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AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER.
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A MERIC US, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1903.
NUMBER 19
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r . a. B. Girardeau, Savannah, Ga."
ar Sir:—This Is-to certify that on Au-
[pist 1st I went to Verbena, Ala., to hold a
Iferies of meetings. Was at that time, and
I been for six weeks prior, so feeble I was
arcely able to preach. Mr. F. A. Gulledge,
(Verbena, with whosejfamily 1 was stop-
kindly offered me three bottles of
hnson’s Chill and Fever Tonic, gratis. I
ed, and began the use of the Tonic at
Within three weeks 1 was was much
■better. In three weeks 1 had taken the
[three bottles of Tonic and was fully well,
[look no other medicine then nor since, and
[am in better health and heavier than; for
|the past fifteen years.
J. M. McCORD,
Pastor Verbena Baptist Church.
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PJIT PISTOL BALL
THROUGH TEMPLE
Edgar Benford, of Atlanta,
Takes His Life.
TRAGEDY AT GRANT PARK.
Promliti Regarding Financial Matter*
That He Had Broken Made Him De-
epondent and with Derringer He
Enda Hie Ufa.
elegraphic brevities.
I Ettward has appointed the king
'"1 “> admiral In the Brittab
Iwtal
clerks, In session at
hare declared la faror ol
and more pay.
iaalppl Valley Cotton Bay
bas teen organized at
Tonn.
•load statement Wltltacn J.
that hla daughter, Hi
(o Richmond Pearson Hob-
I tour,
»Ulan
l fitorcy, the
• conrict, who recently made bto
. has returned to the pent
| Worn Man congreen la nom dl*
'• * hill authorizing the nego-
s new canal treaty with the
« Staler.
f ^rmi grand Jury at Washing-
returned seven Indictment*
**»<*. involring atz <Hffer-
Leopold Stem, pro-
udleted. baa fled to Oanada.
Attorney Soper, ol
district of the Indian Ter-
i Mml, « that ha la latoreetod In
fHor which is dealing with the
t> Wright, the umpire to
,**• r rirrred the dlepntes be-
n*rat. )ri ul miner*, ha* filed
,u,, alnlng the contention* oi
Irw “ sl.ten, of Pina X. risitlng
, * r, ‘ lnucl1 amazed by the
*“• Eternal City. They any
understand how Beppl
1 "u* X) stands the Vatican.
®e e-jnjr^, of
'*■ island, a
1 CenoanctM
w e
CHRISTIANS THE ASSAILANTS.
- ! n*nt, marines may be land-
- L - f - American •Qtxadraa.
in MacadMia vo Almost
The Turk* ere carry-
“*r of eitermlnation. It la
that 1WJ.500
are in n the
Official Version of the Disturbance al
Beirut
Constantinople. Sept. I.—A consular
dispatch from Beirut received at one
of the embassies hero states that
florco brawl occurred there yesterday
between parties of Mussulmans and
Christiana It was due to a shot fired
by a Mussulman upon n Christian em
ployed at the American college. The
lien was wounded. The fight
twolre out while the veil was on board
the United States cruiser Brooklyn,
returning Admiral Cotton's visit No
farther details have been received. la
diplomatic chela* here the affair
regarded as being serious and a re
newel of the dlsturbancee is feared.
An official version of the Beirut af
fair telegraphed later to the Otto
_ unbassadore abroad for commu
location to the powers aaye that Chris
Cans ware rite assailants, they hat
ing fired upon four Mussulmans.
nsued. during which Mussul-
and Christian* came to the as
sistance of their respective compan-
This, »a>n the report compelled
the troope to Interveae and they suc
ceeded In restoring order. Three rot
dlars were wounded and one was killed,
while one Christian wte killed. The
figure, evidently are not correct of tab
rloteiu Boat have lost more heavily
MYSTERIOUS ROBBERIES SOLVED
Plunder to Amount of $2S,000 May B«
Recovered.
Chicago. Sept. I.-The myrtery ol
half a dozen robberies In the houses
of wealthy raaldents of Hyde park,
and other parts of the oity has been
solved apparently and plunder amount
Inc to $26,000 may bo recovered.
Henry Moe. n Jewefer, andCharle*
P. Stou, a railroad ticket broker, have
been arrested *ad charged with r»
celvtng the stolen property.
The man charged with committing
au (be robberies la Bemnel Smith. e
negro. He was arrested and-ovfea*
•d that attired *# •* electrician w
janitor, be bad griaed admittance to
the houses of famines in tbdr mb
aence ami robbed the places at hli
Atlanta, Sept Edgar A. Benford,
representing the Deerlng Harvester
Machine company, with offices at 400
Austell building, trilled himself at
t:20 o'clook this morning in Grant
irk.
A note was found on his perron in
which he stated that ha bad made
ly promises to friends regarding
financial matters and bad broken them
nil; that his Masonic friends had up
held him and had helped him in one
emergency and soother until the pow
of humiliation had become too
great for him to bear, and he had de
termined it was best for him to and
bis life.
Benford abot himself through the
right temple with a 44 caliber derrin
ger. At the time he killed hlmselt
1s believed he was in n sitting posi
tion. When found this morning his
right arm was doubled up under his
body, clasping the derringer. Death
appeared to have been Instantaneous.
On his person were also found let
ters to friends and one to hie father,
who li a prominent and wealthy bank
er, of Oreenfield, Ind., which is the
home of the dead man.
At 3:30 o’clock this fawning Patrol-
men Moss and Smith beard the shot
which ended Benford'e life. They
were making their regular rounds in
the park when the firing of the pistol
was heard near the old deer enclosure,
some distance below the band stand In
the park. They Immediately proceed
ed to the place, but heard nothing to
attract their attention, and could find
no trace of the work of Benford.
They then left the place, and a few
minutes before 6 o'clock this morning
a negro laborer, passing through ths
park, found Bsnford’s body cold hi
death on the ground.
The body was taken In charge by
the park authorities and an undertale
er notified.
Last night at 3 o'clock an unknown
man entered the 'Piedmont hotel end
asked for a room. His appearance
forbade the clerk to allow him to reg
ister and ke Immediately left the hote.l
This is supposed to have been Ben-
ford, although he has not yet been
Identified as the seme men.
During the greater part of yester
day Benford was seen at the park. He
borrowed a knife from on employe to
open a can of eerdlnee, which be ate
with some crackers.
Benford woe a 32d degree Mason. Hs
was a member of the Mystic Shrlns
and stood high with hla fellow craft*
FURIOUS FIGHTING (CONSPIRACY CHARGE
OCCURSJN BEIRUTI AGAINST BEAVERS
Enoounter Between Chris-1 Postal Investigations By
tians and Mnssnlmans. Feieral Grand. Jnry.
SERIOUS CONDITIONS PREVAIL I MACHEM IS ALSO INDICTED
Beirut Is Now Center of Groat Anlma- Climax of the Investigation Is Soon to
tion end More Severe Outbreaks Are I
Expected—General Revolt In Prov-|
Inoo of 8alonlca Imminent
Come In tho Indictment of an Offl-
alal Equally aa Well Known as
master General Himself.
Washington, SepL 9.—One of the
'Paris, Sept 8.—Official advices re-
celved, by the foreign office here give I persons indicted yesterday by the fed-
brief details of tbs outbreak at Beirut era] grand Jury In connection with tbs
The killed numbers five or tlx and I postal Investigation, is George W.
many perrons ware wounded. The | Beavers, formerly chief of (he diri-
city Is In an Intense state of agitation. | slon of salary and allowances, it le
The outbreak ocerred on the night of I understood that the charts is contnlr-
SopL ( between Christians and Mue-laey.
eulmane and the fighting was furious. Another of the indictments _
firearms and knives being used. The against August W. *-tn on a new
Italian consul rescued one Christian | set of facta, involving him with Baa*
who had been stobbei and who bad I ere. The ebarre Is conspiracy,
fallen in front of the door of the con-1 While tho officials refuse to ills close
rulate. I the names of the four remaining par
This was the first Information r* I son* who were indicted yesterday It
celved hero ebowing tho really aari-1 is said that none of them la or has
ous condition prevailing at Beirut. Ill been connected with the pootofflee de
ceased much apprehension In official I pertinent and that one to a man of
circles. The presence of the United I some prominence. It was stated at
States cruisers Brooklyn and See | the city hall today that the climax of
Pranoisco at Beirut is regarded as a I the investigation Is to come shortly
fortunate circumstance. I when a person not connected with the
B le eacpeotod that four otbar foreign I deportment, hut equally as wall known
worships will gather there. The of- as the postmaster general hlmsSlf,
fleial reports further show that Beirut undoubtedly wlH bo Indicted for
to one of three places which are now pllcMy la tho postoffice frauds,
of great animation. 8myroa,| The grand Jury began hearing the
which hitherto has been comparatively I evidence in this particular caaa today
OrieL is on the eve or outbreak. Grant I and it Is stated that whan a report le
excitement prevails thero. The au-1 made, It will in all probability
thorities ora In eooetant fear of aa out-1 duds the investigation in Washington,
break, but fortunately they have been
able thus for to prevent an encounter | POSSE AFTER BURGLAR,
between the Christians and Mussul-
The Solonlca'advices are also I Shot and Seriously Wounded Man
again vary disquieting. It It expect- While Robbing Residence.
that a general revolt through-1 Ashland, Ky., Sept. 9.—Sheriff John
lag among the foreign officials at Henne, with a posse, to hunting n bur-
Solon!ca that a general Insurrection I glxr who shot end seriously wooffded
will shortly be announced by the Mac- Oolone! Mordecal William*, In hi*
edonian committee. > In view of thl* country borne before daylight yeittr-
expectation rigid police measure* have day.
been taken by the vail, who lg'thow-1 Colonel William*, diacoverlng the
In* much energy. Report* from Mon- burglar raniacklng bl* houso, attack-
astir say the insurrection In that dis- ed him with a eaber until the burglar
triot has been practically crushed by ehot him and escaped,
the extrwne measure* taken ky the I Mrs. William* and her little grand-
Turkish troop*- f daughter were tho only other occu-
’ The officials here attaoh slgnlcance) pants of the homestead, midway be-
to the report showing that a number tween Ashland and Catlettaburg, and
pf Series hare crossed the border and I tkoy called the neighbors who sum-
Joined the Macedonian revolutionists. I moned physicians.
Report* from various point* through-1 Colonel William* has regained con-
out'Bulgaria show there Is a strong scioueness, but the feeling is Intenaet
feeling against Prince Ferdinand ow-1 Sheriff Henne is a son-in-law of Col-
lag to the foot that he left the coun- onel Williams, and the people general-
try daring the crisis. It is not ex-1 ly are ositotlng him in tke search for
pec ted, however, that the agitators | the burglar,
will succeed in carrying out their
plots against hit Ufa. I Brings Suit for Damage*.
Raleigh, N. C., Sept. 9.—Charles B
I Man gum, of Danville, Va., bar brought
suit In the court here for $30,000 dam-
APHNNijNTS BY
PRESiDENTJiOOSEVELT
Several Changes In Consular
Sorvioo.
ALSO DIPLOMATIC SERVICE.
Jehn W. Riddle, Now Flrot Secretary
of Embassy at St Petersburg To
Be Consul aenaral at Cairo—Other
Change*.
Washington, Sept. The president
ha# made the follow lug promotions and
appointment* to the diplomatic fer
ric*]
John W. Riddle, of Minneapolis, now
flrot secretary of the embassy at fc.
Petersburg, to. b* consul tenenti at
diplomatic agent at Cairo, In piece of
John O. Xmog, deceased.
fi. Bddy, of Uflnote, cow sec
retary of legation at OonstantinopJe,
to be flrot secretary of embaisy of EL
Petersburg. ,
Peter A. Jay, af Rhode Island, now
■eeood eecrotasy of legation at Con-
Itantinople, to be flrot secretary. Ulya-
tee Front Smith, of Poncsylvattfa, to
be eeoond eocrctary of tha legation,
at Constontlno^lo.
DEPARTMENT NOTIFIED.
ion ford had been regarded
a man of high Integrity.
He was about 36 years of age.
Within 10 feet of the place where
Benford took hie life, two other sul-
tides have occurred. Three years ago
a man named Bean killed blmaetf In
almost this Identical spot Tan year*
ago another man, named Bennett, com-
mlt^^^ajcM^^Ui^iaggjyug
AT THE TOP.
R is a laudable ambition to retch the top
of the ladder of success. But many a man
who reaches the
topmost rung
finds his position
a torment instead
of a triumph. He
has sacrificed his
health lo success.
A man can sue-
cecd and be
stronfjifhc heeds
Nature's warn
ings. When there
is indigestion,
1ms of appetite,
ringing in the
cars, dizziness,
spots before the
eyes or palpita
tion of the heart;
any or all of these symp
toms point to weakness
and loss of nutrition.
I)r. Pierce'sGolden Med
ical Discovery is the
medicine to turn to.
$.1,000 FORPEIT will be
paid by the World’s Dis
pensary Medical Asso-
ciation, Proprietors, Buf
falo, N. Y., if they cannot
show the original sign*.
ture of the individual V
tcering the testimonial below,
and also of the writers of every
testimonial among the thou
sands whichthey are constantly publish
ing, thus proving their genuineness.
ot^SiSTd
toq.. of ij Hasten! Are Toronto. Ontario. -I
•“ *
' in^'lt^aS-'fcl.^Vuuch'oK
L Could not sleep nor follow my
Afters week's treatment I had derived an much
lent fit that I continued the medicine. I have
taken three bottle* and am ran ringed it tun
In my cnae ncnompllahcd n permanent care. I
can con idem Lou »Iy recommend it to the thou-
mods of dyspeptics throughout the land.’
m Sense Medical Adviser,"
i in paper covers, is sent /ra
il -
Minister Lslshman Cable* Concerning **** aialnst the Southern rollway for
Trouble at Beirut injuries received on the platform ol
Wellington. Sept 3.—The state do- tke union passenger station bare July
pertinent has received a cablegram I whan he was caught between a bag-
from Minister Lelsbman at Constant! cage track and a cor and received in-
nople in which he stye that a riot M urto * which his physicians certify are
occurred yesterday at Beirut In which | Permanent
seven Christians were killed and sev
eral wounded. Two bona** occupied) Taliaferro Goes Dry.
by Christiana were pillaged by th*| Crawford villa, Oa., Sept 9.—Tall*
soldiers. The panic was general. ttno ootmty want dry Monday by 16
The officer and a signal men from TotM - Tk» election was bard fought
Roar Admiral Cotton'* fleet aro now • mch *<d« patting forth ovary effort
in tha eooeulate and an investigation Taliaferro was the only w#t county
of conditions at Beirut to being mad* on the Georgia railroad and the result
by the flag Mutentnt Consul Rav makes a clean sweep for prohibiten
ends! and other consular officers. from Atlanta to Augusta.
Mr. Lelsbman says that tha origin | ■ l
of the trouble Is not distinctly stated Boxing Bout May B* Fatal,
by our consul. Ha further says that | Philadelphia, SepL 9.—Joseph Riley,
It is claimed by the sublime port* that *sed 33 yean, a local bantam weight
conditions at Beirut are agate qnlel P“3dH*t. la in n critical condition at a
and that the force now there 1* snffl- hospital from a boxing match last night
dent to guarantee to* safety of the) with Oriffln Joses, of New York, at
dty. Additional Instructions hare th ® Souther* Athletic club,
been sent Minister Lelshmao along *»e* is under arrest. After the boat
the line of those already forwarded has remained unconscious. Bp*
him looking to the protection of the el »> policeman have been assigned to
American citliens. Lieutenant Ohaa. *bo caaa with instructions to arrest
L. Hussey to Rear Admiral Cotton'll oil those who ware concerned in the
flag lieu too out and It to presumed he
to the officer making tha lavastlg*
Southern T* Build New Lina
Gainesville, Ga., SepL $.—It ap
pear* that the Southern Railway com
pany will build a line of road from this
dty to the Pratt, Baldwin A Scott
pyrites mines, near Dahkraega. Tha
nine management agreed to furnish
100 tons dally of ore for a specified
time, and to bear the expense of the
surrey if the estimate of construction
did not exceed $300,000, and the South
ern agreed to build the line it the fig
ures did not exceed $300,000. The
survey ha* just been completed, the
estimate of cost to build carefully
made, and the figures were $205,000.
It seems from this report that the
Southern rood will build the-line.
Carnegie to Buy Battlefield.
London, SepL 9.—It la said that
Andrew Carncglo la negotiating for
the purchase of the famous battlefiold
of Bannockburn, near Stirling, K-ot-
lar.il, In order to save it ifrom fa.lleg
Into the hands of builders.
boat The physician* have been un
able to determine the exact nature of
tha pugilist'* Injuries.
Savers Measures To Be lanm.
Rome, Sept. A communication
from the Italian ambassador at Con
stantinople says the Turkish minister
of foreign affairs has assured him that
tho most ensrgetlc measures will be
taken to punish those who were re
sponsible for tbe recent conflict at
Delrut The minister added there is
no need to fear any such Incident
would re-occur, and asserted that the
porta waa confident that the insurrec
tion In Macedonia would b* suppress
ed In one week.
TELEGRAPHIC brevities.
Tbe steamer Louie*, with 11$ per
sons oa board, to reported lost at San-
itky, a
The scheme for a eottou buyers'
combine wee rejected by a MempXI*
buyors’ meeting. j
Already under convlotlon for thl
murder of Marcum, Ourtie Jett will tl
put on trial for killing Oockrill.
In an address at Timcaloota Captain
Richmond P. Hobson advooatee th*
expenditure of a billion and a half dol
lars on tbe American navy.,
For the first time In the history of
Montgomery, the United State* circuit
court of appoals hoi been convened!»
that city.
Labor Day wo* celebrated through
out the eoutb, the exerclsesin honor
of the day being more elaborate tha*
over beforo.
Labor Day was colobrated as usual
throughout the United States yester
day. ’President Roosevelt made a
Labor Day speech at Syracuse^ S. T.
Theodore Shaffer, president of th*
Mine Worker*, who has been missing
for some time, reappeared yesterday
at the Poughkeepsie labor celebration.
While thousands of persons were
watching tho Labor Day parade at Bo*
ton, a runaway boros dashed througl
th* crowd* injuring five ohlldron.
Tbe state department will adopt a
waiting policy In regard to th* canal
treaty. Secretary Kay Is convinced
that Columbia regret* her ipletah*.
The decomposed body of. O. Palmer,
who was murdered In tows Sept. %
has been found In a freight car to
New Mexico.
The Colorado Democrat# have nomi
nated Adair Wilson for th* supreme
court and Indorsed th* Kama* City
platfora
Senator Oardanelll, a well-known
Kalian physician, will attack Drs. Lap-
pool and M$gzon! for their treedmenl
of th* lot* Pope leo.
The Balkan situation ehows p* to*
provement It Is now thought thM
war botween Turkey and Bulgaria
Is inevitable.
While 300 negrooe were engaged In
a baptising service at Bayonne, N. J,
the pier gave way and they were pr*
cipltated Into tbe ocean. Forty war*
Injured.
Because of revelations regarding the
conduct of the Boer war it to eald I
that Lord Lanedowne. former war sec
retary and present foreign secretary,
will resign.
Archbishop Ireland, in a Labor Day
•peach at 8L Panl, lauded the groat
capitalistic combines spd waived
uhtop labor against Interference wHi
perobnal liberty.
PoetofTIce Fraud*
New Tork. SepL 9.—Seventeen ad
ditional Indictments egatoet persona
said to be implicated in tbe postoffice
frauds have been turned over to
Charles J. Bonaparte, of Baltimore,
who baa been retained by the govern
ment to aid In the prosecution of noar»
ly two score of Ue employes. He has
received tbe formal drafts of Indict
ments agataet George W. Beavers, Au-
gust W. Meohen, Congressman EJ'.-
munfl H. Drlggs, Maurice Runkle,
George a Lorens, George F. Miller
and Thomas W. McGregor.
Army Maneuvers at Halle.
!Lule, Prussia, SepL 9.—A wild
storm of wind and rain at tho army
maneuvers today tore away tho bal-
— loons and made wireless telegraphy
Impossible. Emperor William, at 6
o’clock this morning in command of
two Saxony army corps, attacked th*
Ing army corps -with fenodty,
several of thj> latter’s bsttcr-
and compelled the Tniwlac#
vjever give
$ot while
V» •-. • j£fl
i buy A;
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