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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-08-13
a QUEER CASE.
Goat Eats Revenue Stamps-chemIst
to AnaIyze Stomach.

S'~6L =~N0 EASSShNS
to AnaIyze Stomach.
Louisville, KY, August IA spe-
cial from Memphis, Tenn, says:
The stomach of goat is to be anlyz-
cd by expert chemists In an effort
to account for the disappearance of a
number of United States revenue
stamps, involving several hundred dol
lars A wholesale whisky firm sold
Ave barrels of whisky TO saloonkeep-
or. The whisky was delivered and
left on the pavement in front of the
store. The proprietor's pet goat ate
the revenue stamps of the heads of
the barrels and soon after a govern
ment inspector inspected the whisky
and found the necessary stamps miss
ing. He thereupon confscated the
whisky.
The proprietor explained that the
goat ate the stamps. The inspector
declined to accept this explanation. AZ
ter a conference 1t was agreed to kill
the goat and examine It's stomach to
locate the missing revenue stamps in
order to protect the Saloonist from a
heavy fine.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-08-13
FIERCE HURRICANE
SWEEPS JAMAICA
Damage To Plantations Will
Amount To Millions.
TAKE YEARS TO REPAIR DAMAGE
Every Banana Plantation In the East
ern Half of the Island Has Been De-
Vastated-Great Damage Done In
Kingston and Suburbs.

Kingston, Jamaica, August IL
delayed in transmission )-The hur-
rlcane, the fringe only of which struck
the western end of Jamaica yesterday
and which it was thought had passed,
instead of proceeding to the northwest,
veered to the south early this morn
ing and struck Jamaica with its full
force, infiicting damage which it will
take years to repair.
Owing to the interruption of tele-
graphic communication, it is impossi-
BILE as yet to estimate the amount of
the losses, but they must reach mil
lions of dollars
Every banana plantation in the east
ern half Of the island has been devas-
tated The situation in the western
half is unknown. Considerable injury
was done to property in Kingston and
the suburbs. The roof Of the electric
light works was blown off and the ma
chinery was disabled Railroad traf-
fio was interrupted and the street cars
were stopped.
Many houses were damaged by fall
Ing trees
No loss of life is yet reported
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-08-13
GRAND ARMY VETS
POURING INTO FRISCO
Vast Number Heading For
Golden Gate City.
hotels RAPIDLY FILLING UP.

1t Is Figured There VIII be Three Hun
dred Special Cars Run Which, In the
Aggregate, Will Contain Seventy
thousand Persons.
San Francisco, August 12-From
now until next Monday there will be
a string of special trains pouring into
the city loaded with visiting veterans
to the Grand Army Of the Republic
encampment. In addition to these sp-
cial tredns many thousands Of people
will come to the city from all parts of
the country on the regular and excur-
sion trains Hotels and lodging houses
are already filing UP rapidly with the
eastern visitors.
Up to noon yesterday $500 persons
had passed through Ogden for this city
with Grand Army of the Republic tick
cts 1t Is figured there will be three
hundced special cars or thereabouts,
which, in the aggregate, will contain
fully 10000 persons. Commander-in-
chief T. j. Stewart and party from
Phiiadelphia now at the Grand Canon,
Colo, are due to arrive here on Sat
urday.
The Sons of Veterans are furnishing
information to visiting veterans and
the bureau of registration is now fully
genaged with It's duties.
Special orders have been issued to
patrOlmen by the chief of police to
care for the veterans and treat them
with all courtesy during their stay
here.
Special arrangements have been
made to provide for any who have lost
their way and patrolmen will make
every effort to get the visitors to their
lodgings.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-08-13
REVOLT IN BALKAN
STATES INCREASING
Bulgarians Are Joining In
surgent Band.
WERE COMPELLED BY THREATS.
Insurgents Continue to Devastate the
District of koritza and Have Captur.
ed Important Turkish Supplies and
Provisions-Miitary Precautions.

Constantinople, August 12-One hun.
dred and fifty revolutionists were kill
cd at Sorovitch Aug. 8, according to
official Turkish reports The same
dispatches which have been communi-
Gated to the Russian and Austrian en-
baseies state that the insurrectionary
movement is increasing daily. Hilmi
Pasha, inspector general of the sui.
tan's Macedonian reforms, reports that
the young men in all the Bulgarian
villages are fleeing to the mountains
to join the insurgent bands Many
among the Bulgarian peasantry wish
to remain neutral, but were compelled
by threats to help the revolutionary
committees.
Husseln Hilmi Pasha, who has been
appointed vail of Monastir, reports a
similar spread of the insurrectionary
movement in the vilayet of Salonica,
whore, he says, the committees are re-
solved on the same campaign of massa.
ere, lncendiarism and pillage as in the
v.layet of Monastir.
Teiegrams received this morning
from Monastir announce that the town
Of Krushevo is still occupied by the in.
surgents. Four thousand Turkish
troops with military surround the town
and are preparing to attack, and, if
possible, retake the position. Fight.
ing with the rebels is in progress in
the district of Dibra, where it appears
that the Albanians are attacking Bul.
garian villages.
The insurgents continue to devastate
the district of Koritza and have cap.
tured important Turkish supplies OF
provisions. More or less severe fight
ing is reported in the districts of Kas-
toria and Florina. Three hundred in.
surgents are assembled on the heights
between Gievgveli and Yenije Twen.
ty-sxi Mussulmen peasants have been
massacred in the village of Zivernini,
near Perlope, by the insurgents. Strin
gent military precautions have been
taken in the town of Uskub to prevent
threatened dynamite outrages.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-08-13
joint conferenca Is HAld.

Knoxville. Tenn, August PA joint
conference Of coal operators with mem.
bers of the United Mine Workers
Union Of America of District No. g
was convened here this morning for
the purpose of considering a wage
scale for the year dating from Septem
Der l. The district embraces mines
IN east Tennessee and southeastern
Kentucky. The miners have been In
convention almost one week framing
their wage scale demands and dispos.
ing Of other business. 1t Is generally
believed here that some increases will
be agreed to by the operators, and that
the prices OF coal may be affected
thereby.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-08-13
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
Bill Limiting Tax Rate is Passed by
the House.

the House.
Atlanta, August 12.-The house OF
Representatives did fairly good
days business yesterday in spite Of
the fact that considerable time was
spent in quibbling.
The house passed on many matters
yesterday. 1t passed the bill to limit
the tax rate to mills, defeated the
bill to increase the salaries of judges
of the superme and superior courts.
passed the bill to prevent the fraudu-
lent sale of stocks of goods in bulk,
and the amendment to the franchise
tax law, passed the bill permitting
certain railroads to straighten out their
kinks, and, acted favorably or unfa-
vofahiy On quite number of other SEN
ate measures of lesser Importance.
The house passed the Perry or the
senate bill by substitute, the differ
ence being that the substitute limits
the tax rate to mills for all purposes,
including the sinking fund, while the
bill passed by the senate did not in
clude the sinking fund, but permitted
an extra levy for the purpose of rails
ing the annual 100000 to pay off
bonds.
TIE house put its foot down hard
yesterday on the proposition to In
crease the salaries or judges of the
supreme and superior courts and of
the governor.
The bill by Senator Comas, propos-
ing to increase the salaries of JUS
tices OF the supreme court from $4,000
to $4,000 and the judges of the SUI
perior courts from $4,000 to $4,000.
which had passed the senate by
unanimous vote, was amended In the
house so as to increase the salary of
the governor from $4,000 to $4,000 and
then promptly defeated.
Tie amendment increasing the gov
ernor's salary was adopted by vote
Vt 50 to 58. The vote by which the
bill was defeated was IA to " against.
While not providing FOR constitu-
tional amendment, the measure was
one which required under constitutions
al provision a two-thIrds majority or
In the house III votes. 1t lacked Al
votes of passing that body
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-08-13
MASSACRE is FEARED.
Intervention of Powers Can Alone Pre-.
vent Disaster.

tIeTISCIItlOn- -OI TOWGFS San AlOnS FFG'
vent Disaster.
Sofia, Bulgaria, August 12-The Bul.
garian foreign office has received very
disQuieting news from its agent at Us.
kub. The Mussulmans there are daily
gathering in the mosque, and it is fear.
ed that a massacre of the Christians
is impending.
Officials here express the belief that
the Intervention of the powers alone
can prevent a disaster.
The most astonishing feature of the
situation here is the remarkable quiet.
ude with which the people have re.
ceived the news of the fresh fighting
in Macedonia. The whole outbreak
came as a great surprise even to the
local revolutionary committees, which
are not prepared for so early a rising.
In spite of the stirring appeals of the
committees, little or no popular enthu.
siasm Is apparent, not even among the
10000 Macedonian residents of Sofia
How long this condition will last de.
pends upon the developments in Mace.
dCnia. At present the center of the
disturbances is Monastir, a long way
off Should the rising spread to the
vilayet fo Uskub and come near to
the Bulgarian frontier, it is probable
that the population of Bulgaria will
become aroused.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-08-13
NEW YoRK's SUBWAY SAFE.
Such an Accident as That In Paris
Hardly Possible.

New York, August 12.-Persons
connected with the plans, construction
and prospective operation of the rap
Id transit subway now nearing compile
ton, declare that such a catastrophe
which has just occurred on the Paris
underground railwa.- will be impossi>
BILE here. The subway here is much
nearer the surface, ventilation is per-
feet, the tunnel is larger, exits and
ventilation more numerous, the cars
will be fiyeproof and the latest con-
trivances for the safe use of electrici-
ty will be used. Should a fire start
In any train from short circuit, the
power in that section will be turned
off automatically, while stand pipes
with hose are located at intervals,
ready for any emergency. The sub.
way officials have been busy answering
nervous questions since the Paris acci.
dent and they are positive no such
thing will be possible in the New York
tunnel.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-08-13
HIs Taxes Raised.

st. Paul, August 12.-James j. Hills
personal property assessment was
raised from $138,00O to 100000 by the
board Of equalization. Mayor Smith
was the only one who did not care to
act hastily in raising the assessment
HE put in great shops and brought
over 5000 workmen in this city, and
don't think we should discourage him
by piling on taxes" said the mayor
The protest was of no avail, and Mr..
Hill was cited in.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-08-13

CASE OF MAMIE DeCRIST.

Investigation Begun of Sensational
Whipping at Prison Farm.
Milledgeyille, Ga, August 12-The
investigation of the alleged brutality
Of Assistant Superintendent Allagood,
of the state prison farm, in the whip.
ping of Miss Mamie DeCris, female
prisoner here, was begun this morning
under the supervision of State Prison
Warden Jacob Moore.
Evidence, which was submitted
against Miss DeCris was not substan.
tiated by other witnesses.
In her own sworn statement Miss
DeCris stated that Allagood had made
improper proposals to her, and that
he had afterward threatened her moi
to ever speak of his actions.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-08-13
SIXTY KILLED IN RIOTS.

Reports of Troubles at Kieffe, Russia
Political Freedom Desired.
New York, August 12.-The --latest
report telegraphed from Kieffe, Rus
sia, to the Times by way of London
say there were so persons killed by the
Cossacks in last Thursdays riots.
The correspondents assert that the
sympathy of the educated classes is
with the workmen, as the strike move
n,ert Is directed not only for the amel
ioration of labor conditions, but also
against the system of government.
The workmen, 1t is added, are re
garded as the pioneers in the move
ment for political freedom
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-08-13
DIFFICULTIES OVERCOME.
AmIcabIe Arrangement Between Bra.
ziI and Bolivia.

New York, August 12.-A1l Difficult.
ties existing between Brazil and Bo.
livla, have been overcome, cables the
Rio Janiero correspondent of The Her.
aid.
The base of the amicable arrange.
ment Is as follows:
Bolivia will acknowledge Brazil's
sovereignty over great part of the
Acre territory, while Brazil will pay
an indemnity for military expenditures
made by Bolivia and will build q har.
Dor en- the river Madeira, and railway
from Manor to Madeira"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-08-13
Two Secrets of Success

The success of The Mutual
Life Insurance Company of New
York is due:
FIRST To its selection of risks:
It writes no insurance in unhealthful
regions or on vicious or sub-standard lives.
SECoND-To the investment of
its funds:
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the greatest accumulation of trust funds in
the world Is invested,
Good health and good invest
ments will go long way toward
making anyone rich.
This Company ranks
FIRsT-Tn Assets.
First~In Amount Paid Policy y-holders
First--In Age,
The = MUTUAL LIEE INSURANCE
COMPANY OF New YORK, ~
Richard A McCurdy, President.
r. f. SHEDDEN, Manager, Atlanta.
ARTHUR & EVERETT,
Resident Agents,
AMERICUs, GEORGIA.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-08-13
Banquet to Sir Thomas LIpton.

New York, August 12.-The direc.
tors of the Maritime Exchange gave a
reception and banquet to Sir Thomas
Upton today at the exchange. Sir
Thomas was greeted enthusiastically
when he was introduced to the mem.
bers of President Parsons, to whose
greetings he responded briefly. He
then met the members in hearty hanS
shaking recNption.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-08-13
East Lake, Ala, Dec. 8th, 1902.

East Lake, Ala, Dec. 9Th, 1902.
Mr.. A. B. Girardeau, Savannah, Ga.
Dear Sir:-This is to certify that on Au-
gust 1st | went to Verbena, Ala, to hold
series of meetings Was at that time, and
had been for six weeks prior, SO feeble was
scarcely able to preach. Mr.. F. A. Gulledge,
of Verbena, with whose family was stop
ping, kindly offered sme three bottles of
JOhnson's Chill and Fever Tonic, gratis. |
accepted, and began the of the Tonic at
once. Within tE1re weeks was was much
better. In three weeks | had taken the
three bottles of Tonic and was fully well.
Took no other medicine then nor since, and
am in better health and heavier than for
the past fifteen years.
j. M.sMcCORD,
Pastor Verbena Baptist Church.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-08-13
Duchess of MarIborouqh ANNOYED.

New York, August 12.-Ihe Dutch.
ess of Marlborough is greatly annoyed,
says Worlds dispatch from Oxford,
England, by report that she had been
summoned to court for furious motor
driving. It Is declared to have been
her chauffer who was summoned.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-08-13
Eorner conaul 70 Homo Konn nead

New York, August 11.-Oliver Ev
eret Roberts, for rs years cashier in
the United States assay office in New
York and formerly United States icon
sui at Hong Kong, Is dead at bis home
In Orange, ~. J.. from PARALYSIS.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-08-13

cures scrofulous sores, boils, pinples,
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at gives me great pleasure to express my
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the hospital was doctored there for three
months without success. Came home discour-
aged, Then began to doctor with Chemist
He also failed to help me. Then began DIR.
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, with no
faith whatever in it. Did it only to please my
wifei but am happy to tell you that after tax.
ing FIVE bottles am entirely cured"
FREE. Dr. Pierce's Common Sense
Medical Adviser is sent free on receipt
of stamps to pay expense of mailing only.
Send 2I one-cent stamps for the book in
paper covers, or 81 stamps for the cloth
bound volume. Address DR.. r. v. Pierce.
Buffalo, n. Y.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-05-08
Bonds Recovered.

Capt. L. &. Merwin, County Clerk.
md Capt. Jas. Russell went to Little
Rock Tuesday night, to get posses sion
Of several old bonds of this county,
which had fallen into the hands of
Judge kayanaugh and others of Little
Rock
There are eight Of these old bonds OF
the denomination of $1,000. They were
issued in 1874 to the Helena and Iron
Mountain Railway Company and left
IN escrow in the First National Bank
If Little Rock, to be delivered upon
completion OF certain railroad building
La the meantime, the st. h., /. NJ. & 5.
Ry. bought the II. & l. NJ. Ry., and all
appurtenances, and the work for which
these bonds were to be bonus was
never completed, hence the bonds be-
came invalid. A few years ago when
this bank was wrecked by II. G.. Allis,
these bonds were found in the vaults.
Judge Geo. p. Taylor at one time du.
ring his administration attempted 10
get possession of and destroy these
bonds, but for some reason tailed. The
matter came to the notice OF Judge
Folbre recently, and he negotiated with
Judge KaVanaugh to get possession of
them, but the latter refused to give
Their. up. Finally. however, in consd
Grafton of sl07, an agreement was
reached and the bonds were expected
to arrive this morning, when they will
be destroyed, and thus end the 10 81.
bility of troublesome law suit and
great expense should the bonds get
into the hands of an innocent pur.
chaser.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-05-08
Meeting OF EX.Confeds.

The cid eX-confeds met in the court
house last Saturday afternoon at =
O'Clock, and what lacked in members
was made up in enthusiasm.
Commander Foibre called the camp
to order, and about twenty answered
the call OF the roll.
Quite number expressed their in
tention of going to New Orleans, and
on motion, Monday morning. My Is.
was set as the day for going, and it
was decided to so as individuals and
not as a camp.
A committee was appointed to have
badges furnished.
a request was made from headqqar
tiers for The names Of all deceased
members, and number Was furnished.
Quite number of comrades signed
tile new roster. There are still quite a
number of old confeds who are not
afliliating with the camp, and it is re-
quested that they come forward ana
attach their names TO the roster.
There being no further business the
camp adjourned.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-05-08
City Council.

Inc council met IN regular session
Iase tuesday night, Hoa. w. German
presiding; G.. ". Pearson record,
WITH Aldermen Russell, Stone, Meye,
Nichols and Baugh.
heading minutes of preceding meet.
ing dispensed with.
The following claims were presented
and allowed:
J. 81. Hall 10 o.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-05-08

Total outstanding to date. IS 953 81
Amount of water tax collected lS4 Is
Less commission. ............ IS al
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-05-08

y u =
book that tells all
about it, both sent free
by mail. Address DR..
Kilmer & Co., Bing-
hanton. NY When
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-05-08

April l7th, 1903.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-05-08
NOTICE.

To the public and to investors, the I'M
dersigned, owner of the Local Telephone
Exchange at Forrest City, has determined
to organize a stock company to hold and
manage such Telephone Exchange Al
ter an ownership Of this property Tor
nearly two years, | am prepared to say
from personal knowledge that it offers 20
investors safe, certain and profitable
inyc2 tnent. 1t cost So 800. 1t will be
capita. zed at cost. 1t has paid above
operating expenses eighteen per cent
During the next sixty days subscriptions
will be received to the capital stock at
the Bank of Eastern Arkansas and al the
Bank OF Forrest City.
w. NJ. PARTRIDGE.
April f1th 1003
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-05-08
A Farmer Strengthened Out.

"a man living on farm near here
came in a short time ago completely
doubled up with rheumatism. | handed
him bottle of Chamberlain's Pain Balm
and told him to use it freely and if not
satisfied after using it he need not pay a
cent tor it," says g p. Rayder, of Pat
tens Mills, New York. "A few days
later he walked into the store as straight
as string and handed me dollar say
ing, give me another bottle of Chamber
lain 5 Pam Balm. | want it in the house
all the time, for it cured me. - For sale
by j. Il Sanders.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-05-08

also convincing proof that the kidneys
and bladder are out of order.
What To Do.
There is comfort i'll the knowledge so
often expressed, that DIR. kilmer's
Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy
fulhlls every wish in curing rheumatism
pain i'll the back, kidneys, liver, bladder
and every part of the urinary passage.
1t corrects inability to hold water
and scalding pain in passing it, or bad
effects following use of liquor, wine or
beer, and overcomes that unpleasant ne
cessity of being compelled TO go often
during the day, and to get up many
times during the night The mild and
the extraordinary effect of Swamp-Root
is soon realized. 1t stands the highest
for its wonderful cures of the most dis
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you should have the best. Sold by drug
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You may have sample bottle and
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hamton, n. " When Home Of swamp Root.
writing mention this paper and don't
make any mistake, but remember the
name, DIR. Kilmer's Swamp-R Root, and
the address, Binghamton, n. Y.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-05-08
Quick Arrest.

j. \. Gulledge of Verbena, Ala, was
twice in the hospital from a severe case
of piles causing "A tumors. After doctors
and all remedies failed, Bucklen's Arniea
Salye quickly arrested further inaamma-
ton and cured him. Ii eOnquers aches
and kills pain. 25c at j II. Dunayant,
the druggist.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-05-08

a sediment or set
Ting indicatesan
unhealthy con-
dition of the kid
neys; if it stains
your linen it is
evidence of kid
ney trouble ; too
frequent desire
to pass it or pain
in the back is
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-05-08
To Cure a Cold in One Day

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money ii 1t
fails to cure. f. w. Groves signature is
on each box. 25c.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-05-08
Thousands Have Kidney
Trouble and Never Suspect Il,
How To Find Out.

flll bottle or common glass with your
water and let it stand twenty-four hours