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. Ilk *>e^eys Flagship in Manilla Bay is Now Declared Out
BIG REMOVAL SALE, ^
Owing to the most extraordi-
VESSEL HAS BEEN TURNED OVER TO MIDDIES
Preparing New Bills for Presentation to the Legis
lature.
Atlanta, June 12.—Interest In the
nary weather conditions that have llsfl9 “" ,DaysAr ' 0,er “ dN ~" ** Be tetd By ihe Apprentices
... ^ t . I While on Cruises—Made a Name for Itself on May I. 1898.
prevailed not only in Amencus but i"
the entire south for the past 60 I Washington, D. C., June 11.—The Tlie Olympia Is unarmored,, but Is
! Olympia, which led in the first'round built ot steel throughout, she has
Ha VS the drv PTinH« OnH r'lrs-fllirsrr ° rth <' fl « h » l “<f In Manila Bay on May three complete decks, one of which Is
C U1 gLIUUb «UU ClOinmg 1, 1898, follows the Baltimore, which virtually a substitute for side armor.
Knctnnec U 00 ., led the second round, Into retirement Above the proti&tlve deck a belt of
business nas been very greatly re- a fighting ship. Hereafter Admiral celluose 2 feet to
tarded. The result is
The Goods Must Be Sold
Inches thick Is
Dewey's flagship Is to be a cruising I worked completely around the ship,
ship for the lAnnapolls middies. The It extends four feet above the water*
retirement of the two vessels is an line. The space above the protective
Illustration of the rapid advance made deck is subdivided and much ot it
in the last fifteen years in warship
' construction.
I During the administration of presl
- -■ | dent Harrison, Secretary of the Navy
GOODS we shall not wait Tracy insisted that the government
and in order to REMOVE THE
longer but REMOVE THE PROFITS and inaugurate at once T™
The Greatest Removal Sale
ever known at this season of the year.
wanted not only
8ize but also speed. It is a cdrious fact
j that the navy which then boasted
■txr j! ... , ! * vessel of the type demanded by
We dl Hike of course Secretary Tracy waa the one which
to do this right now in the very heart of the season but at the • WM t0 b ® pr * etlc “ ly <J«“>°iiah«i«few
. I years later by the help of the vessel
same time we propose to TAKE OUR LOSSES AT ONCE copied from it.
Hsda Spanish Model
$21.50
and look to the future for better times and seasons,
$30.00 Men’s and Youths Suits now
27.50 Men’s and Youths Suits now
25.00 Men’s and Youths Suits now 17.75
22.50 Men’s and Youths Suits now 16.75
20.00 Men’s and Youths Suits now 14.50
17.50 Men’s and Youths Suits now 12.50
15.00 Men’s and Youths Suits now 9.75
12.50 Men’s and Youths Suits now 7.9
12.50 Men’s Trousers now ...... 8.75
10.00 Men’s Trousers now 7.50
7.50 Men’s Trousers now 5.75
6.50 Men’s Trousers now 4.50
5.00 Men’s Trousers now 3.50
4.00 Men’s Trousers now 2.75
3.00 Men’s Trousers now 1.95
2.50 Men’s Trousers now L75
The Reina Keyente ot the Spanish
navy, which was built at Clydebank,
19 75 8cotlaDd > ln 1886 - was the vessel that
suited Secretary Tracy best. She waa
320 feet long and could do more than
twenty knots under forced draught.
When Congress authorized the con
struction of the Olympia, Cincinnati,
and Raleigh in 1889 the model chosen
for the Olympia waa the Reina Re
gents.
The plans were slightly changed to
allow for Improvements In warship
construction during the fouryears that
elapsed between the completion of the
Reina Regents and the beginning of
work upon the Olympia, and for
carrlyng out the Nary Department
plan to build a vessel that should re
semble the fleet Spaniard, but yet to
excel her. The simlllar appearadee
of the two were shown during the Co
lumbian naval review ln New York
harbor in 1893, when the Reina Re-
gente came to this country towing the
copy of the caravel Santa Marta, the
is covtred with coal, forming an ad,
ditional safeguard against the effects
ofdtmage near the waterline.
Pil'een Years Old.
The purpose of the heavy protective
deck Is not so much to serve as armor
and deflect the shot of an enemy as It
Is to permit the penetration of the
sides of the ship without the danger of
flooding the machinery spaces or
magazines.
The Olympia was launched on No.
vember 3, 1892, and her first com
mission was dated February 5, 1895.
Most of her service has been on the
Atlantic station, where she has served
as the flagship,
The Olympia's career, aside from the
events of the battle of Manila, has
been without incident, but she got
glory enough then to keep her naime
Immortal. She had been tb» flagship
of the Atlantic Squadron for several
year* prior to 1898," and was under
orders to return home for repairs early
In that year when Secretary Long
realizing that war with Spain was
poistble, cabled Commodore George
Dewey at Yokohoma as follows
''Retain until further orders the
Big discounts on Negligee shirts, Sox, Underwear Straw * u “ t8hlp of Chrl * ,op,M * CoIambu *
Hats, Crawford's Shoes and nearly everything in the house.
Chas. L. Ansley
Successor to WHEATLEY & ANSLEY.
(See Ad on Fourth Page.)
A Speedy Craft,
Although her contract speed was
only 20 knots, at her first official trial
■be attained a maximum speed of 22. IS
knots. She baa shown a sustained sea
apeed of almost 20 knots, which was
more speed than two knota In advance
of that usually maintained by veaaela
of her class when she tint went into
commission.
crews of the squadron whose terms of
enlistment have expired.”
Without further Instruction, Dewey
proceeded to Hongkong and there
formed his base of operations iigsinst
the Puilfippines.
On April 20 the little revenue cutter
Hugh McCulloch brought to Deifey
this dispatch from Secretary Long:
“War has commenced between the
United States and Spain. Proceed at
once to the Philippine Iilanda. Com,
mence operations at once, partlcually
agalnat the Spanish fleet. You must'
capture vessels or destroy them. Use
utmost endeavors.”
> When this message was read on the
Olympia, Commodore Dewey said
“Thank the Lord! At lasl I’ye got
the chance and I'll wipe them off the
Pacific Ocean,”
cominir legislature centers in legisla
tion particularly as to reforms already
mapped out under the Democratic
platform adopted at the Macon con
vention, Negro dlafranchlaement and
the regulation or railroads are two of
the moat Important lasnea.
The dlifranchtaement bill,which was
drafted under direction of Governor-
elect Hoke Smith, T. W. Hardwick and
other advocates ot such a measure, will
be Introduced by Wllllami of Laurens.
In the matter of regulation of rail/
roads, it Is stated that a bill la practl
cally drafted which calls for a complete
reorganization - of the railroad com
mission from tbreo to five-member?
and giving them more power.
Commissioner Joseph M. Brown will
retire next October. What effect the
proposed legislation will liavo on tho
two bold-over members, Chairman
Warner HiU and O, B. Stevens, re
mains to be seen.
A bill Intended to restrict publio
officials from accepting railroad passos
will also be lntoduced. It will bo
known as the anti-pass blU.
CROP IS,THE POOREST
: IN PAST 18 YEARS.
Belief As Expressed By
Expert.
COLUMBUS HERE TO
PLAY TWO GAMES
Fine Sport is Promised
Today
LOOKING FOR MUGH HIGHER PRICE
Traveling Representative of New Or
leans Cotton Firm Thus Ex
presses His Opinion Re
garding Cotton Crop
For the eighteen years I bave been
traveling through the cotton territory
BYNUM PITCHES FOR AMERICUS
Albany Saws Out and Columbus
Conies In-Place-Lamar Will
Pitch Tomorrow-Great
Games Expected.
The Columbus ball toam, one of tho
best amateur organizations ln the stato,
Kvery one knows what happened
thereafter.
CLOSING OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS
The Commencement Exercises at Glover Theatre This
Evening.
The commencement exercise* of coveted diplomas tonight.
Furlow High School, marking the clos
ing of the summer session, will take
place at Glover’s Theatre this evening.
This is an occasion of greatest Interest
in Amerlcus, and that tonight wilt
prove no exception.
The stage of the theatre will be
beautifully dressed In ferns and pot-
ted plants, and seated thereupon will
lie the superintendent and faculty of
Furlow School and mombors of the
board of education, assembled to wit-
Doggy Hints,
We havr! medicines for
diseases of dogs, book of
instructions free.
Rembert’s Drugstore
Have You a Corn,
A Toe Corn.
The theatre will be filled to Its ca- [ ness the closing exercises,
pzi-lty with the friends of the gradu- The members of the graduating class
ates, and there will be music and nrei Miss Floyd Fort, valendictorian
Magic Corn Cure
> the place to get D g Stops the pain and re-
ledicines. moves the Corn. 20c.
REMBERT’S
DRUG STORE
113 FORSYTH ST.
REMBERT’S
DRUG STORE,
113 FORSYTH ST.
flowers to add interest to the occasion.
The event maria the close of the
most successful session of years in the
Americus public schools.-
^lever before has the enrollment of
pupils been so large, and the progress'
ln all departments of the schools hss
been marked. The examinations
came to an end yesterday, and the oc
casion tonight will be a fitting finaliftp
a fine school year.
The graduating class is not aa large
as In other years, numbering but five
members, and these will' receive their
Miss Mary Hooper, salutatorian. Miss
Gladys Dunn, Miss Kdns Martin, ana
Mr. Herscbel Kverett.
Prof. E, M. Wright of Troy Ala. will
deliver the lltorary address to the
graduating class, and Uto fame or thle
distinguished educstor as an orator
Insures a rhetorical feast. Following
this, the dlplomos wilt be awarded to
the class of graduates.
Tomorrow evening tho closing exer
cises of’the McKay HiU School,
colored, wUl take place at the theatre,
and will be of Interest as wall.
bave never aeen a season when the. comesto Americas today under spec-
prospects were so poor. Ido not be-'* a * arrangement and will play two
Hove that with favorable weather from J R ame *. the first this afternoon and
now on a crop ot over 12,000,000 bales ano,bor gamo on Friday,
can be grown. I also look for higher | And local fan * aro greatly delighted,
prices this season.” j M bo eiDCctod.
This statement was made by ,M. D. Albany was due to play hero today
Burnley of New Orleans, representing but canc «lleed tho ongsgomont, where-
Glbetf * Clay. Mr. Burdley la mak- u P on Man »gar Boll secured an engage-
Ing a tour oi the cotton growing statea, ment wlthTojumbus,
and has covered all except the Caro. I These two games will be the best
llnas. , witnessed hore this season. Tho Amor
'Louisiana and Arkansas are ln • bad lcu * toam W M put “P Its best material,
shape,” continued Mr. Burnley.” In P u *H n ff Bynum m tho box this after- .
Texas the southwestern and west rn no °n, whllo Lamar will throw the ball
■eetlons showed up yery well, but cen- tom °rrow. '
trel, north and east Texas cotton tsl Aa considerable expense is Incurred
very poor. The territories are also in I * n G 0, l ,n S Uils team bare it la hoped
the poor lilt. The crop la everywhere * bat * ber0 W *B be a liboral nttendanco
backward, about four weeks late, I at ,he today. Tho chargea will
be as usual, and tho free list will bayo
should say.
In south and central Georgia the crop ,0 be cancelled.
Go out tbla afterfloon and cheer
playere on to victory.
flio
la good, bat In North Georgia It .is not
so good.
“There is very little scarcity of labor — ■ —- '
ln Texas, but It I. otherwise in Lonial- NO DINNERS OR SUPPERS SERVED
ana, Mlaalaslppi, Georgia and Alabama
I look for the abandonment of addi
tional fields of cotton a little later
when it la seen that they are choked by
the grass.
“While present high prices aro .inch
aa to itlmulate-acreage, It must be re
membered that the rise came after the
crop had been planted, and too late to
bave the effect which it would earlier
ln the year,”
jAlcohol
not needed li
Ayer's barsapaniia ,s not a strong drink. As I
now mad:, there Is not adrep of alcohol in it. I
It is a non-alcoholic tonic and alterative. Ask I
your own doctor about your taking this ir.eoi-l
cine for thin, impure blood. Follow his ad-
everytine. Ho knows. Trust him.
COMMON SENSE
Leads most Intelligent people to use only
medicines oi-known composition. There
ton It Is that Dr. Pierce’s medicines, tbs
makers) of which print every Ingrcdlont
entering Inti, them upon the bottle wrap
pers and attest Its correctness under oath,
are dally growing in favor. Tho com
position of Dr. Piurco's medicines Is open
to everybody, Dr. l-lcrco being desirous
of having the search light of Investiga
tion turned fully upon hit formulas, being
confident that the better the composition
of these medicines is known the more
will their great curative morits be recog.
nlacd. Bolng wholly made of tho active
medicinal principles extracted from na
tive forest roots, by exact processes
original with Dr. Pierce, and without the
use of a drop of alcohol, triple-refined and
chemically pure glycerine being used In
stead In extruding and preserving the
curative virtues residing In tho roots
employed, these medicines aro entirely
freo from the.objection of doing harm
by creating an appetite for either al
coholic beverages or habit - forming
drugs. Examine the formula on thdr
bottle wrappers—tho same as j-orn to by
Dr. Pierce, and you will find that Ills
"Golden Medical Discovery," the great,
blood-purifier, stomach tonic and bowel
regulator—tho medicine which, while not
recommended to cure consumption In Its
advanced stages (no medicine will do that)
yet does cure all thuse catarrhal condi
tions of head and throat, weak stomach,
fina'ly terminate In consnmptlomH
sBaejai'S
won t do supernatural things. You must
excrclsoyour patloiieaand persevere lu Its
uso fora reasonable length of tl— *
Its full benefits. The Ingr.-.li-nts
Dr. Pierce's medicines are rnmpc
the unqualified endorsement of
medical leaders—l.-tter than unv a
of lay, or non-professional, test Im..
They are not given awnv to be ei
mented with but are sold bv all deal,
medicines at reasonable prices.
Jurors Provide their Own Meals
During Court.
After a session of nosrly three woeks
the Hplng term of Sumter superior
court le drawing to a close. A rather
remarkable fact connected therewith
is that not a dinner or sapper has boon
served'to a Jury at the expense of tho
county during tho term, that breaking
all records. Usually during a session
of court something like n hundred
dinners and suppers, with froquont
bills for lodging, are charged to tho
county, but at this term verdicts were
quickly rendered, not a “bard-headed’'
Juror tying up tne whole dozen over
night, and there is now not a hotel
bin for the county to pay. , , '•
RELIEF FROM HIGH EXCESS RATE
Traveling Men Seek Relief From,Com
mission.
Tho traveling men or Georgia aro ox.
perienelng a now hardship in tho re-
quiromente of tho railroads as to excess
bagijago. Where tho trip Is over moro
than a line, the pasienger with oxcoss
baggage Is required to rechock It at
each Junction point, and charged a lo
cal tariff In each case, tho total of
which la ln oxcoss of tho through rato.
This mnttor has been brought to tho at
tention of tho railroad commission it,
ft letter written by Mrs Lawson staplo-
ton, of Atnorlcus, to Commissioner O.
B. Stevens* cojpmluion hu it*
tablished rates on Ixcess baggage, 1
they apply*fo each line separately a
not to two or morp lines participat
In the same haul. Tho question
up, therefore as a new one for t
mission's consideration.
Baggage Transfer.
jne 81, Loving'. Livery and
Transfer Co. for baggage wagon. Calls
given prompt attention day and
night. i. D c.