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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-12-07
MINISTER BUCKS DEATH.
Paralysis of Heart Given as Cause.
Was TragicaIIy Sudden.

Paralysis of Heart Given as Cause
Was TragicaIy Sudden.
Yokohama, Dec. Paralysis of the
heart caused the death of United
States Minister Alfred e Buck, which
occurred yesterday. The end was
tragically sudden.
Mr.. Buck was the guest of the en-
peror in duck hunt on the Shinhima
preserves. A bird had been netted
and the minister with a peculiar re-
mark. started to reset the net. Sud
denly he fell and without a word OF
a groan, expired simultaneously. He
had suffered from a weak heart for
some time.
Mrs. Buck was not with the party.
Minister Buck was held in high es.
TEEN in Japan, and the flags on gov.
eminent buildings have been placed
at half mast. The funeral has been
set for Monday next
Secretary J. NJ Ferguson is ii
charge of the legation.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-12-07
EXPLOSION KILLS CHILD.
Pounded Railroad Torpedo With Ham
mer-Two Others Injured.

Pounded Railroad Torpedo With Ham
mer-Two Others Injured.
Spartanburg, S. c., Dec. 5.-Near
Woodruff, a 6-year-old daughter of j,
T. Roach was killed and two other
children injured in a peculiar manner.
About a year ago Mr.. Roach, who
is the mail carrier between Wood
ruff and Cashville, found an object in
the road that he thinks was a rail
road torpedo. He picked it up and
carried it home. His three children
yesterday afternoon got hold of the
torpedo and began playing with 1t.
In the course of their examination
of the object they decided to pound
it with a hammer They took it out
in the yard and placed it on a rock,
and siezing a heavy hammer, they
struck the torpedo as hard as they
could. Suddenly there was a loud ex,
plOsion, and one of the children, aged
years, fell back with a severe wound
in the stomach, and the others were
also more or less injured by the fly
ing pieces Of the exterior of the eXplo.
siye, which was covered with tin.
The child most seriously injured died
shortly after the accident.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-12-07
VICTORY FOR BONDS.
Columbus viii Now Operate its Own
WaterWorks.

Columbus viii Now Operate its Own
Waterworks.
Columbus, Ga, December 5.-COlum-
bus is happy over the result of the cleo
ton for water bonds The people
voted almost unanimously for the issu,
ance of $2500O0 of 4 per cent bonds,
with which the city is to build first
class system of water works. The
vote was as follows: For the bonds,
1,640; against the bonds, Z. Majority
for bonds, 1888 Of the seven who
voted against bonds, six were whites
Two hundred and ninety-two negroes
voted, out of a registratSl of 1922.
To carry the election Sc % per cent
of the registered vote was required
Ninety-four per cent of the vote was
cast for bonds. The registration was
1856.
The election was one of the most
remarkable in the city of Columbus
the people getting together" as never
before upon local issue.
This was the third water works
bond election in the history of tbs
city. In the previous elections bite
fights were waged and the bonds were
defeated.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-12-07
PecuIlar Fate Follows Family.

Williamson, Ca, December 5.-Lu.
Their Pitts, young white boy, acct.
dentally shot little negro while hunt.
ing. Amputation of the hand will be
necessary. A peculiar fate seems to
hang around this family in regard to
fire arms. The boys mother com.
mitted suicide by shooting herself His
Oldest brother shot his father, mistak.
ing him for a burglar. His next old.
er brother killed his younger brother
accidentally with a nistol.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-12-07
Cause of Prooresso Explosion.

San Francisco, Dec. 5.-Investigation
into the causes which led to the explo.
sion of the steamer Progresso at the
Fulton Iron Works Wednesday by
which 10 men are supposed to have
lost their lives and others badly in.
jured, has shown that the quality OF
the oil which exploded on the steam.
er was poor. The law prescribed
that oil to be used for fuel must not
flash at temperature of ITO degrees,
while that furnished to the Progresso
flashed at 101 degrees.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-12-07

New York, Dec. 5.-The Italian gov.
ernment's divorce and utilization bill
has met disaster in the committee
stage, according to a Times dispatch
from Rome by way Of London. The
verdict is not necessarily final, but
the bill will probably share the fate Of
previous divorce bills in spite of the
fact that it occupied prominent place
in the government program and the
kings speech
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-12-07

"BTaggy says his grandfather lost
his mind because Of the loss of his for
tune"
Hes just got the story twisted. He
lost his fortune because of the loss of
us 4ind. That's where he had his for
tune. Catholic Standard and Times.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-12-07
Bucks Probable Successor.

Washington, Dec 5.-When the pres.
ident comes to take up the question
Of the successor of the vacancy caused
by the death of Munster Buck at To.
kio, it is understood he will name
John Barrett, of Oregon, at present
commissioner general of the St. Louis
exposition to Asia and Australia, to
be minister.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-12-07
AN AUTOMOBILE HIGHWAY.
Congress To Be Asked For Appropria
fion For Same

New York. Dec. Sit has been de-
cided by the executive committee OF
the National Association of Automo
bile manufacturers to call a conven.
ton in February looking toward the
passage of a bill by congress providing
for an appropriation of $2OO00,O0O to.
ward national highway.
The feature of the bill to be pre-
sented and urged will be proviso that
the expense Of the proposed highway
shall be shared equally by the nation
al government, the state and the coun
ty.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-12-07
BR ADF FIELDS.
Z emale REGULATOR

for young girls on the threshold of woman
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BradGeld S Female Regulator for women
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to its tonic properties and as a regulator
of the menstrual flows. Painful, obstruct
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Regulator clears the complexion, bright
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"Perfect Health for Women" car
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THE BRADFlELD REGULATOR CO., ATLANTA. GA
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-12-07
Asks $4,000 for Lost Arm.

Asheville, N. c., Dec. 5.-Complaint
has been fled in the superior court
clerks Office in the case of Parker V.
George w. Vanderbilt and F. Brantly.
It is an action for damages sustained
by Parker while in the employ of the
Biltmore estate. He lost an arm while
operating a corn shredder and claims
$4,000 damages.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-12-07
DAILY TIMEsRECORDER SUNDAY DECEMBER 1902
FINE RESIDENCE D-m4uES.
Fire Breaks Out-MaidserVants Have
Narrow Escapes.

Chicago, Dec. 5-Franklin Mac
Veagh's palatiaI residence at 1913 Lake
Shore drive was damaged $4,000 by
fire early this morning. Two maid.
servants jumped from second story
window. sustaining serious injuries,
and several others. who narrowly es.
caped suffocation, were rescued by
iremen. Only a small portion Of the
residence burned, the chief danger to
occupants being from suffocation from
the dense smoke that filed every por.
ton of the structure.
Mr.. McVeagh and family were unin.
jured. An over-heated furnace wGs
the cause of the fire.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-12-07
The Human Lottery
"Ah' If only were beautiful
how happy life would be-"

Many forlorn maid has said this as she
looked into the mirror. 1t is the one pos.
session in the lottery of human life which
woman would not refuse.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-12-07

We also have an immense stock of children suits' "0n
and ladies underwear ladies capes aud walking 1acKe' n
in fact everything in immense stock will be put u H
knife, We hope all former patrons ana railroad
will take advantage of this sale by coming forward at 0n''
90 a o1 ffe these Inducements for the next ten days.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-12-07
WIFE FOUND DEAD BODY
cedie Whitfield Commits Suicide at
LaVonia, Ga.

LaVonia, Ga.
Lavonia, Ca, Dec. 5.-Cedie Whit.
field, young man, committed suicide
yesterday morning by cutting his
throat.
Whitfield was an operative in the
ShOal Creek mills. had only been mar
ried a short time and there is no
known cause for the act.
He arose, as usual, about o'clock
and stepped out just before break.
fast. When the meal was ready his
wife called him, and, getting no re
spouse, went in search and found him
with his throat cut from ear to ear.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-12-07
Rockford, Ills, Has $275,ooo Fire.

Rockford, H., Dec 5.-The Mead
building, a 5-story brick structure
was destroyed by fire last night. 1t
was occupied by the Workman Bros
& Co, department store, and the Rock
ford business college. The loss is
$275 900; insurance $3.50, 900.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-06


mosquitoes to get in their work all the
time, while Elder Brown is delivering
his long prayer, has got religion sure. :
Now the foregoing may not be exactly
true. possibly is exaggerated, but it's
what the man that carries the mail told
the bus driver while the LOCKER On
was waiting for the train.
Even the political enemies of ex-
Governor Shaw are admitting that he is
making IL creditable record as secretary
of the treasury. His order removing a
poker player, his order regarding the
admission of dutiable personal effects,
his speech on the tariff revision, and
finally his plan to get money west to
move the crops are all favorably spoken
of. The secretary knows by this time
that the people of Iowa are inclined to
keep CLOSE tab" on their public Off
Gals, and altho Mr.. Shaw is not in
debted to the voters of Iowa for his
present prominent position. still they
take great interest in his career, and if
he steers the finances of this country
safely thru his term of office they take
n certain amount of credit to them
selves, for The came from Iowa"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-06

quite extensively on many of the rail-
roads of the southwest this use having
been forced by the high price of coal
Mr.. Hayes has estimated that this
oil has fuel value of at least SO bar
rel, compared with anthracite coal at
$3.50 or 81 a ton. 1t has sold up to the
present time for about one tenth of this
estimate of its fuel value. The fact
that the superior crude oil of Pennsyl-
vana is produced, as a whole. at a
profit of $l.25 barrel, and has not
greatly exceeded that amount in price
for many years, is an indication of what
the price of the Texas oil will actually
be on the market.
The government agents deductions
and suggestions from this study may be
of value in pointing the way. but 1t will
require considerable education and the
adoption Of successful methods of burn
ing it to make it of practical value for
heating purposes, and this can hardly
come during the present season.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-06
TOPICS OF THE TIMES

The Iowa democrats have dropped
silver to try amalgam.
Attorney General Knox. after looking
into the subject, says President Roose-
welt has no power to intervene in the
coal strike.
Apple raising is becoming perma-
nent industry in Minnesota. For this
reason Iowans should not despair.
Minneapolis made new high record
Of flour shipments last year. The total
was 16,316.333 barrels, an increase of
about million and a half barrels over
the total for the preceding year. The
record is made up from Aug. 81 to Aug.
81, that being accounted the end Of the
extent of these figures. which reflect
the greatness of the northwest wheat
region. The excellence of the product.
too. makes certain market for all the
flour that can be produced.
1t is noteworthy that the new Ma
poleon of the Iowa democratic forces
is from Waterloo, also.
A ten-story hotel, to cost $5OO,000 is
one of the enterprises undertaken in
anticipation of the worlds fair and the
continued growth of ST. Louis. 1t will
stand in the heart of the principal bus
mess center, on Broadway, at the cor
ner of Pine street.
Another aeronaut has had fall-this
time 400 feet. Are they trying to make
IL long distance record?
II do not know whether the financial
leaders agree with my view of the pres
idents attitude on the trust question:"
said Secretary of Interior Hitchcock,
because | have not been in financial
circles. 1t seems to me they should
look at the matter in the light in which
1 have presented it. President Roose-
welt will do his duty as he sees it, and
he views ii from the highest point of
citizenship. He will not swerve one
iota from doing what he believes to be
for the best interests of the people,
who, after all, are sovereign. There Is
not the slightest question about the
people Of the country being with the
president on this question. They are
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-06

business in general we could all of us
weather the storm in much better
shape. In other words. to adopt the
Clews metaphor, the good mariner
should be prepared to shorten sail inn
mediately and, as experience has
taught. the careless mariner not SO
prepared is the one who will be cap
sized at the very first squall.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-06
OIL As SUBSTITUTE FOR COAL.

The scarcity of anthracite coal on ac-
count Of the miners strike in Pennsyl-
vania lends interest to any method of
relief suggested as to other fuel. 1t is
announced from Washington that
Charles w. Hayes of the geological
survey is preparing paper which is
intended to show the possibility Of
Texas oil competing with coal for all
carefully and thoroughly studied by Mr..
Hayes, who made a trip to Texas for
that purpose. The character of the oil
and existing conditions have been given
personal Investigation. The paper will
give the relative full value of Texas and
various other oils With both bituminous
and anthracite coal, a question of par
ticular interest at present.
This publication being the first made
by the government treating at length
the coal question, it is believed it will
be instrumental in guiding consumers
the use of anthracite coal with oil. A
practical monopoly exists in anthracite
coal. for the reason that it's presence is
confined to few square miles in Penn
sylvania, which are owned and con-
trolled by a comparatively few persons,
thru corporations. Small quantities of
anthracite are found in Colorado and
New Mexico, and semi-anthracite is
found in Arkansas, but these fields are
SO small they are not regarded as fac
tors in the supply of hard coal. The
geology of the United States has been
so fully developed that experts of the
geological survey are convinced there
will be no discovery of anthracite coal
to affect the monopoly enjoyed by the
owners of the Pennsylvania fields. This
monopoly is now threatened by oil.
About 100000 barrels of Texas oil
were sold last year for fuel purposes.
Doubtless four or five times that guam
tity could have been readily supplied
without making an unusual demand on
the field. 1t was sold from 25 cents to
30 cents per barrel. No economical
method has been discovered for refining
this Texas oil for illuminating purpos-
es, and many experts are of the opinion
that no such discovery will be made.
From present indications, therefore. the
use of Texas oil is likely to be confined
to purposes of.fuel. 1t is being used
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-06
|Eoucr,oxs FROM VERMONT ELECTION

,ss Attic Gen. Mccullough, the republic
Ss Ian candidate for governor in Vermont,
u. Hid not secure an election at the hands
u be the people, he will be chosen for that
bosition by the legislature, which is
SSsttrongly republican. The New York
Sfribune, in considering results, reaches
aS4he following conclusions as to modifi-
q tation of the prohibitory law:
while both legislative and executive
bower will remain in the hands of the
Republicans, this vote for Mr. Clement
Twill materially strengthen the high Ii
license movement and promote action at
q the next session Of the general assem-
q bly,. All parties except the prohibition
Sl1st. which cast about 1000 votes, favor
Aeome modification Of the present liquor
law. while from the Clement and the
democratic vote it is plain that not less
than 10000 of the 10000 citizens voting
q the election are prepared for hlgn
s2llcense without referendum, for the
democrats declared for that policy even
before Mr.. Clement. came out for 1t.
4such an expression must strengthen
the timid to make the change in the
ssaiauor law which politicians have long
dseen was needed but have shrunk from
4 proposing. The success of Mr.. Clement
lin forcing this issue, notwithstanding
his own defeat, is an impressive lesson
'3f the readiness with which people re-
i kpond to live issues when anybody
Sdares to bring them forward. If Mr..
yClement was unselfish1y devoted to
LIQUOR Law reform he should be salts
Ned with the result. If ne was oniS
using that question as an instrument
kof personal advancement he has the
hating reward of having missed his OBJ
3tect while being made to serve the
cause he had espoused."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-06
'LOoKER.0N IN IOWA
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4 Fonda. Sept. 5-The conversation
was on the high price OF meat ana the
Increased cost of living IN Iowa in 1907,
when the thrifty young housekeeper
made a few remarks. Said she: You
know we always had meat three times
day at home before was married, so
I supposed when we went to keeping
| house meat three times a day was a
necessary part of the program, but we
found our meat bill was simply awful.
/ SO talked it over with Charley and
we concluded we would still have meat
three times day, but would eat less of
meat and more of something else. And
| it's astonishing how easy 1t Is, when
YOU get accustomed to 1t. We have act
ually reduced our bill for meat one
half and now fill up on vegetables and
bread and little side dishes that cost
very little, but must admit 1t makes
more work for the cook. And honestly
believe we feel better. When we first
went to housekeeping Charley and l
could and did eat pound and half of
steak at one meal Now we buy 1t and
cook 1t just the same, but there's all
ways some left for another meal. And
we've found out several other things
about the cost Of living-things for the
table. Found out that plenty of fruit
for breakfast Is better than ham and
eggs. That when we change our break
fast food every day we relish 1T better.
And frequently now after eating our
fruit and breakfast food and drinking
\, cup of coffee it's all we want. Pretty
soon we're going to omit meat from our
breakfast bill of fare entirely. and after
we get used to 1t are going to try the
same plan for supper. Not going to
swear Off but wean ourselves sradu-
ally." All of which is given here as a
suggestion for some of the older house,
keepers.
1t wasn't union campmeeting. Just
a revival meeting of the church,
held in a tent for comfort and con-
venience. And the way it looked when
the Looker-On was there was that the
Iowa mosquito would break up the re-
vival. The tent was located on rising
ground just little ways from the river,
and more energetic. healthy. full-siZed.
bloodthlrsty mosquitoes never attended
campmeeting. There's no use talking.
Elder Smith could not be effective in
his address and slap his bald head at
frequent intervals. And Sister Jones.
the great revivalist from Indiana. was
just poisoned by their bites, and her
face was Il sight to behold. You see
while she was Was talking pride
wouldn't allow her to slapS'em the way
the elder did. and so when one actually
lit on the end of her nose she allowed it
10 light, bore. eat and die there. The
consequence was her face was covered
with swollen blotches and she was thus
compelled to cancel an engagement for
next week for six addresses before the
Young Women's Christian Temperance
Union. Said enemies of the cause would
say she was not strictly temperate her.
self. And the mourner's bench will have
to be enclosed in mosquito netting or
wire screen or the young women won't
so up any more. Open work hose are
too tempting and tell you girl that
can stay on her knees and allow these
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-06
VIEWS en- THE DEMOCRATIC CHANGE.

| Politicians who are curious to know
how the abandonment of the free silver
issue is received by the organs of the
democratic party, and how it is viewed
by the republican press. may get cues
from the expressions of several leading
democratic papers and few of the re-
| publican journals that have thus fan
expressed opinions. The Dubuque Tel
| egraph- Herald is one of the most un-
compromising silver organs. 1t urged
and insisted that the party should
stand by the issue. This was before the
convention. Now, while it says it has
never conceded that the money ques-
ton is not an issue. it admits that II
is temporarily obscured." 1t therefore
decides that This journal will accord
the ticket nominated by the convention
hearty support. 1t believes that the
fore it stands on it. But it also thinks
that reaf1irmation plank would have
made it stronger and more consistent.
We are united on all but single ques-
ton. We will forget that for a while
and merge in solid front and vigorously
assail the republican party and it's rob-
bling policies, to deliver the masses from
the exactions of the few. the pampered
favorites of the administration"
OF the other faction, the Davenport
Democrat, which has favored the gold
standard, and has been out of touch
with the party on the money question,
believes that Every democrat in Iowa
who has ever stood on a democratic
platform can give his hearty support to
the ticket this year. The one feature
upon which democrats have disagreed
has been eliminated, and there is gem
eral agreement as to living issues"
The Sioux City Tribune, another anti
silverite paper. thinks The vote by
which the party agreed to move on and
proved improbable to it was close, and
does not signify as clearly as it should
the decisive party feeling upon the
questions determined"
OF the few republican opinions that
have come to hand the Burlington
Hawkeye says 1T looks as tho the gold
men in winning the long and hard
fought battle had only succeeded in
stultifying and making ridiculous their
own party and making more sure than
ever the victory for the republicans
The Waterloo Reporter thinks that
ION the whole, to an outsider. the result
OF the convention seems calculated to
strengthen the democratic party in
Iowa, and after the first rush of indig-
nation has subsidized it is likely that the
radical silver democrats. will accept the
inevitable and work and vote as they
have done In the past. To large
action is a priced invita-
ton to come into the party fold and
labor again for the cause which they
regarded as true democracy"
1t is probable from the expressions
received that many of the silver demo-
Gratis will swallow the lump in their
throat and fall into line with their
party But the republican hosts are too
entrenched to be overthrown
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