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AMERICUS TIMES-REC rt.m'ta SEAB, AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 1903. NUMBER *e,| iisl 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. nMMdMHMHW VfT.Ts» • . ‘ J *. s J