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fit -(STf-KIOUTB TEAK, SMART SUITS FOR YOUNG MEN AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 8, 1*07. DEAD SPEAKER | GRIM REAPER CLAIMS IS LAID TO REST JUDGELOGaNELECKLE\ For the Young Men who want somf th ; ng swagger in a Suit, we are showing Styles that will make them bubble over with enthusiasm. We know the requirements of Young Men who want every detail and quirk right up to the last tick of the clock Young Men. who come here for their Spring Suits, will find garments that will fill the bill, they’re— EMM m Mi SIM They’re built to fit and satisfy— there’s nothing wanting. We equal the exclurive Tailor in everything but his price. Remember, please, we’re always as ready to show as to sell. SUITS AT $10. $12 50 $15. Til $25. Young Man, we’re at your ser vice and, when you meet our hand some, new Spring Suits face to face, there will be something|doing. Speaker Martin's Body Laid In Alabama Capitol. VERY SOLEMN FUNERAL RITES Mark Burial of Speaker Martin, of Alabama Legislature—Governor Co mer First One to View Remains, Was Overcome with Emotion. Montgomery, Ala., March 6.—The body of Speaker VV. L. Marlin laid in state at the capltol from 9 to 3:20 o'clock Tuesday, occupying a bier In almost the, exact spot where the re mains of Jefferson Davis laid many years ago when they were brought to this city before Anal Interment. The dead speaker was escoried to the capltol by a detail of the pall bearers, an escort from the Knights of Pythias and many loving friends. The first man to view the Remains was Governor Comer, and he turned away and hurried back Into his office with out so much as a word, bis emotion being evident lo every one present. The funeral exercises were conduct ed from the First Presbyterian church by Rov. F. G. Rallly and Rev. Neal Anderson. The hall of the house of representatives is draped In monrnini an/1 the offices of the capltol arc closed In respect to the memory of the departed. There were many handsome floral offerings, one of which was from the bar of Jefferson county and another from the council of the city of Bir mingham. The governor and the en. tire state house force attended the funeral. Distinguished Jurist Succumb? to Attack of Brights Disease. BAR WILL PASS RESOLUTIONS Judge Bleckley Wai 79 Year, of Age Hie Remarkable Career a, a Lawyer and a Judge—Became a “Freshman at Age of 73. State Depoiltoriea. Montgomery, Ala., March C,— Among the Important ‘hills signed by the governor Tuesday was that which provides for state depositories In fan several counties. This is a plan by which the money of the state can he kept In places other than the treas ury and be safe. Others made law are the Jamestown exposition appropriation of $25,00n, maintenance of the Polytechnic Insti tute; refunding of the debt or Mobile, giving $43,000 for the medical col lege at Mobile and $30,000 for the deaf and blind school at Talladega for new buildings, taxing Instangible as sets and Increasing the taxes on life and fire Insurance companies to per cent respectively on gross pre miums; providing means for rail lines to contest rat?s made and establish Ing a bureau of Immigration. W. D. BAILEY. Outfitters for Men and Boys. Forsyth St. and Cotton Ave.^s. W'Z. Americus, Qa. Claima To Be Christ. Nashville, Tenn., March 0.—A man giving hla name as Leverln Emery Lounsbur.v, aged thirty years, and claima New York state hla home, was arrested at Glasgow Junction, Ky. He was claiming to bo Christ. He said he was on his way to New Mexico and carried a rifle, revolver, sword butcher knife and trumpet. After frightening several women by blowing his trumpet he was arrested. He said he did not mean to frighten any one. and that he.only blew his trum pet to attract attention. He claims to be a graduate of Harvard. Cast your eyes upon our com plete line of Cologne, Toilet articles. We invite you to give our stock a thorough looking over. Fresh Garden Seed. Fresh Box Candy and Fruit Tablets. AJ1 kinds of medicines for peo ple, dogs or horses. - Three Firemen Injured. New Ofleans, March (1.—Three firemen were seriously Injured and three slightly hurt as the result of a collision betwen the fire patrol and a chemical engine early Wednesday morning. The patrol and chemical engine were responding to an alarm turned In from St. Anthony street and as both rounded the turn at Bur gundy and Frenchman streets, they crashed together, the Impact break ing the w! :els of the fire engine ol the patrol and threw the occupants of both vehicles on to the ground. REM BERT’S DRIT- STORE 113 FORSYTH ST, Will Supplant Negro Laborers. Baton Rouge. I-a.. March 0.—A plan which contemplates supplanting negro plantation laborers of Louisi ana with state Imported white Imml grants from Europe, was announced Wednesday by Charlea Schuler, state commissioner of immigration and ag riculture. This plan It an outgrowth both of the immigration station au thorlzed for New Orleans by congress, and the fact thrkt labor Is scarce. Was First LaGrlppe Victim. New York, March 0.—Henry Kip Woodruff, of Rahway, who Is said to have been the first grippe victim In the United States so far as the di agnosis is concerned, Is dangerously III at his home in thaf city from a return of fhe disease. When he was first stricken In 1882, .he grippe was ravaging Russia. . The physician call ed In to attend him could not deter mine the nature of hit malady, and tlx others were called. They finally decided he bad the then new disease, the grlpp. Th' doctors predicted that Woodruff would not Hv a week, and that If jie did, he would be a raving time he recovered. Atlanta, March 0.—Judge Logan E Bleckley, former chief justice of Geor. gin and the first citizen of the state, died at his home near Clarkesvllle Habersham county, Wednesday morn ing, at 5:45 o'clock, after an illness of two days. The news was received In Atlanta b.v Hubert L. Culberson, son-in-law of Judge Bleckley,Vho was telephon. ed from Clarkesvllle, about S o'clock by l-ogan Bleckley, the eldest son of the deceased, who went up to Clarkes vllle Tuesday In response to Informa tion that his father was very 111. The remains were brought to At lanta, reaching the city at 9 o'clock Wednesday night, and accompanied by Mrs. Bleckley, l/ogan Bleckley and the younger children. The body was taken to the residence of his son-in- law and daughter, Sir. and Mrs. jdubert L. Culberson, at 3C3 Gordon street. In West End, and the funeral Services will be conducted from the Culberson residence Thursday at au hour to be announced later. Rev. Jamea W. Lee, pastor of Trinity Methodist church, and a de voted friend of Judge Bleckley, will conduct the funeral exercises, and the Interment will be In the family lot at Oakland cemetery. The cause of Judge Bleckley’s death was a recurrence of Bright's disease, from which he suffered a dangerous attack a few months,ago. it was thought that time that this apparently hopeless Illness would re Suit In death, but the strong consti tution of the of the man, in spite of hls 79 years, gained a temporary vie. tory. and Judge Bleckley was restor ed to aonarent good health. Ob last Monday afternoon he com plained of feeling had and by Tues day morning was pronounced by hla attending physician as critically 111, Hls children In Atlanta were at once Informed, and hls son, Lognn, who was planning to take a holiday In Florida, Immediately left for ClarkeB- vllle, reaching his father’s bedside Tuesday night. Judge Bleckley Is survived by hls wife', who was Miss Chloe Herring, six sons and one daughter. Of the children, three, Mrs. Hubert L. Cul berson, Logan BlPpkley, clerk of the court of appeals, and Haralson Bleck ley, the well known architect, live in Atlanta, while the other four boys, who range In age from 12 to E years, lived with their father and mother at Clarkesvllle. Judge Bleckley was a comparative ly poor man. It la cstimaled that hls mountain properties In Habersham and Rabun counties, together with small real estate holdings In Atlanta, which constitute hls entire estate, can be safely valued at not more than $20,000. XPfiiwe Attractions FOR THE S'OIES. IT ISIWITH PLEASURE THAT WE ANNOUNCE THt THE GRANDEST COLLECTION OF ARRIVALS OF WAIST AND DRESS SILKS N THE SEASON S MOST BEAUTIFUL STYLES, COLORINGS, WEAVES. SUPERB WOOLEN DRESS FABRICS Suitable for Dress and Street Wear. The most beautiful and the most desirable fabric weaves we have ever shown. The colorings are the most pleasing, the weights just what you would have, the designs the very latest, the prices extremely reasonable. WHITE GOODS EXHIBIT EXTRAORDINARY. If you wish white goods and want to see the greatest line of the really desirable seasons.producdons we most cordially invite you to this white goods department. Everything nearly that the most fastidious could wish for is to be found here and in the greatest abundance. Linen suitings and waistings in all the thm shear as well as the heavy weights. Persian Lawns, India Linens, Batiste Claire, French Lawns, Figured and Plain Madras Cloths, Eoliennes, Crepe Cloths, Tissues, Organdies, Nainsooks, Jaconets, Long Cloths and everything for which there is a popular demand. The prices wfere never more reasonable. WASH fabrics In almost unlimited variety of Ginghams, Madras Cloths, Per cales, Chambrays, Pampas Cloths, Batistes and numerous new things. LADIES’ READY-TO-WEAR. Magnificent lot of new silk and woolen wring suits and skirts just received and now on exhibition. The most beauti ful styles we’ve ever shown. NEW NOTION SUNDRIES. Jas. R. Reiser’s famous tailored wash belts and collars for which we jire sole agents, are beirtg shown in a great variety. New long silk gloves, short fabric gloves, leather and silk belts, new 4 'SQUAW’’ bags, new plain and fancy ribbons, under- vests, hosiery, handkerchiefs, umbrellas, etc. The store throughout is fairly teeming with new merchan dise in every department. Y-ou will find too that the stock is free from trash and rubbish and is composed of that really de sirable class of merchandise that the peonle want. We are out for the business, we solicit your patronage and we assure you that you will always find here the best stock of merchandise in not only Americus, but all South Georgia, and at the lowest prices consistent with the class of. goods you find. Husband's Bullets Proved Fatal. Indianapolis. March 0.—Mrs. Fred Schwomcycr and William Gill died on Wednesday from bullet wounds inflict ed by the woman's husband, who re turned unexpectedly to hls home at Ben Davis Tuesday, and found the two together.' The two men had been friends for years. Schwomeyer had started for Indianapolis hut missed hls car and returned home. Look' Ing through a window he found hls wife and Gill togethef-. Gill was shot five times and the woman once. Elected County Council. London, March 6.—Forty-nine re formers and 29 progressive socialists wrere elected to the county council of Somersetshire Monday. Apparently socialism Is baring a set back, for the party has lost In the municipal elections of Middlesex and. North Wales. / In the latter district the conservatives captured 36 seats. Chas.L.Ansley, Successor to Wheatley & An sit* Agents for American Lady Corsets and [Biitterick Patterns, KNEW 60 MUCH OF BURGLARY. Will Continue Investigation. Chicago, March 6.—Chief Wilkie of the United States secret service, K was announced Tuesday night, will remain'In Chicago to continue the in vestigation of the theft of $173, from the' sub-treasury instead of leaving for Washington, as had been hla Intention. He declined to state how-long he would continue to give the case hls personal attention. Results Were Satisfactory. London,' March 6.—iA Copenhagen dispatch to the Dally Mall says ex periments in wireless telegraphy at the Iloulsen station were begun last week with the United States. The pa- S tr adds that the refills vf said to are been satlsiactWT That Policeman Arrested Maguire, and He Waa Bound Over. Savannah, Ga., March (1.— Ma guire, a young contractor, held up Policeman Padgett on hls heat and be gan discussing a burglary at the Ma sonic Temple pharmacy that occurred Sunday night. Maguire knew so much about It that Padgett nrreatyd him and in the recorder’s court he was reminded to the superior court for burglary. A revolver was found on Maguire's person. ' Padgett hut surprised the burger at work In the store and though the officer had covered the burglar with hlB revolver, the latter ran and got away, though another x policeman Joined In the chase. Patrolman Padgett said the man was well dressed and young, and he be lieved he answered the description of Maguire. This fact rendered him certain that Maguire was the right man when the latter betrayed famil iarity with the pcurrence that the po liceman reasoned that none save him self and the burglar could have been acquainted with. nepuoncan Leader Dead,’ Lima, O., March 0.—Frank T. Campbell, for many years prominent as a leader of tho Republican party la Iowa, and former publisher of the IJ. ma Itepubllcan-Gazette, died hero on Wednesday at the ege of 7f. Will At" -eVVld'ty tf Chicago, .viarth f <.jc:*o tie Tribune frvti tViisb!r.c f nn «jyg tint ofiicla! steps have been taken by the state of Illinois, to attack the valid!.' ty c-T $52,000.0(81 in Alton radread bon.dz issued by,the Alton railroad. The idterata c commerce commission has received an application from W.> H. Stead, attorney general for ths state of Illinois, asking for a com plete transcript of all testimony tak en "by the Inter-state commerce com mittee In Its bearing at New York regarding the Chicago and Afton rail road. The interstate commerce com mission has begun to comply with the request of the attorney general of Il linois, which was made. It appears, under the special direction of Gover nor Deneen. Makes Denial of Reports. Vienna, March 6.—fleml-denlal la made of reports In circulation la Prance that Marta Cbriatlna, tho dow ager queen of Spain, during the Span- lsh-Amerlcan war, conveyed her per sonal fortune to her mother, who af terwards refused to return It. The Austrian imperial houseaold has been ■much disturbed by tho reports. • Baron DeRothschild Weds. Paris, March 6.—Baron DeRoths- cbild was married Tuesday to Mile. i « :r. ' WhenYou TakCpUl One way is to pay no attention to it; at least, not until it develops into pneumonia, or bronchitis, or pleurisy. Another way is to ask your doctor about Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral. If he says, “The best thing for colds,’’ thentakeit. Do as he says, anyway. We h.eo no Mcftt, ! We peblteU J.C.ArerC y(ic form ulMof.vi lour preparations. Lo*»ll, Mr ' J ■ y&Us