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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-02-01
NORFOLK SWEPT BY
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE
Loss Will Probably Reach a
Half Million Dollars.
MANY NARROW ESCAPES MADE
Fire Originated In the Columbia Build.
ing-Exposions OF Whisky Barrels
In Saloon Scattered the Flames
and Caused Spread of Fire.

Norfolk, Va, Jan. 31.-At 2:10
o'clock this morning fire was discov-
cred in the first floor of the Colum-
bia building, in CRANKY street, owned
by D. Lowenberg and occupied by
Browns saloon, Nedder's restaurant
and on the upper floors by about $50
offices, and in a few minutes flames
were bursting through the roof and
the rear wall had fallen in. Explosions
of whisky barrels in Browns saloon
blew out the front of the first and
second floors and scattered the flames
across the street.
In less than half an hour the Allan.
tic hotel and Virginia club were in
flames. Both of these structures ad
join the Columbia.
The four-story building on the cor
ner of Plume and Grandy streets, oc
cupied by the Johnston China com
ny and apartments, together with four
three-story brick buildings adjoining it,
were burning brislIy at 2:30 and it
looked as though the entire eastern
down town section of the city will go.
The loss will probably run over half
million dollars. The burned district
is spread over a city block and at least
$50 business firms and living apart
ments were consumed by the flames
Col. J. Hull Davidson, who conducted
the American cafe at the Paris expo
sition, is the lessee of the Atlantic ho
tel. He cannot now estimate his loss
nor can Lowenberg, president of the
Norfolk and Atlantic Terminal compa
ny, the owner of the Columbia build
ing. Several thrilling escapes were
made by the police, firemen and citi
zens. In one building five women were
carried down the fire escapes unin
jured.
The telephone and electric power
systems are at a standstill.
The fire was the largest in this city
for 80 years. It's rapid spread was due
to lack of water. The Western Union
Telegraph company's building at one
time in great danger, was saved, al
though the front was badly blistered.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-02-01
RICH FARMER TURNS ROBBER.
Leader of Gang of Thieves Operat
Ing in Michigan.

ing 1T MICnl9dHs
Detroit, Jan. 31.-A special to The
Tribune from st. Louis, Mich, sas:
Clint Nelson, who was arrested here
recently and who is reported to be the
wealthiest farmer in Gratiot county,
is now alleged to be at the head of a
gang of thieves who have been sys'
tematically robbing farmers of stock
and other property for years. Sheriff
Parrish, who had been working on the
trail of the thieves, secured enough
evidence to warrant the arrest of Jas,
Hazard, his son, William Marble and
Martin Hakes, all Of this vicinity. In
jail Marble confessed, stating that the
gang had been stealing for years and
that Nelson acted as a fence" Mel
son is charged with burglary and being
an accessory after the fact. At the
present time he is feeding 300 head OF
cattle and about 800 sheep on his farm
for the city market. In addition he
has nearly as many more which he is
wintering. He is said to be worth
100000.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-02-01
ATLANTIC AND BIRMINGHAM.
Road Will Reach Cordele About March
IS Next.

10 next.
Waycross, Ca, AIN. 31-The Allan
tic and Birmingham railroad will reach
Cordele, so the officials say, about
March Is. This will open up a section
that is rich in naval stores and lum
ber and fruit. The Atlantic and BiT
mingham people have just received di
rect from the northern factories two
new engines of the latest pattern and
design. each supplied with electric
headlights, and have steam apparatus
for heating up the cars. The engines
will be known as Nos. IA and Is, and
will be used in pulling the passenger
trains. Another new train, an exact
duplicate of the train bought some
time ago, has also been purchased and
is here now. This train consists of
two passenger coaches and one combi.
nation baggage. mail and express car.
The new train will be put on the run
at once and the old train left in the
shops here to be repainted and over,
hauled. This will be done in time for
the completion of the road to Cordele,
when double daily passenger service
in each direction will be inaugurated.
The schedule from Waycross to Cor.
dele will be about four hours.
Three new coaches for extras and
excursion trains have been ordered;
also 100 new fiat cars, and all the old
fiat cars are to be repainted at once.
The general shops at this point are
to be enlarged and improved, and the
force in the general offices here has
been more than doubled since this
year came in. Mr.. J. F. Slower, OF
Jesup, has beep made chief clerk in
Auditor w. J. SWANS office and has
moved his family here.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-02-01
Beers Attack British Camp,

London, Jan. 31.-Lord Kitchener in
a dispatch from Pretoria dated Thurs
day, Jan. 80, reports that the camp
of Colonel le Demoulin, of the Sussex
regiment, was attacked by NewhOudt's
command, and that severe fighting oc
Cured. The Beers were repulsed
Lord Kitchener also reports that Gen
eral French captured 26 men belonging
to Pouches command, in the north
eastern part of Cape Colony, and
that the command was completely
scattered.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-02-01
IN UNCLE SANS HANDS.
Two Men Arrested Charged With Hole
ing Up Southern Train.

TWO Men Arrested Charged With Hold
ing Up Southern Train.
Charleston, S. c., Jan. 31-The
United States deputy marshal yester'
day arrested Daniel Barr on the charge
of interfering with mails and shoot.
ing at a mail agert. He is supposed
to be one Of the robbers who held up
the Southern railway train near
Branchville and rifed the express car,
A warrant on the same charge was
sworn out against Thomas Carson,
who was arrested yesterday afternoon.
These two are believed to have driven
the wagon in which the safe was con.
veyed from the train. They are not
believed to be the principals, but it is
thought information will be obtained
from tnGm leading to the capture Of
the leaders The men were arrested
at their homes near the scene of the
rsbberv.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-02-01
cIqarmakers, Strike at Tampa.

Tampa, Fla, Jan. 31.-The cigar
makers in the large Ybor-McMaurara
branch of the American Tobacco com
pany here have gone Op strike on
account of dissatisfaction among them
with some changes proposed by the
management in the size of cigars. The
strikers held meeting yesterday and
afterwards a conference with the man
ayers, but no settlement was reached
and none is In sight. 1t is said all the
cigarmakers employed in the other fac
tories here of the tobacco trust will Cd
out today, making the strike effective
in all the three factories of the Amer
lean Tobacco company.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-02-01
Suicide In Wilkes County,

Washington, Jan. 31.-A man by tn
name of Robins, who had been for tn
past month on the plantation of R. 7
Guin near Washington, was found dea
Wednesday in an clubhouse on MI
GUMS place. A nempty bottle tha
had contained laudanum was foun
near the body. He claimed to haV
lived in Alabama, and when he arrive
here had young son with him, VIII
Is at present on the plantation of
T. Powell.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-02-01
BONDED DEBT OF ALAsAmA.
Governor Thinks He Can Refund II
Under Terms of Law.

Governor Thinks He Can Refund II
Under Terms of Law.
Montgomery, Ala, Jan. 31.-Undel
the new constitution the governor is
expressly authorized to refund the
bonded debt of the state at rate not
more than 4 per cent. The debt is
over $9,OO0,000, about $8,000,QQ0 carry
ing per cent and $1,OO0,000 4 pei
cent. They are due in 1906. The gov
ernor's negotiations lead him to hope
that he can refund them at rate but
little If any exceeding 3 per cent.
Several governors have undertaken
to refund the present bonds at low
er rate, but tina vexed question of 8
gold bond always interfered. Inquirers
wanted a gold bond, while the govern
oTs wanted currency bond. 1t is un
derstood that Governor Jelks will not
let this matter stand in the way of q
good trade that would save the state
over $4,000 year.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-02-01
Alumni Ranruer.

New York, Jan. 31-On Thursday
evening, Feb. 6, the fourth annual ban
quet of the New York alumni of tht
University of Michigan will take plact
at the Hoffman house, under the au
spices of the University of Michigan
club. President Angall, of the Univer
sity. will be present A reception tt
him will precede the dinner.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-02-01
COAL COMPANY CHARTERED.
viii Operate Extensive Fields II

viii Operate Extensive Fields In
Southern Virginia.
Knoxville, Jan. 31.-A special to The
Sentinel from Bristol, says: The Vir'
ginia Pocahontas Coal company has
been organized and chartered there. II
will open up and operate extensive
coal fields in southwest Virginia and
prepare for market iron, coal, stone.
clay and timber. The charter specifies
the capital shall be from $4,000 to
$4,000. Officers have been elected, T.
P Trigg, of Abingdon, being presi'
dent.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-02-01
Prince Henry In Chattanooga.

Chattanooga, Jan. 31.-Genera
Boynton telegraphed President San
ders, of the Chattanooga chamber oi
commerce, that Prince Henry will be
in Chattanooga but three and one-hafl
hours on Sunday, March 2, and there
will be but time for him to visit Look
out Mountain. There will be no time
for formal ceremonies.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-02-01
Erve Is PHYSICAL Director.

Montgomery, Ala, Jan. 32.-Tht
Young Mems Christian association ha!
employed William Frye as physical di
rector and assistant secretary. HI
comes from New Orleans, where hi
has been one of the assistants. Sinct
the association here has got into iti
new quarters, provided by MIR. Pea
body, it is on something Of a boom.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-02-01
Prince Is Wanted at JekyI.

Brunswick, Ca, Jan. 31.-Telegrams
received from New York indicate thai
Prince Henry will be invited to visit
Jekyl island while south. Several mem
bers of the club are on the New YerH
reception committee appointed by
Mayor Low, and the kilograms receiv
ed here state that they will endeaVoI
to bring the prince to Jekyl.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-02-01
FLEEING PROM WHITEcAPs.
Negroes Near Ozark, Ala, Leaving
Their Homes.

Negroes Near Ozark, Ala, Leaving
Their Homes.
Ozark, Ala, Jan. 31.-Whitecaps are
at work on Black Woods creek. They
have made dire threats against all the
negroes In the community and have
terrorized them until they are leaving
the country. Farmers are very wppth
over the situation because they VIII
have scarcely no laborers and theil
farms Will remain uncultivated il
something is not Immediately done tC
check the progress of the exodus.
The negroes have to steal away II
the night, leaving their wives AND
children In some instances. No amount
of reasoning will stop them, yet M
particular violence has been don,
them,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-02-01

Raleigh, Jan. 31.-A smallpox cpl
demic at Black Mountain has causet
a sensation here. Compulsory vacci
nation is ordered. One woman, wht
swears she will never be vaccinated
has barricaded herself in her housg
and says she will shoot any one whit
enters it,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-02-01
ENGLISH SHIP MAY
HAVE GONE DOWN
Steamer 6prito Believed to
Have Been Lost at Sea.
HAD CREW OF TWENTY MEN

English Channel Swept BY Furious
Galec-Numerous Shipping Casual.
ties Result of stor'n-MaiI Steamer
Comes to Port Badly Damaged.
London, Jan 31.-COntjuued gales
in the channel are causing numbers
Of shipping casualties. The most Sc
rious thus far is the apparent loss of
the steamer Sprite, having a crew of
20 men, bound for Hamburg She is
long overdue ana all hope OF her safe,
ty has been given up.
The channel mailsteamcrs were un.
able to start from France this morn
ing, and the mail steamer which left
Dover for Calais was compelled to put
back in a damaged condition.
The steamer Sprite, mentioned in
the dispatch from London, was proba.
bly, the British steamer Of chat name.
She was OF 325 tons gross register and
was owned by the West Hartelpool
Steam Navigation company, limited.
She was 225 feet inches long, had
28 feet inches beam and was 16 feet
deep.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-02-01
An Excellent Combination.

The pleasant method and beneficial
effects of the well known remedy,
SYRUP OF FIGs, manufactured by the
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP Co., illustrate
the value of obtaining the liquid laxa-
tive principles of plants known to be
incidentally laxative and presenting
them in the form most refreshing to the
taste and acceptable to the system. 1t
is the one perfect strengthening laxa-
tive, cleansing the system effectually,
dispe1ling colds headaches and fevers
gently yet promptly and enabling one
to overcome habitual constipation per-
manently. It's perfect freedom from
every Objectionable quality and sub
stance, and it's acting on the kidneys,
liver and bowels, without weakening
or irritating them, make it the ideal
laxative.
In the process of manufacturing figs
are used, as they are pleasant to the
taste, but the medicinal qualities of the
remedy are obtained from. senna and
other aromatic plants, by a method
known to the CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP
Co. only. In order to get it's beneficial
effects and to avoid limitations, please
remember the full name OF the Company
printed on the front of every package.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
LOUISVILLE. KY. NEW YORK. N. z.
For sale by all Druggists Price SOC. per bottle.
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FroIic Ended in Traoedv.

Tallassee, Ala, Jan. 31.-At a negro
dance Wednesday night about III
miles from town Foster Garfield shot
and instantly killed CAaglsa CsRgad
n0tR~ heEEQssa- ~ rti 4.is
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-02-01

The above are only a few brands of the
many we carry in stock Send for catalogue.
All other goods by the gallon, such as Corn
Whiskey, Peach and Apple Brandles, etc.,
sold equally as low, from S1,S5 gallon up
wards.
We make speciality of the jug trade and
all orders by mail or telegraph Will have our
prompt attention. Special Inducements of
ferede
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-02-01
retrospect.

1t is an evil day for the wife and
mother when she scans her worn face
in the mirror, and asks the question,
wDoes it pay? Does it pay to sacrifice
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-02-01

lSdALA1 dAAA 0o R|AAA~OS0
to welded love 2" But
there is another ques-
tion which rightly
takes precedenceD of
Does it pay? It Is
this : wIs it neces-
sary to sacrifice
health and happiness
to welded love +"
Half a million women
answer, No! They
have been weak and
have b e e n m a d e
strong by DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription.
They were sick and
v Favorite Prescrip-
ton " m ad e TIL e m
we'll. It will do the
same for almost every
woman who gives it
a fair and faithful
trial. 1t stops weak
ening drains, heals
liberation and cures
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-02-01

nerves and encourages the appetite.
III expected to become a mother, and
threatened mischance greatly weakened me-"
writes Mrs. E. A. Nations of Wits Springs,
Searcy Co, Ark, Uand my old disease returned
My husband got another doctor for me but I
seemed to just drag along and get no better
At last told the doctor that if his medicine did
not help me I would go back to DR.. Pierce's
medicines. l did SO, and by the time had
taken them one month could do my own
housework, except washing, and tended my
garden too. was stouter than had ever been
while waiting baby's coming since my first
baby came (this one was the sixth child). She
is now eleven months old and is healthy child,
AS for me, feel young now as did at
eighteen years of age; am thirty now. I can
cheerfu1ly recommend DR.. Pierce's medicine to
all suffering womankind."
Doctor Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure
biliousness and sick headache.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1902-05-29

81 am sorry I had to arrest you,
Charley" told him. Garter told me to
| hunt you up; three men about town had
seen you. But l should have hunted you
just the same il l had known who you
were; that is what we are for. You were
a fool to go this way. Why didn't yon
stay another year. and then go out hon
Orably?"
"Oh, l got tired of it. Well, I'll go
back now and take my medicine. and then
give the army the go-by after this"
You will have to, you can never join
again."
by name. This was the first one of the
10 we had caught that he or any of us
knew. This man started to give Carter
a long story about the First Sergeant
abusing him, and the Quartermaster-Ser-
geant selling forage and ratiOns. keep
that story until you are tried,' Carter told
him. Il don't want to hear it now; but
l do then, remember, and if you can prove
your charges. I'll do all l can for you"
The man then told Carter that he and the
first seven that we had arrested had all
left the post at the same time, and they
had all taken carbines. but had left them
in the wagon that had brought them from
the Sixteen Mile Ranch to Weather
ford. They We're afraid to be seen with
them down the country.
What did that man charge you for
hauling you! Carter asked.
I'VE paid him $40 EACH" answered the
prisoner.
Eighty dollars, and eight carbines that
cost SD each would pay pretty WE'LL I
thought: ''but if Carter don't give that
man dose. then don't know him. He
did not. though.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1902-05-29
CHAT OF THE CORRIDORS.

Senator Jones, of Nevada. will retire
from public life when ais present term in
the Senate expires on March 4. 1903 He
has been in the Senate for 80 years and
could remain 30 years longer if his life
was spared for that length of time. But
| am now % years of age" said Senator
Jones yesterday, land while l am still in
the full possession of all my faculties and
my health. do not want to linger super.
fluous here. l think 1 had better step
down before 1 get to be too old
Following a custom set by his predeces-
sors, Secretary Moody planted japanese
maple in the lawn south of the State De-
partment. He was assisted in his pleas
ant task by Mr.. Fishback. his Secretary.
and Superintendent Baird of the Navy
Department
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1902-05-29

This running fight continued for two
hours, and then the Englishman came up
and the two vessels sailed side by side for
an hour. firing occasional guns. Decatur
wished to come to close quarters. and he
had his boarders ready, but this the Eng
lishman avoided.
The Endymion had been disabled in the
running fight. Toward midnight two fresh
English ships. the Pomona aud the. Tene-
dos. crawled up within gunshot and
opened fire on the President at close
range, compelling Decatur to strike his
colors.
Decatur surrendered his sword to the
Captain of the Majestic, who returned il
at once. Decatur's loss was n killed and
30 wounded. He lost Lieuts. Rabbit
Hamilton and Howell.
The loss of the President was inyesti-
gated by court-martial. Decatur was
eXonerated and Alexander Murray, the
chairman of the court, said:
I'm this unequal contest the enemy
gained ship, but the victory was ours.
we fear we cannot express in a manner
that will do justice to our feelings our ad-
miration of the conduct of Commodore
Decatur and all under his command
President Roosevelt, in his history of
the war. gives it as his opinion that De-
catur acted rather tamcly. certainly not
heroically. in striking to the Pomona"
The British Admiralty was jubilant
over the capture of the President, which
had been such scourge to British COM
merce. She was taken to Bermuda and
decked with flags. Later she was taken
to England By the Endymion, whose Cap
tain received promotion and gold medal
for his prowess.
For Sd years the President lay at
Portsmouth, where she was the model for
many British warShipS. Later she was at
Chatham, and sometime in the COS she
became drill ship at the West India
Docks.
There she has rested for 40 ycars-so
long in obscurity that she has been for
gotten.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1902-05-29
Secretary Shaw and His Law Partner.
saturday EYeninC poStl

| Conner was promising young attos
| ney; his business had been growing; sOor
it became almost too big to handle alone
whats the matter with forming a
partnership said Shaw. Would You
care to let me in with you?'
"All right" said Conner; Il think
would" and they remained partners ever
afterward until Conner became Judge
Conner and afterward Representative
Conner, as he is now. And it is said that
they never had more serious disagree
ment than when Shaw said: Conner, I'm
surprised 10 hear you use such language"
and when Conner, who is not Sunday
School superintendent, replied: That's all
right Shaw; you do the praying and I'll
do the swearing for the firm; we don't
either of us mean what we say"-and
even this is untrue, they maintain.
The firm was retained upon one side or
the other of nearly every important law
suit tried in Crawford County, and in n
good many outside of the County. Some
times l drove 80 miles in one day to try
case" Secretary Shaw told me; would
get up at o'clock in the morning and get
back late at night-changed teams ON the
way"
THAT young man Shaw had a way of
pretending not to know much law" an
old acquaintance says. Used to sit there
all hunched up with his knees propped
against the table, looking inatGentive and
tearing up little pieces of paper" Che stin
tears up little pieces of paper, Mr.. CorteI-
you tells me, in the Cabinet meetings);
then, when the lawyer on the other side
had become convinced that he could do
about as he pleased with the young fellow
and was proceeding to do so, this man
Shaw would suddenly spring up, shake his
long finger, quote the law and make his
opponent look like a beginner. This is
an old trick, but 1 never saw any lawyer
who could play it so WELL"
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1902-05-29
HUNTING DESERTERS.
By JOHN A. BROOKS, Late 4th U. S. Cav.

| When questioned by Lieut.. Carter they
claimed that they had been working all
Summer down the country, but though,
they could find some one in HillsbOro who
knew them.
We placed the nine in the wagon and
carried them into town, and. hunting up
the Sheriff, put them in Jail. All these
men had on citizens clothes, farmers
gray suits, for which they had traded
their uniforms and overcoats. These farm
ers were always anxious to get our over
coats.
This Jail was curious affair, but there
were plenty like it in Texas then. 1t was
about II feet square and two stories high,
and looked more like a corn-crib than 4
Jail. 1t was built of Usage orange, or
''burdock" logs, which. when they are sea-
soned become as hard as iron, and can
hardly be cut or burned. The Jail was
safe enough, for the only way to get into
it was by a narrow outside stairway that
led to the upper floor. and trap door here
gave access to the cell room below There
were two negroes in this cell.
Bring them up here" said Lieut. Car
ter. Il do not want these men confined
with negroes, if they are deserters.'
A shot ladder was let down, and the