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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-02-13
YOUNG RoosEvELT's CONDITION
Passes Comfortable Night and Shows
Improvement.

Passes Comfortable Night and Shows
improvement.
Groton, Mass, Feb. 12.-"Young
his condition shows much improve.
ment this morning"
This was the announcement made
by Secretary Cortelyou at 8: 80 o'clock
this morning regarding the son of
President Roosevelt, who has been i'll
with pneumonia for several days at
the GrotOn school here
From expressions made by the
school authorities and those most in
terested in the case, it is believed that
the boys condition while not removed
from the dangerous stage has assumed
more favorable aspect
Secretary Cortelyou issued a state.
ment at II o'clock which SAYS that
the morning examination by the ply.
sicians had confirmed the anticipatory
statement he had made at O'Clock
relative to the young invalid's condi.
ton. 1t was, Mr.. Cortelyou said, very
favorable with slight Improvement and
he added that the lad will probably
have passed the danger period within
the next 48 hours.
Mr. Cortelyou said also that the
president would not leave Groton until
his son had passed the danger point.
He would not in any event be able to
get away before late Thursday night
or early on Friday.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-02-13
WOMEN sUFFRAGIsTs MEET.
National Convention Assemblies al
Washington, D. C.

"aSH1aGkOIIy Os ~
Washington, Feb. 12.-The execu
tive committee of the National Won
ans Suffrage convention, which meets
here today, held it's second session
this morning, preliminary to the open
Ing of the convention, to further con
slider plan Of organization and other
questions of Importance The commit
tee decided to admit to auxiliary mem
bership the Friends Equal Rights as
soeiation.
Two propositions submitted by Pres
ldent Carrie Chapman Gait were re
ferred to a subcommittee, who are
to report to the full committee on Fri
day. The first has for it's object the
promoting of equal suffrage sentiment
which, she said, has been used success,
fully in France. 1t embodies the crea'
tion of woman's postage stamp, the
same as in France, to be placed along
side the regular stamp. She pointed
out that the regulation postage stamp
OF France represents a young woman
resting her hand on a table which
bears motto Rights of Man" while
the French women have adopted q re.
verse Of this and show a young man
with his hand on table with the mot.
to Rights of Woman"
The other proposition was that each
state woman suffrage association
shall appoint a state historian to keep
record of all interesting facts.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-02-13
THREE TIMES KIDNAPPED.
Lawrence Countryman Again Disap'
pears from His Home,


pears from His Home.
st. Joseph Mich, Feb. 12.-Law.
renee, the 6-year-old son of Mrs. A. j.
Countryman, who has been a victim
of two sensational kidnapping cases,
has again disappeared from the home
of his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Van Brunt, of this city. He
has not been seen since Monday morn.
ing He left the house coatless and
his whereabouts are unknown.
For the last six years Mrs. Coun.
tryman lived in Chicago, where her
husband was employed in the Union
Stock yards. One year ago they quar-
relied and the mother, with her two
children, returned to this city to live
with her parents. On July the boys,
Lawrence, aged 5, and Albert, aged 8,
were mysteriously stolen in broad day
light from in front Of their grand.
fathers home in densely populated
section of this city.
The mother later found her boys in
negro den in Chicago and escaped
to a boat with the younger of them
after an exciting chase through the
streets. COuntryman pursued her to
the boat, but passengers prevented him
taking the boy, who has since been
living here.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-02-13
Sheriff BuruIn's Trial.

Birmingham, Ala, Feb. 12.-The
trial of Sheriff Andrew Burgin, who
VISA indicted by the late grand jury
for the escape of Frank Duncan from
the county jail, has been set for Feb
%, Saturday week. Sheriff Burgin has
not demanded jury. The minimum
fine in the event of conviction would
be 5000, the maximum $1,000 The
sheriff is confident of acquittal
Johnson City invites Roosevelt.
Knoxville, Feb. 12-President Roose
welt has been invited to visit Johnson
City, Tenn, this spring to participate
in the formal laying of the cornerstone
of the first building to be erected for
the Mountain branch National Sol
diers home at that place.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-02-13
AMERICUS. GA. THURSDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 49, 1902
PRISONER HURRIED TO
JAIL TO ESCAPE MOB
Carnival Tragedy Occurs at
Amite City, La.
WOMAN AND MAN MURDERED

During a Carnival Procession Willis
Cooper and William Perry Renewed
Previous Difficulty With the Re.
suit That Two Persons Are Slain.
New Orleans, Feb. 12.-Willis Coop
er, of Amite City, La, was brought
here hurriedly and lodged in the par
ish prison to escape being lynched by
an infuriated mob. While a carnival
procession was in progress at Amite
City Cooper and William Perry renew
ed a previous difficulty. Perry being
the aggressor, Cooper getting the
worst of it he drew his pistol and
fired four shots, not only killing Perry,
but also Mrs. Faraba Russell, an aged
lady, who, surrounded by her children
and grandchildren, was witnessing the
parade.
The deplorable killing of Mrs. Rus
sell created intense indignation, and
the sheriff and his deputies had great
difficulty in spiriting Cooper away
from the excited populace.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-02-13
Sues for $4,000.

Birmingham, Ala, Feb. 12.-Mrs.
Gertrude Jones, wife of the late Ebert
Jones, has filed suit in the circuit
court against the Southern Railway
company for 100000 damages for the
death of her husband. The suit grows
out of the accident at Twenty.seventh
street on Dec. 20 last, in which a
Southern railway switching train ran
into an East Lake electric car, killing
Conductor Jones. The plaintiff alleges
negligence on the part of the South
ern Railway company in that, it is al
legged, the train was running over s
miles an hour and did not have a for
ward light or fiagman and failed to
stop within 100 feet of the crossing.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-02-13

ington Branch of the Georgia Rail.
road Occurs at Hardns Creek Tres.
tile, Near Sharon.
Washington, Ca, Feb. 12-The
worst wreck in the history of the
Washington branch of the Georgia
railroad occurred yesterday afternoon.
The train had met the regular main
line train from Atlanta and had reach
ed Hardins creek trestle, miles from
Sharon. A freight car jumped the
track just as it struck the bridge I'm.
mediately following was a car heavily
loaded with lumber This car also
jumped the track and the lumber was
streWn for 100 yards The first class
coach following jumped the track and
rolled down an embankment, turning
over three times in the trip. The in
jured were: Father David, Sharon,
Ga, considerably bruised; C. T. Mox-
ley, Wadley, Ca, back badly wrench
ed and hand mashed c. w Dozier,
Hillman, Ga, hand mashed F. B. Fow.
Ter, Atlanta, considerably bruised on
head and body; G. T. Jones. Harmony
Grove, bruised on head nose and
back; DR.. A. G. Davidson, Sharon. Ga,
two scalp wounds on head and ankle
badly bruised; J. P. Pendergrast,
Brunswick, travelling salesman for
Burton, Price & Co, New York, badly
cut on head and bruised on body; he
may not recover; physicians say con.
cussiOn of brain may follow; Ed Wal
Ter, negro, Atlanta, few bruises:
Robert Waller, Atlanta, Ca, arm
broken; Conductor r. A. Oslin and
others of the crew were in the bag
gage car, which jumped the track and
turned over on it's side. The conduc.
tor was bruised and jolted; Brakeman
Thomas Whitaker, right limb injured,
but not seriously; Express Messenger
Gelderman had just left his car for the
smoking car. He was bruised on the
hand and body The negro fagman,
Clarence Reed, was cut on the nose.
1t is miraculous that no one was
killed. Those injured in the passenger
coach were pulled out of the water of
the creek where the car landed. En-
gineer Gullatt says he felt a jar. and
looking back saw the cars humping the
track. The engine ran ahead out of
Aarm's way. The bridge is torn up and
demolished for so yards and the track
for over 100.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-02-13
EARLY DOWNFALL PREDICTED
Castro's Government May Not Last
Lonuer Than March.


New York, Feb 12.-5enor Mona.
gas, ex-secretary of the Venezuelan lie.
cation, Washington, has received let.
ter from General Bompnga Monagras
one of the leaders of the Matos insur
rection. 1t was smuggled from the in.
terror Of the state of Bermudese to the
coast and theE taken by fisherman
to Trinidad
Il feel satisfied that by March," the
letter states we will be victorious and
be able to substitute the corrupt and
despotic government with one of hon
est men and conducted on. honest bust
ness principles.
"All this portion of the country is
opposed to Castro and there has been
no trouble in finding men to Join our
army. / also learn that several of
Castro's best generals have deserted
him and joined the rebellion. It is no
eXaggeration to say that the Liberia,
dor could easily engage the entire gov
ernment feet and defeat it,"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-02-13

gives the mother abundant nutrition for
her child. "Favorite Prescription is
woman's medicine and has no eqra1 as
a cure for woman1y diseases. It estab-
fishes regularity, dries weakening drains,
heals Inflammation and liberation and
cures female weakness.
Accept no substitute for "Favorite Pre-
scription" No other medicine is "just
as good for weak and sick women.
tit affords me great pleasure to be able to say
a few words III regard to the merits of DR..
Pierce's Favorite Prescription and Golden
Medical Discovery, +" writes Mrs. Flora Arm, Of
Dallas, Jackson Co, Mo. e was tempted to try
these medicines after seeing the effect upon my
mother. At an early age of married life was
greatly bothered with painful periods, also
troublesome drain which ron '--2} i7Ic weak
and unfit for work of auv ii ! hac }rne 50
thin there was nothing let OI inc Lut san and
bone. My husband became alarmed and got
me bottle of Favorite Prescription After he
saw the wonderful effects of that one he got two
more, and after l used those up there was nc
more pain, and began to gain in flesh very
rapidly"
DR.. Pierce's Common Sense Medical
Adviser IS sent free on receipt of 2I one
cent stamps, to pay expense of mailing
only. Address DR.. r. V. Pierce, Buff
falo, n. Y.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-02-13
Imperial Yacht Arrives

New York, Feb. 12.-The German
imperial yacht HohenzolleFn passed in.
side the Sandy Hook lightship at 1857
a. M. coming into port. The
arrival of the Hohen2ollern was
a surprise, as according to her itin.
erary, when she sailed she was to
touch at Bermuda. She left st. Thorn.
as on Saturday last with Bermuda as
her destination and it is snrmised that
she encountered heavy weather and
found it advisable to change her course
direct to New York.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-02-13
OWED TO HER DEATH.

Woman Trapeze Performer Killed al
Newport News.
Newport News, Va, Feb, 12-Eva
Gilbert, trapeze performer at the Pow
haitian theater, broke her neck last
night during the performance.
In her aerial act she swung from
a trapeze, catching her foot in loor
about 35 feet from the floor. Last
night her foot slipped from the loor
and she fell headlong to the floor al
most among the Mortified audience
She died in 10 minutes.
The woman came here about siz
weeks ago. Her home was in New
York She was a widow.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-02-13
Eddie Notes Drown Saws.

Birmingham, Ala, Feb. 12.-Jefi
Vanhorn, accused of highway robbery,
and one Of the men who escaped from
the Jefferson county Jail with Frank
A. Duncan, the murderer, has been
captured in an Alabama mine near At.
talla. He was caught by the mine su.
perintendent and admitted his fden.
tity. Vanhorn says on the night Of the
escape he played the fiddle to drown
the noise while his pals sawed through
the bars.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-02-13

Birmingham, Ala, Feb. 12.-Robert
Ramil and Henry Mitchell, two white
miners, have been brought to Birming.
ham from Coal City for treatment,
they having been badly injured in a
premature explosion of dynamite
which occurred in the mines. They
will recover, it is believed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-02-13
Safe Blowers Lake 5000.

Columbia, S. c., Feb. 12.-Safe
crackers blew open the safe of S. J.
Taylor, a merchant at Greelyville, in
Williamsburg county, and secured
over $700, part of it in gold. A gang
of four good looking white men was
seen in that community headed toward
Charleston
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-02-13
Senator BIackburn,s Son Dies

Frankfort, Ky, Feb. 12.-Joe Black.
burn, Jr., son of United States Sena.
tor j. G. S. Blackburn, died at the
home of Colonel Eph Lillard here this
morning. He was about 35 years old
and unmarried. He held official posi-.
tions in Washington for ten years. His
remains will be inferred in the state
cemetery here.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-02-13
HOTEL WAS DEATH TRAP.

Proprietor Giham Responsible for
Death of Eleven Persons.
ST. Louis, Feb. 12.-J. w. Gillian,
proprietor of the Empire hotel, which
was burned last Sunday morning, Is
held responsible~for the death of II
persons, who lost their lives as the
result of the fire
The jury says his responsibility lay
in his neglect to furnish fire escapes
and life lines Police Sergeant Hall
testified that not life would have
been lost had there been fire escapes
on the building.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-02-13
BRAKEMAN BURNED TO DEATH
Cremated Before Eyes of WouId-Be
ReScuerS.


Rescuers.
Norfolk, Va, Feb. 12.-In the burn.
ing wreckage of freight train on the
Seaboard Air Line railway Brakeman
James Tolliver was cremated near
Wake Forest university, n G.
George Grew, of Portsmouth, had a
narrow escape from death after the
freight train following crashed into
his section as it slowed down while
rounding bad curve. He escaped
from the burning wreck by crawling
through the window of the caboose.
Tolliver was pinned tightly in the
wreck and was roasted before the
eyes of his would-be rescuers, who
were powerless 20 aid him before
death came
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-02-13
PostotfIces In the soudan.

Washington, Feb 12-The Egyp
tian postal administration has advised
this government that postoffices for
the receipt and dispatch of registered
mails have been established at Khar.
toum, Fashoda and 25 other places ir
the Soudan.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-02-13
Frank James Injunction Granted.

Kansas City, Feb. 12.--Judge Teas.
dale, in the circuit court here, today
granted the application of Frank
James for an injunction to stop the
production of '"Fhe. James Boys In
Missouri" a drama depicting the
James boys as train robbers and bank
looters and which has been playing at
a local theater. -
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-02-13
clvde Fitch. PLAYWRIGHT. LII.

New York, Feb. 12.-Clyde Fitch,
the playwright, is III in Atlantic City
with acute intestinal trouble. His con.
dition is not thought to be serious.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-02-13
An Excellent Combination.

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effects of the well known remedy,
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CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP Co., illustrate
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In the process of manufacturing figs
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-02-13

Receiver for Wrecked Bank.
Detroit, Feb. 12.-Judge Donovan to-.
day appointed the Union Trust com,
pany, of this city, receiver for the
wrecked City Savings bank.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-02-13
REPRESENTATIVE THEUs DEAD

South Carolina Legislature Adjourns
Out of Respect.
Columbia, S. c., Feb. 1.-THE gen
eral assembly of South Carolina ad
journed today on account of the death
of one of it's members, Hon. B. A
Theus, of Hampton, who had been sicE
with pneumonia for ten days.
Mr. Theus was one of the most pop
ular and most prominent men in the
state
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-02-13
sympathy

Is good thing for the young husband
will not abate one jot of her nervousness
or lift her to that plane of sound health
where alone the wife and mother can
find happiness.
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-02-13

1lICCIS CNCL
womanly want
and need. It
tranquilizes the
nerves, restores
the appetite and
induces refresh
ing sleep. It's
use previous to
maternity makes
the baby's adj
vent practically
nai11acc aud
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-02-13
GEORGIA RAILROAD
HAS BAD SMASH-UP
Thirteen Men Injured, More
or Less Seriously.
CAR GOES OVER EMBANkmENT

Worst Wreck In History of the Wash
ington Branch of the Georgia Rail.
road Occurs at Hardins Creek Tres.
tie, Near Sharon.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-03-24
$4,000 MAY STRIKE.
Men Likely to be Called Gut In
West Virginia and
Virginia.
Believed One Will Be Held Between
Operators and Miners-Organizers
May Be Sent nto the New and
kanaWha Ei~ida<

Charleston, w. Va, March 24.-The
announcement of Secretary Treasurer
". B. Wilson, of the United Mine
Workers of America, that a strike
would likely be called soon of the 3d.
900 miners in this state and Virginia
caused no surprise here, where both
sides seem to be anticipating it. |;
is believed that conference be
tween the operators and the miners
Of the two states will soon be held
although there are reports that tn:
demands of the miners may be matc
without further conference. Repre-
sentatives OF the operators have been
here fer the past two days from thu
Kanawha, New and Elk river dis
tricts.
Among other matters discussed was
the purpose of the United Mine Wori
ers to send organizers into the New
and Kanawha fields to organize the
miners. The United Mine Workers
organization has never been recog
nized in either of these fields, and the
situation is causing the operators IN
easiness. The operators also dis
cussed car supply and wages for the
coming year, and a committee was
appointed TO meet committee Of the
West Virginia miners association
with the view Of arranging the waga
scale.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-03-24
OFFICIALS MUST CO.
President Plainly Told Fitchie and
McSweeney They Would Be Dis
charged.

New York, March 24.-Commis-
sicner of immigration Fitchie. who
has returned from Washington, talke
very freely yesterday of his call on
President Roosevelt He said he felt
that his visit had done no good and
that both he and Assistant Commits
sioner McSweeney would have to
leave their positions He said:
Il asked the president to send gen
tlemen Of his personal selection in
whom he mad perfect confidence over
to the island and let them look into
our methods and see where we coulf
de-ahY better for the immigrant than
we are doing. He would not listen
to my proposition, but said that he
had decided, because of the friction
between New York and Washington
that the best thing to do was to re.
move the commissioners at this place.
| told him he was mistaken: that
there had never been any friction be
tween New York and Washington. but
between Washington and New York.
He would not listen TO any argument.
but fatty announced his determines
ton that both Mr.. McSweeney and
myself must 60"
Mr.. Fitchie knew nothing as to who
ais successor is to be. nor when the
appointment is to be made
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-03-24
| IRAMSHIONt OF CUBA.
Co ference % ~ tie House Consid-
ereN Transferring of Government
20 the Islanders.

Washington, March 24.-Matters in.
cidenk to the transition of Cuba from
American to Cuban control formed
the subject Of a conference OF several
hours duration at the White House
last hight. Those present included
the president, Secretary Root Post,
master General Payne and Governor
General Leonard Wood. General
Woods visit here will be very short,
and oGicials. desire to learn every.
thing possible about the condition OF
affairs while he is in Washington.
The subjec. was gone over in many
of its features and a very general in
terchange of ideas expressed. Post
master General Payne had his first
opportunity to meet General Wood
last night.
Mr. Payne believes that the change
in the two governments, so far as
postal matters are concerned, can e
accomplished very easily, although h5
thinks it will be necessary, for time
at least, to retain some OF the. postal
officials OF the island in their present
places until the business of the de
partment is IN smooth running or
der.