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AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 1903.
DUMBER 17
East Lake, Ala., Dec. 8th, 1902.
. a. B. Girardeau, Savannah, Ga.
Dear Sir:—This Is to certify that on Au-
11st I went to Verbena, Ala., to hold a
ies oi meetings. Was at that time, and
d been for six weeks prior, so feeble I was
r cely able to preach. Mr. F. A. Gulledge,
Verbena, with whose family I was stop-
ing. kindly offered frie three bottles of
nson’s Chill and Fever Tonic, gratis. I
pted, and began the use of the Tonic at
i. Within three weeks 1 was was much
tter. In three weeks I had taken the
iree bottles of Tonic and was fully well,
no other medicine then nor since, and
in better health and heavier than for
past fifteen years.
J. M. McCORD,
Pastor Verbena Baptist Church.
took
ICE IS AGAIN
ICIOfiJN RAGES
iln Series of Race for
(America's Cup.
|CCK IS AGAIN BEATEN
n;, of Defender Unfolded to
md Sped Rapidly Away From
1 Challenger, Which Would
Ircphy,
Hook, August 25.—Marconi
liance wins by 52 seconds,
r:., August 25.—The pros,
another good contest be-
iU'iuiK'o and Shamrock 111
s encouraging at 7 b'elock,
sc: breeze was blowing out
stieut!. the sea way fairly
I the horizon clear for many
the yachts, especially
Cik, every opportunity to
r »c:tb over tho 30-mlles
. which, according
r.x, must be sailed in the
tut between the boats,
re a> signalled- was south
t !••«. TJio other two legs
t ouo half east and
Ft by West.
ppiratury signal was fixed
‘flock tho starting gun was
e crossed the line first,
icofiticlal time Is: Reliance,
Shamrock, 11:02:00.
’* Shamrock III was appar-
dlcaiiped about 25 seconds,
roitvu that much after the
run was fired. Thu* her
toe ! S 11:02:00, although she
10 *e seconds later,
e crossed th« line on the star*
*■ L “t Shamrock held away
ad was behind tho hand!
She Immediately upon
i tbe lit,,. c(Un0 about on tho
* * M * K ' a| led for the Joraey
followed at once.
30 K.-liance tacked to star-
bold port tack since
13:30 Shamrock III
;t ' !; starboard tack after
tk« u father of Rollance's
“ >l ' s »» If Shamrock had
«»iiance during the past 6
•lengthening wind Reliance
ated lead to three-eights or
• ci U are bolding starboard
•r* about opposite Mon-
. r, -'»rly 5 miles offshore.
“ leading by n quarter of a
•niri'ck seems to point high-
hellanco.
crossed the line a
* •’ “oconds ahead of the
bhv win have to lead the
"t the finish at 3 minutes
He!
At
BUCKEYE DEMOCRATS
MEET INJGONFERENC
Ohio Democratic State Con.
vention at Columbus.
JOHNSON VERSUS ZIMMERMAN
Principal Interest Csnters In These
Two Candidates for tha Gubernatori
al Nomination—Withdrawal of Mr.
Bookwalter aa Senatorial Candidate.
Columbus, O., August 24.—From!
nent Democrats are in conference hero
today, preparatory to the Democratic
state convention of tomorrow. For
weeks there has been a contest of un
usual intensity In tbs eight counties
between Mayor Tom L. Johnson, of
Cleveland and Hon John L. Zimmer
man, of Springfield—the two candl
dates for the gubernatorial nomina
tion—to secure delegates. Both
come here claiming a majority of tho
690 delegates, basing their claims on
having secured 145 delegates whose
seats are contested. These contests
will be settled tomorrow and all the
preliminary agitation over the organ!
zation of the contest. It Is said that
control of the committee on creden
tlals means control of everything else
Including the new state central com
mittee, that controls the organization
for the ootning presidential year, as
well as the committees oo resolutions,
rules and order of business and per-
manent organization, all of which ars
of Importance at the present time in
the contest between the Bryan men
and the conservative* for supremacy,
The withdrawal of John W. Bookwal
tsr as a oaadldato for senatorial In
dorsement to succeed Senator Hanna,
has been used today to advance Zlm-
merman’s candidacy.
Zimmerman and Bookwalter both
reside at Springfield, and It woe claim
ed that Johnson men bad started the
Bookwalter movement to affect Zlm.
merman’s Interests, especially if the
order of business could have been fl*
ed so that the endorsement for sena
tor would hare come before the nomi
nation of the state ticket. The John-
son men still Insist that there mus:
be en Indorsement for senator, al
though no one bas been named it
Bookwalter’e place. The Zimmerman
men are not In favor of the convention
naming any one for senator.
While all Interests center In the
contest between Johnson and Zimmer-
man for the gubernatorial nomination
there Is little heard about the rest of
the stato ticket.
to win the race,
m. both boat* turned the
,ct • ptnn * k * r * f° r the
y Blff ' ,| o haw School Dead.
rk August 26.—Dr. Chris-
! man, dean of the Buffer
dead at n hospital n
a surgical operation. He
•arleston, 8. C, July Id,
vofessor of law In thq
'iissonrt fer ten years.
has held the |aame
■ York university. Dr.
author of a number
=»p*ra on legal topics.
Fatal Fight en Steamer.
New York, August 26.—D. Zadokl,
Greek, has been stabbed to death
and M. Andras, a Turk, seriously
wounded by Lewis, a Frenchman, on
the steamer Bristol, which arrived at
Quarantine last night from Lae Pal
mas. All these men were members of
the ship’s craw and the light took place
between them in the forecastle of the
steamer on Monday evening.
Burglar* Make Rich Haul.
Montgomery, Ala., August 26.—Tha
residence of W. T. Robinson was bar-
glarized early yesterday morning and
the thieves got away with about
worth of Jewelry. There to w>
as yet B#
INTENSE INTEREST IN
NEBRASKAPOLITICS
State Convention of Demo
crats and Populists.
FUSION IMPORTANT QUESTION.
Many Dsmeerats Have Declared Them
Selvee Opposed to Fusion, While
Others Are In Faver of Joining
Hands with Populists.
Columbus, Neb., August 24.—Al
though the Democratic state conven
tion does not convene until tomorrow
evening, Intense interest already pre
vails and today a large number of del
egates and leaders bad arrived. It Is
confidently expected that Judge Sulli
van at present an associate on the su
preme beach, will be renominated.
A number of prominent delegates
have put themselves oo record as op
posed to fusion, while others still ad
bare to tho policy of Joining hands with
the Popullata and dividing the ticket
While Mr. Bryan has not made bis po
sition clear, It it believed he will fa
vor fusion and may rely on bis Influ
ence to secure harmony.
SECRETARY OF WAR
ROOT LEAVES GFFIC
Rosignation Is Aooepted By
President Roosevelt.
TAFT WILL BE HI8 SUCCESSOR.
Jteeignation la Accepted by Chief ex-
ecutive With the Underetandlng that
the Secretary Will Continue In Of
fice at Leaet Until January 12.
Grand Island, Neb., August 24—
Interest In the Populist stato conven
tion which meet* tomorrow centers
itself today on tha arrival of a num
ber of party leaders, among them for
mer Senator William V. Allen.
The question of fusion Is an impor
tant one, and ex-Senator Allen bat
sounded the keynpte of opposition. In
letter written to a Madison, Neb.,
newspaper, Mr. Allen takes exception
to Mr. Bryan's stand on the question
and asserts that the Populist party
must declare Its Independence. Ho
•ays, however, that Judge John J.
Sullivan, supreme Judge, will be re
nominated by the Populists. Judge
Sullivan Is a Democrat.
8hamrock Remeasured.
New York, August 24.—Shamrock
III was remeasured at the dry dock In
Erin basin early today after having
taken cn board her cablo and anchor
ag require! by the rules effecting the
measurement of the cup yachts. Sir
Thomas Tipton was on board. The
measurement was taken by Charles D.
Mower, official measurer of Ihe New
York Yacht club, and watched by Mr.
Fife, representing Shamrock III, and
by Secretary Carmack, representing
the New York Yacht club. When the
measurement was concluded Sir Thom
as Upton said that ho had been In
formed by Mr. Mower that Shamrock
Ill’s racing rank had not been affected
and: that It would be unchanged. It
Is presumed that sufficient weight wad
removed to equalize the weight of thr.
anchor and cable. Reliance was ta
ken out for a call at 10 o’clock this
morning. The boat sailed out of the
Horseshoe wWh mala sail and lower
bead sail* set.
Former Officer 8uicldes.
Now York, August 25—Frederick D.
Prossler, until seven months ago cap
tain in the United States army, sta
tioned' at Seattle, in tho paymaster'
department, today shot and killed him
self In Carroll park, Brooklyn. He
was 50 years of ago Md a West Point
graduate. Financial straights and de-
apondency pro ascribed ag the route.
THE FARMER FAILS
In health just os docs the city-nun, and
he fails commonly from the same cause,
«stomach trouble.” Tile farm is a
wholesome place to live; the fanner’s
life is a healthy life; but no external ad
vantages can overcome the effects of e
dineiSvd stomach. When the stomach
ml its allied
organs of diges
tion end nutri
tion arc dis-
il, the food
esten is inqier-
feetlv digested
and assimilated,
anti the conse
quent loss of
nurtilion results
in physical de
bility.
Dr. Pierce’s
Golden Medical
Discovery cures
diseases of the
stomach and
other organs of
digestion and
nutrition, and
enables the per
fect digestion
and sacitmUtion
of food. It
builds up the
body with sound flesh and solid muscle.
•I used tea bottles of Dr. Fierce's Golden
Medical Discovery sad several vials of Ms
'Pleasant Pellets'* year ago Ibis spring, ted
have bad no trouble with
writes Mr. W. T. Thom pi
Broadwater Co., Moettus. "Word* I
bow Ihsuklbl I am fer the relief, as
feted so mdl and it sevuied that tbs <
could do m* no good. I got down I
owe hundred and twcnty-dvS poun
not able to work at all Now I «
one hundred and sixty and can do ■
SwSsSSSiSi!
Oyster Bty, L. I., August 25—Secre
tary Root, under date of August 19.
presente! his resignation formally to
the president.
The resignation was accepted by the
president with the understanding that
the secretary continue at least until
Jan. 12.
Governor General William H. Taft,
of the Philippines, will succeed Sec
retary Root as secretary of war.
President Roosevelt today authoris
ed the following statement:
“The president some months ago
tendered tho secretaryship of war to
Judge Taft and at that time It was ar
ranged that he would succeed Secre
tary Root. Secretary Root will go
out of office some time In January,
and Judge Taft will assume the duties
of the office shortly afterward.”
The president also authorized the
publication of the correspondence be
tween him and Secretary Root con-
cerning the latter's resignation. In
fall the correspondence follows
Dear Mr. President: You have
been good to assent to the sufficiency
of the reasons for which I fiaro with
e idto retire to private life an soon as
practicable after the establishment of
the general staff of the army and the
completion of my full four yeara of
service as secretary of war, while It
la understood that you probably will
not arrange to fill the office as you
wish before the end of the year, and
that I am to remain In office In the
meantime, it Is probable that you will
be ready to send a name to tho zenato
In November or December, and before
you Jo so my resignation should be
In your bands.
‘T find- myself on the eve of tailing
for T ogland to attend the acaalona of
the >.*»* boundary tribunal and am
qulti ur.able to Judge how mrKiy
monthr I shall be kept away from
this country, and I, therefore, now
tender my resignation of the office
of secretary of war to take effect
upon the appointment and qualification
of my successor. I shall carry away
with me unabated loyalty In your ad-
ministration, confidence in the sound
conrorvatlam and patriotic unselfish-
ness of your policy and enduring grat
itude for your kindness and considers
tlon with which your friendship has
honored me. I shall not cease to ap
preciate the sympathy and loyalty to
President McKinley with which you
took up and Carrie! oVW« work—and
1 shall always be happy to have been
a part of the administration -directed
by /our sincere and rugged adherence
to right and devotion to the true In
terests of the country.
‘‘I am. with great respect and esteem,
alway, faihfully. yours.
fcUHTP ROOT.”
TERRIBLE STATE OF I TRAIL 0 r Itm.lBLE
AFFAIRSJNBALKANSj TURK ONE OF BLOOD
Villages Subjected to Torob I Women a nd"cWldren Mass*-
and Sword. credj Villages Burned.
PRISONERS ARB PUT TO DEATH.
Streets of Kroshtvo Are Said To Be
Strewn With Dead—Survivors, Fear
ing Turkish Displeasure Are Afraid
to Bury Bodies.
Sofia, August 24—TO* Turks are
“To The President,
“Oyster Bay, August 24, 1903.”
Hon Eilhu Root, secretarj- of war,
Washington—My Dear Mr. Root: It
Is hard, indeed, for me to accept your
resignation, and I do not only with
keen personal regret, but with a lively
understanding of the gap yonr with
drawal will create In public life. My
aense of personal loss |a great and yet
my sense of the loss to the nation as
whole is even greater. You havo
been over four years secretary of war.
I wonder if you will realize bow much
you have accomplished during that
period. i
it you will turn to your first re
ports aid wiU road therein the recom
mendations you made In order that the
army might be put on an offtcriro bai
ls, you cannot but be pleased at the
way in which these recommendations
have now been adopted by congress
as well a* by the administration, and
became enacted law or crystallised
Into custom. — We have never had a
public servant of the government who
has worked harder than you <bave
worked during thaae four years and a
half and this It not merely in point of
time, but, above all. In point of Inten
sity, and your success has been equal
to your labor. Tha only reward you
have bad or can have, la the knowl
edge of successful achievement of the
performance In fullest fashion, of a
great public duty, the doing of which
was of vital importance to the nation’s
welfare.
“Your duties have Included morj
than merely a* administration of the
department and the reorganization of
the army on an effective basis. You
also bsve been the head of a depart-
WOMEN AND OHfLOREN KILLED.
Turkish Repressive Measure* In Ma-|
cedonla Have Reached the Utmost I
Limits of Barbarism—Extirpation *f
Bulgarian Population Apparent
London, August 26—According to a
Sofia telegram to The Time* the Turks
repressive measure* in Macedonia r sport*d to have mensaored all the mo-
have reached the utmost limits of bar- ln tvo villages of
barlsm and it is evident that it is the tta jutridn of nerinrn and Mon astir
intention to accomplish by decrees the L* to ha „ atorw^r* horned thTrll-
toUl extirpation of the Bulgarian pop- ^ „ lwd to * Uv ,
urnuon. mud a number of Dii•oners.
Within the last few days, sayarThe w street* of KruShevo ere eeld to
Tima* correspondent 12 more Chris- . iUl dMd M(l tha iur .
tl*n villages have been banded over ... . . ...
to fine and the .word* and the women.
children and the aged have been mas- *f**?°* ,BCttr tUM P ,0ioa ot **•
sacred indiscriminately. Convoys of Mwd.rn.fMn «s
prisoners despatched to ttoosstlr have . 4116 {T 0 ?*?? 1110 ?* °*4 ***
boon murdered by their escorts on th, W« loUo “ throughout the Tllayet of
way. Private letter, from a foreign c “‘ •“
roldont In Monsstlr my even the local totoirtph wire* conn acting tha city of
Turk* are disgusted end meditate aa- Udrtoaopie with the eastern parts of
lasting the, consuls In order to the 'vilayet
provoke European Intervention. ^ b « ro uaoonflrmed rumors her*
The insurgents are doubtless taking I lighting end manaecre* ere pro-
e terrible revenge and nr* executing the street* of Adrianopl*.
the revolutionary program to the let- .
ter. The reported concentration oi REBELS CAPTURED VA3ILIKO.
targe Turkish forces ln the Adrlanoplo .
district at Muitafs-Khasa-Rlsylsgach | Fifty Soldier* of a Garrison Are Ro
und other points on the Bulgarian fron-1 ported Slain. /
tier, Is regarded with much npprehen- Constantinople, August 24—Accord.
■Ion In Sofia, an It la well known that tog to Turkish advice* when the la
in case of war an invasion would oc- eurgent* captured Vasiliko, In the east,
cur from this direction. In the tpe- ern part of tho vilayet of Adrlanoplo,
dal dispatches from the near east (bey killed the garrison consisting of
published this morning a gloomy view SO soMlors and about 100 of the in-
taken of the crisis In the Balkan. pabfUnt*. The insurgent* now are
Ascordlng to reports from Constant!-1 threatening Mldla, 6 mile* northwest
nople a rumor was current that war lot Constantinople on the Black see.
had already been declared against Bui- end.are reported to be attacking the
garla. It was proved to be no other I important town of Kirk-dQIloeb, g.
Issue and Is regarded at possible. miles ton Andrlanople.
It is further stated that although I Christian, Greek and Mussulman ref*
the Russian squadron was withdrawn I ngees have arrived at the mouth of
from InladW, it continues to cruise neai the Bosphorus, from tho nelghborh'jofi
the Bosphorus, it Is reported several Ufa Midi*, fearing a massacre theru.
Italian* hare been murdored by the They have been sheltered in the to.
Turk* at a seaport In Ada Minor, S3 .aretto at Anadolt Kavak, and are-
ml!*s southeast of Oonatantlnople. being fed by foe authorities.
hlTnM n T Ced that The lighthouse at Kurue-Burun, In-
bl* massmeeung ot Mscedon.*,:, to ltnn b ^ not worltJ , b
V*t*»* to*n. be0 n abandoned by It. keeper, oo ac-
rn^ur^^^^^^
stated from Monsstlr that the r.volu- , J'* Zh. e Z
tlonary committees are appealing to ** ! h f‘ * U
tho Christian population to refuse to “°I° r “J ch ““J b “
pay taxes and that their appeal Is moot- to.the consjij ^f galy at Mon-
tag with much success. The Insur- L f “? , pbn i , hm * nt f*
genta In the Debr district are raid to I ," bo lMal t*diSg c0 J? ,ul rocootiy
destroying the Ullages and mur- b,r hlurif?-»Mlour (Infidel.)
derlng their inhabitant*.
in taking more energetic measures I Bulgarian* Attack Turkish Town,
for the suppression of the revolution. I Vienna, August 24.—The Neuo Fret*
Turkey Is acting In accordance with TYeaee’s Constantinople correspondent
advice of the powers. The negotia- tolegraph# * band of Bulgarians
tions which have been In progress rel- attacked the Turkish town of
atlve to the Balkan situation do not Urgas, south of Inin ja, on tho east
template a general European confer- 10,81 of Turkey »»! have blown np
ence and at present seem directed to- tko government buildings with dyna-
wards letting the sultan have a free mite - 11 Is reported that 200 persona
band la queuing th* revolution In Ma-1 wer ® killed,
cedonla.
The forthcoming conference ot King
Bdwward with Emperor . Frarcl* Jo
seph and King George of Greece, at
Vienna and tbe visit* of the czar
and Emperor William to Vienna and
of the czar end Foreign Minister Lana-
UNCLE 8AM’S NAVAL POWER.
Lord Braasey Sr;-: It Is Comparative
ly G ret tent l.t th* World.
_ _ Boston, August 26—Lord Braasey,
doff to Uom"e’wlirenabie”tbe monarch". I «■**> •uthorlty and president
thoroughly diecuse Balkan affaire and of . tbe , / onilo n chamber of commerce,
before th* conclusion of the confer-! wbo 18 bere Iookln * OT * r <*•• kuelne**
cnees Turkey propose* so far as poasi- *“ d / b ! pp,B * ln4erc, ‘*, he* expressed
bl* to restore order so that Interna- tb ® b * ef th,t ,lle Unlld Stotes with
tlonal action will t>4 unnecessary An ber resources, la undoubt-
official of the Turkish embassy bere edl ? <5e * t,nc,, t0 b ® * “ ,v, » Pomot.
•aid to a representative of The As so- 18 0D, J r * Question of time,” he
elated Preea to lay ' wb ® n the fleet* of th* United
State* will be raised to the first rank.
Potentially, tbe United State* Is al
ready comparatively the greatest naval
power in the world. She ha* the
jreatett resource* and it is only a
-rsestlon of pcllcy with her."
Saved Brother’s Ufa
New York, August 26.—From an In
secure position cn a window sill, 90
feet from the ground, George Brunner
has Mvsd bis brother Edward from
being dashed to death on tha par*
meat court below, by the full of *
twinging scaffold. William Carpenter
was Instantly killed ao4 the lives oi
tbe twe brothers wen eared only by
the great strength and agility ol
Georg* Brunner, who caught and held
his brother with his left arm while
dinging to the sill with his right.
Schooner Capsizes.
South Norwalk, Conn., August 20-
Schooner WUIle L. Norton, ot Bangor,
|fe.. Capsized off Norwalk light dur
ing the storm last night and the crow,
believed to number seven
drowned. One body has been i
“The calling out of additional troops
by Turkey Is due solely to the decision
to suppress tbe Insurrection at once. It
Is not in anticipation of war with Bul
garia. Turkey bas no Intention ol
declaring war In spite of rumors to
the contrary, and Bulgaria, worned by
the powers, does not seem at this mo
ment to contemplate hostilities. Ws
know what public opinion la ln Bulga
ria, and bow the situation may change
tomorrow, but In the meantime Tur
key proposes to lose no time In rector-
tug Peace.” +
Charge of Illegal Trading.
Yokohama, August 26.—Tbe Russian
authorities hare seised a number of
Japanese fish-buying veisels at Kant-
sebatwan porta on the charge of ille
gal trading. Twenty-eight officers
ot the vessel* have been detained and
378 members of their crewa have been
expatriated.
Oondllton of Senator Hanna.
Cleveland, August 26.—The condi
tion oi Senator Hanna was much Im
proved today. Ko will be able to be
lut by tomorrow or next day.
'LostHair
end restored
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