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AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER. , r ,rrB veab, AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1903. NUMBER 2 East Lake, Ala., Dec. 8th, 1902. H\ r . a. B. Girardeau, Savannah, Gp. 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 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 m in better health and heavier than for the past fifteen years. J. M. McCORD, Pastor Verbena Baptist Church. ings We .ike^ Best 1 Disagree With Us we overeat of tliom. Indl* Hows. Hut thoro’s & way to ch consequences. A doso of a sunt like Kodol will rollve you Your stomach is simply too digest what you cat. That's all ion Is. Kodol digests the food the stomach's aid. Thus tbo rests while the body Is strength* wholesome food. Uioting Is un- Kodol digests say kind of Strengthens and invigorates. Makes Rich Red Blood. rcijbjEC. DtWirrA 00., Chicago, uiiecui.iiliuSKtlmejttioWO.SlM. 5TI0N OF LEE'S SANITY. Miss Suttles Placed on Trial For Third Time. May is.—Milliard I*ce, alay. dis I,illa May Suttles, was * trial yesterday morning be- » L S. Iloan, In the criminal court, to determine the quea. bis sanity. The Jury was K4 the hearing of evidence in ‘ the prisoner was in progress time of adjournment shortly o'clock. ospert medical witnesses led un the stand and tastl from personal examination! itsoner and from his post his- consider him an epileptic and •••* of the second degree and *4 him insane. :f . lather of the prlioaer, waa witness Introduced, and lie ■owed by the mother, ch the medical testimony uted. Mr. and Mrs. Lee tettl. Millard had acted queerly and said they bellevo him unsound mind. Both the d mother related various pe- had marked the career “‘Y Che same evidence ns was !n the two former trials will "cd during tho present hear- the neighborhood of 40 wit- “ been summoned by both 11 Is expected that tho trial ■uo untu Wednesday after- Thursday BRAVE WIFE SAVES HUSBAND. Quarantine of Cattle. " ,l0 - May 12.—What will bo ‘M'nslve quarantine of cat- w#3t for many years will t within a few days as tho i.te general prevalence of ' ''overr.or Peabody will ? c 3 proclamation and other • territories to the number ' 8-t win come under the ’ oyfors the end of the week. “ ,hc Mexican border to •1 come under these regula- Practically oil of tho herrt- the Rockies to tho Missouri M affected. “' Crop Better than Hoped. • May 13.—The peach s,r 'ton will be much bet- jts expected. Fewer peaches the tree* then woe predicted _ cold weather to April, end remain ore unusually large His life Was In Jeopardy from At tack of Brutal Negro. Montlccllo, Ga., May 12.—Near Win fred, about 6 miles from Montlcello, Mrs. James l-*ne shot and mortally wounded a negro by the namo of Stow, art, who was attempting the llfo of her husbund. Tho particulars aro as fol lows: Mr. I.ano was In tho barn when ho was attacked by Stewart, who was working on the plantation. being larger and stronger, Stewart forced Mr. La-no Into tho barnyard, where he felled him and was attempting Mr. Lane's llfo when Mrs. Lano camo upon the scene with a pistol and or dered tho negro to desist and was answered by Stowart that he would kill both. Upon being told by her husband to shoot, Mrs. Lone shot the negro, the ball entering his stomaob and inflict ing a severe wound. Stewart tben grabbed the pistol from Mrs. Lane and fired at her, striking her on the cheek and band, tbe latter the having placed to her face to protect herself, and a very painful wound resulted. Luckily, the pistol had only ono re maining load In its chambers, and Stewart kept snapping it to no further avail. Mr. and Mrs. Lane Immediately came to Montlcello, whero Mrs. Lane's wounds were dressed by Dr. J. O. Oolle. When last heard from Stew- opt was still alive, but has a death wound to which It Is expected be will succumb. Mr. and Mrs. Lane are prominent people in the county, Mr. Lano being the ocm of ex-Tex Collector J. L. Lane, now deceased. The affair is greatly deplored by them, but was Inevitable. Pope 8elects Red Hat Candidates. Rome, May 12.—The pope has def. inltely decided to appoint cardinals at the next consistory. The following prelates have already been Informed of the intention of the pontiff to be stow the red hat on them: Mgr. Nor- cells, secretary of tho College of Car dinals; Mgr. Cgvlcchlonl, secretary ol the congregation of the council; Mgr. Taltani, papal nuncio at Vienna. Mgr. Aputl. papal nuncio at Lisbon; Mgr. Katschthaler, nrchlbishop of Salzburg, and Mgr. Fischer, archbishop, of Co logne. The consistory is likely to take placo Juno 15 or Juno 23. Mistaken for Burglar and Shot St. Albans. Vt., May 13—T. A. Sum- ersklll, of this city, superintendent of motive power of the Contra! Vermont railway, has been shot and seriously wounded in mistake for a buiglar. Mr. Sumersklll bad discovered a burglar In bis house and called for assistance. Harry Hall, son of Colonel A. A. Hall, responded. In the darkness each mis. took the other for the robber. Sum- etwUU attack's* Hall with a club and the latter fired, aerlously. bat not fa tally wounding Sumcrskili. The bur- giar escaped. __ ... Maloney Made a Marquis. Rome, May II.—Cardinal Batolll re cently applied to the POP* to coofera title of nobility on Martin Mnioney, of Philadelphia. Fa-. I"***? large church offerings •»*“*•**!• to further OtthoUcUm. «>«» the jon- tilt has loaned a brief creedto* My a marquis. u _ BY FIRE MANY ARE RENDEREDHOMELESS Hundreds of Houses Burned at Ottawa, Ont. LOS8, FINANCIALLY, 18 $500,000 Money Lost Believed To Be About One- Hslf Covered by Insurance—On Ac count of Accident to Water Pipes, Flames Gained Headway. Ottawa, OnL, May 11.—About 250 houses destroyed, probably 2,000 peo ple homeless and a financial loss of fully $500,000, Is the result of a confla gration which yesterday destroyed the area between Ottawa and Perry Foun. dry track on tho cast, Albert on tho north and the tracks of tho Canadian Pacific Prescott line and Third avenue on tho west. The money loss Is about onc-half covered by insurance. While It was generally believed last Bight that an Incendiary had started the Arc, doubts were thrown upon this theory today. It was said today that the blaze was seen In tbe grass before It seized tbe lumber. There was from ten million to fifteen million feet of lumber burned. Tbe buildings de stroyed wero dwelling bouses and stores. No lives are known to have been lost. While the buildings were all protty well Insured, somo tenants had nothing on their furniture. A great many of these, however, suc ceeded In saving tbclr effects. Through an accident to the water pipes It was nearly an hour after tbe Are was discovered until water was thrown upon the flames, and in that time they had made great headway. Assistance arrived from Montreal, but It was not required. The military was called out to aid the civil power in combatting tbe Are. Mangled by Freight Train. Calhoun, Ga., May 13.—C. C. Hall, a young man who has been In the lum ber business In this county for some time, was killed by tho north-bound way freight on tho Western nn<l At lantic road about 1 mile north of Til ton Tuesdny afternoon. Ho bought ticket an-d boarded the northbound passenger here his destination being Tilton. Ills body wns afterward found horribly mangled. It Is said tho engineer and flremnn on tho freight did not see Hall. Prominent Mason Dead. Columbus. Ga.. May 13.—Colonel J. M. Mobley, a distinguished lawyer and ono of the most prominent and wide ly known Masons In Georgia, died Sun day morning about 8 o'clock at his home In Hamilton. Ga.. above Colum bus. He was past grand master of the Masonic order of Georgia, and has been prominent In fraternal circles all of his life. Almost up to a few days before his death he took an active and prominent Interest In Masonic af fairs. STRIKERS REFUSE TO RETURN TO WORK Ultimatum of General Mana ger Is Ignored. TROUBLE ON MOBILE AND OHIO. Notice From General Manager Frank That All Striking Employea Must Re turn to Work or Lose Their Place* Is Disregarded. Mobile, Ala., May 12.—The ultima tum issued by General Manager Frank to the effect that all striking employes must return to work this morning or their places would be filled with now men, failed of effect here, as none of the men out returned to work. A freight train left {his morning for Okalona, Miss., and was manned by nonunion men and guarded by officers. Eight nonunion men arrived last night from Meridian and West Point, Miss., and are awaiting orders of tho compa ny. J. J. Anderson, of West Point, Miss., head brakeman of tbe freight train which arrived last night, claims that he was shot at three times as the train passed through Whistler, t miles north of Mobile. Anderson Is a nonunion man and took the pikes of a striker. ORESCENT CITY IS READY m REUNION Everything Is Now Practical ly In Shape. BIG ATTENDANCE IS EXPECTED LABOR WAR BLOCKS WORK. Funersl Drivers Strike. Toledo, O.. May 13.—During the fu neral services over the remains of Mrs. Mary Kamm here today the driv ers of the carriages struck and re fused to work because tho hearso was driven by a nonunion man. Tho of ficiating undertakers filled the strik ers’ places Just as the casket contain ing the remains was being token to tihe hearse. It b hard for a lovely woman to forego the pleasures of the life which she was created to enjoy and adorn. She may have to be burr all day in office or in store, yet she cannot deny herself the aodal pleasures which art offered her. But the fatigue is often too great for her, and she suf fers from headache and backache as a consequence of AX over-exertion. Women who are tired and worn out will find a perfect tonic and nervine in Ilr. Pierce’s Fa vorite Prescription, it cures headache, backache and the other aches and pains to which women are subject. It establishes regu larity, dries weak ening drains, heals inflammation and ulceration, and cures female weak ness. Itmqkesweak women strong and sick women weU. Strikers Place New York Street Com missioners In Quandary. New York, May 1*.—With 400 miles of streets in this city colling for new asphalting and 120 now contracts let. Commissioner of Highways Livingston finds himself entirely helpless because of the great labor war now on. To complicate the altuation, Mr. Liv ingston says a company bis obtained contracts to connect every substation of the city with the general postolflca by paeumatlc tubes. This company also has obtained from the state leg islature the right to run these tubas without obtaining a franchise to use the streets and Is said to bo on the point of starting work, and as it will have to Temove the asphalt on 45 miles of streets In order to lsy the 90 miles of tubes, tbls will mean more lit ter and obstruction until the war Is over. a serious problem confronting the administration Is tho disposition of $6,500,000 allotted by tho board of estimate and apportionment recently for entirely now asphalting. As It stands bow. Mr. Livingston says there Is a sUbngsilkelihood that the repairs for the city will take a!' -i tir.o of the asphalt companies until n< xt Jan uary and this will leave the J€,5uO,uoii to be spent by, the next administration. STRIKE VIOLENCE RESUMED. New York Policemen Clash With Ital ians and Rout Them. New York, May 12.—Strike violence was resumed In Brooklyn early today. Peter Voedxker, a foneman la the Meyer & Anson Iron works, who re fused to go on strike when tbe other -men quit, was pounced upon by three men while on his way to work and rendered naconsclous. A Brooklyn carpenter, who had been warned to quit In peril of hit life, was knocked down with a hammer. One contractor and 400 men ore at work In places of the strikers on tho upper west side section of tbo subway In Manhattan today. Thero were more policemen than laborers guarding the tubway and most of them carried eight |Ug p pIce nl pgg^jg||g>£ sticks. They had one cloth with the From All Southern States Old Veterans Will Gather In New Orleans by Thousands—Royal Welcome Await* Battle Scrred Heroes. Now Orleans, May 12.—Everything Is now practically In shape for tho re- union. Auditorium quarters for the veterans and arrangements for fed Ing them are all In shape. The great betting ring at tho fair grounds will bo their dining room and tho tents In the Infield will be provided with plank floors and excelsior mattresses. The committee has bought 6,000 blank, ets and an equal number of oota, which will be put Into the Oosquet build ing and the old Hotel Royal, which will a commodate 5,000 to 6,000 men with sleeping quarters. Tbe entertainment of the veterans who aro to be fed will begin with breakfast Tuesday morning, May IS. Ample provisions have boen ordered to supply every want. Attendance Will Be Enormous. nmender ot s written Italian strikers them. and quickly routed MEET AT INDIANAPOLIS. with jr<x>r lutractiou, Jl hardly know what thanks to give yea lor your kind uvors,- wrttts lira MUo Dry. SE 28KS so much with jntl Sick women, especially those suffering from diseases of long standing, ore in vited to consult Dr. Pierce, by letter, fret. All correspondence Is held as strictly pri vate and sacredly confidential. Address Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y. Supreme Camp Royal Nelgnber* ol America. Indianapolis, May 12.—The supreme camp of Royal Neighbors of America, an organization of women, convened In this city today In annual convention. Supreme officers will be elected on Thursday morning, and some radical changes In the by-lows are proposed, which may make a considerable In crease In the membership of the aa- sociation. According to the present by-laws no woman Is eligible to mem bership who Is not the.wlfe of a mem ber of the Modern Woodmen of Amer. lea or a “blood relation" of a mem ber of the Woodmen. No men are eligible except those who are mem bers of the Modera Woodmen. Ths change proposed would allow nny wo men. The change proposed would allow any woman more than 17 years old of good moral character to be come a member. The Modern Wood, nten of the Wyiq meet here June 16. GROVER ON FISHING TRIP. General Gordon, comi Tennessee dlvlson. has there will be 645 men In unlfi companies from various cities in that state. They will bring guns and blankets. It Is hoped thaj at many ot the organised companies a* can will bring blankets. The attendance will be enormous. There will be about 5.000 from Tennessee, 6,000 from Arkansas, 25,000 to 40,000 from Mlaats. elppl. 16,000 to 20,000 from Texas, etc. Of course Louisiana will have a vast number. Oovernor Frazier, of Tennessee, end Governor Terrell, of Georgia, will be here with large numbers of members of their staffs. Judge J. H. Reagan, solo survivor of President Davis’ cab inet, will come with the Texas Sons of Veterans, and will be shown special honors, Mrs. Stonewall Jackson will bo here with Judge and Mrs. Oeorge L. Christian of Richmond. Tho her- alda from all the states who will ride In tho decorated coaches at tho head of the parade, bearing tho banners of their divisions, have all accopted ox- cept the Indian Territory heral^ who will soon bo appointed. They i$o: Heralds Appointed. Virginia, Miss Eunice Mlchle, Char, lottesvllle; Maryland, Miss Willie Hen ry. New Orleans; North Carolina, Miss Julia Alsxander, Charlotte; South Car. ollna. Mist M. Earl Watrous, Colum bia; ’ Tennessee, Miss Elslo Vance, Memphis; Georgia, Miss Francis it<f drim. Savannah y Alabama, Miss Will! Browning Haralson, Montgomery; Mli> slssfppl, Mlsa Ethel Sara Silrey, JacJ. Missouri. Miss Elliott, Todbuit- er. Lexington; Florida, Mlsa Elizabeth Legere Fleming, Jacksonville; T'er l, Miss Bitelle Cartwright, Terrell; Ar kansas. Miss Bessie Rogers, Fort Smith; Kentucky, Miss Madeline Brldgeford, Louisville; Louisiana, Mlsi Bessie Uts, Shrove port. Hie sponsor for New Orleans to accompany the heralds Is Miss Myrthe Stauffer and the chaperone, Mrs. N. Blanchard, wife of Justlc Blanchard, of the supreme court. THE OLD RELIABLE &AKIN0 POWDER Absolutely Pure' THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE WILD EXCITEMENT IN COTTON MARKET Enormous Covering move ment In New York. HEAVY 8ALE8 FOR SPOT COTION. NEW YORK'S POPULATION. Advance of 11 to 14 Points In Liverpool Bull Clique Realised Heavily In Or der to Avert Bear Panic—Market Becomes More Pacific. New York, May 11.—The wildest ex citement la cotton this season oc curred today when on enormons cov ering movement was started by on unexpected advance of 11 to 14 points In Liverpool, attended by heavy soles of spot cotton In tbe EMgllsh market The local market responded with on advance of 16 to 24 points on the more active months, new high records In all caset being made. The bull clique realized heavily In order to avert a bear panic, which, at one time, appeared Inevitable. The local advance waa accelerated by sensational reports from New Or leans, which made an advance of 37 points on July. -A reaction of 10 to 14 points followed, continued sell* Ing by the hull cllquo at this point whereupon tho market /became more pacific. Tho hoavlcst transactlona re. corded- this season during the same time wore reported today. Towards noon tho market became less active, It having bocomo appar ent that the bull party was not dispoa- ed to force the situation. Public oper. atlona were not an active factor owing to the abnormal conditions now cor* erlng operations of prices. There was, however, some selling for short ac count, as to the new crop positions on the favorable showing made by the weather. In the cotton belt, and the general flattering character ot the crop advices now cnrrenL Increasing at Remarkable Rate—Pres ent Estimate 3,732,930. New York. May 12.—Statistics com piled by the board of health show that the population of New York Is Increas ing at a remarkably rapid rate. The births reported In Manhattan borough alone during the Drat four months of tbo present year were 2,000 In excess of those reported In the same period last year. It la pointed out that the cosmo politan population and the largo pro portion of foreigners In tho city may account for the high birth rate. Taking all things Into consideration the board' of health has estimated Lll.SO; August advanced from 10.63 to that the population of the city has grown from 3,437,202 at the time of tbe last federal census In 1900 to 3,732,930 at present. Ex-President Refuse* to Discus* Hll Possible Candidacy. Middle Bass Island, May 12.—Ex President Grover Cleveland and Cap tain It. H. Lambert on, U. S. N., who recently arrived here to flak, have been Joined by several other distinguished Yteitors. Mr. Cleveland steadfastly refused ts discuss his possible candidacy for the Democratic nomination for president next year and politely Informs newspa. pehvmen that he Is here to fish and sot tgtalk Murder- or 8ulcide?. New York. May 13.—A woman about 40 years of age. believed to be Mrs. Claude Guernsey, of Phtludelphla, died today from the effects of carbolic add taken with suicidal Intent at the Hotel Navarre last night. A bottle, the label of which read "The Cryetal Pharmacy, Liberty and Market streets, Pittsburg," lay*on the floor of her room. John B. Walker, of this dty, who wo* at tho hotel with her, was held by the police on eusploloa. Some bruises wero found on her arm. FUTURE8 TOOK A JUMP. Cotton Market In New Orleene 8ur* prices Long Side. New Orleans, May 11.—The cotton market was a surprise, even to tho long side, thle mcrrlng. At the openln? prices future* took a Jump of from ;u to 37 points In the active months, and the advance was so strong and wide that prominent longs, seeing danger in store for lo cal trader* In the wildness of th* market and fearing that some of the abort Arms would go under, sold tho market down almost Immediately. Within 16 minute* after the opening; from 6 to 27 points bad been shaved off from the advance, which brought prices down to a more conservative and aafe level, though even then n stiff advance was maintained. The cause of the advance was s continuance ot the bull campaign, to which was added reports of icoiatlon. al advances In both the Liverpool and New York markets. In the trading of tho earlier hours May advanced from 11.10 at tho closing Saturday to 11.30; July advanced from 11.43 to 10.91; September advanced from 9.62 to 9.90. From these figures there was a wldo recession of from 5 to 27 points duo to realizing and selling by the long side. Baptist Convention Adjourns. Savannah, Os., May 12.—The fifty, eighth annual convention of the Sonth* ern Baptist! adjourned laet night af ter the largest gathering in Itp. his tory. All of the sessions have been largely attended, as have alio the many devotional and auxiliary meet- Ings, despite the fact that four of the day* .wpre marked br lnoeasant rain. Uen lore to hear of their power, but diillko to bo reminded of their duty. ers *zHair*Vigoi “O Stops falling Hair.' OJV Stops falling hair. Makes hair grow. Restores color. Cures dandruff.