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McDuffie Progress. VOLUME 111. THOMSON, GA. FRIDAY, MARCH 13. 1903. NUMB'EroI. V~- ASK FOR THE BEST BC 0! Pianos, Organs, Furniture, Etc. Sterling Value* in Pianos. In our warerooms, second floor, Two carloads of famous Instruments just received from the manufacturers. The Pianos which make up our splendod line are Everett, Stultz & Bauer, Harvard Jacod Doll, Giant Stodard, Martin Bros., Dayton. The wonderful Pianola and beautiful Ceclllan. Our line of Pianos range In price From $165 to $1,000. You will wonder and delight at the magnificence and display In our wareroom. Throe large floors full of choice goods. We have special values in good PIAXOS that have been In uso as Rented Stock, which we aro closing out at great bargains. f For sale by all first-class dealers and guaranteed by Danforth Sc Carter. Remember “SEEBER.” | Cream of News.|! Brief Summary of Most Important Events of Each Day. —Hon. James H. Blount, former congressman, statesman and soldier, died at Macon, Ga., Sunday. —Major Charles H. Smith tBilMl Arp) and wife celebrated tho fifty- fourth anniversary of their marriage at Cartersville, Ga., Sun'.t.iy. —George Gould paid $1,500 for a! special train from Jacks divide to Wol- 1 don, N. C., over the Atlantic Coast Line. A lady in his party nad an en gagement for dinner In New York, ! and ho wanted to catch a train several hours ahead of him. —While making up time a Louis ville and NashviiiO passenger train was wrecked below Birmingham Sunday night. Five persons were in jured. —The trial of Haywood for the mur der of Skinner, which is schedule., to begin at Raleigh, N. C., on March 23, will doubtless bring some sensational revelations, it is now saul that every thing hack of the killing wm ho told In court. —Plerpont Morgan, while at Tampa, Fla.,was interviewed by a reporter. : The young man asked tiie millionaire j about his reported losses at a Sunday j game, and Morgan ordered him off tho car. —At tho Beecher memorial exer cises in Brooklyn, N. Y., Sunday, jus tice Fuller and ex-PreslUcnt Cleveland spoke. —Armour & Co. have arranged for a test of wireless telegraphy to com municate between cities, in which they have packing plants. —Miners at Huntington, W. \ a..went out on strike Monday, i aoy demand 10 cents more on the ton. —Henry Frank, preaching in Inde pendent church, New York, Sunday, suggested that if people of north wish ed to elevate the negro uiey should in vite him to their homos. — United Mine Workers investigate the killing of colored miners by Uni ted States marshal and ills posse in West Virginia and ascertain that the negroes were shot while they were in bed. —Rioting lias again broken out at Waterhury, Conn., because of tho street railway employees’ strike. Sun day night a policeman, while riding on a car, was killed. —A small hotel was burned at. Loit er, Md., Sunday morning, and six per sons lost their lives. k “ V* A. P. Padgol For Old 11. & H. Rye. $i.oo pjr cjiuirt. Old Corn Halt, 75c per quart. Old Fashion Hand-made Corn Whiskey, $2.00 per gallon. Kingston Rure Rye, $2.00 per gallon. L P. PADGETT, Atipsta, Ga. Y- \ Will sell your Goods Cheaper than you can buy thorn elsewhere. In Groceries they have everything that Is needed. Shelf goods of tho best quality. IIElWttE SIMPER Than you can buy it elsewhere. Get our prices on Cooking Stoves. In Dry Goods and Clothing We guarantee to suit you. Call to see us. We will save you money. Handsome Velour Tufted Couches—upholstered, with best tempered springs covered with assorted Belgian Velours, new patterns, regular price $15.00. Christmas Sale price $9.05. 50 Golden Oak Dressers—German plate mirror, throe large lock draw ers, regular price, $8.60. Sale Price.$5.75. 50 Golden Oak Washstands—with drawer, cupboard and splasher- back for towel, regular price, $5.00. Sale price, $3.75. 250 Solid Oak large Cane Seat Dining Chairs—high hack, well con structed and good finish, brgee arms, regular price, $1.25. Sale price, 98 cents. 75 Golden Oak Tables—Finished in gloss turned legs, bottom shelf, size, 24x24, regular price, $2.25. Sale price, $1.48. Other sizes at 73c and $1.19. 840 White Enamel Beds—Sizes 3-G and 4-0 by full lengths well finished, some of them ornamented with gold bronze on chills, also full brass trimmed ranging in prices from $3.95 to $10.00. We say without tear of contradiction, they are the best value in Bods ever offered in Augusta. Ask to see our special $3.95 to $7.25 Beds. Domestic and New Home—Ball bearing, light and easy running. 1 COOKING STOVES, STEEL RANGES, BICYCLES, BABY CARRIAGES \ AND GO-CARTS. Thomas & Barton Co. Augusta, Ga. Our Job Printing Department Is complete and up-to-date. We are prepared, therefore, to fill your order with promptness, assuring satisfaction by doing good work at snch prices as WILL SAVE YOU HONEY/ —The negro Perry, charged with tho murder of women in Massachu setts, and who was referred to as jack the Slugger, died In tlie jail at Cam bridge. —The Savannah Athletic Club will make an effort to get tho Jenries-Cor- bott fight. —Near Ashvillo, N. C., the petrified corpse of a soldier lias been unearth ed. —Judge Justice has consented to try the Haywood murder ease at Rai- eigh. —The Alabama railroad commission has announced its Intention to at onco begin its new powers. —The congress of negro educators which has been in session at Chatta nooga adjourned Friday, after issuing an address to the negro race. —A numoer of “lily white” republi can leaders In Alabama, have received unsigned letters threatening them with assassination. —Senator Gorman, of Maryland, has been chosen chairman of the demo cratic caucus. —Judge Cantrill ha3 decided that Governor Beckham, of Kentucky, is eligible for rc-eleclon. The case will appealed. —A Swede named Bergh created a scene in the white house by attempt ing to see tho president. Bergh claims the goverment owes “am $100,090. —It has been announced that the pretender to the throne of Morroeeo has been captured. —Another violent eruptlop of the Colima volcano in Mexico, lias occured and thee people are fleeing in teror. Thomson, Georgia. PHONE 32. RIOTING IS RENEWED. SEABOARD TRAIN WRECKED. strikers in Water bury. Conn., Stay Policeman anil Wound Molonnnii Violence in its worst form has bro ken out anew in Waterhury, Conn., as a result of the big., feeling in connec tion with the strike of the street rail way motornien and conductors. This time it Is murder, and Policeman Mendelsohn is the victim. John Cham bers, a non-union motorman, is shot, and his whereabouts are unknown, and his conductor, George Weberen- dorfer, was pounded almost into insen sibility. GEORGIANS ARK JUBILANT. Congress Finally Adopts Amenments to Public Buildings Bill. Tho conference committee on tht 1 part of the house and the senate I agreed to the house amendments to i the public building bill Tuesday. La- I ter in the day the bill finally met the 1 approval of both houses of congress. As passed It carries all of the Geer- j gia items, Atlanta, Macon, Rome, I Gainesville and Valdosta. Atlanta ! gets $200,000 -for a new site for tho i proposed new postofficc building, | while Macon gets $300,000 for in- | provements on the foderal building in 1 that city. Dashes Into ( pen v witch Causing Fatal Injury of Engineer and Fireman. TI10 northbound Seaboard limited, leaving Jacksonville," Fla., at 1:10 p. m., was wrecked Wednesday after noon at Evergreen, two miles south of the Georgia lino, fatally injuring En gineer Pierce and his colored fireman and seriously injuring six other mem bers of tho crew, one of whom will probably die, and injuring one Pull man passenger. Wrecking trains, with physicians, were sent from Jacksonville. COT I ON KING IS SULLY. Manipulator of Staple vays Price will Go to Fifteen Cents. A New York dispatch says: Sully •still holds the whip hand in the cotton market and found time while manag ing his campaign on change Tuesday to state that March cotton would go tc 15 cents. “I am buying all I can get.” he said, “and I didn’t go into this deal with my eyes shut.” We are ready to enter your name on our subscription books. You will not miss the small sum nocossary to be come our customer.