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AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1903.
NUMBER 30
East Lake, Ala., Dec. 8th, 1902.
jflr. A. B. Girardeau, Savannah, Ga.
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
had been for six weeks prior, so feeble I was
scarcely able to preach. Mr. P. A. Gulledge,
of Verbena, with whose family 1 was stop
ping, kindly offered me three bottles of
Johnson’s Chill and Pever Tonic, gratis. I
accepted, and began the use of the Tonic at
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
am in better health and heavier than for
the past fifteen years.
J. M. McCORD,
Pastor Verbena>Baptist^Church.
CASTQRIA
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Smokeless Shells, and Powder
that contains no Nitroglycerine.
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or further information call at \
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AMERICUS. GEORGIA.
IN DEAD OF NIGHT
“L" TRAINS CRASH
Collision Throws Passengers
Into Great P&nio.
AMBULANCES ARE CALLED OUT.
Rear-End Colllelon of Elevated Tralm
In New York City Results in the In
jury of Many Passengers, Though
No Fatalities.
New York, Nov. 25.—Two heavily
laden Third avenue “L" trains crash
ed into each other at midnight last
night at One Hundred and Twenty-
ninth street and caused a panic that
called out the ambulances of the Har
lem hospital and the police. Scores
of men and women were Injured by
flying glass, but it is believed that
only two persons were seriously hurt
The collision was a rear-end one.
Passengers were thrown half the
length of the cars. 8cores of pas
sengers braved the dangers of the
third rail and ran to safety along the
footpaths.
Cremated in Her Home.
ShocklngDeath of Mrs. Brackln at
Murfreesboro, Tenn.
Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 25.—A special
to Tie Banner from Murfreesboro says
that Mre. Silas Brackln was burned to
death this morning. The family was
ocoupylng an outbuilding while their
residence was being remodeled, and
the structure was discovered to be
on fire by workmen who attempted to
put It out but were unsuccessful.
Mrs. Brackln was cremated before
she could bo rescued, and.lt Is sup
posed that she was suffocated in an
attempt to suppress her clothing that
had caught Are from the stove.
Mts. Brackln was Mtso Mai Belle
Gregory before her marriage and sev
eral years ago was acknowledged the
boat beautiful woman in America In
a contest conducted by a New York
newspaper.
RUSSO-JAPANESE. AFFAIR.
May Take Weeks to Conclude Pending
1 Negotiations.
London, Nov. 25.—The Japanese le
gation Informs the Associated Press
that while the Russo-Japanese nego
tiations are proceeding satisfactorily
it Is likely that weeits will elapse be
fore they are concluded. No special
importance Is attached by the legation
to the report, telegraphed by the Tien
Tsln correspondent of The Lon
don Standard that the Russians on
Thursday last re-occupied Hal-Cheng,
30 miles north of New Chwan.
FOREST FIRES ARE
RAGING IN THE WES
Large Areas of Timber Are
Swept by Flames.
EARTHWORKS ARE DESTROYED
FIRE IS SPREADING RAPIDLY.
In the Neighborhood of Little Rock
Ark., Fires Are burning jin All Di
rections—Irritating Smoke Hangs
Over the City.
Memphis, Tenn., Nov. 24.—'The en
tire cotton belt region of west Mis
sissippi and Arkansas is enveloped
dense smoke today aa a result of se
rious forest Area which have been rag
ing for three days. Large areas of
timber are burning while the fires
have spread rapidly by attacking the
dry undgerrowth.
Advices from Little Rock, Ark., this
morning state that fires are burning
In all directions and a pall of Irritat
ing smoke hangs over that city.
Between Memphis and Little Rock
pn the Choctaw railroad, the woods
are on fire on both aides ot the rail
way line while the timbered section
north ot Little Rock o nthe Iron Mourn
tain railroad la burning. The fires
extendr as far north as Walnut Ridge.
The timber lands southwest ot Swlf-
ton are In flames and owing to the
general dryness and early frosts {hat
lave deadened vegetation, many cot
ton fields that are surrounded by
woods are believed to be In danger.
Several miles of fencing has already
been destroyed by the flames. At
Oreenvllle, Miss., and other points in
the Yazoo Belt great clouds of smoke
seriously lnterefer with river traffic.
The Inhabitants of the cotton belt
are anxiously awaiting the first signs
of rain, which will serve to extinguish
the flames. No lives have been lost
so far as Is known, but it It reported
that live stock has suffered severely.
AT NATIONAL CAPITOL.
Many Mills Will Close.
Glenn Falls, N. Y„ Nov. 25.—Orders
have been received from the New
York office, by the superintendent of
the International Papr mills, at South
Glenn .Falls, and Ft. Edwards, shut
ting down the mills until further or
ders. It Is stated that all the mills
In combination, 23 in all, will be shut
down until next Wednesday. Over
production Is given as the cause.
Well Known Writer Dead.
New York, Nov. 25.—Harriet Hub
bard Ayer, the well known writer for
the New York World, died today ot
pneumonia after four days' Illness.
Often leads to pov
erty. No real
woman ever sold
her heart for the
luxuries of life.
But manv a woman who has gladly faced
poverty for the man she loved, may well
doubt her wisdom when pain becomes
tiie mate of poverty. If ane were rich,
she could *
she thinks, she could find a way of cure.
Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription it
within the reach of every one. It lifts
the bunlen of pain which weighs down
these who puffer from womanly diseases.
It establishes regularity, dries weaken
ing drains, heals inflammation and ul
ceration and cure* female weakness.
* You hare my heartfelt thanks for your kind
advice to me," writer Mrs. Geo. Fletcher, of lo«
Victoria Avenue. Galt, Ontario. "Was troubled
with entarrn of menu for over a year. The
doctora laid I would have to go through an op
eration. but I commenced to nan Dr. Watw’f
FavoritePreacription and'Golden Medical Dip
eovety.' also hia 'lotion Tablets' and 'Antiaeptk
and Keating Suppositories.' Now I am com.
due hu made me a new woman.*
Weak and sick women, especially those
suffering from diseases of long standing,
are invited to consult Dr. Pierce by let
ter, free. All correspondence is held
as strictly private and sacredly confi
dential. Address Dr. R. V. Pierce,
Buffalo, N. Y.
Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets are easy
and pleasant to take. A most effective
laxative.
Republicans of 8enate Complete Com*,
mlttee Assignments.
Washington, Nov. 23.—The Ropublic.
tins of the senate today completed
their committee assignments. The
more important assignments are:
Appropriations—GalMnger.
Contingent Expenses—Kean, chair
man.
Commerce—Foster (Wash.), Alger;
CJuaWes.
Finance—Penrose.
Indian Affairs—Clark (W!yo.), Long.
Immigration—Dllllnger, chairman.
Inter-Oceanic Canals—Hanna, chair
man.
Judiciary—Mitchell. j
Naval Affairs—Burrows.
Pensions—McCumber, calrman.
Philippines—Long.
Postoffice—Penroe, chairman; new
members; Burrows, Scott, Burton.
Privileges and Elections—Hopkins.
Public Lands—(Fulton.
Today’s session of the senate began
with the presentation of a resolution
by Mr. Allison (Iowa) providing for
the appointment of Rev. F. J. Petty-
man, of this city, as chaplain of the
senate for the present Session. The
resolution was agreed to.
Mr. Cullom (III.) presented the re
port of the committee on foreign rela
tions on the bill to carry Into effect
the Cuban reciprocity treaty. T?ie
bill went to the calendar. .
BURLINGTON BACKING SCHEME.
Valdez Copper Rlvwr and Yukon Rail
way Project.
Portland, Ore., Nov. 23.—F. C. Helm,
of New York, leading spirit In tho
Valdez, Copper Rlvsrand Yukon Rail
way project, and 1. D. McGilllveray, a
well known Alaskan mining engineer,
have arrived here on tEelr way fro*
Valdez to the east.
The company will build the road
from Valdez to Eaglewood, and will
have a mileage of 413 miles. It is
capitalized at fl6.000.000. It Is hinted
that tho Burlington Is backing tne
Scheme with a view to making It i!
link la be continuous railroad from
Now York to Paris, which Is now being
seriously considered. It is said that
the Burlington will build through to
the coast, connect with a railroad up
tho Panhandle of Alaska to the Valdez,
Copper River and Yukon line, from
whence a connection will be -built to
meet the trans-Siberian as toon as
the Russian road Is constructed
through to the Behring straits.
UNUSUAL TRAGEUY
UN THE H6IH SEAS
Whisky Causes Mutiny on
Part of Ship’s Crew.
BAILMAKER 13 PUT IN IRONS
German 8teamer Octavla, One Hun
dred and Forty-Three Days Out
From Antwerp, Has Trouble With
Crew—Raid on Whisky Cargo.
Los Angeles, Cal., Nov. 24.—The
German ship OctavlA, 143 days out
from Antwerp with a cargo ot cement
and steel rails to port Los Angeles,
has dropped anchor a mile off shore of
the latter port. The captain of the
vessel brought ashore his first officer
In a dying condition and had him con
veyed to a hospital in this city.
The Octavla arrived in port with
the sallmaker in Irons charged with
the murder, and the log showed three
tailors burled at sea.
The story, se far as it can be learn
ed, -portends an unusual tragedy on
the high seas.
It seems that shortly after rounding
the Horn the sallmaker, who. It is
said, was drinking heavily, began mak
ing trouble among the crew and in
duced three sailors to join him In a
raid upon the whisky portion of the
cargo. In an ensuing drunken fight
the three sailors assaulted and se
verely beat the sallmaker.. Subse
quently the sallmaker induced the
same three sailors to make a second
raid on the cargo, and, It Is said,
purposely caused them to drink of a
carboy of carbolic acid, and they died.
It Is supposed that the first officer
also drank of the poison and that bis
present condition Is resultant It Is
impossible at this time to give names.
Inasmuch as the vessel has not been
officially declared In port.
Tho captain, It Is understood, has
communicated with the German Tice
consul at San Francisco and with
the consignees of the Octavla’s cargo.
SIR JOHN MAPLE DEAD.
mm
Absolutory Pure 4
THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE
CHICAGO STRIKERS
RATIFY AGREEMENT
Compaot Agreed Upon by the
Company and Leaders. -
TRAFPIC TO RE8UME AT ONCE.
Bonnett a Typical Character In TKIe
Busy Age.
London, Nov. 24.—Sir John Blundell
Maple Bart, member of parliament, Is
dead., He was bom In 1845. Sir
John for a long time bad been suffer
ing from Brights disease and heart
trouble. The deceased was a typical
figure In this busy age. He was a
successful business man, a race horse
owner, country squire and member
of parliament. At the age of 16 he
commenced business In his father’s
small furniture shop, which gradually
developed Into Its present huge di
mensions. His title was a reformation
for political services to the unionists.
Hardly an election hag been held In
the metropolis for many years without
Sir John personally driving voters to
the polls In a 4-horse coach. His
exposure of the remount scandals In
the South African war was one of the
earliest movements toward the reform
ation of war offices. Few men occu
pied a more prominent part I nthe rac
ing world than Sir John Maple In the
las two decades. He holds the list ot
winning owners In 1902 and had the
largest racing stud Ip. the United Klllgs
dom. but the aristocratic Jockey club
perslstontly denied him admittance,
presumably on account of bis conned
tlon with business, untfl last Septem
ber. when It was already known (hat
Ms illness must be fatal.
Sir John gave large sums In bene
factions, notably 600,000 pounds ster
ling, to the university college hospital, ot
His only child Is the wife of Baron
von Kckhardseln, first secretary opfhs
German embassy In London.
AN UNIQUE COURT8HIP.
Conducted- by Meant of 8lates and
Field Glasses.
New York, Nov. 25.—Through the
medium of slates and pencils and field
glasses George'Marlin, of Secaussus,
conducted his courtship when the par
ents of his pretty neighbor. Miss Alice
Brewster, forbade bis visits.
Standing at opposite windows in
their homes, they wrote and answered
messages on their slates, each read
ing the' other’s messages through a
fleldglass. The parents finally consent
ed to the union and the young conple
havo been married.
Battleship Massachusetts Floated.
New York, Nov. 24.—The battleship
Massachusetts'has bgen floated from
dry docks in the Brooklyn navy yard.
Three monthB -ago she was damaged
by running on the rocks off tho New
England coast. It cost, according to
Constructor Capps, $75,000 to put her
In repair. She will probably bo the
first vessel of the North Atlantic
squadron to leave the navy yard for
Tompkinsvllle, where the. fleet will as
semble preparatory to going to Cuba
May Not Satisfy the Power*. •
Constantinople, Nov. 26.—A ministe
rial note has been drawn op In favor
of fhe acceptance of the Austro-Rus-
sian scheme for Macedonia, with cer
tain reserves. This small step In
advance was only taken at dawn yes
terday after a night long council,
which is almost unprecedented. The
note will be submitted to the sultan
for approval, but It Is not thought In
After Thirteen Day* of Turmoil on tho
Various Lines of the Chicago City
Railway Company Satisfactory Set
tlement Is Made.
Chicago, Nov. 25.—The Chicago
street car men’s strike waa brought to
olose today by the ratification by
the men of a compact agreed upon by
tholr leaders and representatives of
tho company. After 13 days of tur
moil service on the various lines of
the Chicago City Railway company,
covering an area of 52 square miles,
was resumed.
The strikers met in Federation hall,
which has been their headquarters,
and the place was crowded when Pres
ident Buckley, of the local organiza
tion, called the-meetlng to order.
The first thing was to exclude nows
paper men and for nearly two hours ,
thereafter the public was Ignorant of
tho details of the meeting. The sounds
indicating that speeches were belntf
made and frequent cheering, gave evi
dence that terms arranged, by the
strike loaders were acceptable.
The first news from tho hall waa
that the men by practically a unani
mous vote, bad accepted the proposi
tion to arbitrate the matter of wages,
the scale to be based on wages paid
other cities. Soon after a second
announcement proclaimed the aceep-
tanco of the whole compact. ,
With this announcement camo tfca
statement that the Union men had
been ordered to report toifSie vwleiis
barns, ready to take out cars Immedi
ately.
FLOOD AT 8T. PETERSBURG.
Upon
Waters of tho Neva Encroach
City’s Streets.
St. Petersburg, Nov. 25.—Consider
able damage has boen caused by a
sudden rise of the waters of tho Neva
and of the can :- fallowing the re
cent bad wer' Tho Neva is 9
feet above nor.;:-| and the Streets
bordering the river are flooded.
Wheeled traff'e Is suspended In
many or the thoroughfares and the In
habitant): are using boats ami i-arts.
Great damage baa been done on the
Islands In'the river and at the port
etersburg. Tho Inundation is
spreading In the low-lying quarters ot
the city, where the water Is knee-deep
and the- ground floor of houses and
■hops are flooded.
Onse Millionaire; Now Vagrant
New York, Nov. 2d.—William Stub
hotT has been discharged from the
romnte/,°" nty W ’ 1Cre h ° h *d just
completed a sentence of throe months
for vagrancy. life U C4 years of age.
He Is said to have been a millionaire
Rt^ne tlme and to have owned half 0 (
-ho land on which Far Kockawav now
standa Many years ago l.| s affixed
Itlfe. Mary .Tones, was killed t n
road wreck. Stuthoff then neglected
sytr i, ‘-
Pollock Succeeds Hook.
Washington, Nov. 25.twJusUco John
C. Pollock, of the Bup^feme court of
Kansas has been selected as tho suc
cessor to United States District Judge
Hook, who recently was appointed
United States circuit Judge for Arkan
sas. .
injured by Falling Walls.
■New York, Nov. 24.—Four men wer*
seriously Injured this morning by the
fall of a wall of a tenement bouse ot
West Flfty-th(lrd street. Threo of
the men were taken to Roosevelt hos
pital, while the fourth had his wounds
dressed by an ambulance surgeon. The
tenement house adjoined a livery sta
ble. which was partially defective. The
loss on the building was small.
diplomatic circles that tho arrange-sQtVirthf 3 /-Pillc
ment8 will bo satisfactory to tho now- ^ LUC / A lllS
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and spoil the child!
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Ayer’s, mild.