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AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER.
t ||IIMtTIIIIB YEAH,
AMEBIC US, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 1906.
NUMBER 48
MERGER UNITES ' FOUR firemen killed
LARGE TRACKAGE RY FALLING BUILDING
fifty Million Dollars Of Bonds
Are Involved.
WILL open up timber lands
Entire Properties of the Norfolk and
Southern and the Vlrglnla-Carollna
Coast Lines and Lumber Interests
Are United.
Norfolk, Va„ March 27.—The entire
properties of the Norfolk and South
ern railroad, running from Norfolk
through eastern North Carolina, and
the Vlrglnla-Carollna Coast railway,
which recently began the construction
of a new railway line from Norfolk to
Beaumont, N. C„ and thetr' lumber
Interests are to be merged with an au
thorized capital of 225,000,000 In bonds
and $23,000,000 In stock.
The railroad merger will give a total
Irackago of COO miles and the lumber
merger will make a total of eighteen
mills with an output of 160,000,000 feet
of lumber annually. There will be
606,000 acres of land owned In fee
and a timber stumpage of 4,000,000,000
feet.
The railroad merger means the tak
ing over of the Suffolk and Carolina,
running between Suffolk, Va.; Eliza
beth City, N. C„ and Edenton, N. C.;
the Pamlico, Oriental and Western,
running from Ncwbern to Bayboro, N.
C.; all of the Norfolk and southern
branch lines between Norfolk and
Edenton, together with lta Pamlico di
vision through Mackay’s Ferry to Bel-
haven and thence on to Plymouth and
Washington, and the lease of the At
lantic and North Carolina railroad,
running between Beaufort, Morehead
City and Goldsboro, N. C.
Grading is now complete for a new
line from Mackay’s Ferry to Columbia,
N. C , and surveys are complete be
tween Bayboro and Oriental. -The
road will be extended out to Newbern,
opellng up vast timber lands- through
Dublin county. North Carolina.
Negroes Worry Macon Elks.
Macon, Ga., March 28.—Judge Rea
gan deferred the hearing on the tem
porary restraining order granted the
Elks' club, of Mdcon, against negroes
here attempting to organize a similar
order, until April 17, when the case
will be argued In Macon. Judge John
Ross represented the Elks in the ap
pearance at McDonough. A negro law
yer, E. S. Johnson, of Atlanta, appear
ed for the negroes.
Score Of People Injured In New
York Fire.
6-STORY BUILDING DEMOLISHED
A Human Pyramid Was Formed To
Save the Lives of 8ixty Girls Who
Were on Fire Escapes Lining the
Burning Building.
The Cause of Many
Sudden Deaths.
rhers Is a disease prevailing In this
country most dangerous becauso so decep-
"■"i live. Many sudden
deaths arc caused by
It—heart disease,
pneumonia, heart
failure or apoplexy
i- are often the result
of kidney disease. If
kidney trouble Is al-
| lowed to advance the
ktdncy-polaoned
blood will attack the
vital organs or Iho
kidneys themselves break down and waste
•way cell by call.
Bladder troubles most always result from
* derangement of Iho kidneys and a cure Is
obtained quickest by a proper treatment of
Is; kidneys. If you ars feeling badly, you
oan make no mistake by taking Dr. Kilmer's
uwp-ksp-Root, the great kfdncy, liver and
'Jladdr -remedy.
It o. eels Inability lo hold urine and scald-
’2 pain In passing It, and overcomes that
-npleacnnt necessity of being compelled to
P during Iho day, and lo get up many
times during the night. The mild and thr
extraordinary effect of Swamp-Root Is soor
realized. It stands the highest for Its won
derful cures of the most distressing cases.
Swamp-Root Is pleasant to tako and sold
v druggists In flfty-cent and one-dollar
ped bottles. You may ST'I."'
f-av= a sample bottle of
t-.h wonderful new dls-
rr-ry.and a book that
a.i about It, both -nooeorswaap-BMC.
rent free by mall. Addnvzt Dr. Kilmer & Co.
L-nghamton, N. Y. When writing mention
ra -tg title generous offer In this paper.
'- •>< mako any mistake, but remember
-he name, Swamp-Root, Dr. Kilmer'e
•- amp-Root. and this address, Binghamton,
'- ‘ ■ cn every battle.
New York, March 27,—Four firemen
perished and about a score of firemen
and citizens were Injured In a fire ac
companied by a series of explosion that
demolished a six-story factory building
at Bedford and Downing Btreets. That
the damage, which Is estimated at
from $300,U00 to $400,000, was not far
greater, was declared by Chief Croker
to be due to the explosions which shat
tered the building and crushed the
blaze beneath tons of debris at the mo
ment when the flames wdre completely
beyond control and threatening to
sweep the entire block.
One fireman was taken out of the
building alive, but died almost Imme
diately, The bodies of his comrades
were recovered after the fire was over,
crushed under the wreckage. The
dead: ■
Fireman George C. Christian.
Fireman John Walsh.
Fireman Thomas L. Hatpin.
Fireman J. Healy.
All of the above were of engine com
pany No. 4.
Fireman Jacob Cohen and L. F. Call,
also of engine company No. 14, were
burned and bruised and removed to
the hospital.
The other persons Injured were for
the most part employes In the factory
dwellers In the adjacent tenements and
persons passing In the streets, who
were struck by. falling brick and glass,
None of these were seriously hurt.
Three hundred men and women
were In the factory building during the
lunch hour, when a slight explosion
occurred on one of the uppper floors
and almost Instantly the whole struc
ture was enveloped In flames.
Some of the employes bad time to
reach tbe street by the stairs, but the
greater number were compelled to take
refuge on the fire escapes, where they
remained huddled together and Implor
ing assistance until tbe fire engines ar
rived. Before the fire ladder could
be run up policemen, firemen and vol
unteers formed a human pyramid
against the front wall of the factory
and in this way handed down to safe
ty upward of sixty girls, who were
clinging to the fire escapes on the sec
ond floor. Others jumped Into the life
saving nets or on piles of bedding has
tily gathered and heaped on the side
walks.
Within ten minutes all the occupants
of the building had been taken out In
safety and unhurt, save for minor In
juries.
COTTON MAKES HALF-CENT JUMP
Fleecy 8taple Was in Great Demand
on Wednesday.
Nefc York, March 22.—There was
considerable activity and excitement
during the day’s session In the cotton
market with prices advancing more
than half a cent a pound from the low
level of Wednesday.
Liverpool took a bullish view of the
census report, which caused the break
In the local market and cabi n were
much higher than expected. This
caused active covering here end the
market opened at an advance -:f 14
&23 poli.ta.
There was aggressive bull suppo:
on very slight recession and befor
the upward movement was checked
May contracts sold at 10.90, or 37
points net higher and July at 13.93, one
of tbe mnln features being the shrink
age In the difference between Mny nn1
July, which led to rumors of a May
corner.
In the late trading May held at 10.92
and July at 10.94, or 33 to 39 points
net higher. Tbe close was a little off
from the best, but steady at a net ad
vance of 26 to 3$ points.
The sales of tbe day were estimated
at 600.000 ha'-
SENT TO DEATH
RY RASE TREACHERY
Pulajanes Had Made Offer Tc
Surrender.
THEN RUSHED ON AMER1CAN8
Under a Flag of Truce With Promise
to Surrender, Pulajanes Opened Fire
on Americana—Constabulary Did
8plendld Work. ,
Manila, March 26.—Governor Cur
rey In a report to the government on
the recent engagement with Pulajanes
at Magtaon, says:
"Had a hard fight In which daptaln
Jones, of the constabulary, lost half ol
his command, gaining a magnificent
victory In the face of overwhelming
odds. The Pulajanes under a flag
of truce and while promising to surren
der, Immediately opened fire, charging
the constabulary.
“The leader of the Pulajanes order
ed his men to first wipe out the con
stabulary, and then to capture myself
and the other Americans.
"I have requested a company of fed
eral troops Immediately, and later on
when joined by this additional force
will prepare to wage a war of exter
mtnatton against the fugitives whlct
Is the only alternative.
“The constabulary did splendidly,
though their Inferior firearms' which
were minus bayonets, placed them at
a disadvantage. With the asslstahce
of the federal troops we will be able
to exterminate the fugitives, who are
now in the mountains, and will destroy
the crops. The natives of Samar,
with the exception of the Pulajanes,
are In sympathy with us, and are as
slsllng us.
"Every town is endeavoring to as
sist In the extermination of the fugi
tives.
"Several prominent Filipinos were
present and witnessed the treacherous
action of the Pulajanes. Judge Lo-
blnger and all the other Americans,
are safe."
River Threatens Great Damage.
Los Angeles, Cal., March 26.—A dis
patch to the Times from San Jacinto,
Cal., says that raging down Its course
In the maddest fury known In 25 years,
the San Jacinto river threatens great
damage to the town of San Jacinto, to;
the extensive ranching regions nea>
by and to many other places down the
valley. Bridges have been washed
away, lands have been flooded, and it
has been only with the greatest dlfft-
cully'that the waters have been pre
vented from sweeping through the
main streets of San Jacinto and entail
ing heavy loss.
Attempted to Lynch Negro.
Oakland, Cal., March 26.—A mob of
over 100 men Sunday attempted to
lynch a negro named Felton Evans. He
was accused of attacking two young
white girls, daughters of a Southern
Pacific engineer, and the railroad
hands In the West Oakland yards
quickly gathered to punish him. He
was badly beaten and steps were be
ing taken to lynch him when he was
saved by Policeman John Fahey, who
succeeded after a struggle In getting
him to'a place of safety.
BECOMING
A MOTHER
Is an ordeal which all
women approach with
indescribable fear, for
nothing compares with
the pain and horror of
child-birth. The thought
Roosevelt’s Cousin Dead.
New York, March 26.—Word Is re
ceived here of tbe death at Menton,
France, of Mrs. Marcia Scovel, wife
of Edward Scovel, formerly of De
troit, Mldh. Mrs. Scovel was the
daughter of James L. Roosevelt, and a
cousin of President Roosevelt. She
had two children, Frederick, who mar
ried Vivian Sartorls, a granddaughter
of President Grant, and Cornelia, who
married Count Fabrl Cottl. Mrs. Sco
re! for many years had lived abroad.
Conditions Are Peculiar.
Columbus, 0., March 26.—The situa
tion regarding Covernor Paulson’s
condition are peculiar Monday. His
physicians absolutely refuse to give
out Information concerning his condi
tion, declining to say even whether be
Is worse or better. The executive
mansion has been disconnected by tel
ephone.
Wr.
*f the differing and danger in store for her, robs the expectant mother
of sll pleasant anticipations of the coming event, and casts over her a
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Th « Brsdfield Regulator Co. e Attest
Delayed by Fierce Gale3.
New York, March 26.—A cable to the
Herald from Buenos Ayres says that
the steamship Autral, long ovorduc,
has arrived at Ushualra. Tho voy
age was delayed by fierce gales. The
vessel had ta take refugo at Port Cook.
Senbr Otto Dlboal. chief of tho Argen
tina scientific station. Is dead.
Governor Pattlson Retting.Easily.
Columbus, O., March 23.—Governor
Pattlson spent a comfort; ‘ ‘
PAY TRIRUTE TO
MEMORY OF WHEELER
Veterans Of Two Armies Memo-
j rialize Hero.
PARADE DID NOT TAKE PLACE
Tho City Was Crowded with Visotora,
Among Them Being Many Prominent
Men and Women—Public Schools
Were Closed at Noon.
Atlanta, March 27.—Exercises In
honor of the memory of General Joseph
Wheeler took place Tuesday afternoon
at 2 o'clock In the Grand opera house.
Prominent men from many sections
met in Atlaata to bow their heads in
tribute to "Fighting Joe,” the beau sa-
brenr In war, the hero In peace, the
statesman In politics and the patriot In
private life.
One of the’features of the exercises
was the rendition of a song, composed
by Colonel Hardin Jones, of/Atlanta,
which was sung by Miss Furlow Ander-
JGHNSTOWN VISITED
RY $800,000 FIRE
Whole Business District Threat-
end With Destruction.
ONE MAN DEAD; ONE IS MISSING
ITre Destroyed Five Buildings and Was
Only Gotten Under Control After It
Had Practically Burnecf Itself Out
Firemen 8erlously Handicapped.
dENERAL J08EPH WHEELER.
son* The song is said to be particular
ly stirring, and Is well suited to the
splendid -vtllce of MIsS Anderson.
Other features of the program ren
dered follow:
Introduction of 'tioYernsiBj0seph~M
Tertell—Thomas H. Jones.'mastcr uf
ceremonies.
Address of welcome, Governor Jo
seph M. Terrell.
Music.
Address, Hon. John W. Maddox, rep
resenting Wheeler’s confederate cav
alry.
Song, “Wheeler's Cavalry," (camp,
song).
Address, General Clement A. Evans,
representing United Confederate Vet
erans.
Music.
Address, Corporal James Tanner,
commander In chief of Grand Army of
the Republic.
Music.
Address, Major Chari* R. Miller,
commander In chief Spanlsh-Amerlcan
War Veterans.
Bugle—"Taps;” “Reveille."
Benediction.
All the public schools of the city
closed at noon by order of Luther Z.
Rosser, president of the board of edu
cation.
Tho parade which was part of the
program did not take place on account
of tho Inclement weather.
Johnstown, Pa., March 28.—For three
hours Immediately after midnight on
Wednesday morning, JohnBtown’s busi
ness section was threatened with de
struction by fire, which was placed
under control after It had burned Itself
practically out, caused a loss estimated
at $800,000, and death of one fireman,
William Campbell, who was caught
under a falling wall, Campbell'a re
mains were taken from beneath a pile
of brick and mortar later by the fire
men. .
At an early hour Wednesday morn
tng It was reported that O. M. Santa-
moure, a telegrapher .for the Publish
ers' Press Association, was missing.
Sautamoure was In the office of the
Johnstown Journal, which was burned
out, and after the fire he could not be
found. It Is feared he perished In the
flames.
The fire broke out In the 5-story
brick building at tho corner of Main
nnd Bedford streets, occupied by the
Swank Hardware company, dealers In
paints, oils and hardware, and spread
rapidly.
A general alarm was Immediately
sent In. Every available fireman and
every piece of fire-fighting npparatut
was soon on thq scone, but despite the
efforts of the firemen, the fire was soon
beyond control.
The firemen were serlouslly hand!
capped by inadequate equipment and
constantly bursltng of the hose, and
for a time It was thought aid would
have to be summoned from Altoona.
This, however, was not necessary, af
ter the flames had swept over the five
buildings and died down In the Gele
building.
HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES!
RENDERED HOMELESS
By Heavy Floods Near Waterloo,
Iowa. j
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RAILROAD 3 T-ST '8 WASHED «UT
Business District of th, - Is Flood
ed as a Remit of the Rag /Valera
of the Cedar River—Many Bridges
Washed Away.
Girl Criminally Assaulted.
Winder, Ga„ March 23.—R. L. Van-
derford, son of Jim Vanderford, of near
Carl, Ga., late Thursday afternoon, It
Is chnrged, criminally assaulted the
14-year-old daughter of William Hel
ton. It Is charged he met the girl In
the woods on her way home. Vander
ford is a married man, having n wife
and two children. The community la
greatly excited over the matter. A
posse of 20 men arrested Vanderford
and landed him In the Jail ct Law
renccvllle.
WILL. EDUCATE M08T’S SON3.
Boys of Anarchist Leader Will Be Edu
cated by Anarehlets.
New York, March 26.—The education
of Johann Host's two sons Is the tri
bute which the New York anarchists
will pay to their late leader. Steps
were taken Sunday when a theatrical
performance was given tor the bene
fit of the two sons.
Sunday’s affair also commemorated
the organization of the Parts commune
and tbe death of Czar Alexander II.
A mass meeting will be held next Sun
day and a collection will be taken for
the memorial fund. Tbe widows of
several anarchists hanged for their
connection with the Hay Market riot
In Chicago in 1884 will be guests of
the committee..
Most's boys will be taken In charge
by the committee elected by anarchis
tic organizations and educated In tbe
manner Indicated by tbelr father short
ly before his, death.
Bloody Shirt In a L oft.
Dothan, Ala., March 28.—A tele
phono message from Marianna, Fla.,
says that In the loft of the store ol
Will Christmas, now under arrest Id
connection with the murder of his fath
er, mother and brother, has been found
bloody shirt, which belonged to the
murdered man. A search was also
made of Will Christmas' trunk, and In
was found cuffs matching the shirt.
General Wood Sustained.
Manila, March 23.—The American,
Spanish and native press of this city,
In commenting on the recent battle ct
Mount Dajo, sustain Major General
Wood against the charge bf killing wo
men and children of the Moro outlaws
during the action which thoy claim
was unavoidable. They are unanimous
In their expressions of regret at the
manner In which the unfortunate oc
currence has been misrepresented by n
portion of the press In America.
Thomra Found Dead.
Columbia, S. C., March *23.—Henry
R. Thomas, farmer railroad commis
sioner, was found dead in a field on
bis farm near Wcdgoflcld Thursday
evening. lie had been absent from
the house since that morning, and a i located at 4 Wall street,
searching party found his body, which ]
had been dead several hours. Th|
Waterloo, Iowa, March 28.—Tho,wa
ter In Cedar river rose over eleven
feet on Tuesday night and early Wed
nesday morning broke the west levee
and flooded the business district of
Waterloo.
Hundreds of families were rendered
homeless.
The Rock Island railroad tracks were
washed put for half a mile, and all
railroads are tied up.
Cedar Faria reports a similar disas
ter, and two hundred families there
have been rendered homeless. The
bridges and dams'In tho vicinity of
Cedar Falls were also wiped out. r
At 7 o'clock tbe waters camo to a
Standstill, and dangor for tho present
IS believed to be over.
Floods Destroy'Railroad Tracks.
Salt Lake, Utah, March 28.—The
tribune says that through service on
the San Pedro, Los Angelos and Salt
Lake road cannot be resumed before
May 15th. One hundred miles of track
extending from Acomo to Rocks Nest
Is virtually wiped out of existence by
tbe late floods. Construction has
been Btarted at both endo. Towns In
the Intervening space are beginning to
suffer for supplies.
Charge lllegal.Registration. U
Kansas City, March 28.—In the last
24 hours three additional' arrests have
been madc^on warrants charging ille
gal registration for the coming elec
tion. Two of the men arrested, ne
groes, confessed to tho city prosecu
tor that they had been paid by a sa
loon keeper to register Illegally. La
ter_£ho saloon keeper was taken Into
custody. Sj.i c-ial Pros.nitnr Durliam
has tmea\hcd evidence of colonization
where he says that be found that men *
had been paid from 60 cents to $1.50
for each nnmo registered.
Youmans Attorney General.
Columbia,' 3. C., March 23.—Gover
nor Heyward has announced that he
has appointed Mr. LeRoy F. Youmaiis
attorney general to succeed tho late
Hon. U. X. Ounter, Jr. Mr. Youmans
has acted as assltant attorney gener
al sines last October, when ho was ap
pointed to succeed Mr. W. H. Town
send, resigned. Sir. Youmans had also
acted at times during the absence ol
Mr. Gunter and Mr. Townsend, and
therefore Is quite familiar with tbe rou
tine of the, office and Its correspon
dence. . '
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Dlue and Gray In Reunion.
Atlanta, March 75 —The first session
Of the Blue mid Gray reunion com
menced fit 11 a. m. Wednesday In
tho assembly room of tho Piedmont
Hotel. It was presided over by Gen
eral Julian 3. Carr, of North Carolina,
chairman or the organization. Six
hundred veterans, who are now vis
iting In Atlanta, having come hero for
the purpose of attending tho reunion,
cs well ns tbe Wheeler memorial ex
ercises Tuesday afternoon, registered
In the headquarters of tho reunion,
cause of death was heart disease, fron
Perkins Charged with Larceny.
which he suffered for some time. Noi *7 * ork ' S , larc , h
lnouest was held I P* r kl»s, formerly vice president of the
( New York Life Insurance company,
j Wednesday was arrested on a warrant
Negro Ravlsher Is Hanged. . . ...
Magistrate Joseph Moss. Before he
Jackson, a negro, was hanged here Fri
day. He committed an assault on a . . ., , „ , .
white woman In February, and after Tӣ app,led ,0
. . _ f!pf>nn mtim In Ihn ennpnmn
being arrested was nearly lynched by
a mob which invaded the Jail. Tho
sheriff spirited him away to Bt Louis.
Later be was brought back, tried, con
victed and sentenced to death.
Justice Greonbnum In the supreme
court, for writ of habeas corpus di
recting tho production of Mr. Perkins
tkforo Justice Grcenbnum. The writ
was granted.
Woman Swallowed Poison.
nror.at‘ni»G: ibi* Shoulder*.
.. s, C - .. t A go:i! exercise for broadening tbs
-okomo, Ind., March 23.—Fr.dcy’ shoulders requires Iho person to place
morning Sirs. Jobn Jefferson swallow-, gig hand* straight before him against a
ed supposedly headache powder that door or wall, which he must face,
had boon thrown on her porch as a an l Straighten out tbe arms ami let tho
advertising sample. It proved to be palms of both hands bo spread out tip-
poison and the woman died In n fow on the surface of tho door. Then stow-
mlnutes after taking it
Pattlson Continues to Improve.
Columbus. O., March 28.—Governor
Football Barred for Five Years.
Chicago, March 23.—Tho trustees of
tho Northwestern University havo de
cided to abolish lnter-collcglato foot-
hall at tho university for five years.
ly press the chest forward toward the
door. This will cause tho arms to bead
at tbe elbows, but at tho same time
will throw back tbe shoulders. Rowing
will broaden the shoulders very per
ceptibly. Exercises with dumbbells are
•■waul
— Yes. 100,000 tithes each day. Does
V _ ■ It s^nd out good blood or bad blood?
i our i
You know, for good blood is good
health; bad blood, bad health. Ask
your own doctor about taking Ayer’s
Sarsaparilla for thin, impure blood.
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