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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-08-27
TRIENNIAL CONCLAVE
OF KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
Communicates Invade Ken
lucky Metropolis.
CITY GAILY DECORATED

Indications Are That the COnclave
VIII Prove the Most Notable Ever
Held-Over $4,000 Visitors Now on
Hand.
LOUISVILLE, Aug. 26.-The rush OF
victors to the triennial conclave OF
knights Templar in this city began IN
earnest today, and by night the Ken.
lucky metropolis will be completely IN
the hands of the invaders.
Trains poured into the city all day,
bearing sir knights and their ladies.
The streets were filed with marching
detachments, and the air fairly trem.
bIed with the music of numberless brass
bands which escorted the various COM
manderies to their headquarters.
Scarcely building was without its
streamers, or a gorgeous dress OF bunt-
ing. Even shop windows were trimmed
in Masonic emblems, and street fakirs,
not to be outdone. painted Maltese
crosses on the toy balloons they hawked
about.
"A
expressed that the Conclave which be-
gins tomorrow will prove the most no.
table ever held,
1t is claimed there are $4,000 visitors
in the city today. The Chicago COM
manderies, travelling in trains of five
sections, arrived at noon and made an
imposing spectacle as they marched to
the CustOmhouse, where they separated
and scattered to their quarters.
Imposing Spectacle.
Other communicates arrived from
Kansas City, Charleston, S. O., Con-
neCticut, Pennsylvania, District OF Co.
lumbia accompanied by the famous
Marine band), from West Virginia,
New York, Ohio, California, WiscOn'
SIN, Michigan, Iowa, Georgia and other
states.
Many visitors came on regular trains
and joined their comrades here. The
Pennsylvania, Illinois, Wisconsin and
Ohio delegations are numerically the
| strongest here at present.
There were reunions today and es-
corting of Communicates to their homes
while in the city. The festivities of the
conclave will begin at s p. M, when
the grand commandery of Kentucky
and the subordinate communicates Of
the state will give reception to officers
and members of the grand encampment
at the customhouse.
Grand Master Reuben H. Lloyd of
California and Deputy Grand Master
| Henry Bates Stoddard of Texas were
given an impromptu reception during g
the forenoon because of the accepted
slate, which makes Mr.. Stoddard Mr.
| Lloyd's successor as grand master Of
| the grand encampment. Sir Knight
Lloyd and the man who is to succeed
him spent an hour in earnest converse.
ton concerning affairs of the grand en-.
Campment
Both expressed the greatest admira-
tion for the exhaustive preparations
which have been made to make the con-
Clave success.
Governor Yates of Illinois and Gov.
ernor Durbin of Indiana have arrived
with the detachments from their re-
spective states.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-08-27

For Assault and Murder Near Win
chester, Tenn, He Is Cremated.
CHATTANOOGA, Aug. ga special
from Winchester, Tenn, says Henry
Noles, the negro who criminally as
saulted and shot to death Mrs. Charles
Williams, wife Of a prominent farmer
near Winchester, Tenn, last Friday,
was captured yesterday morning at
Water Tank, near Cowan, Tenn. He
was carried to Winchester by his cap
tors and placed in the county jail
Sheriff Stewart made haste to try to
barricade the Jail and protect the pris.
oner. Soon an angry mob of several
hundred citizens gathered about the
Jail. Assistant Attorney General Matt
N. Whitaker appeared at the Jail and
made speech to the infuriated citizens.
He appealed to the citizens to assist him
In allay1Rg excitement and upholding
the majesty of the law.
This appeal was supplemented by
Judge j. j. Lynch, Captain W. P. Toll
ley, Jesse M. Littleton. Foster Ramsey
and others.
No sooner had their appeals been
made than several hundred citizens
from the neighborhood where the crime
was committed came up and augmented
the crowd to thousands. They swept
forward upon the Jail, overpowering the
sheriff and his deputies, secured the
prisoner and started for the scene of the
crime, 10 miles distant.
The mob was orderly, but grimly de-
termined. Arriving at point in sight
of the scene Of the crime the negro was
placed upon a stump and given chance
| to make statement.
He mounted the stump stolidly and
laughed as he began his statement. He
said:
Tell all my sisters and brothers to
meet me in glory. l am going to make
that my home. Tell my mother to meet
me where parting will be no more"
"Why did you kill Mrs. Williams?''
was asked.
81 just done that because I had moth
ing else to do"
He was then taken from the stump,
carried to a tree near by, bound to it by
chains and his body satuated with oil;
a match was applied, and instantly the
quivering body was enveloped in flames.
Rails were pitched about the burning
body, and soon life was extinct The ne
gro made no outcry at any time, and
died as stolidly as stole.
At least 5000 people witnessed the
horrible fate of the negro.
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MOB AFTER HIM.
Alabama Negro Wrote to White Wo-
man, Proposing an EIopement.

Alabama Negro Wrote to White Wo-
man, Proposing an EIopement.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Aug. &c. - The
storehouse and dwelling of Miles
Brookes, negro, at Thompson Springs,
near Bessemer, was burned to the ground
yesterday morning by mob of white
ciriz9ns, who were incensed against the
negro because a day or so ago he wrote
note to Mrs. Dan Curhff, wife of a
white rolling mill man, asking her to
elOpe with him.
Several visits were made to the home
of the negro, but he could never be
found. The mob organized about mid
night and marched to the place. The
negro and his wife in the meantime
had decamped and got out of the coun-
try.
The mob burned the store and dwell
ing to the ground anyway, and fired
40 or 30 shots into it. The neighboring
house of Dan Carson, a negro, was
punctured with rifle and pistol balls,
and he and his wife narrowly escaped
death, but no one was injured.
Armed bodies of white men are still
seeking Brookes, determined on ven
On9Oca
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Killed For slapping a Boy.

RALEIGH, Aug. 26-News reaches
here of murder in Haywood county
with sensational features. Freeman
Kilby and a young son of Fletcher Hop
kins had little difficulty, in which
Kilby slapped the boy. Hopkins and
another son went to Kilby's home and
said they wanted to have friendly talk
with him, and asked him to go out into
the yard. He did SO. The elder Hop
kins sprang on him. Kilby got away
and ran into the barn, Hopkins firing
at him. The young Hopkins ran around
the barn and shot Kilby in the back.
He fell, begging for mercy, while they
shot him repeatedly until he died. They
threatened aye other people with death.
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FATAL SUNDAY AFFRAY.

In a Quarrel at Bulls Grove, Ills. il,
Two Receive Death Wounds.
SENECA, Ills, Aug. 28.-Justin Apple
and George Smelzer of Geneva and
James Colgon and Edward Relfe of this
village became involved in a quarrel at
Bulls Grove yesterday. Several hours
later, while on the way to Cayuga Lake
park to take a trolley, the men met
again and resumed the quarrel, during
which Apple and Smelzer were both
stabbed with a large pocketknife.
Apple died this morning and Smelzer
is not expected to live. Relfe and Col
gon were, arrested, together with two
negro women and two white men, who
are held as witnesses One of the lat
ter, it is claimed, saw the blows struck.
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AFTER A MURDERER.
Alabama Officers Chasing Negro with
BlOodhounds.

Alabama Officers Chasing Negro with
BlOodhounds.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, Aug. 26.-A tel
egram received at the governors office
this morning states that the negro Bob
Brown, who killed Mr. j. O. Mcleod,
near Batesville, Ala, last Wednesday,
is surrounded in swamp near Eufaula.
The telegram requested that dogs be
sent to the scene at once.
The governor Immediately teIegraphed
to Wetumpka and four bloodhounds,
under charge of Warden Thrasher, ar.
rived here this morning enroute to Eu-
faula. Indignation is high III the com
munity and the negro. if caught, will
probably be lynched.
A reward of 500 had been offered for
his capture or information leading to
his capture.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-08-27
Amerlcan Deserler Cantured.

MANILA, Aug. 28.-Pltcher's first dis
patch from Mindoro tells how Lieuten-
ant Hazard of the Third cavalry, COM
manding troop of Macabebe scouts,
captured the American deserter How
ard, who. as a leader of the Filipinos,
had been annoying the Americans for
many months. Ferguson, one of Lieu
tenant Hazards civilian scouts, dis
guised as an insurgent, with eight Mac.
abebes, penetrated into the camp of Co.
lionel Atiensa, commanding 25Orifemen
and 200 bolomen, at night, located
Howard, bound and gagged him and
led him away without disturbing the
camp.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-08-27
TURKEYS PROMISES.
Will Pay an Indemnity of 100000
Francs to Quays Company.

CoNsTANTINoPLE, Aug. 26. - The
amount of the indemnity which the
sultan agrees to pay the Quays company
for interference with it's rights is 70O,.
900 francs. The sultan will also pay
900, 900 francs to a Frenchman on ac-
count of the seizing of lands in Alba.
MIA.
The Quays company renounces for a
year the clause in its concession regard
ing the transfer of the quays to Turkey,
only, it is believed, to save appearances
for the sultan.
NJ. Constans, the French ambassador,
after making farewell calls on his col
leagues yesterday, left here today on
board the Vaulteur for Stamboul, where
he will take the train.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-08-27
ODD FELLOWS TO MEET.
Over 100000 Delegates and Visitors
Expected at Grand ConvocatiOn.

Over 100000 Delegates and Visitors
Expected at Grand ConvocatiOn.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Aug. 26.-Prepa-
rations for the seventy seventh annual
oonvocation of the Odd Fellows sover-
eign grand lodge in this city, beginning
three weeks from today, are now prac.
tically finished.
Indications are that the meeting will
attract the largest number of fraternity
men ever assembled at one time. The
committees are counting on an attend
ance Of 100000, including visitors and
delegates. Every state in the Union is
to be represented. Other visitors will
come from Canada, Nova Scotia, Mexi-
CO and even from Europe
Officers of the Indiana grand lodge
say the advance arrangements for the
meeting exceed those in advance of any
other meeting they have attended, and
it is expected that the meeting will be a
record breaker. The principal feature
OF the week will be the parade on Tues.
day, Sept. II, In which $4,000 Odd Eel.
lows will appear, 500 of whom will be
mounted. The parade is to be reviewed
by Grand Sire and Commander-in- Chief
]CAA {" POAnC IL AAOn uAAShU AdGS'
The Indiana state fair and exposition is
to be held the same week of the SOW.
ereign grand lodge meeting.
On Thursday memorial services will
be held at the statue of Schuyler Colfax,
the founder of the Rebekah organiza.
tion, in University park. and the golden
anniversary of Rebekah Odd Fellowship
will be celebrated.
There will also be receptions and
other social events Friday. The ''grand
decoration of chivalry" will be con-
ferred and prizes will be distributed.
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Shot Wife and Child.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Aug. 26.-Will
Hudson, a Bessemer negro. is wanted
on the charge of shooting his wife and
2.year.old child at that place. The man
had separated from his wife and went
to her home to get his clothes. The
bullet passed through the child's body
and lodged in the woman. The child
will die. The woman will probably
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-08-27
FIayed AIS Last Gane.

BALTIMORE, Aug. 26.-Manager John
J. McGraw of the Baltimore American
league team announces that he has
played his last game of baseball. He
will retain his interest in the Baltimore
team and manage it from the bench.
At present McGraw is in bed with his
broken knee in plaster cast. His doc
tor says he will not be able to play
again this year. McGraw gives no def
mite reason for his retirement. He has
a good paying business here and is a
heavy stockholder in the local club.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-08-27
New Coal Comnanv.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Aug. 26.-The Ex.
celsior Coal and Coke company has been
incorporated here with a capital stock
of 800, 900 for the purpose OF operating
the properties of the old Coaling Coal
and Coke company, located in Tusca.
loosa county. The incorporators of the
company are George P. Howard and R.
E. Watson, both of Atlanta, Ga. The
headquarters of the company will be in
this cttv.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-08-27
Incomes of North Carolinians.

WINSTON SALEM, N. O., Aug. &c.
Winston has a citizen whose income an
nually is greater than the salary of the
president of the United States. Mr.. r.
]. Reynolds will pay an income tax this
year on $57, roc. AS is generally known,
the income is not taxable until it ex.
ceeds the $1,000 mark. In Winston there
are 81 taxpayers whose incomes excee /
this amount. Salem has 81 taxpayers
whose incomes exceed 81 200.
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Cotton Company Formed.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Aug 26.-The Ro-
man Cotton company is the newest or.
ganization in Montgomery. Its men,
bers are among the Oldest, most SUBJ
stantia1 and experienced citizens of this
place. The company will succeed to the
general warehouse business of the Leh-
man Durr company, and will operate
the Alabama warehouse, located at the
corner of Perry and Jefferson streets.
This warehouse has been operated as
cotton warehouse for more than 80 years.
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FAVORITE PRESCRIPTION

II am so thankful for what DR..
Pierce's Favorite Prescription has
done for me, F." writes Mrs. John T.
Smith, of SLOGAN, B. c., Box so.
"It cured me of disease which
was taking away all my strength,
helped me through the long months
before baby came and I have big
strong baby girl, the most healthy
and happy of all my three"
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Steamers Coli1de; our Drowned

HAvRE, Aug 26 - The Spanish
steamer Amboto, Captain Munez, for
New Orleans via Norfolk, Aug. 8, for
this port, collided last night with the
German steamer Lusitania, from Ham
burg for Mediterranean ports, off the
Casket rocks. Four of the crew were
drowned. The remainder were picked
up. Lusitania was vessel of $50 tons
She belonged to A. Q. DeFreyists & Go.
and hailed from Hamburg. She was
huilt in 1881.
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NTarried ON Horsebacx.

RUTHERFoRDToN, n. c., Aug. 26.-One
of the most unusual marriages that has
ever occurred in this county was that of
Mr.. Okey Biggerstaff and Miss Lydia
WashbUrn, near Forest City They
were married in the middle of the long
iron bridge crossing Broad river, on
horseback. Only three witnesses were
present. Rev. J. B. Carpenter tied the
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Young Lady KILLED by Lightning.

TARBoRo. N. O., Aug. 26.-Miss Kate
Friar. aged rs years. was instantly
killed by lightning at this place. The
bolt entered the house above her head,
played over the room, and going to an
adjacent house, severely shocked the
occupants
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Nav Mean Further Trouble.

LONDON, Aug 26.-The dispatch from
Constantinople announcing that the
French ambassador, NJ. Constans, left
there today, is not understood either in
London or Paris, though it Is believed
it means further difference between
France and Turkey. The supposition is
that M. Constans is taking holiday.
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Fire at Tiptonville. Tenn.

MEMPHIS, Aug. 26. - Tiptonvillle,
Tenn, the county seat of Lake county,
was almost entirely destroyed by fire
Yesterday. Loss not fully known, but
was about half covered by insurance.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-08-27
BRADFXHD1S
Female Re0EEEafORa

which is the true cure provided
by Nature for all female troubles. 1t
is the formula of a physician of the
highest standing, who devoted his
whole life to the study of the dis
tinct ailments peculiar to our moth
ers, wives and daughters. 1t is made
of soothing, healing, strengthening
herbs and vegetables, which have
been provided by a kindly Nature to
cure irregularity in the menses, Leu
corrhea, Falling of the Womb, Nerv-
BUSINESS, Headache and Backache.
In fairness to herself and to Brad
fieId's Female Regulator, every
suffering woman ought to give it a
trial. A large 81 bottle will do a
wonderful amount of good. Sold by
druggists. O
U Send for nicely illustrated free book the subject
The Bradfleld Regulator Co., Atlanta, Ga.
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Begin
Right!
IOHNSON'S TONIC.
aa, aa,a..ssssusssssTsal's'irI'ISl

IUHNSUNS ; IUFO.
The sickest is not always in bed The meanest kind
of sickness just to be able to attend to ones duties With
rich blood in your veins you perform with pleasure, the work
that becomes an arduous task for half we'll people,.
Why don't you take JOHNSONS TONIC7 It is the
Worlds Greatest Medicine The dealer makes less money on
IOHNSOhS TONIC than any other kind. Now remember
that your health your business and making money is his
business.
It would pay you better to drive twenty-five miles to get
bottle 0HNS0NS TONIC rather than use the cheap kind
that pays more profit to the dealer.
Moneymakng and Lfesavng don't very close togeth
e JOHNSONS TONIC the kind that It 100 times
better than Qunine Does in day what slow Quinne
cannot do in ten days.
Better do your thinking when your health at stake
Insist upon having the Worlds Greatest Medicine,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-08-27
,.nun5s IIIness a fsretext.

ROME, Aug. 26.-The illness of Prince
Chun, brother of the emperor of
China, who, with a Chinese mission,
has arrived at Basel, Switzerland, on his
way to Berlin to apologize for the assas-
sination of Baron Won Kettler, the Ger.
man minister at Peking, is, according TO
a dispatch received here today from
Basel, pretext for delay, Prince Chun
having received orders from Peking not
to proceed, as fresh complications have
arisen with reference to the settlement
of the protocol
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-08-27

The above are only few brands OF the
many we carry in stock. Send for catalogue.
All other goods by the gallon, such as Corn
sold equally as low, from s1,25 gallon up
wards.
We make a speciality of the jug trade and
all orders by mail or telegraph will have our
prompt attention. Special inducements Of
fered.s
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-08-27
$3.50, PREPaID. PFERzSS

We snip on approval IN plain, sealed boxes.
with no marks to indicate contents. When
tory, return it at our expense and we will re.
turn your $3.50. We guarantee this brand to
be eight years old. Eight bottles for IS so,
prepaid; gallon jug, express prepaid, $500;
2 gallon Jug, express prepaid $3.50 NO
charges for boxing.
We handle all the leading brands of Rye
and Bourbon Whiskies in the market, and
will save you 50 per cent. on your purchases.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-08-27
WAsHoUT CAUSES A WRECK.
Fireman Killed In Accident on the
Seaboard Air Line.

blreman Killed In Accident on the
Seaboard Air Line.
COLUMBIA, S. O., Aug. 26. The Flori.
da and Metropolitan limited train of the
Seaboard Air Line was totally wrecked
7 miles south of Cheraw, due to a sand
bank washed out.
The killed and wounded are:
Fireman Rosemond, crushed to death.
Engineer Muse, shoulder and leg in
jured.
Tom Cleary, another ngineer, injured
in knees and legs.
Postal clerk, messenger, names un.
known, slightly bruised.
The passengers escaped with a severe
shaking up. Neither of the conductors
were hurt
The scene of the wreck was a high
embankment of sand which had been
entirely washed away. The engine and
four cars left the track when the road
bed gave away and pitched headlong
into the mud. The rest of the coaches,
while not overturned, were all derailed.
The engine was a mass of debris and
the tender was thrown 80 yards away.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-08-27
Wesleyan Female College,
Macon, Georgia.
Oldest .CoIlege for Women in the World
A Diploma From

A From ISL Honor.
in
OnOtl
Heeb o the o
rand
no N p I e
10 eI
G DE- p tunent
J. w. ROBERTS, A. M DID,, President.
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GUNNER is here, and those who start
- right will go through the whole summer
season with little trouble. A taint of Mala-
rial poisoning in your blood to-day will last
until the Fall unless you drive it out now
Blood Medicines can't cure Malaria poison
IL fl
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JOHNSON'S CHILL and FEVER TONIC.

1t has been on the market for the
past seventeen years, and stands
higher to-day as a curative agent
than any other medicine made.
Take a thorough course of JOHN
SONS TONIC and enjoy that keen
pleasure in life that only belongs to
thoroughly well people.
Costs so cents a bsttIs. Get it
to-day,
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SAVANNAH; GA.
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Engineer Killed; Fireman Injured.

BARNEsvILLE, o., Aug. 26.-A special
train on the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road carrying Pennsylvania Knight
Templars, enroute to Louisville, struck
horse on the GAINESVILLE hill this
morning and the entire train was
ditched. Engineer Milo Francis of
GAINESVILLE was killed and Fireman Wal
ter Boston Of Newark was fatally in
jured. So far as known the passengers
escaned with slight bruises
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-08-27

Extract from 8 Letter dated
0raaHviIls. S. C., August 26, 1889.
AZ ths age Of so, with IS years Of active
RgAetsca, I am . careful observer and eau
tzsas IN endorsing proprietary medicines, but
lean C0nSc4enti0usly endorse Jour JOHNsoN's
oMIEE AND FEYKR TONIC Is enc OF the best
SaasstnAsiOn remsdies for Chins and Eevsr
have ever used Is eorrsots ths vit&Atsd So
sEsssans az the Liver, relieves @Rst&VeHeEA, and
SE@@Ssss absorption and szz1nSlat8o@@f feed.
sAzs ealanfng Al the RdAeas4azs Sla&us~a fer Is
Years tTalys
z. 2. MDWARRs, n. y.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-08-27

An akward boy.is chip off the oil
stumbling block.
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NEGRO's HORRIBLE FATE.

For Assault and Murder Near Win
chester. Tenn, He Is Cremated.