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Americus times-recorder., 1902-10-11
LONG LITIGATION ENDED.
Illinois Supreme Court Decides In Fs
vor of Montgomery Ward.

Illinois Supreme Court Decides In Fa,
vor of Montgomery Ward.
Chicago, oct. 1O.-Montgomery
Ward has won mis- long fight for the
preservation OF the entire lake front
for park purposes, the supreme court
Of Illinois having denied a re-hearing
OF the case Attorneys for both sides
consider the question as settled and
the litigation as ended. The whole
tract nom Randolph street to Park
Row and from Michigan avenue TO
the harbor, is thus secured permanent
ly for a park, and the erection Of any
building in the area is prohibited.
The opinion handed down was in the
lake Front Armory case" which was
The last in the Ions series Of endeav
ors to obtain parts Of the lake front
for ether purposes than park purposes
Americus times-recorder., 1902-10-11
a NEGRO TO NEGROES.

DE- D. H. otlnSon' commissioner Oh
the Morris Brown school OF Atlanta
spoke to a large crowd at the Meth-
oulSV Onufcn IN 9''iVH"n MONDAY
hlsht number oi "hl'e persons
Delns present ne 'aush' 'he dignity
ol ia"or an" I"lo S'reSS upon 'he
Americus times-recorder., 1902-10-11
On Dressing The Boys.

Dress them serviCeably, suitably,
stylishly. Dress them with due re-
gard to your pocket. A happy cOnbi-
nation is found here, whatever is the
price. For high priced is never dear
when low priced it is never poor
You're safe either way.
Boys double-breasted suits in va
rious shades of CheviOts, Serges, etc,
s to 10 years ................ 81 to S5
Americus times-recorder., 1902-10-11
THE VETERANS MAY COMBINE

The encampment Of the Grand Army
at Washington this week viii draw an
immense crowd Of people from all parts
Of the country, and while there will be
enthusiasm on dress parade, there will
be the usual Inconvenience and dis
content after. The total membership
of the Grand Army on the 30th of
June, 1901, was placed at 2G9, 507. and
it has not increased since then, if it
has not diminished. TO enlarge the
membership of the Grand Army, the
proposition is made to fuse the ''yeter
an" organization Of the Spanish wars
in Cuba and the PHILIPPINES. That this
aggregation may prove to be an impor-
tant factor in its effect on the pension
issue is shown by the declaration
that the association which recently
met in Detroit, and was addressed by
President Roosevelt, has increased
with the past year from 10000 to al
most 138, 900 members. If the proposed
consolidation Of all of the volunteers
who served, or who were willing to
serve, the government in Cuba, Porto
Rico and the PHILIPPINES should be
carried out, it is not improbable that
an organization with not far from a
quarter Of million members could
be formed. New Orleans States.
Americus times-recorder., 1902-10-11
AMERICUs. Ca, OCT, II, 1902.

There is a story from Tennessee OF
an old negro who was recently award
ed a pension $1G per month, but
refused to accept it on the ground that
he wished to be independent even OF
the government. We hope this story
is true. for the admirable spirit here
revealed is much rarer than it ought
to be.-Macon Telegraph,
Americus times-recorder., 1902-10-11
Biz Fire In Rirmlnnham.

Birmingham, Ala, Oct 10.-A por
ton Of the rolling mill plant of the
Republic Iron and Steel company was
destroyed by fire last night causing
a probable loss of $4,000. The por
ton Of the mills destroyed are the
machinery room, the oar mill, two
guide mills and part Of the store house
The loss is covered by insurance..
Americus times-recorder., 1902-10-11
NEW LEGISLATURE.


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Americus times-recorder., 1902-10-11

Getting in position is very impor-
tant in battle, says contemporary.
Just 50, and we have seen the time
when getting out Of position was
thought to be quite important.
Americus times-recorder., 1902-10-11
Dress Goods Remnants.

Many new additions make this
collection of dress goods remnants
powerfully attractive. There is an
answer it it for practically every dress
goods need, including Cheviots, Pop
lins, PruneIIas, Granite Suitings in
black and coIors in desirable lengths
for women's waists and skirts, or
ChiIdren's school dresses.
Americus times-recorder., 1902-10-11
EmbrOiderieS at Half Price.

We have placed on special coun-
ters over fifteen hundred yards of En-
broidery in short lengths and slightly
soiled pieces ranging in value from
roc to 25c yd. They are priced for
Monday and Tuesdays SLING at Sc
7I2c and IOC yd.
Americus times-recorder., 1902-10-11

100 Dozen ladies' fast black Hose,
full regular length, perfectly SEAM
less, regularly sold at I2hC. Here
Monday and Tuesday at. .6I4c pair.
Americus times-recorder., 1902-10-11

Fifty dozen ChiIdren's fleeCOd lin
ed Winter Underwear, regular 25c
goods. Not over one dozen to one
customer Monday and Tuesday at per
garment. lOC
Americus times-recorder., 1902-10-11

Seventy-five dozen Swiss En-
broidered Handkerchiefs, regular sold
from I25c to 2oc. Here Monday and
Tuesday take your pick for :. /. .0c each
Americus times-recorder., 1902-10-11

Cupid never bothers about the Ie-
suits.
Americus times-recorder., 1902-10-11

One hundred gross fine pure white
Pearl Buttons, all sizes, no extra
charge for large size. No less than
two dozen will be sold to customer
Tlonday and Tuesday, regular lOc
buttons at sc per dOZ.
Americus times-recorder., 1902-10-11

Fifty dozen Mems Winter Bal
briggan Underwear, all sizes, shirts
and drawers. Never before offered for
less than 75c per garment, will be sold
on Monday and Tuesday only at
..............38C per garment.
Americus times-recorder., 1902-10-11

One thousand yards good grade
check Nainsook, not over 20 yards to
one customer at the price Monday and
Tuesday only at 41ac yd.
Americus times-recorder., 1902-10-11

TIE Tines Recorder Is the
0n-aI organ Of the City Of Americus'
Oncial organ Of sumter County.
OmclaI Organ OF Webster County.
O~cial Organ Of Railroad Commission OF
Georgia tor the 30 Congressional District
Americus times-recorder., 1902-10-11
Blankets and Bed Spreads.

There'n be cold days coming bye
and-bye, White and gray cotton
Blankets, full regular size. 40C pr.
Other blankets up to $40.
Honey comb Bed spreads, full size,
Marseills patterns, regularly sold at
SI.25 Or.............,. .85s each.
Americus times-recorder., 1902-10-11

R. &. G. Empire Corset SOC.
We have just received another lot
of the fomous r. 6 G. Empire 75c
Corsets, strictly first quality and new
styles Monday and Tuesday at soc
each.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-07
The People Want County Primary

Editor The Advertiser:
 There Is a sentiment in this county. confined neither to the city nor to the country, which is opposed to any further people some time to discover the real Workings of our county conventions. but they have at last come to full knowl- edge of them and their utter baseness. The people on the whole are honest and desire honesty and cleanliness in their politics. These elements have been con- spicuously absent in county conventions of the past few years. and 1t is to recog- nize these. at least partly. that we hear so much talk for county primary
 This is what the people of this county most earnestly demand.
 If those in control of the regular or ganization in this county have the preser- Vation of that organization at heart they will heed this general wish on the part of the voters and act accordingly. l can conceive of nothing so unfortunate to the Democracy of our State as dis rupture of the Democratic party of Mont gomery county. It would never do for us to have regular and irregular Demo- crats here in the leading Black Belt county of the State. It does not. how ever. require a prophet to see that such will be the case. unless present condi- tions are radically changed. The senti- ments of the people are only reasonable and just in this matter and these senti, ments ought to be respected and deferred 10 by the politicians. The County Execu- tive Committee, If it Is wise, will do what lies in it's power to accede to this popu: lar demand and thereby remove all cause for hard feelings. otherwise an open disrupture of the party In this coun- ty seems inevitable. Patrlot.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-07
CREAM of the SPECIALS
UNITED STATES FoRTIFY1Na.
Marines Secretly at Work Mounting
 Guns on Tip of Porto Rico.

Washington Special to New York World.
 The fact that the muzzles of four six inch and three siege guns command the Virgin Passage, between the islands of Porto Rico and St. Thomas. is accepted as significant of the intentions of the united States in the West Indies The guns point toward the Danish Island from the island of Culebra. the eastern most point of Porto Rico.
 For eight months captain of marines ana one hundred privates have been secretly employed mounting the guns, working at times under the greatest difficulties, on account of the mountain ous conditions on Culebra Island. While tney were thus engaged. unknown to most of the army officers on duty in Porto Rico. they could see the sweep ing curves of St. Thomas. fifteen miles away.
 Between the two islands sweeps the tide of the Caribbean Sea through the Virgin Passage, to join the waters of the Atlantic Ocean. This passage. on account of its importance in command ing the approach to American territory, has been called the gateway to the canal" With Notifications on both sides of this passage 1t would be impos- sible for a hostile European fleet to ap- proach the proposed Isthmian canal without being exposed to the fire of United States guns.
 The fact that the United States is for tifying Culebra Island is regarded by the people of the four islands of the Danish West Indian group-St. Thomas. St. Crdix. St. Peter and St. Paul-to indi- cate the certainty of the acquisition of all of them by the United States and their equipment in manner similar to Culebra Island. for the purpose of com manding the situation in the West In- dies.
 With proper Notifications on Culebra and St. Thomas the United States would hold the key to the West Indies and could dominate the twenty-odd isl- ands that stretca from Porto Rico on the north to Trinidad on the south. Most of these islands are owned by Great Britain. France owns three. the Neither lands two.
 Great Britain is strongly fortified at the southern and eastern end of the West Indian archipelago Her principal stations are at Barbadoes and St. Lucio. where she maintains fully equipped naval stations. At St. Lucia there is a coaling station, the supply of which Is always kept up to the highest notch.
 With Culebra and St. Thomas proper ly fortified the United States would be in much more impregnable position than Great Britain, particularly In view of the proximity of Culebra and St. Thomas to Porto Rico.
 It is learned by The World corre- spondent that the process of fortifying Culebra Island is about half completed. Work has been suspended until next winter when some heavy ordnance pieces will be mounted. Tn the mean time the present plans will be ampli- fled to provide for the fertilization of St. Thomas as soon as it is acquired by
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-07
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.
Some Interesting Notes of Those
 in the Public Eve.

Two large laurel wreaths placed on the grave of the late Bret Harte at Frimey bear the inscription, Tn Loving Remem. hrance. From the Bohemian Club. Sar Francisco" and Tn Remembrance From Sir Henry Irving
 Dr. Francisco Do Paula Rodrigues Al. ves recently elected President of Brazil Is lawyer and has occupied a leading place at the bar. He will be inaugurateo November b. the anniversary of the proclamation of BraziIs independence.
 Erwin Pfuhl, citizen of West Pitts ton, Pa, has filed petition in court asking that his name be changed to Fol. mer. The petitioner says he desires the change because the name he now bears readily lends its aid to the manufacture Of various silly attempts a punning, such as 'fool' and full" and besides it is not easily pronounced, all of which is very annoying.
 When Eugene F. Ware published his
 Poems by Ironquill' he ordered a press clipping bureau to send him all newspaper comments thereon. At first large patches of clippings arrived. but as time went on the number dwinded dntll dollar or so would pay for all the clippings collected in a twelvemonth. Since Mir Wares ap- polntment to the Pension Commission sr- shlp, however, a perfect flood of com ments on his verse are poured in upon him from the clipping bureau, and he says that at the present rate it will take his hrst years salary to settle his bill for the service.
 An example of the estima ton in which the late Congressman Amos Cummings was held in New York was given two members of the Congressional delega tiou which went over from Washington to at tend his funeral A cabman demanded & for a very short drive and the Congress men thought it was too much. They ap- pealed to polisceman. who said that when people came to New York for q good time they must expect to pay for it But we didn't come for good time ' said one of the visitors. We came here to help bury our old friend Amos Cum mings.' What! Amos Cummings" said the officer. Say. cabby, you take dol lar and get away as quick as you know how
 Among the possessions of Senator Deltrich of Nebraska are silk hat and frock suit. The other day he put the outfit away, he thinks. for good The Scrator, who usually dresses much lik. farmer. first wore the regalia named on the day he was inaugurated Governor of Nebraska. 1t rained and showed that day. He wore them a second time when President Mckinley was sworn in a sec ond time It rained heavily. On the day the Rochambeau statue was unveiled he once more tempted fate and got the full benefit of a shower that interrupted the exercises. The following Sunday he again arrayed himself. only to be caught in q heavy thunderstorm. Now he has laid away his suit and hat, convinced thai they act as d hoodoo.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-07
Mortq0ge Sale.

,-,4or and by virtue of the power of sale ,,,tained ntIy' in that certain mortgage executed by !, w II King and wife Lula Belle King ing o o2 Ibe ond day of June, 1893, to Jasper Dtl- En frd i" and by the said Jasper billiard trans ferred to Josiah Morris, Co, on the srd SSoSrrts & Co transferred to the undersigned on the th' 9th day of January. 1902, will sell at auction for cash. at the Artesian Basin. in Nnntgomery Ala, the 7th day of July. Iaoo to the highest bidder, between the legal hours of sale the following described real estate contained in and conveyed by said r1ortgage deed. to wit; Lot No, 2 in Block No. 9, of the plat of land known as Kennedy ville, lying just north of the City of Mont J NJ Garrett, C. F.. and recorded in Book of Plats page 54, in the office of the Judge of Probate of Montgomery County, Alabama. said land being situated in the County of Mont gomery and State of Alabama.
 DAVID FLEMING.
 TranSferee of Mortgage. GRAHAM & STEINER. Attorneys.
 May 29. 1902. sat-4i
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-07
Old Times in Indiana.

Louisville Courier-Journal.
 II is like old times to read Of the ln- diana Democratic conVention-the old times wher every Indiana Democrat stood shoulder to shoulder in party line and battle line and every foot of lndi- ana ground was battle ground; the old tines when every Democratic face throughout the country turned intently to Indiana, watching the progress and aw alting the result of the struggle there with an interest born of the knowledge that the result in Indiana indicated and in large measure shaped the result in the nation.
 Surely there is nothing in portents if the good old times have not come again for the Indiana DemoCTacy-if it is not again to take place m the forefront of the column and is not again to help win and to lead the way to victory The spir- 1t of the convention which met at In- dianspolis yesterday was unmistakable. It was the spirit of a live a united, an all-conquering party.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-07
OUTLOOK FOR CUBAN BILL.
Relief Measure May Be for Rebate,
 Not Heciprocity.

Washington Special to New York Times.
 The same opposition that took place in the House when the Cuban problem WAS pending in that body Is going on iH une Senate. The beet-sugar Republican Sena- tors have appointed committed 10 con fer with a committee representing the administration Senators. and for the time being it Is left with the joint committee of conference to wrestle with the CuDan question.
 So far there has been no development in the committee. or outside or II. 10 war rant any other expectation than that the best response Congress will make 70 tns Presidents urgent pleading for Cuban recibrocity will be a rebate measure.
 An attache of the Senate who Is in po- stion to know with fair degree or ac- curacy how the majority Senators stand, said today:
 Tt will be rebate or nothing, according to my best judgment don't see how 1t can be reciprocity. for there are enough beet-sugar Senators with their races set firm against reciprocity to defeat 1t. In little while think the so-called adminis- traitor Senators will yield. There are only a few men in the Senate who are earnest advocates of relief for Cuba. The real question is whether the President would accept the rebate scheme Tn piace of reciprocity.
 "A Senator said to me: The President will be thankful for anything. He does not want Congress to go home and leave him without any CuDan mcdSurer that wouldn't speak well for his hold on us. Really that's all there Is in the fight now
 ''The suggestion that the beet-sugar Representatives In the House are not likely to feel differently about Cuban reciprocity than they felt when the mat ter was before the House few weeks ago aocords with the views of number of administration Senator's"
 One of these Senators said today: "I don't believe they will budgel an inch. They fcaed full fire when the House bill was pending and never flinched. I reckon they would do the same thing over again if the Senate should send back to the House another reciprocity bill.'
 Democratic Senator who took the same view of the situation in the House. said this evening that he believed the Re- publican Senators would get together on a 20 per cent. reciprocity measure.
 "One of the Republican leaders" said he told me tonight that forty-three votes had been secured for reciprocity and that he had no doubt whatever that tho other two needed to make majority Of the Senate would be secured very soon.
 When asked what the House would do with reciprocity measure. the Senator quoted said: 'It would not accept it. The whole matter would end with the passage of the bill by the Senate. It must be a rebate bill"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-07
PRESIDENT ABERCRoMBIE.
His Selection Giving Great satis-
 faction.

Mobile Register.
 MT. T. M. Stevens the trustee of the University of Alabama from the First district, returned from Tuscaloosa yes terday morning. In an interview with q Register reporter he said: This cleo tion of Hon. John w Abercrombie to the presidency of the university was ap- proved heartily by the alumni present; At the annual meeting of the Alumni Society a resolution endorsing the sciec- tion and pledging the support of the so- ciety was adopted unanimously. No un- favorable comment upon the selection made has reached my ears. have served unon the board of trustees with MT. Abercrombie for more than year, and I am convinced that he Dossesses every qualification necessary to fill successfully the office to which he has been elected. He was chosen without a dissenting vote, and the entire board of trustees think that they have selected the right man and feel confident or the success and prosperity of the university under his administration
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-07

In addition to these the Democratic mem Ders of both houses of Congress and the members of the Democratic National Committee have been urged to bel present and participate in the opening of the home of the Tilden Club. At this gather ing concerted effort will be made to unite all factions. bury past differences and put the party in trim to win a de- cisive victory in the Congr assional cleo tions.
 The fact that Mir. Cleveland is going to take an interest in the camp lign this faIl Will be encouraging to Democrats throughout the country. for no one will dispute the fact that his influence is DOW erful in New York and the East, and he will bring to the support of the party ele- ments which have held aloof from it dur ing the last six years. These element will be able to furnish the sinews of war. something the party will greatly need in a battle in which will be arrayed against 1t the great tariff-fed combines that con- tribute so liberally to the campaign fund of the Republican party.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-07
WHAT WAR IS.

correspondent of The Kansas City Journal writes that war is being refined, to which sentiment the paper takes ex- ception and says. among other things:
 Not only in the Philippines, but every where else on the surface of the earth where war is carried on, there is d woe ful lack of unrefinement and an abun- dance of genuine, old-fashioned crude hell.
 That may be brutally frank way of putting 1t, and is only a different word- ing of General Sherman's opinion, but there is more truth than poetry in it. We may deprecate the cruelties of war as much as we please, and censure those whom we consider responsible for those cruelties. but the fact remains that man at his best still has a streak of the brute in him. and his nature under the provoca- Asion of war will hark back to first prin- ciples and the brute will get on top. As Dean Swift says: Every creature lives in Q state of war by nature" and on occasions we may class man with the other creatures.
 To tell the truth it is hardly fair to say that men are either more or less cruel now than they were in the olden times. at least so far as civilized man is concerned. d The savage in his native State is, always cruel and barbarous. but when we consider the difference in oppor- tunities and environments we are not sure that we have much to boast of. History, both sacred and profane, teaches us that from the beginning those who should have been most humane were often most cruel and savage, and the earliest wars of which we have record seem to have been waged on the theory that each side must do all possible harm to the other. In this twentieth century civilization of ours We are continually reminded of the fact that we haven't gotten entirely away from the brute, and must admit that the quotation from The Journal is not libellous.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-07
DID GOOD WORK IN MOBILE.
A Handsome Sum Raised in the Gulf
 City.
Dbile Register says:

The Mobile Register says:
 The young women from Montgomery who have been visiting Mobile for the past few days in the interests of the Con federate veterans home under the Chaper- onage of Mrs. Charles Norton, were given a delightful boat ride on Tuesday afternoon by General F.. B. Vaughan and Major Thomas Dennis on the tug Lap wing. They went about five miles down the bay. The party consisted of Mrs. Norton, Mrs. Joseph Sands of Mobile, Misses Julia Norton. Edith Sands, Sadie Apperious, Kate Mcintyre and George Connolly. The party returned to Mont gomery yesterday afternoon, having col lected $590 in Mobile as a result of their visit As the train was pulling out MT. R. II. Clarke who was late in reaching the depot, called to the party that he had another five dollars to send them, which will make the total from Mobile SJgJ