WITH MOONSHINERS
Were Ambushed In Lonely
Swamp In Hart County. „
ONE OF THEM IS WOUNDED.
HiciNE
YLATE
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endorsed by the highest medical authorities of Europe ana
America. Dispensed only in spherical capsules, which dis>
solve in liquids of the stomach without causing irritation or
disagreeable symptoms. Price, $1 per bottle, ^old by
druggists. Be' sure and get the genuine.
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Sold or tbe Eldrldze Drug Stores, America.. Ga,
Ieven killed in crash.
on Missouri Pacific Caused
by Misread Orders.
o, Kans., April 28.—A north-
| .Mliiourl Pacific stock train
: Into tin* rear end of a work
Ijutt noitli of tills town last ovo-
lir.J 11 men were killed and 25
Ten of the latter are serious-
If four probably fatally hurt. They
|Greeks ami Italians, excepting
birr Pry. an American, who
red here several years, and was
ton tho work train. The cause
i vreck is given as misreading
It work train consisted of flat cars
ftaboose. all filled with laborers.
*a on the flat cars escaped by
. but hardly , man In the ca-
fMcspeJ. The work train was
i lato town for the night and
King at a good rate of speed.
' freight engine did not leave
gk. but plowed the work train
1 '.rack, leaving little of It ex
r wheels and kindling wood,
hots of Buffalo, assisted by towns,
f- heroic work among the In
1 until the wrecking train, with
ku of XVodesha and a corps of
l dozen physicians from Coffey
Independence, arrived. The
|*nl Injured were taken to Cot-
r*- '-be latter to be temporarily
p for at the hospital there,
ttoer-e 0 f the wreck for several
' looked like a battle Held by the
p* light of the burning debris
do*! men strewn about the
• Where they had been left at-
C S taken from tbe wreck.
op F FOR ST. LOUIS. /
of the
' n fl ton Correspondents to Partlc-
P** In World's Fair Dedication.
w-!n?|on, April 28.—A special
I carrying over 100 Washington
pjondents left hero at 11 o’clock
“'> r the IlnUlmoro and Ohio
‘-'’ills, whore tho represents-
ess will participate In
. . exercises In connection
I be I-oulaiatta Purchase expost-
r States marine band, the
ominlitoe carrying tho George
' n travel, which will be used
d.radon ceremonies, and a
"t lady corresirondents, left
‘atne :oad at 10 a. m.
LEPER SOLDIER ISOLATED.
Kept In Lonely Hut on Tybee Island,
Georgia.
Savannah, Ga., April 27.—In a little
hut situated In. tho loneliest spot on
Tybeo Island Is Sergeant Nix, of tho
Coast artillery, suffering from that
most dreaded of all disease—leprosy.
Some distance from the hut paces a
United States soldier with rifle at tho
ready, whose orders are to see that
Nix does not eseapo. Every two
hours this sentinel Is relieved. Tho
sentinels are the only human beings
Nix ever secs, except tho man who
brings him food and his physician.
Nix’s food is passed to him In a basket
which Is hung on the end of a polo
About 20 feet long.
Nix contracted tho disease In the
Philippines, but It did not develop
until after his return to this country'.
Ho was stationed at FT. Screven, on
Tybeo Island, and somo months ago
complained of a skin affection. But
little attention was paid to the dlseaso
until It Anally became violent. Then
It was diagnosed as leprosy, and tho
unfortunate man was Immediately Iso-
latod. Thero Is great alarm at Fort
Screven, as It Is feared that other sol
dlers may have contracted tho disease
from Nix. Great Interest ft manifest-
ed In tho case by physicians, but tbe
laity do not receive the fact of the
presence of the afflicted man with
quite the same sort of Interest. They
would far prefer that he were else
where, In the Philippines, for Instance.
Dr. Gilchrist, a celebrated physician
and bacteriologist of New York, Is ex
pected here to make an examination
of the man. He will study the his-
'tory of the case and will seek to Iso
late the germ and make a study of 1L
ENGINEER SAVE3 TRAIN.
Eorin
Inin,.
3 For Carolina Oil.
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.‘ ■ r " Siddell &
mine <
x C- April 29.—Informs-
•ven through real estate
Stowart, the
,,,,, owners, would com*
U r " f l,or| ng for oil on Beav-
Its- ri, a fow nfllea north ol
j a .' ; la '"' r £>»rt of the week,
capiuii,! d . that other Pennsyl-
lo un,ain *? takon option* on
xnjntv f ' n tb ° ®* mo section ol
u n , !or tho Purpose of boring
lt^ ker *’"* nk * Recruited.'
Ur- A n*Pril 29.—More than •
0,8 nola °*
Wern»n« l De * rln « work* ol
-*!?*' Harreatar company
>! »ct <
lave more than »»«tf ol
n etrtke," declared Sec
• of the Metal Workers
Chases Wild Cars Several Miles and
Prevents Wreck.
Jackson, Miss., April 2.. S. E.
Reams, au engineer on the Gulf and
Ship Island road, was the hero of r.
daring ndventure a short distance
south of Jackson.
He was running his train up a long
grade near a little station named Star,
when six ciub broke loose ad started
down the Incline.
Realizing that a passenger train was
running only a short distance behind,
the engineer quickly reversed his en
gine and started In pursuit. After n
chase of 6 miles he succeeded in
catching the runaway car® Just before
a curve was reached, on the other
end of which the passenger train was
approaching.
The passengers aboard tho train
learned of their narrow eseapo and
made up a goodly pu«o »° P“«“se
Mr. Ream* a suitable token of their
gratitude.
Guilt yon Second Count.
Chicago, April 29,-EUIa Barrett
who ahot Bessie Palmer, tbe actress
In their Oakwood boulevard apart
menu last January, was today found
gnllty of the second count in tho In
dietment, charging criminal negligence
Thin means a short Jail term or bona*
of comctloa sentence. -
When Officers Were Destroying Still
They Were Surprised in Their Work
and a Fuailade of Shots Between
Them and Moonshiners Followed.
Atlanta, April 28.—Revenue officers
and moonshiners had a desperate fight
Saturday night In a lonely swamp In
Hart county, Georgia, the officers be
ing Deputy Collector Richardson.
Gainesville, and Marshal Dickerson, of
Hart county, tho latter of whom was
shot In the head, though not danger
ously so.
The officers were attacked from am
bush and the number of moonshiners
participating In the battle is not
known.
The fight was reported yesterday to
Revenue Agor.t Oates by Deputy Col
lector Richardson, who relates a thrill.
Ing story of tho encounter.
Tho combat occurred |about mid
night, In a secluded swamp and in a
downpour of rain. The officers had
Just seized an-d destroyed an Illicit dis
tlllery, which had been snugly hidden
away In the swamp, and were in the
act of leaving the place when fired up.
on. About 15 shot9 from shotguns
wore fired by the assailants, and the
officers fired a number of shots as a
return compliment. The battlo was
brief, but spirited. As far as can
be learned, Dickerson Is the only man
wounded. He received the rhot in
his head at the crack of the first vol
ley, but. notwithstanding this fact
he gamely poured lead Into the clump
of undergrowth from behind which the
guns of the mountaineers were flash
lng.
Richardson and Dickerson learned
the location of tho still, and. after
trip of several miles through the rain
they arrived about midnight In the
gloomy and lonely swnmp. A short
distance fiom the still they met a man
named Bartow Snow and another man
In a wagon. Liquor was found In the
wagon and the two men were taken
Into custody. As neither of the offl
eers is a deputy marshal, however
they could not make an arrest, and
tho men wore released., At tho con
elusion of the battle the officers again
found Snow In the vicinity, and s
second time he was arrested, suspect
ed of being Implicated In tho attack,
No weapon of any chnracter was found
about him, however, and, as there was
no direct evidence to connect him with
tbe shooting, he was again given his
freedom.
Tho officers were not disturbed in
tbe least during the destruction ol
the still, and there was nothing to In
dlcate that here were any persons be
sides themselves anywhere In the vlcln.
Ity. Moonshiners, however, were care,
fully concealed In tho undergrowth Just
above the still on a hillside, and they
proceeded to give the officers an tin-
expected reception. After annihilat
ing the still, Richardson and Dicker-
son walked away, but had only pro
ceeded a few steps when tho battle
was opened.
The moonshiners made good their
escape, and no clew has yet been found
that would tend to reveal their blenti-
ty or present whereabouts.
TOWN IN DANGER
FROM FOREST FIRES
\
Onaway, Mich., Threatened
With Destruction.
LOSS OF LIFE IS FEARED.
V
In Every Direction the Woods Are
Ablaze and Citizens Are Fighting ths
Flames—Many Persons Forced
Leave Their Homes.
Onaway, Mich., April 29.—Forest
fires threaten the destmctlon of the
city. In every direction the woods
are ablaze. Hundred of citizens,
fought the flames last night to keep
them from the lumberyards and plan
of the Lobdell and Halley Manufactu
ing company.
The lumber camps are surrounded
by fire, and it Is feared that lives will
be lost.
A high wind from tho southwest
prevails. Log trains were kept busy
all night bringing In people rescued
from the fire along the tracks.
Residents of the soutbcrln part of
the section aro moving out.
Unless rain falls tonight, the result
Will be serious.
IMPORTANT CASE DECIDED
Involving the Validity of Marriages
Obtained by Fraud.
Albany, N. Y„ April 29.—An Impor
tant caso Involving tbe validity ol
marriages obtained by fraud has just
been decided in the court of appeals
in the case of Gregorio Bllorcnzo, np
pellant, against Johanna Bllorcnzo.
It appears that the parties had been
living together without marrlago and
that after an absence of the man In
Philadelphia for somo months the wo
man produced a child, and, represent
ing as her own, born during his ab
sence, she Induced him to marry her.
He soon discovered that the child was
not hers and brought action for
annullment on the ground of fraud. A
Jury in New York city, where the par
ties lived, gave hitA the verdict, and
the marriage was ordered annulled.
The woman appealed, and tho Judg
ment was reversed by the appellate di
vision. The court of appeals again
reversed, sustaining the order of an
nullment.
KAISER’S VI8IT TO ROME.
Takes With Him Train Load of Horses
and Coaches.
Berlin, April 29.—A train load ol
Emperor William's horses and equip
ages left hero for Rome today, so that
the emperor when calling on the pope
need not use a carriage of King Vic
tor Emmanuel, whose liveries have
not yet been seen outside the
papal precincts. As the emperor had
to send one royal vehicle, he ronclud-
ed to send, two, with eight coach
horses, three saddle horses and 20
coachman, grooms and hostlers.
The story that the empress Is not
going to Rome with his majesty bo-
cause she Is not willing to call on
the pope on account of her strong
Protestant belief. Is considered to b«
of sufficient Importance to require an
authoritative denial. This has been
given out and cites the fact that the
empress called on the pope during her
former visit to Rome and that hei
fractured arm Is really the cause ol
her staying at home.
%
THE OLD ,
-i
Absolutely Pure
THERE IS NO Si %5TITUTE
VISITORS CROWDING
CITY OFST. LODIS
Auspicious Occasion at the
Missouri Metropolis.
DEDICATION OF WORLD’S FAIR.
Governors and Their Staffe qnd Other
Dietlngulehod Guests Arriving by
Every Train—Hotele Crowded to
Their Utmost Capacity.
The healthy
woman need not
fear the change
which comes as the
1 loginning of life's
autumn. It is the
w oman who it worn
out, run down and
a sufferer from
womauly diseases
who naturally
dreads the change
of life. This is the
critical period of
woman’s life, and
the prevalence of
womanly diseases
makes ft the duty
of every woman
who would avoid
unnecessary suffer
ing to take especial
care of herself at this time.
The ills which vex ao many women at
the change of life arc entirely avoided
or cured by the use of Dr. Pierce's Fa
vorite Prescription. It makes weak
women strong, and enable* the weakest
to past through this trying change with
the tranquility of perfect health.
"I hare bn* a wry healthy womb, and thif
Ume baa bee* very Mid with me.* write* Mr*.
Mamie Morris, of Uanaon Station. Clearfield
Co,, pa . Ron id. * I am com* to tho time of
chance of tile, and ! hire been sick n fleet deal
off and on. When Men. Hemmln moved betide
mo I era* nick In bed, and wke* she tame to sec
me nod we were talking over one ntekneen. Men.
Hemmln told mo to try Dr. Pieree’t Favorite
Prescript too nod ’Golden Medical Diacovery.'
■’—Pel lets.' I cot her to beta* mo a bottle ol
__ from tho drag store ami 1 need them
They did mo a great deal of food, and I got twr
more bottles oT Favorite Prracriptlon • -1 never
ewe. Before I com
I for nothn
COSSACKS FIRE ON TURKS.
Officer and Six Trooper* Stain—Turk
ish Troop* Fled.
Berlin, April 29.—A dispatch from
St. Petersburg to The Lomax An
zetger rays It Is reported from Kars
Asiatic Russia, that a squadron ol
Turkish cavalry crossed the Hussion
frontier 70 versts from Sara-Kamysh.
Trans-Caspian territory, and showed
Intention of advancing. A Russian
frontier post gave the alarm to a regl-
mor.t of Cossdcks, which fired on thf
Turks, killing an officer and six ol
the troopers. The Russians suffered
no loss. The Turks retreated across
the frontier.
ALBANIANS MORE TRACTABLE.
Some of the Factions Have Decided
to Accept Preposed Reforms.
Constantinople, April 28.—Advices
from Phistlna say the Albanians ar
becoming more tractable. Somo of the
factions have decided to accept the re
forms. but others arc still considering
the matter.
The levying of a blackmail by the
Macedonian committee Is Incessant.
The American missionaries, however,
-have been indirectly informed that
they need not fear the committee, the
ransom of Mis* Ellen M. Stone being
regarded a* an American contribution
to tbe revolutionary fund.
St. Louis, April 29.—This morning
the residents of St. Louis In general
and tho managers of tho world's fair
In particular, were given their first
experience of the conditions that will
confront them during the remainder ot
tho week.
Passenger trains by the score rolled
in all tho morning, and militia men,
and regulars, governors, and gover
nors' staffs, poured through tho gates
In what seemed a never-ending stream
Tho visitors who wore no gold loco
and camo, merely to see, arrived by
tho tens of thousands. It was the
first of the coming rush and It camo
llko a tidal wave. Everybody was
cared for promptly. All tho dlstln
guished guests were met by escorts
and conducted to places previously set
apart for their comfoit and entertain,
ment. Those of the multitude who
had made no previous arrangements
for rooms wero compelled to hunt for
what they wanted, as the hotels were
crowded to their utmost capacity, and
tho late arrivals bad to take to tho
boarding houses. The people wero
provided with stopping places as fast
as possible.
Governor Van Sant, of Minnesota
Governor Cummins, of Iowa, and Gov*
ernor Mickey, of Nebraska, strived
early In the afternoon and Governor
Cummins In particular was accompa
nied by » staff sufficiently numerous
to make up a squadron of cavalry In
itself.
Cardinal Gibbons, who Is to deliver
the Invocation at the dedication cere-
tr'tles tomorrow la the guest of Arch-
blfhop Kaln.
Governor Odell, of New York, camo
in this morning with bis staff. Follow
ing him closely camo a train bear
ing cavalry, naval militia and Infan
try, all from New York.
Governor Durbin, of Indiana, with a
staff of 50 people, Is expei ted this
evening.*
General Gomez, of Cuba, arrived at
10 o'clock, three hours late. Ho was
given a -hearty welcome and escorted
to the Planters’ hotel.
Ex-President Cleveland Is expected
over the the Baltimore and Ohio South
western at 5:20 this afternoon. He
will be met by a committee represent
Ing the exposition company, and will
be the guest of President Francis, ol
the fair.
In addition to the troops front New
York tho following detachments ar
rived during tho day:
One provisional regiment and,band
from Ohio; four regiments from Mis
souri; one regiment and band from
Iowa; one regiment and band from II*
llnols;- otic battalion and band from
Oklahoma, and one battalion and band
from Louisians. j
RUSSIAN POLICY
TOWARDJMANCHURIA
Government FlatlyDeniesthe
Pekin Report.
WERE 8IMPLY INVENTIONS.
Semi-Official Note 8ays that Russia
Has Absolutely No Intention of Plac-
Ing Impediments In Way of Foreign
Trade.
St. Petersburg, April 29.—A semi-
official note on tbe subject ot Russian
policy toward* Manchuria, Just issued,
characterizes the demands ascribed to
Russia in tho dispatches from Pekin
as being simply Inventions, as already
cabled to the Associated Press on tha
authority of the Russian foreign office.
’’No change has occurred,” says tho
note, "In the Intentions of Russia with
reference to Manchuria. Tho ex-
change of views about to occur be-
tween the Russian minister gnd tho
Chinese government caff relate only
to the measutes to be adopted for in*
sttrlng the /preservation*of order and
tranquillity after the Russian troop*
have marched out of the province.
“Russia has absolutely no Intention
to place Impediments In tho way of
foreign ttade.”
DEPARTMENT NOTIFIED.
No Truth In Published Report* Say*
Ambassador McCormick.
Washington. April 29.—The state
department has received a dispatch
front Ambassodr McCormick, at SL
Petersburg, to the effect that the Rus.
slan minister (or foreign affairs ba*
assured him that the published re
ports of the proposed convention be
tween Russia and China relating to
Manchuria, are \r’ ^olutely Incorrect
and (hit there lr : i. undatlon for th* ,
report that Rus: a ..amends that China
(ball refuse the requests of othsr
power* for treaty ports and consulates
In Manchuria.
He has been assured that the Rus-
slan government has no Intention to
exclude other countries ftom advan
tages now enjoyed In Manchuria or to
confer executive privileges upon Rus-
slans; that the United States may be
sure that nothing will be done to close
doors now open, and that American
commerce and American capital are
those which Russia most desires to at-
tract.
It Is also understood that similar
assurances were received by the secre
tary of satte from hit excellency, tha
Russian ambassador, yesterday after*
noon.
LASHED ON BARE BACK8
I good for ncstiiog:
r I hardly know what to do
can do all mj work aryacU
tncDced ;
woa In ai
ssvsrc&r
Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are easy
fml pleasant to take*
Board of Lady Managers.
St. Louis, April 28.—The hoard of
lady managers of the world’s fair will
meet today In the Administration build-
idg with President Mrs. James L.
Blair in the chair, to hear reports from
the committee on women’s work and
the committee appointed to confer with
the national committee. The atten
dance will be larger than at the meet
ing last October, the board having been
better, organised sine* that tim*.
number Mills to Start Up,
, Bagdad, Fla.. April 28.—Simpson A
Co. have closed out their entire plant,
consisting of mills, steamers, barges
and 180,000 acres of timber land to
Stearns, Culver A Co., of Ludlngton
Mich. The mills will be started up
Immediately. They have been Idle
•IjTsnmontlgj^
Double Whitecapping Outrage In Re*
publican 8tate of Indiana.
Nashville, Ind., April 29.—A donbl*
whitecapping has occurred In John,
son township, 16 miles from here. The
victims were James Moffet and El*,
worth Hashman, living one mile apart
Shortly after midnight a mob of 40
masked men broke Into MofTet'a hornet
dragged him from hi* bed, tied him to
a tree In tho yard and gave him 40
lathes on the bare back with hickory
switches. He was tarried back Into
the house In tbe presence of bis wits
and told thnt if he did not cease
his vls'ts to n certain house in the
neighborhood end atop beating hU
wife, the puqtahment would be repeat
cd. Moffet promised. The mob
went to the Hashman boose, where tha
program was repeated.
Sarsaparilla
We put the best in it. You
get the best out of it. And
the doctors approve/. L-tf.