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AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER.
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AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1906.
NUMBER 23
rebels destroying
RAILROADJROPERT
gereral Important Bridges Have
Been Wrecked.
tr ain service is affected,
Government Forces Are Concentrating
it Mantanzas and It Is Reported
that They Expect To Be Ordered to
Havana.
Havana, Sept IS.—Since the return
here of the military trains, the rebels
ire again destroying the property of
the Cuban Western railroad, a British
enterprise. The importation! bridge
at Santa Cruz, near Tktoo Taco and
smaller bridges la that district, lute*
arise, have been wrecked. Trains
ran only as far ns Artemlsa and there
Is no telegraphic pommiuioation be
yond that point.
Government forces 2,000 strong, un
der the command of Oolonel Belem
court, are concentrating at Matanzas
and it is reported that they expect
orders to march towards Havana.
Washington, Sept. 28.—The cruiser
Pixie arrived Tuesday morning .at Cl-
enfuegos, Cuba, with three hundred
marines aboard to assist the Marl
etta in protecting American planta
tions there. Her commander makes
no report of further, disturbances.
Philadelphia Pa.’ Sept. 18.—The
big triple screw cruiser Minneapolis,
•with 573 marines and a large quantity
of ammunition and other supplies on
hoard, sailed from the League Island
navy yard Tuesday for Cuba under
command of Captain Fiske.
Itlall Bid* 'Opened.
Washington, Sept 19.—The potfloT-
Ute department opened 'bids Wednes
day for carrying the mails by means
tf pneumatic tubes or similar device.
The act of congress making appro
priations for this service provided that
for a period of ten years the postmas
ter general shall -not enter Into con
tracts exceeding |1,250,000 per year.
Bids opened Wednesday call for new
rervice tn Pittsburg, Baltimore, aKn-
far City and San Francisco,, a renew-
al of the present contract at Boston,
and a renewal of contracts and ex
tension of service-at St. Lonls, Brook
lyn. New York city, Philadelphia and
Chicago,
Vanderbilt Will Enter Race.
N'ew York, Sept. 19.—The Herald
announces that William K. Vender-
hilt, Jr., -will drive a car in the inter
national auto race for, the trophy do
nated by himself. He will pilot «
foreign-built car. Mr. Vanderbilt wIB
tender hie resignation ns referee.
Lem Bono Exiled by Judge.
Atlanta, Sept 19*—Judge Andy
Calhoun, of the city court, criminal
divlalon, Tuesday, sentenced Lem
Bone to twelve months in the chain-
*nng for vagrancy. On Bone'} prom;
ll *. however, to leave the state, the
■Wanes mam snip in fled , -
" The Blood is The life.”
mce baa never gone beyond the
<■ simple statement of scripture. But
has illuminated that statement and
it a meaning ever broadening with
, - 'Teasing breadth of knowledge.
•VliHi the blood la "bod* or Impure It
ant alone the body which suffers
through disease. The brain is also
led, tho mind and Judgement are
i nd,and many an evil deed orimpure
thought may be directly traced to the
ta-i 'irity of the blood. Foul, Impurd blood
<-u i« made pure by the use of Dr.
1 I r ■'■*« Golden Medical Discovery. It
Hies and purifies the blood thereby
i iig, pimples, blotches, eruptions and
•| r cutaneous affections, as eczema,
tetter, or salt-rheum, hives and other
(•■stations 41 Impure blood.
the cure of scrofulous swellings, en-
i“'V"cl glands, open eating ulcers, or old
tl,c-Golden Medical Discovery "has
rated the most marvelous cures. In
* of old sores, or open eating ulcers,
"ell to apply to the open sores Dr.
< s All-Healing Salve, which port-
■s wonderful healing potency when
t-’vi as an application to the sores In .con
striction with the use of "Golden Medical
l‘i'covery*a« a blood cleansing constl-
■nal treatment. If yohr druggist
t happen to have the "All-Healing
, 1 ‘ v * ” In stock, you can easily procure it
1 y inclosing fifty-four cents In postage
►’amps to Dr. R. V. Fierce, 663 Main St,
Ituftalo, N. V., and It will come to you by
f ttirn post Most druggists keep It as
»'ii as the "Golden Medical Discovery.*
® ® ® ® ® ®
leu can’t afford to accept eny medicine
"ut.-noirn composition at % substitute
•' r "Golden Medical Discovery.* whteh to
[ wi-dlclne op kxowx ooxtposmox,
having a complete list of ingredients In
k-ain English on Its bottle-wrapper, the
tame belngattested as correct under oath.
h'r- Fierce's lieasant Fellets regulate
and Invigorate stomach, liver and bewela
BRYAN’S PLAN IS
OPPOSED BY BACON
ALEXANDER PLACED
UNDER ARREST
Democratic Senate Leader Op. Violent Sob3 Shook Exile When
n * Caught.
BROKEN IN HEALTH AND SPIRITS
He Hae Been Traveling Ever Since
He Left Augueta, and 8ays Strain
Wat Driving Him Crazy—Ha Will
a Return Without Requisition.
SAYS GRAFTERS WOULD RULE
Bacon Declarei that If Government
Should Take Over Railway Lines a
Paradise for Grafter* Would Be
Created—Plan Not Practicable^
Washington, D. C„ Sept. 18.—Sena
tor A. O. Bacon, of Georgia, has
spoken emphatically In ojpoaltton. to
the railroad ownership plan advocated
by William J Bryan. The Democratic
leader of the senate expressed his
views while passing through Washing
ton enroute to Atlantic City, where he
will take a resL
l I am not In favor of the govern
ment ownership of railroads by the
United States government," said Sen
ator Bacon. "In its practical opera
tions It would he paternalistic social.
Ism. I can think of a score of strong
and sufficient reasons against It, and
scarcely one good reason for It—cer
tainly not one that Is not counterbal
anced In ten-fold degree by the evils
which It would entail.”
Asked some of the reasons against
railroad ownership. Senator Bacon re
marked:
“It would be Impracticable Tor the
government to maintain and operate
225,000 miles of railroad economical
ly and honestly and build new lines
that would be required as well
would present the most Inviting mid
unlimited field for graft and thievery
the world ever saw.
"The government-ownership, main
tenance. and operation of tire railways'
of tho United States would constitute
a political machine the reach anil re
sistless power of which cannot be
realized or even conceived of; and if It
is within the power of money to cor
rupt our people, that machine would
be controlled by the ,anny of grafters
and thieves Who would be In Ore plun
dering business,” he declared.
“The business interests dt a com
munity, or even of a whole section,
would be but so many pawns In the po
litical game to be sacrificed at will in
the interest Of the players. And aside
from business Interests wlitch would
thus be Jeopardized, the control of
passenger transportation In the sever
al states by a political party or polit
ical ‘machine would render conditions
In some sections of the country abso
lutely Intolerable, and when this Is
properly understood and appreciated,
government ownership or railroads>
involving such political control of pas
senger transportation, will have no
friends In such communities, and espe
cially In the south.
The suggestion that the general
government shall own the trunk lines
and that the state shall own the local
lines, I do not regard as practical.
Shall business with some railroads In
state be controlled exclusively by
laws enacted by congress, while the
same kind of business with other rail
roads in the same state Is to be con
trolled by laws enacted by the legis
lature of that state? Who Is to de
termine what are trunk lines? And
when a local line grows in importance
will the general government classify
1t as a trunk line and arbitrarily take
1t away from the state? How will
business men know where tlrev are at
In dealing with railways unit”- a du
al administration of the same?
“I believe that the recently enacted
rate law, an.l the previous enactment
known as the Elkins law. will control
the railroads. If experience shows
defects In sneh laws, there will be
supplemental legislation to cure them.
Until In practical operation such de
fects are shown, there ts no call for
the agitation of the question of gov
ernment ownership. I am frank to
say that have no fear that the Amer
ican people will decide In favor of
government ownership of the rail
ways. On the contrary, I have no
doubt they will overthrow any polit
ical party that advocates It. It is
unfortunate If there Is basis for the
charge that any political party iTarors
It"
Odd Fellows Elect Officer*.
Toronto, Ont, Septi 19.—The cover-
elgn grand lodge of Odd Fellows on
Tuesday elected the following officer*:
Grand Sire, E. S. Conway of Chica
go- deputy grand alre, John L. No-
den, Nashville,' Tenn.; grand secretary
John B. Goodwin. Baltimore; grand
treasurer, M. R. Muclde, Philadelphia.
Russian General Assassinated.
Warsaw, Bept. 19.—General NIch-
olaiff of the artillery, has been assas
sinated here. He was erroneously
tb~nghj to be a member of the field
courtmartlal. General Nlcholaieff was
walking when he was surreundeJ by
five revolutionists and shot dead. The
murderers made their escape.
Pittsburg, Pa., Sept. 17.—Broken In
health and spirits by the terrible ex
periences of the past three months,
Thomas W. Alexander,, formerly a
wealthy broker and prominent soci
ety leader of Augusta, Ga., was ar
rested in a downtown hotel charged
with the forgery of documents on
which he Is said to have realized
9200,0Q0 before his sudden departure
from Augusta two months ago! Alex
ander and his brother were partn'era In
a brokerage business, and his downfall
to attributed to speculation in cotton.
The prisoner was permitted to re
main in his room at the hotel under
guard of two detectives. He has sig
nified bis willingness to return to Au
gusta without requisition phpers, and
will likely be started ou his journey
within the next day or so.
"I would face my accusers a thou
sand times rather than live the past
-two months over again,” sobbed the
prisoner, as he sat in hi* roftnr.
Since his hurried departure from
Augusta, after hls financial crash
Alexander has been a fugitive. Trav
eling almost constantly, he has been
in hourly dread of arrest. He man
aged to elude the officers in New
York, Philadelphia, St. Louis, Chica
go and other cities, until, with hto
nerves almost completely wrecked, he
finally arrived in Pittsburg last Fri
day.
Going to a hotel be registered aa
Thomas W. Burton. He had not been
In the city more than a few hours
until the Augusta officials knew of hls
whereabouts. A private detecMve
agency In that city, which had bfeep
leading In the hunt, sent word to the
Perkins' detective agency to this city
informing them that Alexander was In
Pittsburg.
After securing a good description of
the fugitive, two detectives started
on a hunt for Alexander, and he was
located In this city. The Augusta au
thorities were notified, and ordered hls
arresL
When the detectives -walked up to
Alexander In the lobby of the hotel,
he was nervously pacing back and
forth, hls chin sunk upon hto breast.
"You are uadcr arrest, Mr. Alex
ander,” said one of the oflicers.
"My God, caught at^last! Hurry,
take me out of this crowd,” was the
reply.
The detectives escorted him to hto
room.' There he broke down com
pletely. At first he was not willing
to return to Augusta without a legal
fight He seemed to dread bis re
turn In disgrace to the city where
only two months ago he was one ol
the leading business and club men.
Finally he consented to go without a
requisition.
Alexander at the time of hie disap
pearance was a man of remarkably
striking appearance, tall and well-built
with a clear eye, and nerves of steel.
The man who will go back to answer
to the many criminal charges is stoop-
shouldered, nervous, and but a shad-
ow of hto former self.
He told the officers that after mak
ing bis escape he traveled constantly
He said that the eternal vigilance
which he knew (o be the price of free
dom had worn him out physically and
mentally and for this reason be was
not sorry, In some ways, for hto cap
ture, as he believed that he would have
gone crazy had the chase contlnned
much longer. Alexander begged that
he be spared »the shame of spending
a night In prison. It was then agreed
that the officers would remain with
him In bis hotel.
box soaros Advance in Pr«™.
New York, SepL 19.—Manufacturers
of box board* who are members ot'the
Box Board Manufacturers' association,
have Issued a notice to the trade tint
the price of all grade of boards has
ben advanced $2 a ton, except In the
case of wood pulp boards.
REBELS TELL WHY
THE REVOtf STARTEO
Bask of Every Reason In Fight
Being Made
TAFT AND BACON
ARRIVE AT HAVANA
Receive Cuban Secrets? o>'i the
'(iff.
Steamer Des Moines. 4
1,000 KILLED IN f-
HONG KONG HARBOR
Thirty Six Ships Wrecked by
Tvphoon.
ON THE CUBAN GOVERNMENT CALLED ON PRE8ID.ENT PALMA 12 b.
Poisoned Coffee Kills Negroes.
Augusta, Ga., SepL 19.—A negro
preacher, named J. P. Spelts, and hto
sister, who was visiting him, died at
Aiken from the effects of poison In
some coffee Two daughters of the
dead negro have been lodged In AlKen
Jail pn suspicion.
Railroad Contractor It Indicted.
Knoxville, Tenn., SepL 19.—Robert
B. Oliver, a railroad contractor of this
city baa been Indicted by the federal
grand jury here on tho charge of
peonage Tho Indictment contained
26 counts. The defendant is a broth
er of W. J. Oliver, also an extensive
railroad contractor.
Many People Are Killed and Wound
ed In Terrible Explosion in Havana.
Explosion Thought To Be Work of
Incendiaries. v
Havana, Sept. 17.—The Insurgents'
leaders, Compos Marquettl and Carll-
lo, hare withdrawn their forces from
Guanajay and have agreed to the sus
pension of hostilities pending peace
negotiations. Other insurgent lead
ed*, so far as they have been heard
from, also are agreeing to the suspen
sion of hostilities.
Word has just been received here
of the first fighting In Santiago prov
ince. Four hundred rebels under Col
onel Dubois met the rural guards at
LaMaya. The result of the engage
ment Is not yet known.
Now York, SepL 17.—The revolu
tionary junta of New York has Issued
a program giving the Insurgents’ rea
sons for taking up arms against tho
Palma government. The proclama
tion says:
In the first place this movement
must not be confounded with the in
ternecine strife that sp often disturbs
the quitit of the Central and South
American republics: With It Is not
a *6x51 alone for the control of the
presidency.
"We have been careful net to over
draw the seriousness of the political
«ltuatlon in Cuba and have made no
charges that canot be fully substan
tiate! h unbiased Investigators.
“We 'charge that President Palma
obtained hls election to office through
fraud and Intimidation and by the by,
the denial to the liberals their right
of suffrage.'
“We charge that the government
pf President Palma was directly re:
sponsible for the killing of Colonel
Enrlqne Vllluendez, a member of the
hops* of representativaar'. at- Cuofue-
for, 22, 1905.
'* "**Ve charge that President Palma
hn? usurped the powers and functions
oi the governing bodies of munlcipal-
ltes, and has annulled arbitrarily and
without warrant of law, the elections
ot liberal officials, displacing them
with members ot his own political
part}, tho moderates.
"We Charge that he has in like man
ner removed^ from the bench Judges
Who refused to act in their Judicial
cnpaclty according to bis dictation.
President Palma also has Imprisoned,
without-judicial proceedings, mem-
btrs of the liberal party because they
voiced their protests against hto dic
tatorial conducL
"The liberals have made continued
peaceful appeals , that this injustice
be righted, but to all these the gov
ernment turned a deaf ear. Denied
the constitutional rights for. which
the Cubans fought, bled and died for
for half a century, we decided that
our only recourse was again to take
up arms.
“We now ask only ope thing—and
th:it Is that the Illegal and fraudu
lent election of last December be an
nulled and a new election held, at
which every Cuban citizen will be glv
«n a fair chance to vote."
Insurgents Still Making Preparations
For Prolonging Campaign, and Are
Fitting Out a Steamer With Arms
and Ammunition and Men.
Havana, Sept. 19.—The American
cruiser Dee Moines with Secretary of
War Taft and Assistant Secretary of
State Bacon on board, arrived here
at 7:30 o’clock Wednesday morning.
Messrs. Taft and Bacon received Sen-
or O'Farrill, the Cuban eecrtary of
state, on board.
Later In th emornlng Messrs. Taft
and Bacon came ashore and proceed
ed to the palace where they called
President Palma.
SCORE IS STRANDED
New York, SepL 19.—The news re
ceived from Havana Tuesday by finan
cial firms In thla city was to the ef
fect that there was no hope of the
two parties com fug to an agreement
at-presenL
The Insurgepts, It was asserted,
would not agree to any terms
peace, except the annulment of the
last elections. President Palma would
not agree to this conditions. A well
known banker said to a Times report-
Presldent Castro Is III,
New York. Sept. 19.—A dlfpatch
from TrinMad states that the critical
condition of President Castro 1s unim
proved. Hls mysterious sequestration
oontlnues. President Castro, the dis
patch declares, has performed np ad
ministrative act In two months.' It
was on the day of General Castro's
return to Caracas from hto suburban
residence that he caught a cold, which
was the beginning of hto Illness, and
which has developed malaria. The dis
ease proved stubborn, and soon the
most alarming reports began to dr
culate. It was said that the president
was at the point of death and despite
repeated official denials, the report
gained such general credence that Ca
racas dwelt In continuous alarm, II
to nowhere denied that despite the
adverse criticism of General Castro,
hls powerful hand preserves peace in
Venezuela and that bis untimely tak
ing off would plunge Venezuela Into
civil war.
Otd Sera Glare Caused WWmp.
New Orleans, Sept. 19.—Four
wealthy young students from Yuca-
tan wbo reached here on the steam-
er Mexico and were detailed by the
United States immigration officials be
cause of defective eyesight, were re
leased today and allowed to proceed
after they had ben examined by rep
resentatives of the United States ma
rine hospital service. The students
said the glare ot the tun on the sea
voyago had affected their eyes.
er:
“The insurgents are (till making
preparation for prolonging the cam
paign, and are fitting out a ateamer
with arms, ammunition and men In
the Delaware to go on a filibustering
expedition to Cuba. The Cuban con
sul has sent a representative from
the consulate to Wilmington to see If
he can locate the vessel.
Mr. Taft will find it a harder task
than he imagines to make peace be
tween these hot-headed, southern peo
ple who are looking only for their
own personal gain, either politically
or financially Instead of the future
welfare .ot their country. My firm
belief baaed on dispatches received
today from reliable agents In Havana.
1s that President iyiosevelt will have
to do one of three things—either an
nex the Island, make It a protectorate,
or establish an arbitration board'from
Washington, to be In power for five
years.
"It'Is a great pity that this trouble
should have risen, but the matter has
to be dealt with (Irmly and the gov
ernment of Cuba put on such a basis
that these - conditions cannot occur
again."
Anked If he thought that cable* from
Havana were censored by the govern
ment officials, the financier said:
"No. I do not say that the mes
sages are censored, but (hey are rend,
and many people who criticise the ac
tions of the government unfavorably
are clapped Into Jail. This has made
the most locquaclous Cubans some
what thoughtful, not to ray reserved."
The steam yachf Alleen, bought
from Edwin Oould by the Cuban gov
ernment, salltd Thesday for Havana.
The Cuban consul. Mr. Macart, of
the Cuban delegation at Washington,
hoisted the national colors on the Al
leen just before she left the harBor.
It was stated that-the newly acquired
vessel would be used for coast patrol
duty. Two machine guns were placed
on board.
Postal Telegraph Elects Nally.
Chicago, Bept. 19.—Word was re
ceived here Tuesday night that the di
rectors of the Postal Telegraph and
Cable company at their annual meet
ing In Xew York elected E. J. Nal
ly, a director and vice president of
the company. Mr. Nally for sev
eral years has been general superin
tendent of the company. Mr. Nally
will be succeeded as general superin
tendent by W. I. Capen, now district
superintendent T. W. Carroll will
succeed Mr Capen as superintendent
of the first district J. F. Looney was
appointed assistant electrical engineer
of the western division. All the ap
pointments will take effect Oct 1.
Dlrc.asV Curing by Electricity.'
Philadelphia, Bept. 19.—Electricity
as a means of curing disease, was dis
cussed at the opening session of the
sixteenth annual meeting of the Elec
tro Therapeutic association, ft was
asserted by the various speakers that
locomotor ataxia, cancer and chronic
diseases ot the stomach are dally
yielding to tMs mysterious force,
while the absorption ot lnflamatory
matter to an event of every-day oc
currence.
One Half of the Native Craft In the
,, Port Wae 8unk—Shipping Trade
Has Been Completely Paralyzed by
the Terrlflo Storm. . ,
Manila, 8epL 19.—3 p. m.—Latest
advices from Hong Kong say that
1,000 lives were lost during the ty
phoon and that damage to property,
public and private, will amount to
millions of dollars. Twelve ships
were sunk, 24 stranded, seven were
damaged and one-half of the native
craft In port were sunk.
The shlppldg trade has been paralyz
ed through the lack of lighters.
Hong Kong, Sept. 19.—Tho typhoon
which swept this port Tuesday de
stroying a gr-7.it number of vessels
and causing much loss of life, was of
a terrific nature. It came sudden
ly and without warning. The obser
vatory had predicted moderate winds.
Half an hour after the gun signal had
been fired tho storm was at its ut
most height. It lasted two hours.
Most of the damage was wrought on
fho Kowloon peninsula. The losses
are estimated at several million dol
lars. 'Over one thousand sampans
and junks are missing from Hong
Kong alone. Wharves were swept
away, and houses collapsed. The mil
itary barracks are In fulns. -
The sleamers Mont Bagla, Fatshan,
Keung Shan, Wang Chal, Heribanlo,
Castellano, Takhlng, Emma Luyken,
Rosario, St. Ava, Plnkhong, Petrarch,
Chum .Leo, Bexta, Sunon, Chang Sha,
Signal and Chlnkn! Maru are asljoro.
Tho American ship S. f. HltctcSSk
was also driven ashore as woro many
of the launches that run about the
harbor. Thq steamer Kwong Chow,
Chwong, SorBogon and Kong Moon
wero sunk. The steamers Aponraile
nnd Johanne are partly awash. .The
British reserve sloop Phoenix and a
small gunboaL tho Ongoln, are ashore.
The British torpedo boat destroyer^,
Moorhem, Robin and Taku were dam
aged. The 8lr William Jervo was
sunk. The French destroyer Fraudo
was wrecked nnd the Franclsque Is
ashore. The guns of the Fraude were
saved, but three petty officers and one
seaman lost their lives. A Chinese
revenue cruiser Is ashore and several
Indo-Cblnn and Manila liners narrow
ly escaped disaster. The harbor to
strewn with wreckage thrown on Iho
shore. Hunrtr-ds of Chln:so boatmen
nnd their fa.nlllea were saved by the
jravory of (he police and civilians,
but several ,Chinese water-dwellcro
must have perished, many within short
distances of the shore.
The losses In li es and property
among the Chine: e are appalling.
Misappropriation ot Public Funds.
Mnnlla, SepL 19,—3 p. m.^-Cnptaln
Ira L. Fredendnll. of the quartermas
ters department, was charged In court
of first Instance In this city Wednes
day afternoon of misappropriating pub
lic funds The filing of these charges
is the culmination of extensive inves
tigations by the Insular authorities into
an alleged series of frauds perpetrat
ed by members of the quartermasters
department In the Philippines. The
Inquiry resulted In the discovery of
padded pay rolls In the quartermasters
shops nnd grafting In tho lease of
lighters. Both officers and civilians
are Implicated, and courtmartiali will
follow the court proceedings.
Charged with Diamond There.
Chicago, SepL 19.—A dispatch from
Los Angeles, Calif., says tfat Detec
tive W. W. Freeman, formerly chief
of the Pasadena police, at Stockton,
arrested Emma Howard, charging the
theft of diamonds valued at more than
95,000 from the dead body ot the
wife of Henry Briggs, of Passadcna.
The robbery took place Aug. 20, and
up to tho time of the arrest, It was
kept secret. The Howard woman, It
said had not succeeded In dispos
ing of tho Jewels.
The Lowli-ill Qnealton,
A little Philadelphia boy was taken'
hls father for hls first visit to the
soo. Stopping before an inciosure, he
asked, “Papa, what animal to that!”
Reading the sign tacked up to ono
side, hls father responded, “ThaL my
son,-Is a prong horned antelope.”
“Kin he blow hls horns?” was the
question that promptly followed.
Sore Lungs
We want everybody who has a hard
cold in Che chest to use Ayer’s
Cherry Pectoral. Our long experi
ence with it, over sixty years, tells
us there Is nothing its equal for coughs, colds Lithe chest, bronchitis, bosrse-
ntss, sore lungs, weak throats, and weak lungs. Doctors tolls us the same
thing. Ask your doctor .bout it. /RJSlTi iSuttS*
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