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AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 1903.
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East Lake, Ala., Dec. 8th, 1902.
| ni 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
[ scarcely able to preach. Mr. F. A. Gulledge,
of Verbena, with whose family I was stop
ping, kindly offered me three bottles of
I Johnson’s Chill and Fever Tonic, gratis. I
I accepted, and began the use of the Tonic at
j once. Within three weeks 1 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
I am in better health and heavier, than for
the past fifteen years.
J. M. McCORD,
Pastor Verbena Baptist Church.
Ill organize company.
p'jre Employer, of Labor Against
Strikes.
1, June 17.—'A dispatch to The
Lllcrald from Indianapolis, Ind.,
|d M. Parry, president of tlK
Manufacturing association,
ting on the proposed organize
of a company to In*
the employer, of labor
strikes, says the company will
iledly bo formed. He aaid that
:M necessarily be a mutual com-
land that the membership would
secret, only the officers being
:anlzed labor will never know,"
id. "when it orders a strlko
'r It Is really fighting combined
kl or merely making an onslaught
|e individual." The object of the
will be to protect it, policy
\i from losses resulting from the
and also to protect lndepen-
workmen. The company will
> legal department and will prose-
ay man who attempt, any cocr-
- commits any violation of the
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.
Sir Thomas Upton'S yachts have ar>
rived oft Staten Island.
Dr. W. W. Landrum, of Atlanta,
preached the commencement sermoa
at the University of Oeorgl, Sunday.
A flood Is racing on the Rio Grand,
pa Paso, Tex.,' Is threatened, a lak«
having formed above the city.
Governor Jennings, of Florida, has I a Pj aco foT v.dfo and younger
vetoed ltoms of the revenue and appro | untl1 h « can mako othe '
prlatlon bills aggregating $1,400,000. "
PEOPLE FLEE FROM
FEUD RIDDEN TOWN
Reign of Terror at Jackson,
Ey., Unabated.
PEOPLE FEAR ASSASSINATION
Trial of Curtia Jett and Thomaa White
Has Brought About a State of Af
fair, that Has Scarcely a Prece
dent
Jackson, Ky., June 17.—With the
testimony closed. Jury charged by
Judge Redwlne and argument, of
counsel proceeding today, there Is «
general belief hero that no decisive re
sult will be reached in the present
trial of Curtis Jott and Thomas White
for the murder of Marcum. Although
the Jurors are not residents of Breath,
ltt county, .the most sangulno predict
netting more than a disagreement of
tho Jury and others anticipate acquit
tal. Under these conditions the reign
of terror continues. Part of Even's
family have gone to Lexington and
others are arranging to become refu
gees from their homes.
Following the action of the grand
Jury yesterday In releasing those held
for arson and the alleged attempt last
night to kill those who testified In
the arson cafes, there la Increased
anxiety as to what may happen to the
other witnesses in the murder cases
after the trial closes. It has been
decided that Captain Ewcn wes not
safe hers even in the camp with the
soldiers, as sharpshooters might pick
him out some time when be was not
in the tent
B. J. Bwen, who was reported to
have fled from camp here last night,
as well as the previous night, did not
leave until thla morning. He took'
the 6 o’clock train, boarding It at a
point across the river which he reach-
ed by way of the footbridge on the
Panhandle. A guard of soldiers ac
companied him and saw him safely
aboard the train. The camp Is lo
cated on the river bank, and he did
not have to expose himself to tho part
of tho town controlled by tho domi
nant faction. Ho sent several of his
children away yesterday to relatives
and friends at different places and so
UNO TRADE3 LOCK” 3 OUT,
"y Throws Ten Thousand Em-
ploys. Out of Work,
1 fwk. June 17.—Ten thousand
•jo, o{ the George A. Fuller Con-
f' 0 " con M>any were thrown out of
‘tdsy by order of the company,
siting the lockout In the build-
<l«s complete. While not Join-
i Employer! 1 association In mem-
tbs Fuller company took this
"tic action on the name
1 *• those maintained by mem-
' the assembly.
I*r the 150,000 laboring men who
M because they are members of
f* tri| lcs unions have been aerv-
the ultimatum of the com-
contracting constructor* that!
'•■I remain Idle as long as the
r, unions refuso to sign the
r *zreement of arbitration pro-
| ! the Employers' association.
Saengerfeat Parade.
J uno 17.—The Baenger
r; i:e today presented an lmpos-
, : " t pageant. About 6,000 men
‘bee, Including the ringing e»
f, detachments of artillery
-antry f, om Fort* McHenry and
• “ad marine* from the crulset
. _ aaJ gunboat Topeka. After
through the principal street*
proceeded to River View
'■•ere the afternoon and oven-
•° spent in a grand volksfest
! National Hay. Aaaoelatlon.
J »Pe 17.—A further needed
1 of the intentnte commerce
discussed by the delegates to
r -onal Hay asosdatlon In con-
P t°day. “Hay and how to
-t. was the subject of an Inter
PJper by B. F. Lyler, of Kansas
the exchange of Ideas on these
“tether with reporta of com-
r*. occupied tho early part of the
Tho Mississippi lumbermen have re
newed the fight for lower rates,
new Injunction hearing will be held
on June 15.
Tho hotel at Jackson, Ky., ownod by
Bwen, who testified that he aaw Jett
shoot Marcum, was burned Sunday.
Tho pope la troubled over published
reports of bit death, and asks: "Why
do they want me gone? I do no harm
to .any one."
The political crisis In Italy contin
ues. If ZanardelU persists In his ro
fusal to form a cabinet, tbs king will
call on Former Interior Minister Oto
lettl.
The Skupshtina of Berria assemble!
at Belgrade today to elect a king.
Queen Natalie haa written for permis
sion to visit the grave of her mnrdared
•on.
Joseph M. Crane, who committed
suicide by dynamiting a train neat
Tryon, loft a letter In which he aayi
his love for Mrs. Arlington, of Rosa
Title, Ga., caused tho dead.
A Montreal dispatch says that Pierre
Sus, a carter, took his wife and fami
ly of three children and a neighbor’!
child to Boot L'lris for an outing yea
terday. While rowing In a flat bot
tomed boat tbs craft capsized. 6ua,
his wife and two children were drown
ed. One of his children and tbs
neighbor's child ware saved.
The Chicago Laundry Workers'
union, by n referendum vote Just tab
en, haa decided against another strike
Less than one-third of the mombers
voted, and the majority against an
other walkout _wa*_*e*b“—
FLOOD IN NEW MEXICO.
Many Farms Are Submerged—People
Living In Tent*.
Albuquerque, JJ. M., June 17.—The
break In the dyke at Alameda, 8 miles
above town, has been effectually closed
and with a large force of men to guard
the levee, there Is 15*10 further dan
ger of a flood here.
Six miles of the lower valley farms
are under water and the people are liv
ing In tents on the highlands. It Is
fesred that there will be severe suf
fering among those driven from their
homes. The loss to crops lb almost
CQBUr'eta.
arrangements,
When court convened this mornlnfc
Judge B. F. French, the noted leader
of tho French faction of the French-
Eversolo feud, who Is the leading law
yer for the defense of Jett and White,
began the opening argument for the
defense before Judge Redwlne. He
declared that County Judgo Blanton
who had said that Witness Crawford
had been arrested had liod. Judge
Blanton sprang to his feet and ’ap
proached Judge French, but Elisor
Jones threw himself between the men
and Judge ReAwIno finally secured
quiet in the court room. Judge Red-
wine then threatened to send Judge
Blanton to Jail for contempt of court
and admonished Judge French to M
more temperate In hi* language.
Trolley Car Men Strike,
Richmond, Va., June 17.—The long
expected itrlks of the trolley car men
for higher wages was called a UtU-j
after 3 o'clock this morning. It ties
up ths system In Richmond, Manchce-
ter and Petersburg. Not a car Is
running. The company expects to
have men hers by tomorrow to take
out thq can. Thors has been no dis
order.
JETT AND WHITE
TRIAL jAT_ JACKSON
Defense Places Dr. Each on
the Stand.
BODIES SWEPT DOWN CANYON.
Cloudburst Descended Uke Avalanche
Upon Doomed Town, Uprooting tho
Tree*, D^nollehlng Buildings and
Leaving Death In It* Wake.
V Runaway Aeddent
Jinn. p. jt, June 17,—Mrs
. 0 7- formerly of Waneabnrg,
t . womaa school e n peris-
, p °rto IUco, was thrown
* runaway accident
Change of Venue Asked.
Columbia, 8. C, Juno IS.—Saturday
counsel for James H. TRlman, charged
with' the murder of N. O. Gonzalos, edi
tor of The State, took their first step
to secure a change of Tenue by flHni
with copmonwealth’s attorneys affida
vit* of a number of persons In this
county that they believed It would M
Impossible to obtain n fair trial Mr*
Tillman’s attorney* urged the
Itor not jo make public the
until the argument I* made
rushed from tlci*
doors and strained
their eyes on the
struggling balloonist
fighting for life.
Even the poor, pant
ing sufferer in the
sick room was for
gotten while the farm
ily gazed breathless at this strange
tragedy of the air. Then they went back
to the sick room to tell of the terrible
struggle for life they had just witnessed.
It did not occur to them that under their
very eves a more terrible, more pathetic
struggle was going on daily.
There can be nothing mote pitiful
than the straggle the consumptive
make* against disease. The greatest
help in ini* ttruggle is gained by the
ok of Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery. It cure* obstinate coughs, weak
and bleeding lungs, emaciation, and
other ailments which if neglected or
unskillful!/ treated find a fatal termina
tion in coesmr *'
•In iSgSOMOf
S'flS.w* .
write* Her. Joseph
Spring*. Iredell Co
her Dr. R. V. Pierce
Jackson, Ky., June 16.—S. L. Bwen
and his family are atill in the military
camp here and greatly appreciate the
efforts of tho press, soldiers and
sthers to raise funds to secure them
home. Contributions are coming
from all points of Kentucky and other
riates. Captain Ewen said ho would
not rebuild in Jackson, as he felt that
neither his property nor hla life would
be safe there. There are apprehen
sions that Ewen will be shot at long
range by gome sharpshooter while he
la in camp, and arrangements are be
ing made for hid removal to Lexing
ton. Hla daughters were sent to his
sister today. In Madison county.
When court convened this morning
tho defense placed Dr. J. M. Hash on
the stand. Dr. Kash was the first
to reach Marcum after the
tin had felled him. Dr. Kash testi
fied that he saw Jett on the walk at
the corner of the courthouse yard ten
seconds before the shots were fired.
He went directly to -Marcum and assist
ed to carry him across the street late
his office, where he died 15 minutes
later. Commonwealth’s Attorney
Byrd cross-examined Dr. Kash, but did
not hack hla story. Dr. John Taul-
hoe, the Hargis family’s physician, was
next placed on the stand and he cop
roborated the statements of Dr, Kash
and other defense witnesses.
County Judge James Hargis, an n»
cle of Jett, and the reputed head ol
the Hargis faction, was called. Har
gis stated that he was Inside his store
when Marcum was killed. He saw
White walk out of the courthouse dooi
and was one-third across the street
when the first shot was fired.
“When I heard tho firet shot fired 1
saw Ewen pitch out of the door and
run. I then aaw Marcum fall. J
came to the door hurriedly. I mlw
Judge Blanton approach the wounded
man. I saw Curt Jett' approaching
tap scene of the tragedy. My re col-
ledtion la that I saw Dr. Kash ap
preaching about* tfcfi time' the last
shot was fired; I am not certain a<
to the exact time."
EYEWITNESS TELLS
OF HEPPNER HORROR
People Caught Like Bats In
Trap.
FIR8T MAN TO REACH MARCUM,
Testified that He Saw Jett on Walk
at Corner of Courthouse Yard Ten
8econde Before Shots Were Fired
Which Killed the Attorney,
Portland, Oregon, June 16.—iA spe
cial to The Oregonian from lone, Ore.,
saya:
David McAtoe, a business man of
Heppner, whose residence Is above
Heppner, was an cye-wltnesa of the
disaster. In company with Frank
Spaulding, he .left Heppner About
10:30 o'clock Sunday night on horse
back
FIELD SPORTS BY BLIND.
Inmates of Wisconsin Asylum Compete
For Prizes.
Chicago, June 16.—iA dispatch ta
The Tribune from Janesville, Wls,
•ays:
The 38 Inmates of the state Insti
tute for the blind have held their Arid
day sports here.
Of the 16 boys who competed for the
prizes offered, 13 were totally blind,
and the other two could see only mov
ing objects. The hurdles, pole vault,
and hammer throwing were left out,
but In their place the standing high
jump and the 35-yard doth were con
tested.
A boy named Gonla, totally blind,
was first In the 35-yard dash and made
it-In :04 seconds flat The distance
for the running broad jump was 11
feet, 8 Inches, and the standing high
Jump was A feet, 6 Inches. The foot
ball was kicked 106 feet
Capitalized at $20,000,000.
r ver, June 16.—Papers prepared
to be filed In Wyoming of the
Sonora, Chihuahua and Monterey rail
road, capital $20,000,009.' The promo
ter* are mostly residents of Denver.
The Mexlczn government hat given
the company valuable concessions and
will materially assist In building ths
roads. The Rio Grande Railroad and
Metallurgical company, which recent
ly was Incorporated in Arizona wltb
$26,000,000 capital, la an adjunct com-
y. It has Just completed arrange
its for a $10,000,000 gold bond le
for the purpose of buying smelt-
works and developing mining prop
ies It now controls.
‘reclamation Favorably Received.
Petersburg, June 17—The ciar’s
congratulation to King Peter Is consid
ered a public expression of the unqual
ified favor with which the proclamation
of King Peter was received In official
circles here. It is regarded as ex
tremely unlikely In view of tbe atti
tude of tbe Servian people that Ruasla
will support the suggestion that the
■honld demand the punishment
of the assassin* of King Alexander and
Drags.
Visits Condemned Son.
Ky., June 17.—Mrs. E. C.
of Memphis, visited her son,
Wall of Water Descended.
"On Sunday afternoon," said Mr.
McAteo, “there had been a very «c-
vero rainstorm accompanied wltb
much wind and lightning. I was
standing In front of the houso and
noticed that a cloud of remarkable
denseness approached the top of the
hill on the east side of thp canyon. I
turned for a moment when a foar
caused me to look again at the hill. I
aaw a wall of water whose height I
would be afraid to guage rushing down
the mountain carrying Immense trees
and timbers on Its crest find tearing
every rock from Its foundation. This
terrific storm strnck the upper part of
the town first The rosldonco of
Thomaa Howard was the first to fall,
and hla entire family was drowned.
In the Krug home also every person
was drowned as was also the ease In
the Hale and Sallng residences. All
of these houses were about tour of
five blocks above tbe business center.
The house of Abram Hamslck was
entirely demolished. The Palace bo-
tel was the first building to stem tW
tide, and all the guests were saved,
but the house* below the Palace ho
tel were blowg out Into the street, pver
turned and wrecked. The residence
of C. A. Shea was carried away, and
the entire family, consisting of a
wire and three daughters and Miss
Adkins, a cousin, were lost. The hus
band was absent In Portland attending
the Mnnonlc convention. C. EL Red-
field, whose house was completely d»
•troyod, was also absent with Mr.
Rhea In Portland, and his wife and
baby were drowned. The body ol
Mrs. Rodfleld is among the recovored.
Carried Down Stream.
“A. C. Gieger’e residence was car
ried away and Mr. Gleger was drown
ed. Hla family la In the east Georgd
Corner's house wee next, bat the fam
ily succeeded In saving their lives b, 4
rushing to the upper stories, the housd
being carried down tbe creek three-
quarter* of a mile. When reached
by rescuer* they found " -t the boned
bod been cut In two a^u Mr. Corset
waa standing in water up to hla neck.
boUJng hla wife nopn the root and
keeping her from slipping with bis
outstretched arm. Mr. McSward and
J. Ayers, who were living In tbe same
residence, were drowned. Oscar Mi
ner's bouse was next demolished
and Mr*. Miner waa d. owned.
Many Narrow Eicapes.
’The rest of the family succeeded
to taring their lives by dinging to the
roof. A11 the Wells family but twd
were lost, and the house waa carried
away. With (be Walls’ residence weal
the house of George Swaggert Mr.
Swaggert'a two married daughter!
were drowned and their Eve children:
Mrs. Mallory waa carried 150 yard!
and was found lodged against a storey
aid Mr. Mallory, a crippled old
was found safe, holding a baby. Jid
Matlock’s house was next Mr. Map
lock waa drowned, but hla family was
laved. Dr. Hlgg'a house also went
Here one child won drowned, but the
rest of thq family escaped. Mrs
Elder was drowned in her residence
The bouses of Mr. Boyd and Mr. Wal
ton were alio destroyed and both f«»»*
Hie* lost.
“Perhaps the greatest loin of lift
occurred at the Heppner hoteL Thl
hotel, which was run under the mao
agement of Jones ft Ashbaugh, wai
carried away. It Is supposed that
there was about SO guests In this ho
tel, all of whom are reported to b<
lost The proprietor* themselves were
saved, but their families nr*
the dead.
*» drowned. Tbe entire residence
n of Heppner was destroyed, hul
th<. 'nee* houses being on htghei
grout. -I built of brick and stone*
were n. • badly damaged. Tire
•cboolhotL. A courthouse, which
stand en th«/Md* of a bill, were sav
ed, hut two church**, the Methodist
and Presbyterian, were complete!*
wrecked.
"Around tbe depot the rising watef
left great - heaps of driftwood piled
Mgber than tbe root of the station,
and the rescuing parties were forced
to demolish the pyramids with dyna
mite In order to extricate persons whd
were buried beneath. Many of thl
drowned bodies were carried by the
rushing waters down the Talley.”
Canyon Strewn with Dead.
No nyit*matte effort has as yet been
mad* to find the deed, who’ are un
doubtedly strewn along tho canyon.
Every available man from a radius of
66 mils* has been pressed Into serried
st Mteppner useir. trangs or "men are
•t work clearing. away ths piles of
debrie, rocks and timbers* which lie
piled In heap* In Heppner's streets
and taking out the corpses which He
S ncealcd In the debris. Owing to
e entire absence of proper facilltlee
for caring for tbe deed, the victims of
the flood were for the most part In
terred In common crates.
A relief train sent from the Dalis
reached lone last night and. will pro
ceed to Heppner as soon as possible.
A wrecking train with gangs of meif
o repair both the tracks and tele-
i faph wires left this point last night
; i Is expected that communication
with gangs or men to repair both the
track* and telegraph wires loft this
It Is expected that communi
cation with Lexington, 17 miles
from Heppner, will bo erstored
today. On board the Dalle train aro
committee BDIAOIN SIIRDLUUPUP
five doctors, six trained nurses, a com
mittee of 20 Ellke and another of six
Eagles, with all necessary drugs and
supplies to care tor the sick and
wounded. There Is also s car of pro
visions.
HERO OF HEPPNER FLOOD.
Residence Portion Destroyed.
"Tbe houses of Ben Patterson, Mr.
Dunn and Mr. Noble were entirely de>
moll shed and all persona to these three
families drxwned, ae were tbs fami
lies of James Jones and Henry Blair.
The barn of Dr. Swlneburne and th4
big livery stable# of Whytes A Men,
dqwe were entirely destroyed. E. J.
PhllUp Oo.hsnj.ri
Roes at Breakneck Speed, ta Warn
People of Danger.
Spokane, Wash., June 1C.—A special
to the Spokane Review from Echo,
Ore., quotes N. T. Tookcr, of Port
land, who witnessed tho Heppner dis
aster, as follows:
"It Is estimated that tho damage
done to property alone was $500,000.'
Some of the brick and stone building*
were not torn away, but there wero
some of them moved from their foun
dation,
“The goods In rc-veral buildings were
saved. Whon these merchants open
ed for business they sent word to ths
relief committee to come and take
what goods wero wanted. People
were coming hi from all direction* to
the assistance of the suffering and
dead. They conld not come by rati,
for 9 miles of the track below town
wore warhed away. All wlrs -com
munication waa prostrated,
“Leslie Matlock/a young man, was
the hero of the day. When the flood
first came be mounted s horse and
rode at breakneck speed down the can
yon In front of the rushing water to
notify the* people of Ldxlngton, n
■mall town 9 nine miles bslow. Ho
bad to ro'over n rough and stony
road and the nl-’ l was dark and
stormy. He srr'u i st Lexington just
a few minutes ahead of the flood. Tho
people were warned, and Immediately
left for tbe hill side. When the flood
had passed only two houses wero left
standing. ”
Treaty Will Net Be Passed.
New York. June 16.—The-canal
treaty will net be poised by the Co
lombian congress, colled to meet on
Jane SO, says a Herald dispatch from
Bogota, Colombia. Thla Is the con
census of ths best Informed opinion In
tho republic. Notwithstanding many
rumors that hava beea sent from the
capital, the tact remains that congress
does not dare dory the wishes of a
majority or the people In the matter.
Should It be left to a public vote the
test would show an overwhelming ma
jority antagonistic to the proposition.
Public opinion is unanimously against
the canal. Doubtless there will ho an
affect on the part of the government to
Induce congress to ratify the treaty,
but this support will not away the op
ponents of tho measure.
Miss Napier Makes Fatal Mistake.
Macon, Ga.. June It.—Miss Besets
Napier, a member of one of the oldsst
and most prominent famines socially
of Macon, a teacher In tho public
schools of the city and a church wo
man of acknowledged standing, d(c<!
Monday afternoon from the effects ol
an osrertoeo of morphine. Tho pop
tkm of morphine which brought death
waa excessive In quantity and waa ta
ken without a thought of the fatal re
. Ayer’s Hair Vigor docs not
fCUV suddenly turn your gray hair
black; but gradually the old
ick,—all the rich, dark color it used to have,
falling,too. Bettertryit.
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