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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-08-29
WEIGHS ONLY FORTY POUNDS.
Living Skeleton Reaches Augusta City
HOSPITAL for Treatment.


Augusta, Ca, August 28.-Mrs. Will
liam Avary, accompanied by her hus-
band, has arrived in Augusta from Lin
colnton, Ca, for treatment in the city
hospital
Three years ago and for years be-
fore that Mrs. Avary's normal weight
was about 125 pounds. For months
past her weight has been only 40
pounds.
She is literally skin and bones, but
she says she hasn't an ache or pain.
has a good appetite and feels we'll
except for her dreadful emaciation.
She is so thin that she can scarce
ly stand up without support of some
kind.
Three years ago she was i'll from
premature childbirth, and since then
she has been wasting away.
The case attracts much attention
among the doctors. 1t baffled her
family physician in Lincoln and at his
suggestion she has come to the Angus
ia hospital for treatment
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-08-29
KOARY vESUvlUS
TERRIF YINC SCENE
Streams Of Liquid Fire Are
Belched Forth. !
DECORATIONS SHOOK EARTH.
Correspondent of the Associated Press
Witnesses Magnificent Eruption.
Predictions that More Violent Out.
break May Be Anticipated.

Naples, August 2S.-The eorrespon.
dent of the Associated Press has just
returne9 from spending a night on
Mount Vesuvius with the special per
mission of the authorities to pass the
prescribed limits.
The scene was terrifying but magnif
icent Enormous masses of liquid
fire flowed almost to the |correspon'
dents feet, forming great mounds. DC.
casionally mass Of burning material
became detached from the pyramid and
rolled down the side of the mountain,
the fast cooling lava in its turn de
taching other masses, until the whole
became stationary at the bottom.
The main stream of molten lava
flowed down the volcano until stop.
ped by the mounds of old lava, when it
divided and filled up the valleys, the
old and new masses meeting with
such force as to cause loud detona.
tons which shook the earth.
Today the eruption continues and
the volume of lava is acquiring vast
proportions DetOnations inside the
volcano have caused the prediction
that more violent eruption may be
anticipated.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-08-29
San souci Building Sold.

Columbus, Ca, August 2S.-E. p. Dis
mukes bought from Mrs. M. A. Beth
une, the San Souci building, next to
the Affleck hotel, for $4,000, and will
tear down the present antiquated struc-
ture, erecting in it's place a modern
brick building. The San Souci build
ing is landmark in Columbus. In
years gone by 1t was a famous resort
for gamblers, and thousands of dollars
changed hands there, sometime, ia a
single night. 1t was one of the resorts
of the famous John Sealey, Columbus
picturesque gambling character, who
was the principal participant In the
now celebrated John Sealey case"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-08-29
BLACKS REQUEST PARDoNs.
Want Men Convicted of Peonaee Civ.
en- Freedom.

Ell FrGG0Oms
Montgomery, Ala, August 2S.-Judgs
Thomas G. Jones, of the United States
court, has received a petition signed
by several hundred negroes OF Coosa
and Tallapoosa counties asking him
to suspend the sentences OF George
and BurancCs Cosby, who pleaded
guilty to holding negroes in a condition
ct psonage.
The petition states that these case
have caused bitter feeling betweeL
the two races, and that he petitioners
belisve that the peonage system is
broken up, and further says that the
Cogbys are good citizens of the COM
.nunity.
1t is indicated that there will be sew
eral mass meetings held before long
in the interest of harmony.
1t Is stated that the relations be.
tween the two races are considerably
strained. The petition was circulated
by influential colored men of the two
counties.
Judge Jones may act upon the sever
al petitions presented in short while.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-08-29
international Difficulty Threatened.

st. Johns, N. F., August 28.-The
French commodore on the New Found
land station has protested against the
building by an American mining com
pany of shipping pier at York har-
Dor, on the French shore, where the
company is now working copper
mine. The French claim that the pier
is an infringement on their fishery
rights. The matter promises an In.
ternational difficulty, as the AAeeri-
can company threatens to appeal tc
Washington If work on the pier Is stop
ned
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-08-29
Two Secrets of Success

W. @S~A 40 VA oAS@@oS
The success of The Mutual
Life Insurance Company of New
York is due:
FIRST 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:
Send for ''Bankers WILL which tells how
the greatest accumulation of trust funds in
the world is invested
Good health and good invest
Nments will go long way toward
making anyone rich.
This Company ranks
FIRsT-In Assets.
First-In Amount Paid Policy y-holders
First--In Age,
The MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY OF NEW YORK,
Richard A MeCurdy, President
r. F. SHEDDEN, Manager, Atlanta.
ARTHUR & EVERETT,
Resident Agents,
AMERICUs, GEORGIA.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-08-29
Hale and Hearty at Nlnetx.Elus.

Harmony Grove, Ga, August 2S-
Dudley Chandler, who is 95 years old,
drove from his country home to this
place, a distance of miles, and took
a train to visit his son at Maysville.
His descendants, including children,
grandchildren, great-grandchildren and
at-grandchildren, nnmber over
400. He has never known what 1t wag
to be seriously sick. He was reared
and has lived on the farm all his life
and labored continuously until O few
years ago. His general health cen
tinues good, but his strength is 6ssliAg
and 1t is evident that his Journey Is al.
most ended.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-08-29
Refuses to Raoalve Erlara.

New York, August 2S.-It has been
definitely decided that the friars ex-
PEELED from France shall not come to
Argentina, says Herald dispatch from
Buenos Ayres. A German steamship
line has dropped its proposal to bring
5000 friars to South America as the
governments of Argentina, Brazil and
Uruguay have declared they are not
disposed to receive that class of I'M
migrants.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-08-29
For Sale.

110 acres, room house, close neigh
bors, schools and churches, rent bales
cotton, $11 acre,
175 acres, room, house, barn, etc.,
fine pasture, $1,000.
300 acres, miles of railroad, only "a
acre, one-third cash, balance one and
two years at per cent.
500 acres, miles of railroad, some
fine pine timber and pasture lands,
rent s bales cotton. Price So acre, one
half cash, balance one and two years.
375 acree, directly on line of railroad,
200 acres choice level land, clear of
stumps. railroad station on property,
suited to peaches, melons or general
farming, rs acres in pasture, room
house, barn, cribs. etc, $40 acre, cheap
at $15 acre.
s room house, 2 acres land, choice
variety of fruits, an all.ronnd desirable
home. $4,000.
room house, close in, we'll located,
81. $50,
Come to see me if you wish to buy or
sell.
p. 3. WILLIFORD,
103 Cotton Avenue.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-08-29
Youngest Bank President.

New York, August 2S.-Carl Rudolph
Schultz, 27 years old, has been elected
president of the Equitable National
bank. He is the youngest president
of national bank in New York and
the youngest, but one, in the United
States Schultz was graduated from
Yale at 21 His wife was Miss Shields
of Canton, O., niece of Judge William
r. Day.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-08-29
Shot by Jealous Woman.

Seattle, Wash, August 28.-Frank
Tanghenbaugh, floor walker In the
employ Of Frederick & Nelson, was
shot and fatally wounded In his own
lodgings shortly after midnight this
morning by Mira. H. e. Finley, a ste
nographer. The shooting took place
In the presence of Tanghephaugh's
wifs-anA e-geaE-ol6a Ghttd. jealousy
ts bssteTed to 30 fhe cause
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-08-29
INVESTIGATION TO Be
MADE BY TURKEY
Will Punish Assassin of Vice
Consul Magelssen.
AMERICAN DEMANDS ARE MADE.
Minister Lelschman Has CabIed the
State Department at Washington
that the Turkish Government Will
investigate Assassination.

Washington, August Minister
Leischman has cabled the state de-
partment that he called at the for,
eign office again last night and pre-
sented the American demands for an
immediate investigation of the report
ed assassination of Vice Consul Ma
gelssen at Beirut. The MINISTER for
foreign affairs, while denying all knowl-
edge Of the affair and attempting to
disoredit the report, upon the insis-
tence Of Mr.. Leischman, promised that
an Immediate investigation would fol-
low and that the Turkish government
would take immediate steps to find out
and punish the guilty persons. Mr..
Leischman states that Macedonian
conditions are growing constar vly more
acute and that the situation in that
section is extremely grave.
In his cablegTam to Minister Ieisch-
man last night Regarding the report
of the American board of missions that
an attempt had been made to burn
the Euphrates college buildings at Har-
poot, Acting Secretary Loomis instruct
ed him to demand of the Turkish gov
ernment that it take immediate steps
for the protection of the lives of all
Americans there.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-08-29
CUBAN REolPRocITY.
LanguishIng Interest Is Now Being Re-
vlVed.


VlVed.
Havana, August 23.-The interest In
reciprocity with the United States,
which has been languishing for several
months, Is reviving.
The newspapers are urging the Gu.
bans, In spite of their previous dis
couragement, to again jeinohands wit1
the friends of reciprocity in the United
States in an endeavor to make the ap
proval of the reciprocity treaty with
the United States certain.
President Palma has denied the pc.
tition Of several commercial and manu-.
featuring organizations for a suspen-
sion Of the tax on manufactured prod
ucts and industries enacted by the Ffa-
vana provincial council. The presi.
dent holds that the impost is not in.
compatible with the taxes imposed by
the general government
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-08-29
TURNED IN FALSE ALARM.

Boys at South Bend, Ind, Cause Dis
astrous Collision.
South Bend, Ind, August 28.-Hose
company No. and a freight train on
the Grand Trunk Western railway col
hded last night while the company
was responding to an alarm, afterwards
found to have been turned in by boys.
Captain Van Arsdel, of the hose
company. was horribly injured and Will
probably die
Driver Strickler was severely hurt.
One horse was killed and the appara-
tus badly damaged
Two OF the boys have been arrested
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-08-29
Dam bursts; Great Damage Done.

Butler, Pa, August 28.-Boydstown
dam, Z miles north of here burst today.
letting out 100000 gallons of water
and inundating portions of Butler and
the low-lying districts for miles. Great
damage was done to property, but SO
far as known no lives were lost, the
residents Of tho aeaaed district ahan-
aoatas tSss' honse Sad Asssus to~tne
hills.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-08-29
Sues Former County Treasurer.

Cleveland, August es,-Copnty Pros.
ecutor Keeler has brought suit against
former County Treasurer A. Lander for
$5,S75, claimed to be fees illegally
collected during Mr., Lander's term
office from 1900 to 1909. More suits
will be brought against Lander and
other former copnty officials on the
same charge, and the total sum sought
to be recovered is said to aggregate
100000.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-08-29
PLEASURE PARTY MEETS DEATH.

Vehicle Was PrecIpItated over High
Enbankmenr.
Pittsburg, August 28.-While party
of young people were driving home
from a social gathering near Evergreen
borough, north of Allegheny early to-
day, their vehicle was precip1tated
over a high embankment into Girtys
run and three were drowned. Two
others narrowly escaped similar fate.
The dead
Myrtle Scott, aged 20.
Mamie Scott, sister, aged IS.
Annie Clifford, a cousin, about 20
years old.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-08-29
SIX ARMED ROBBERS
MAKE BOLD ASSAULT
Attack Made Upon Depot at
Mcfarland, Kan.
FIGHT WITH RAILROAD MEN.

of HoId-Up In which Bandits Secure
Much Money and VaIuabIes From
Passengers and Employees.
Mcfarland. Kan, August 28.-At l
o'clock this morning six armed masked
pot and started to enter the office
door. Conductor Monnehan,. Of a
freight train, who had just pulled in,
and Night Baggagemaster Charles
Toler saw them and hurriedly attempt
ed to block the door but the robbers
forced an entrance and after taking
their money and WATCHES, beat the rail
road men into insensibility. They
then robbed the depot and going hur-
riedly to the eating house, held up and
took all the valuables from a half tdoz-
en- men on the platform employed at
the round house and part Of the
train crew. Passengers at the lunch
counter scurried upstairs and blocked
the entrance effectively.
The bandits then looted the eating
MUSE CASH IcSIoG6I anu Ln0 SlIVeT'WAT6
doing their work in cool manner.
Then, apparently as joke, locked six
Rock Island employees in a refrigerator
car and disappeared. During the so
minutes Of their presence not a shot
was fired, and only Monnehan and To
Ter were injured. Two hours after
the robbers disappearing Sheriff Frey
had organized posse and started in
pursuit. The bandits were headed to-
wand Topeka.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-08-29
East Lake, Ala, Dec. Sth, 1902

East Lake, Ala, Dec. Sth, 1902.
Mr.. A. B. Girardeau, Savannah, Ga.
Dear Sir:-This is to certify that on Au-
gust 1st i 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. GulIedge,
of Verbena, with whose family was stop
ping, kindly offered sme three bottles of
JOhnsons Chill and Fever Tonic, gratis.
accepted, and began the use of the Tonic at
once. Within three weeks | was was much
better. In three weeks | had taken the
three bottles of Tonic and was fully we'll.
Took no other medicine then nor since, and
am in better health and heavier than for
the past fifteen years.
j. nj. McCORD,
Pastor Verbena Baptist Church.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-08-29
THE HAGUE TRIBUNAL.
'orelgn Office Requests Postponement
Of VAnezuAIan Arbitration

Foreign UtFIce Requests Postponement
Of Venezuelan Arbitration.
st. Petersburg, August 2S.-In con-
sequence OF the inability OF Dr. LaIdy.
the Swiss minister at Paris, and Pro
fessor Matz OF the Copenhagen uni
versity, to serve as arhitratogs at Ths
Hague in the claims of the allied pow.
ers for preferential treatment In the
settlement 9TH Venezuela, the foreign
Office has requested the poatponement
Of the date, which was Sept, /. of the
first meeting Of the tribunal until other
arbitrators are secured
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-08-29


Paris August 28.-The assassination
Of the American vice consul at Beirut
attracts much attention here but no
information has been received in Of
fetal or other quarters concerning the
details
AS Beirut therefore, has been consid
cred quite outside the range of Turk
lsh disorders the French officials say
the gravity Of the situation depends on
whether the shooting was done by
Turkish soldier which would make the
case similar to the assassination of M
Rost1ovski, the Russian consul at Mon
astir, which, the officials add, would
warrant a demand on Turkey similar
to that made by Russia. 1t is official
ly stated that If an American squadron
goes to Turkish waters the action of
the Unite5 States will not be regard
ed by France or the other European
powers as having any political signifi-
cance in\ connection with the near east.
ern situation. It is pointed out that
the United States has always refrain
ed from taking part in the near east,
ern complications, the European pow-
ers assuming the burden of that ques-
ton. A leading Turkish official Iik-
ened the presence of an American
squadron In Turkish waters to the de-
mand made by the British and Germa..
Warships in Venezuelan waters. Hhe
purpose in each case being to COM
manld respect and enforce the collec-
ton Of dmeands not having any con-
nection with the general political con
ditions. The latest official advices
received here show that the Russian
squadron which was at Iniada, off the
east coast of Turkey, was withdrawn to
Sebastopol, where it is waiting fur
ther orders. Italy has one warship.
Austria has one and France has one
In Turkish waters, but in each case
large squadrons are held in reserve
for action if the situation becomes
acute
The increasing gravity of the condi-
tions in TURKEY is further shown by
an official report just received from
Philippopolis, giving details of the rev
olutionary plot to blow up the Ori.
entail express. One of the plotters
has been designated to sacrifice his
life by boarding the train and throw.
ing bombs. This plot, probably. was
connected with the dynamiting Of the
onndbus train at KuleH Burgas, but the
PhfloppoDolis report establishes the
fact that the original plan was aimed
against the leading trans European ex.
press for the purpose OF impressing
the world with the magnitude Of the
disorder. The reports received here
from the French consuls at Saloniea,
and Monastir, are more reassuring.
They say they have no further fear
for their lives, unless the Turkish sol
dlery become more lawless. The re.
ports state that 49 Turkish battaIious
have been withdrawn from Albania
and concentrated around Salonica as
the Albanian disorders have been
crushed.
The most remarkable feature of the
reports disclosed the fact that the
Turkish force which totalled 10000
men when the troops entered Albania
six months ago has now been reduced
to $4,000 men, showing a loss of 49, 900
troops. Few of the soldiers died OF
disease The loss was chiefly in men
killed while crushing the Albanian up
rising
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-05-28

OF the two Indies opposite him leaned
forward aud said coldly. Young man,
what did you do with the nickel [
dropped?" The passengers Uttered.
An old man at the other end Of the
car turned to his neghbor THAT re-
minds me- he said, of something
that happened TO my wife years ago.
1T was before the days of conduc-
tors, when we used to drop our nick
els into a slot. and they ran down
groove 10 the box behind the driver.
My wife had started out with lit
tie change aud one of those trouble
some fiye-dolar gold pieces which used
to he more commonly In circulation
than they are now. Her eyes were
not good. and so she was nervous
about her gold piece, and had 1t on
her mind all the way downtown.
when she took a car for home. she
met friend. and grew Interested in
conversation with her She put her
coin In the slot absent-mindedly The
driver turned as II struck the box.
You remember the coin fell into
glass compartment first, and then the
driver pushed lever which sent II
into the strong box below.
las my wife heard the click of the
lever size thought of her fiye-dollar
gold piece. She looked In her purse.
Sure enough. 1t was gone She went
forward and spoke to the driver. He
said he hadn't looked very carefully.
but he thought there were only three
nickels In the glass receptacle when
he pushed the lever.
My wife Insisted Re driver said
II she would ride TO the end of the line
the cashier AT the station would open
the box. This meant journey OF
two miles beyond our street, and my
wife was in hurry,
An old gentleman who sat by the
door said he was going to the end of
the line. and offered TO give her s405
My wife thanked him and took the
money When she got home she found
the five-dollar gold piece in the lining
OF her purse.
Next day | went to the station. The
cashier said an old gentleman had
made him open the box. There was
no gold piece. The old gentleman had
left in a rage. refusing to give his
name. He said he had been swindled,
and did not want 10 be known for
fool
We advertised in the papers. but
we never heard from him"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-05-28
Tales of Two Nickels.

1t was In Boston street car. When
the ear stopped at crossing, lady
got up aud went to the door. As she
rose there was the chlnk OF coin on
the floor, but before II occurred to any
one to stop her, she was out of the car
and across the street. Two ladies', who
had sat next to her. looked with anx-
ious indifference ON the floor. One of
them leaned slightly forward, but said
nothing. Just as the conductor was
reaching for the bell-rope, young
man spied the coin and dashed out
of the car. He caught the lady who
had left the car. handed her the coin,
ran back, caught the step of the car
as the motors began to sing In cres-
cendo, and sat down breathless. One
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-05-28
VANDERBILT HOMESTEAD SOLD.
staten Island Home of Old Com modore
Has Pissed Into Strange Hands.

With the sale Of the old Vanderbilt
homestead of Stapleton, S. l., the nur-
sery of the Vanderbilt family In this
country passed into allen hands for the
first time In Its history.
The home of the old Commodore, the
birthplace of his son, William II. Van
derbllt, and his grandsons. Cornelius
and George Vanderbilt, the last of
whom made his home there for many
years, has been sold to Charles Rosen-
berg shirt manufacturer The price
paid for II. with plot on the opposite
side of the street. was $4,000
The old house stands ut Bay street
and Union place, the grounds having
frontage of 1870 feet In Bay street, with
a depth of 300 feet along the square.
! 1t was the property of George W. Van
derbllt.
: II was here the commodore lived and
brought up his family. When at last he
built new aud more handsome man
sion In Bay street, In Tompklnsvllle.
and made his home there the old home
stead passed into the possession of
/ William II. Vanderbilt.
j Cornelius Vanderbilt, Sr.. was born
there In 1S47, and It Is told of him that
when still plain clerk In the Shoe and
Leather Bank, working at the salary
Of an ordinary clerk, he only found time
to go down to his home there on Satur
day nights, and used to return to New
York the following evening, so as TO be
sure of being Mt his desk In good time.
whatever the wind and the weather on
Monday morning. When the family
headquarters we're moved to New York
the home In Stapleton was left TO
George w. Vanderbilt under the terms
of the old mans will.
1t remained his home for several
years, though he often was travelling
abroad, but with the erection of his
splendid palace at Blltmore he gave It
up entirely and made Captain George
White. distant relative, caretaker.
The new home he had chosen Instead Of
the old one is one Of the most beautiful
In the country. Blltmore house stands
on the highest ground In all the country
within 100 miles Of Ashevllle, and for
miles around the land is owned by Van
derbilt.