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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-01-17
OFFICE OF J. r. LAssTTER.

I1ENDSONNIILE, ,. o, 6epJ Z, I0JO
MIR. A. B. GIRARDEAU, Savannah Ga.
DEAR SIR:-Some years ago operated float
ing aw-mill on the Savannah River. My base of
operations was being constantly changed and my
hands were always exposed to the worst malaria
influences l employed over one hundred hands,
and the work was conducted as much in water as
out of it. For this reason, in August and Septem
Der there was great loss of time and business op
account of sickness among the workers.
My attention was then called to Johnson's Chill
and Fever Tonic, and I determined to give the
medicine trial. I procured It, and those who
sick were put on this treatment, and those who
were feeling badly were at once given the Tonic.
In short time every ofthe one hundred hands
was well and reported for duty and from that time
on used nothing else but Johnsons Tonic and
never had another case of fever.
Yours very truly,
J. r. LASSITER
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-01-17
HAWAIlANs MAKE PROTEST.
Establishment of National Leper Set
tIement Resulted.

Establishment of National Leper Set
tIement Resulted.
Honolulu, Jan. 16.-(Bya Pacific Ca
ble)-There is much indignation and
many protests here over the report of
the senate commission which was
sent to the senate last Monday.
That portion recommending the es-
tablishment of a national leper settle
ment at Molokai and the statement
that there are many lepers in the is
lands outside the settlement, is espe-
cially resented.
The resignation of Attorney Gen
eral E. P. Dole is accepted Dole will
go to Washington to argue before the
supreme court the Oakai Mankichi
case, which grew out of the transition
period and involves the application
of the United Estates constitution to
Hawaii after the passage of the reso.
luton of annexation.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-01-17
The SiCkest Man is Not Always in Bed.

The meanest kind of sickness is just TO be able
TO attend duties and yet not feel equal to the task
The eternal grind keeps many in the traces who
ought to be in bed.
thorough course of Johnson's Chill and Fever
Tonic would give new lease on life to such people.
1t tones up the the whole digestive apparatus. Puts
the Liver in the best condition possible. Gives a
splendid appetite. Renews strength and restores
vitality.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-01-17
FOUR ARE KILLED IN
RAILROAD COLLISION
Fatal Accident Occurs Near
Cumberland, Md.
WRONG SIGNAL WAS GIVEN
Messenger Boy In Telegraph Office
Threw Signal Without the KnoWI-
edge of the Operator, Which Caused
Train to Dash Into Frenght Engine.

Cumberland, Md, Jan. 16.-The
eastbound express leaving here at
APO this morning near the east end
of the yard, struck two freight engines
on the main track, killing Engineer
Sims and Firemen Moran and Sheer.
ing, of the passenger train, and En-
gineer Butter, of one of the freight
engines.
None Of the passengers were in
jured. investigation of the cause of
the accident shows that a messenger
boy who was In the telegraph office
threw the signal without the knowi-
edge of the operator, giving the pas
senger train a clear track, when it
should have been blocked.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-01-17
Shoe Cutters, Strike

Lynn, Mass, Jan. 16.-Shoe cutters
to the number of 200 employed in nine
factories here, went on strike today.
Upwards of 5000 hands were Indirect
ly involved, and unless the places of
those who have stopped work are fill
ed promptly, complete shut down of
the factories is threatened. The strike
was ordered by the Knights of Labor,
following the presentation of a new
price list by the Cutters union. 1t is
averred that the action violates a con-
tract between the manufacturers and
the Boot and Shoe Workers union.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-01-17
LIBERATED TROOPS
OF CUBA WANT PAY
Are Beginning to Threaten
Government.
lNoENDlARY MANIFESTO IssUEr
1t is Addressed to the Country and
Powers and Is Regarded as Di-
rect Threat to Revolt-Generals~Be-
hind Movement

Powers and is Regarded as Di-
rect Threat to Revolt-Generals~B
hind Movement
New York, Jan. 16.-Former MEM
bers of the Cuban army are becoming
restless, says Havana dispatch to
The Tribune, in fact they are begin
ming to threaten the government that
if not paid by March they will act.
A general of the insurgent army has
handed to the correspondent a print
ed manifesto which is most incendiary
in tone. 1t is addressed to the coun-
try and to the powers. Among other
things it says:
'The obligation of the government
ment to pay the army is a sacred one.
The liberated troops have waited pa
tiently but everything has a limit. The
liberating army will not wait later
than March for the compensation for
the work of the soldiers. We will not be
further put off by the pretext that
revision of army lists necessitates de-
lay, nor will we accept any other de-
lay. The liberating army is disposed
to call the attention of Europe, pacif-
ically but enegeticaIly to the fact that
we do not care to create interior dis
turbances if no longer time is asked
to pay us than March but if the con-
trary, the army will reunite and occu-
py every town from Point Maisi to
Cape San Antonio, pacifcally"
This circular is regarded as a di-
rect threat to revolt, although Off
cials express doubts of such a proba-
bility. 1t is known, however, that
several prominent generals are behind
the movement Such measures will
hardly be necessary, though, as the
government will pay the army imme-
diately on the negotiation of the loan
of $36,000,000, which will be made in
April
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-01-17
Alaska Canning Factories merssd.

Seattle, Wash, Jan. 16.-The IA in
dependent canning factories of south
east Alaska were merged at meet
ing here and the entire pack amount
ing at the present time to between
100000 and 100000 cases per annum,
passed to the control of Grifith, Dur
ney & Co., of San Francisco, who will
establish headquarters here. The new
firm will invest about $1,000 900 in
warehouses in Seattle and In render
ing assistance to northern plants. In
order to increase their output.
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j. G. DODSON.
= $50. ss.s.. DRUGGIST! Ess

sent oy Une euitor, ana no corTcgrun-
dence had taken place between the
two men for many days.
1t is universally believed that the
meeting yesterday was by accident. 1t
was the climax to the bitter enmity be-
tween the two men that had long
been feared by mutual friends.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-01-17
international Brickfayers, Union.

Memphis, Tenn, Jan. 16.-Today's
session of the International Bricklay-
er's union was called to order prompt
1y at 10 o'clock this morning. The
committees are still at work, but
nothing is given out about the prog
ress they are making. New resoln-
tions were introduced today only by
unanrnious consent as the time limit
for resolutions has passed
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-01-17
MANUFAcToRY BURNED.
Fire Loss of 100000 In chicaao-Pan.
ic In Hotel.


Chicago, Jan. 16-Fire which broke
out at an early hour today destroyed
a large manufacturing block at Ca
nal and Madison streets, causing a
loss estimated at 100000, and caused
panic among the guests of the
Grand hotel adjoining.
For a time it was feared the hotel
would be destroyed and many of the
inmates fed in scant attire into the
street. Among the heaviest losers
are the Simonds Manufacturing COM
pany, F. F. Gump & Co., Eureka Man
company and the Western
Brass works
Most of the concerns occupying the
building were engaged in the machin.
cry business.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-01-17
DIAMOND DYES

require no skill, only care and the
simple following of directions. They
give most valuable results, The col
ors are fast and do not crook. Ii
rection book and As dyed samples
free
DIAMOND DYES, Burlington, Vt.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-12-12

tricts bordering on the 1000 miles
of navigable waters of the Missls-
sippi river system. This embraces
about one-fourth of the delegates in
congress whose constituents are
directly interested in the efforts we
are making not only to bring them
cheaper slate by water but to re-
duce the cost of all other heavy
commodities for which steamboats,
would be enabled to compete and
the entire valley woltld be benefited
by the general reduction of freight
rates which would follow river COM
petition.
"The active building up Of indus
tries and the resultant increase Of
population along these water thor
oughfares would in a short time
make up to railroads more than the
loss sustained hy the reduction of
their rates on slate and other com
modites. as railroad profits result
more from the amount of tonnage
handled than from high rates
charged
The first RAILROAD was built to the
Pennsylvania slate field at Bangor
since the civil war, There are now
three railroads actively employed in
moving slate and bringing supplies
into that region for more than 10000
people who are directly or indi-
rectly supported by that industry.
Our general government could not
promote the welfare of the Missis-
sippi valley more than by adopting
vigorous means to enable the in
habitants to procure reasonable
rates on all commodities. especially
slate in its different forms which
is rapidly becoming necessity than
by making a liberal appropriation
for improving that wonderful sys-
tenn of waterways which a boun-
tiful God has provided for US, and
II each congressman of the valley
was made fully alive to the interest
of his constituents in q matter rs
important to them as the opening
of the Panama canal, the work
would be promptly begun on She
different branches at the most need
ed points and pushed to completion
as rapidly as the increasing pros
perity and demands Of the valley
viii require"
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UndeVeIOped Resources
Along Little Tennessee


Gen. w. NJ. Hamilton, who has
extensive interests in the section
penetrated by the Little Tennessee
river, has this to say concerning
that section and its undeveloped re-
sources and the value and necessity
of river improvements:
81 notice The Sentinel Is favor
ing its readers with some account
Of our operations in opening the
Little Tennessee river for steam
boat navigation to reach slate de-
posts on It's upper waters. While
the statements are in the main
correct so far as they go,
they have prompted me to
write of some additional facts in
regard to the slate deposits and
industry which think will be of
interest.
at is not generally known that
slate making is an unknown indus
try in the entire y AG'sslppi valley,
as all slate used In .hls country
comes from a slate belt found in
different places along the eastern
slope Of the Appalachian range
where it is lost among the noun
tains until it makes its appearance
on the western slope and Is found
here and there on some of the
branches Of the Tennessee river.
The greatest ana most accessible
deposits are found on the Little
Tennessee river in the counties Of
Blount and Monroe in the state Of
Tennessee. There are three dis
tinct veins developed so far in this
region, lying at an angle Of from
20 degrees to So degrees in the foot
hills CT the Great Smokey noun
tains which measure from 400 to
800 feet in thickness. These slate
belts are separated by broad belts
of congramcrate rock and rise to
the tops OF the hills which contain
them oftlmes from 300 to 1000 feet
above the adjacant valleys. thus af-
fcrdin6 ample room for waste and
greatly reducing the cost in the
manufacture of different kinds OF
slate, as compared with eastern
Cuarries.
THE iron which is found in the
black vein r1akes 1t better adapted
FOR what is called mill slate" such
as blackboards and school states, al
so stair steps, wainscoating, billiard
table tops and all the different
kinds Of architectural work TO
which slate is now put, hesidas
burial caslets which arc SO gcner-
ally used along the Mississippi and
for which there is great demand.
The green and gray States have
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the last annual report as plying on
the Tennessee river above Chatta-
nOoga the City of Charleston, Dixie,
Key City, Ocoee No. ., Omega and
Telephone were not in this service
during the year, and two being
small tugs in local towing service,
are dropped; and the number of
barges was reduced from T2 to As.
No additional boats were put on.
The total number Of craft operat-
ing in this section of the river dur
ing the year ending December 81,
1901, was . steamboats,, of a total
Of ESQ tons burden, net, and 4S
b9Tges, OF q total capacity of
$3.50 tons.
OF these steamboats, three arc
also reported as plying on tho
French Broad river, four on the
Clinch and one also on both
List of boats and barges navigate
ing Tennessee river above Chat
tanooga.
Charles #. Bacon, between King
ston and Louisville; tonnage, %;
number barges, 4, tonnage, so;
miles, &c.
Clinch. between Lenoir City,
Kingston and Chattanooga; ton
mage, "a; number barges, 2, tonnage,
$50: miles. 1877.
Grady, between Kingston and
Dayton; tonnage. 1877; number
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barges, 8, tonnage, 1,4O0; miles, g.,
Isabella King. between Louis
Vile and Riverdale; tonnage, SO;
number barges, 6, tonnage. 6Oos
miles. A Ia.
Oliver King. between Louisville
and Riverdale; tonnage. AZ; number
barges, s, tonnage. $50; miles, A Ia.
Flora Swami, between Knoxville
and Leadville; tonnage, 57i number
barges, II. tonnage, 8o9. miles, "a.
Joe Wheeler. between Loudon.
Kingston and Chattanooga tom
mage. 1872; number of barges, /.
tonnage, 100; miles. 1877.
w. T. Gallaher, between Knox
Vile and Chattanooga tonnage, 271
number barges. Q. tonnage, 1855
miles, 183
BIZ Tate, between Knoxville and
Kingston; tonnage, 70; number of
'barges. 2, tonnage, 150; miles, To-
Barges, between Seven Island
Shoals and KnoXville, numbeN q,
tonnage. SO; miles 10.
Bargos, between Chattanooga
and Walkers TslandI number, 8.
tonnage, 800; miles, 5.
Barge, between marble quarries
ana Knoxville; tonnage, 2oi miles,
Ia
Totals; Tonnage boats, $50; num-
Der barges, 48. tonnage. 48; miles.
3.239.
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Number of passengers
transported G90D.. =. -. =. 6,SSS
Details of the traffic for 1901 are
shown below:
Timber and lumber RATED:
From headwaters of Clinch,
Powell and Holston rivers to Chat
tanooga: Miles, 1855; tons 52,33S.
Out of Cllnch river to Chatta-
nooga; Miles, 1885; tons, 5000
From Knoxville to L0udon:
Miles, 565; tons, 2734.
Out of Holston river to Knox
Vile: Miles, As; tons. 2,S79.
Miscellaneous: Tons, 1,16S.
BY boat;
Miles, 1877; passengers, 500; tons,
23626.
Loudon and Chattanooga: Miles,
127; passengers. 1888; IONS. 1884.
kingston to Dayton: Miles, GA;
tons, $4,000.
Out of French Broad river to be-
low Knoxville: Miles, 6.5; passen-
gers, 1,5o0; tons, 1899.
Out Of French Broad river to
Knoxville; Miles, 5.5; passengers.
1000; tons, 11.75t
Walker Island to Chattanooga:
Miles, 3: tons, $4,000
Miscellaneous: Passengers, 1905;
tons, 1.e2S.
Totals: Passengers, 6.9SS; tons,
294.607.
OF the II steamboats, reported in
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as IL resurrects rock and similar re-
posits from the bottom of the river
as easily as it removes mud or loose
earth. The boat was completed at
the Knoxville wharf about three
years ago.
The house boat residence of Capt.
Thacher is a most commodious
structure, possessing all the
modern conveniences. The front OF
the structure is of colonial de-
sign. The interior is similarly fin
ished, and hardwood floors are used
throughout. The boat is heated by
stoves. 1t has many conveniences
unknown in not q few land
houses" Capt. Thacher and his
family have made their home in
house boats of this character for
twenty five years. His daughter
was born on a house boat and has
never known any other home. The
present residence was completed
within the last year. Accompany
ing it are two barges, one OF which
is adorned with flower bids, etc,
which add to the attractiVeness Of
the place. Another Is a vegetable
garden, upon which is grown a con-
siderable quantity of the vegetables
used for the captains table.
The fleet will likely be returned to
Knoxville during the present sea-
son. only a portion of the fleet is
NOW at Lockwood Landing. some of
the boats with similar squads of
men being at other points on the
upper Tennessee and tributaries,
making Improvements of varying
magnitude
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southern route to the seaboard."
All of these gauges. except Loudon,
have been read regularly since their
establishment, either by the weather
bureau or the engineer department.
In addition to the gauges above
enumerated, the following have been
read regularly: At Millions Bluff,
since 1879; at Charleston, Tenn, on
the Hiwassee river during winter
months, since 1884; at Clinton, Tenn,
Spears Ferry, on the Clnch river,
and Strawberry Plains, on the Hol-
ston river, during winter months,
since 1884; at both divisions of the
Muscle Shoals canal since 1890; at
Riverton. Ala, and at the head of
Colbert Shoals since 1891. These OBJ
servations, together with those of a
number of special gauges, have all
been plated on hydrograph sheets,
and form part of the permanent
records Of this office.
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fall over the upper Ohio valley is
Alb inches, and over the middle
Mississippi valley is S5.3 inches,
showing an advantage in this re-
spect of from 25 to 40 per cent. in
favor Of the upper Tennessee.
Stages of the river.-The daily
fluctuations of the elevation of the
water surface of the river have
been Systematically observed at
number of stations for several years.
The first effort in this direction of
which We have a record was inaug-
urated at Florence, Ala, in 1871.
The gauge then established has
been regularly read ever since. This
was followed, in 1874, by the estab-
lishment of gauges at Knoxville,
Kingston, Loudon, Chattanooga,
Decatur, Johnsonville, and Paducah,
in connection with the investigation
being made by Major Walter Nc
Farland, corps of engineers, of a
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Not in basin.
0 This mean is adjusted with ref
erence to the time covered by the
observations.
1t is not possible from the analy-
sis of observations covering such
short periods of time to reach def
mite or satisfactory conclusion as TO
the mean precipitation in the basin.
The observations at KnoXVille,
Chattanooga, ana Nashville, cover
ing a period Of more than twenty
two years, afford the best evidence;
but. according to Mr. Alfred j.
Henry, chief of division. United
States weather bureau, it is neces-
sary to consider continuous obserVa-
tions covering at least thirty-fve or
forty years in order to obtain mean
results that will rot depart more
than per cent. from tn" '~''"
normal. However, IN the absence
Of more and Better data, II is re Co.
sary to use that at hand. From
this it appears that the normal rain
fall above Chattanooga is about 40
inches per year, while for the whole
basin it is probably about as inches.
The maximum monthly precipita-
ton recorded for the upper basin is
1858 inches at Knoxville In January,
1882. This was exceeded at New
burg. Ala, in March, 1897, when a
fall of 20SS was recorded. The mean
for March, 1897, over North Ala
bara, was 1914 inches. The maxi
mum annual precipitation recorded
is 66.96 at Knoxville in 1882, and
e7.25 inches at Bryson City, n. C.,
in 1891. The maximum for North
Alabama was 1854 inches at Scots
boro in 1895.
sfffle minimum annual rainfall is
about IS inches, and varies as fol-
lows:
Asheville, n. c.. in 1894. S4.01
inches; Johnsonville, Tenn. in 1894,
35.77 inches; Paducah Ky. in 1895,
3G.S9 inches; Rogersville, Tenn, in
1895, 1914 inches; Chattanooga,
Tenn, in 1894, 1872 inches: Knox
vile, Tenn, in 1894 3744 inches.
Bulletin D. of the United States
weather bureau, 1897. gives some in
terest!ng and valuable Information
concerning the rainfall in the United
States. From one Of the charts in
this publication it is seen that
large part of the Tennessee basin
is included in the area over which
the moan rainfall is over 30 inches,
and FOR part of it reaches 60 inches
per annUm. Except along the coast.
this represents the region Of maxi
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Commercial Statistics From
Business on Tennessee River


The official report of the chief of
engineers of the United States
army gives these interesting and
convincing commercial statistics,
gathered from actual business done
on the Tennessee river:
Above Chattanooga Q8S miles.)
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ST. LOUIS is INTERESTED

The Globe
-N'HN'Se9 Nel nay
OF the lock Chattanooga should com
'FN -i''"s ~
would develop immense
pleasure travel 1t would n
North carolina region that
80 - N"i 'Ne
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Mississippi ............. $500
1otal ....... ................4O,61l .6
Generally speaking. the upper part
of the basin is rough. mountainous,
and practically undeveloped, ex-
cept along the lines of communica-
ton, Below Bridgeport the valley
widens out on the north side of the
river, and the country is we'll set
tied and developed for agricultural
purposes. The valley of the lower
section of TIE river is comparatively
fiat and unusually rich and produce
tive. Immense deposits of coal,
iron ore, slate, marble, and other
useful minerals, and almost bound
less forests Of virgin timber exist
throughout the upper basin, and
await development and better trans
portation facilities.
Rainfall.-Through the kindness of
the local officials of the United
States weather bureau, the precipi-
tatton records for a number of sta
tons throughout the basin have
been placed at my disposal. These
records were not as a general thing
complete, covering only the winter
or wet months in many instances.
1t has, however, been possible, by
carefully adjusting all of the OBJ
servations, to deduce first the mean
monthly, and from these, by sum-
nation, the mean annual rainfall
at each OF the stations. A tabula-
ton of these results is given below,
arranged progressively, to show the
precipitation over the tributary
basins, as well as in the main basin
of the river.
LOCALITY.
Period covered by
observation years. -. ..... E.
rainfall. ............... ... &c.
French Broad river
BASIN
Greeneville, Tenn. ...2 Ats
A5heville, N. c. .........12 Alps
Holston river basin
Bluff City, Tenn. ..... 1890
Abingdon, Va. ........S 42.12
Rogersville Tenn. ......13 426S
Clinch river basin
Spears Ferry, Va. .....3 52.A
Clinton, Tenn. ...........1 51.96
TaZewell, Tenn. .......4 47.39
Kingston, Tenn. ......8 50.47
Little Tennessee river
basin
BrJSOn, N. =. ...........13 OIL
IIiwassee river basin
Murphy, n. c. ..........13 $3.50
Charleston, Tenn. .....6 55.05
Tennessee river BASIN
Knoxville, Tenn. ........22 4S.05
Loudon, Tenn. ...........9 50.s2
lockwood, Tenn. ........ 1882
Chattanooga, Tenn. ....22 52.74
Bridgeport, Ala. ...-...., 43.79
NASHVILLE, Tenn. ........2S 49.55
Fayetteville. Tenn. .....1O 1923
Scottsboro, Ala. .........- 52.95
Madison, Ala. ...........- 45.6S
Decatur, Ala. ...........16 1852
Florence, Ala. ..........9 1857
RiVertCn. Ala. .......... oO-zS
Savannah, Tenn. ........1j 44.OO
Johnsonville, Tenn. ..... 6 A.O0
Paducah, KY. ...........7 1888
Adjusted mean of all
observations o b ove
Chattanooga 0 ..........- 1888
Not in basin.
q This mean is adjusted with ref
oranca To fhe time covered by the