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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-10-13
REFUSES A PARDON.
Prison Commission Acts on Case OF
Miss DeCris.

Atlanta, Oct. 1.-THE efforts to Sc
cure a pardon for Mamie DeCris have
come to naught The prison commits
sion has declined to recommend that
the pardon be granted.
During the height of the sensation
growing out of the whipping of Miss
DeGris, there was good deal of talk
about a concerted movement In
behalf of pardon for her, but this did
not materialize. The only papers in
the case when it was taken up by the
prison commission for consideration
were two petitions, one from Nor.
gan county, signed by Ordinary Pea
cock, Mayor Barton, of Madison, and
81 others; the ether fT5m OciIls. .ssSn-
ed by "a citizens, the first name on the
list being w. L. Terrell.
These petitions recited the details
of the Allagood episode and urged that
the whipping was reason enough for
the pardon of the woman. The coma
mission evidently did not see how
that was warrant for pardon. With
out giving any reasons in detail the
commission simply declined to recon-
mend" in its paper transmitted to the
governor.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-10-13
TRIAL or TILLMAN
AT LEXINGTON, S. C.
Further Proceedings In the
Celebrated Case.
TESTIMONY is NOW CONCLUDED.
Solicitor Thurmond EIaean Opening Ad-
dress, Beginning with Review of the
Testimony Adduced by the State.
Refers to Editorials In The State.

Lexington, S. c., Oct. 12.-When the
trial Of j. H. rillman was resumed this
morning counsel agreed to alternate in
addressing the jury, counsel for the de
Tense announcing that but four of their
number would speak.
Solicitor Thurmond before opening
the argument addressed the court on
the states request for instructions to
the jury as to the law in the case,
the solicitor giving the states interpre-
tation of the law.
At 10:30 o'clock Solicitor Thurmond
began the opening address to the jury,
opening with a review of the testimony
adduced by the state.
The solicitor said that the editorials
In The State were before the jury to
show the feelings existing between the
defendant and Mr.. Gonzales, and in
this connection dwelt upon the free
dom Of the press. Going into the de
tails, he addressed the jury on testimo-
ny of the principal witnesses for the
state, comparison with that of the wit.
nesses for the defense, contending for
the showing made by the state. He
concluded at IL: 15 a. M.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-10-13
FLOOD SITUATION
IN EASTERN STATES
Heaviest Damage IsReported
From Patterson, N. j.
ESTIMATED Loss AT s2,ooo,ooo

Thousands of Men, Women and Chill.
dren Are Thrown Out of Employ.
ment as Result of the High Waters.
Water Now Falling.
Paterson, N. j., Oct. 1.-THE people
OF this unfortunate city are beginning
to realize the extent of the great food
which began last Friday. Nearly two
entire wards, taking in the manufactur-
ing sections, have been under water
since that day. This morning thou
sands of men, women and children en-
ployed In different mills and factories
found they could p4a go to work on
account of those places being shut
down. A great many of these peo-
pie have also been driven from their
homes and have neither food nor shell
ter.
The heaviest damage in Paterson
was to the manufactures. At present
it is impossible to give an accurate
idea of the total losses, but conserva-
tive estimates are about $4,000, 900.
The police and fremen have been
steadily engaged since Saturday morn
ing in the work of rescuing families
from the upper floors or the roofs of
their homes in the flooded district and
the work Is still going on.
Today the water continued to fall,
and there did not seem to be any
chance of further damage being done
unless another severe storm should
set in. There are still many blocks
under water, and an examination Of the
flooded districts cannot be made until
the water disappears.
The. health authorities have a diff
cult task before them in devising
means to prevent an epidemic of sick
ness in the flooded territory.
The people who are forced to leave
their homes will not be allowed to re-
turn until the districts are in sani-
tary condition.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-10-13
HUSBAND UNDER SUSPICION.
6lydenburg Charged With Murder Of
Third Wife


Third Wife.
New York, Oct 12-Prosecutor No.
bic, of Eldora, Iowa, has been in
Brooklyn investigating the death of the
first and second wives of Ebenezer S.
Blydenburg, who has been arrested in
Eldora, charged with the murder OF
his third wife by arsenical poisoning.
The death Of Blydenburg's first wife,
Emily H. Hawkins, occurred at Stony
Brook, l.. l., five years ago.
Blydenburg's second wife was Lau.
ra Godbold, aged 19 at her marriage.
She was the daughter of j. G. Godbold,
a wealthy and retired merchant, of
Brooklyn. She died Feb IA, 1900, and
$4,000 insurance on her life is said to
have been paid to Blydenburg. Mr..
Godbold, her father, said that his
daughters body was embalmed very
soon after her death and that the cause
of her death was not placed in the doc
tors certificate until after her funer
al. The doctor has since died.
Il have every reason to believe that
my daughters death was caused by
poison and investigation ought to de-
termine by whom it was administered I"
said Mr.. Godbold. In Brooklyn. Bly,
denburg was a member of the Epworth
Methodist church, but was dismissed
from it.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-10-13
Turnentine Earn Sold.

Triton, Ga, Oct. 12.-News has beer
received in Triton that Norman & Fea
gan had sold their place at Eagle
Lake, Fla, to Boyd & Co., for 100000
1t is fine turpentine location and has
only been worked a year or so. Hon
]. B. Norman, Jr, of Colquitt county
is senior member of the firm. They
are said to have made $4,000 by the
deal
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-10-13
Large Sum for Foreiqn Mission

New York, Oct. 12.-More than SOL.
0C0 has been pledged for foreign mis-
sion by members of the Christian ALI
ance, following an appeal by the Rev.
A. B. Simpson, at the Gospel Taberna.
Gle in this city, where the alliance has
been holding its annual convention.
This is greater sum by $40, 900 than
was ever subscribed before at an ALI.
anee meeting. Nearly 200 orphs
in India were provided for, $1E b
given for the support OF each.
wealthy woman pledged herself to look
out for so ophans at this rate
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-10-13
prehsrrsd RIackmaiI Charges.

Seattle, Wash, Oct. 12.-Annie
Brown, dance hall woman, has
preferred charges of blackmail against
Noble Wallingford, chief of police, E.
E. Hill, city councilman, and Patrol
man Hackett, all of Nome. The three
were arrested Sept. 27 by a deputy
marshal and set at liberty on $500 bail
each. The woman alleges that the
three officials forced her to give them
$500.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-10-13
New York Has MiIk. Famine.

New York, Oct. 12.-Owing to the
interruption of railroad traffic by
floods this city Is suffering from its
most serious milk famines since the
big blizzard In 1888 Conservative
estimates are that but one-tenth the
normal supply is being distributed,
and several days must elapse before
conditions are normal The dairymen
are discriminating in favor of families
where there are babies, so many are
using condensed milk as substitute
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-10-13
SLIGHT RruIee Caused Death.

New York, Oct. IA slight bruise
ON one of his legs has caused the
death of Jack" Willets, the 16-year-old
son of Howard Willets, of White Plains,
owner of the Heatherbloom, champion
high jumping horse of the world. The
lad was brought to New York hospit-
al last week on a special train in the
hope of securing relief from great pain
in his limb caused apparently by a
slight bruise which not even lbroke
the skin. How he hurt himself, Young
Willets did not know. Blood poison
ing developed and despite an operation,
he died.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-10-13

Washington, Oct. 12.-Aside from ex-
tensive military preparations by both
nations, the Japanese legation here is
not advised that either Russia or ia
pan has as yet committed an act of
war. The Japanese minister is be-
Ing constantly advised by cablegram
from Toxic of the situation and realiz.
ing its gravity he is moving with great
caution. The negotiations between
Russia and Japan according to his adj
vices are still in progress, and there is
hope of diplomatic settlement of the
question at issue. The minister to.
day authorized the Associated Press
to make the following statement: His
attention being called to a certain un.
authorized statement attributed to him
that the public utterances of the ia.
panese people are all in favor of war
with Russia, Mr.. Kogoro Takahira. the
Japanese minister, states that while
there is some disquiet due to the un.
settled state of affairs which has ex.
listed so long in the far east, it seems
that 1t has been aggravated more re-
Gently by the unfounded rumors re.
garding military and naval movements
in certain quarters, but in his judg.
ment the intelligent section of the Jap
anese public has been generally calm
and collected up to the present june.
ture, as they know that the matter has
been for some time in the hands OF
responsible parties of Japan and Rus.
sia, and that they have been negotiat.
ing with view to arriving at an un.
derstanding between them For his
own part, Mr.. Takahira said he hoped
for the best, because the situation is
not without indications so far that the
Russian government candfdly disposed
for settlement Of the question with
Japan and therefore so long as the ne
gotiations are progressing with rea
sonable prospect with result honora
BILE to Japan, there is no reason to be
OYer-anXiOuS now
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-10-13
Duchess of Marlborough Improved.

New York, Oct 12.-The Duchess Of
Marlborough has derived SO much ben
eft by the advice of the Austrian aur
ist whom she consulted last summer
says a Herald dispatch from London
that she is shortly returning to Wen
ma, where she intends to remain fol
a year in order to undergo a thorough
course of treat tnnent.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-10-13
Alabama Pardon Board Meets,

Montgomery, Ala, Oct. 1.-THE
state pardoning board, composed of
Attorney General Massey Wilson, Sec.
retary of State ]. T. Hefiin and Au.
ditor Thomas Sowell, met Saturday
morning, but only took up two cases.
Fred Marshall, of Monroe county, who
Is charged with murder, was recon-
mended for pardon. The case oil
John Vaughn, of Chiffon county. was
not taken up as the board wishes to
get the opinion of the state physician
as to his physical condition.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-10-13
Gin Mills sun Onen

Crawfordville, Ga, Oct. 1.-THE bar
rooms in this county continue open,
the thirty days limit after prohibition
was declared having expired on the
9Th. There are threats of prosecution
in the air, but the whisky men are do
ing business just as if nothing had oc
CURED. Their licenses will expire Oh
the last day in this month
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-10-13
JeIks Slams Election Bill.

Montgomery, Ala. Oct. 12.-(ioVer.
nor Jelks has signed many bills, the
most important of which are the gen.
eral election law bill and the consoI.
ldated Jefferson county court bill.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-10-13

London, Oct. 12.-In spite of the re-
assuring statements of the foreign Of
dcials and Baron Hayashi that hostili-
ties between Russia and Japan are i'm
mfnent, the mysterious moves of the
Russian and Japanese fleets and the
excited state Of public opinion in Ja-
pan are beginning to cause disquiet in
Great Britain which, by reason of her
alliance with Japan, is intimately con-
cerned In any action which the latter
may take in the Far East. Only the
most sanguine persons believe that in
the event of hostilities they could be
kept within the limits which would
free Great Britain from her obligation
to support her Japanese ally. Even
Baron Hayashi, who heretofore has
ridiculed all suggestions of war is not
so optimistic today. Indirectly he ad
mits the possibility of war by express
ing the hope that in the event of cri-
sis Japan will have the active sympa-
thy of her ally, Great Britain.
While refusing to credit the reports
Of an ultimatum having been delivered,
Baron Hayashi admitted that the diplo-
matte situation had changed since Oct.
8, and that the developments may have
arisen from the. failure of the Russians
to fulfill their engagement to evacuate
Manchuria on that date He, how
ever, had heard nothing from his gov
ernment on the subject.
Che Foo, the source of the latest
alarming news, is several hundred
miles from Ma-San-Pho, so the reports
of Japanese military movements there
are likely to be a repetition of similar
stories circulated last week which later
accounts minimized.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-10-13
Eneraver Suicides; Financial Worrbes

Columbus, O., Oct. 12.-Hugo Schultz
manager of the Terry Engraving COM
pany, committed suicide by hanging
himself in the engraving plant last
night, being found early today. Worry
over financial matters was the proba-
BILE cause He was 80 years old and
unmarried. Schultz came here from
Chicago.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-10-13
TRAILED MANY MIEcold don
- get some
Murderer Es Captured In North Carroll.
ma Mountains

Chattanooga, Tenn, Oct. 12.-Hicks
Rose, white, was trailed 20 miles by
Chattanooga bloodhounds from Tell.
co Plains, Monroe county, Tennessee.
to the North Carolina mountains, and
captured Saturday night.
He is wanted for the murder OF J.
B. Martin, in Monroe county, on last
Monday.
The dogs did not once lose the trail.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-10-13
BETWEEN
RUSSIA AND JAP AN
a Berlin Reuort Says They
Have Reached Crisis.
WAR MAY BE DECLARED SOON

Situation In the Far East Seems to
Point to HostiIities Between the Bear
and FIowery Kingdom-oreat Brit
aims Part.
Berlin, Oct. 12.-The relation be-
tween Japan and Russia has reached
a crisis, according to the official view
here
The exact nature of the diplomatic
exchanges between the two govern
ments that brought out the present
tenstty appear to be pnknown at the
legations of the two countries here
Or at he legations at St. Petersburg
and Toxic, although at st. Petersburg
and Toxic it is understood Great Brit
ain is privy to Japan's movement.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-10-13

East Lake, Ala, Dec. Sth, 1902.

East Lake, Ala, Lee. OLn, IOOZ.
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. GulIedge,
of Verbena, with whose esfamily was stop
ping, kindly offered me three bottles of
JohnsOn's 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 i'm 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, 1903-10-13
Bodies Of Mine Victims Recovered.

Hanna, Wyo., Oct. 12.-Entry No
% in the coil mine has just been open
ed and "a badly decomposed bodies
of victims of the disaster of June 80,
found. The remains will be brought
to the surface for Identification and
burial as fast as possible. Of the
16s men who were killed there are
20 bodies in the mine. /
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-10-13
Thirteen Reported Drowned.

Maaslus, Holland. Oct. 5.-The
Frsnch lu8ger. President oarnot, has
besp wrecked OF the HQalx Of Holland.
qsllaean aarHona Mera dEownsd.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-10-13

tenn.
vThe praise I would like
to give your Golden Medical
Discovery I cannot utter in
words or describe with pen,"
writes Jas B. Ambrose, Esq,
of 1905 u Mifflin ST., Hunt
ingdon, Pa. uI was taken
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-12-18
Odd Thinus.

The origin of the sentiment, old
wood TO burn, old wine to drink, old
friends to trust, old authors 10 read" is
somewhat obScured. Bacon found that
Alfonso Of Aragon was wont to say in
commentator of age that age ap-
pcarCd to be best in these four things.
John Webster QG3S) went further in
declaring, old wine wholesomcst, old
pippinS toothsomest," and that "old
wood burns brightest, old linen washes
whitcst." Goldsmith in "Shc Stoops to
Conquer says. "Old friends, old times,
old manners, old books, old wine"
There are many variant quotations.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-12-18

'UND GO UND HAF THREE LAWSUITS ON
YOU" SAID THE TAILOR
let this scheme get away from YOU, my
friend. Iiucklcbcrrics may get sun
burned and the price come down. but
celery takes 10 risks.
"Ccrtlicates of shares will he out
next week, ana you never saw finer
printing in cOlOrs. If YOU can bring
me in 500 this afternoon rs your half
of the expenses OF incorporation and
buying postage stamps | will he ready
to select the land ana close Il deal next
week. What do you say?"
II don't understand her." rcplicl
the tailor. you owe Inc 30 cent, but
you don't pay"
THAT is Il concise statement of thc
case, my dear Mr.. Schwartzcnhammcr
that is, do not pay ready cash, but
III place Of 1t | offer you n fortune i'm
the immediate future. pcrhaps Won
GO not care TO go into hucklcbcrrics
or celery? We all have our little
ldionIs, yon know. Very well.
Il now call your attention TO thc
Great American Matrimonial and Trust
company. a person. either male or
Female, desiring to enter into the bonds
or Wcdlock calls Mt the office and
leaves name and particulars and paws
a fee Of from so TO $3.50 to be guar
antccd. No sparkling, no jealousy. no
loss Of time. Marriages brought about
within an hour if so desired. Parties
aft"rWard supplied with money for
the bridal tour and set I'D I'm house.
Keeping OH the installmcnt plan. Dis
positions most positively guaranteed.
No fear of marrying drunkard on The
one hand or n bcachcd blond on the
other. Mothers-in-law kept at safe
distance or put out OF tho way entire.
lY. Every marriage warranted ror fon
years If rules and regulations are Iiyc,l
UP TO. Are you catching OF. my
fricnd|
u BRING in Dil for 90 cont" rn
piled the tailor, "and you put him
down on 0cT desk"
Just so. but let us continue Iitl'n
farthcr ana see where our millions are
coming from. There are in the United
States at this moment 47s,245 mar
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-12-18
THE GRAND
PROMOTER
Major Crofoof Has No Ready
Cash. bur Millions In
I6e Future.
Copyright, 1903, by C. B. Lewls.l


~HE German tailor had made a
H timid call on MajS Crofoot,
M grand promoter and general
schcmcr, with little bill for
repairs 10 suit, and as the major
received and glanced at the bill he
said:
my dear Mr.. SchwartZenhammcr
this bill is made out in business way
and footed up correctly. 1t specifies
that l owe you so cents for services
rendered. l do not dispute it. On the
contrary, l admit the Indebtedness and
will now proceed to discharge it and
propose TO take you into one of the
most gigantic schemes of the age with
me and divide the profits
Il like my 90 cent" replied the tailor
as he looked puzzled and pcrplcXcd
You shall have them, my dear man,
and millions more on top of them. Lis
ten to me. | am about to contract for
the entire hucklcbcrry crop of next
year ut cents a quart and raise the
price TO 20. The estimated crop is gS,-
GI2,23J quarts; net profits, $S91,OO0. a
clean, tidy business, with no tar or
grease TO soil your hands and quick
returns on capital invested. No politics
or religion in it, and the public must
have hucklcbcrrieS no matter what the
price. Capital stock limited TO $4,000
and all shares worcestershire. Apply at
once. -Nll shareholders entitled to hue
klcbcrrics ut contract prices. You shall
como in with mo, and we will make an
even Whack Of expenses and profits. l
Shall want 500 from you TO help incor-
poratc the concern. Can YOU pay it to-
day."
"Iou-you mean l vhas to Gif you
one hooncrcd dolarT' stammcrcd the
creditor as his hair fairly stood up.
"Ies; that will do at present. provid-
ed YOU want to make about S2JO,OOO
during the ncAt year. Perhaps, how
cvcr, YOU don't want TO waste your
time on such small potatoes. If not let
me call your attention to another sure
thing strictly original with me. 1t is to
buy 10000 acres of New Jersey marsh
lands and cultivate celery. The title of
the organization is to be the Great Tn
limited New Jersey Celery Growers
association. Our capital will be limited,
but our celery will not.
You can see for yourself what there
is in it. Twenty thousand acres at So
per acre is $4,000. Each acre will
raise $50 worth of celery, making the
seasons crop turn in $1,2JO.OOO. Say it
takes the 100000 to pay for seed and
labor and sundrics, and yet there is q
cool million to divide between us. Don't
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-12-18
Mncrendy's Quickncss,

RranGcr Matthews in lecture on the
drama told of an incident showing the
rare presence of mind OF William
Charles Macready. According to Mr..
Matthews, he got tho story from an old
man who saw Macrcady far back in
the forticS
In Il SlipbOard scene the actor paced
the deck Willie the canvas representing
the sea was kept in motion by the
walking beneath of men with half bent
hndirs. Tho cloth had been worn to
ihimcSS by dint of much use. When
Nacr1ahy came to the most impas-
stoned part of his mOnologue and the
waves were rising higher and higher
I'll" audience was astOundcd TO see a.
rcd head pop up through the crest Of a
wave. The actor saw il. too and for a
moment hC looked as if he were dis
concerted. but it was only for n mo.
mcnt. Raisin" his voice, he shouted:
"Aian OVcrhoard"'
And this made the people cheer and
praiS" Macrrady all the more
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-12-18
Mrs. DIN. WiIburn'S.
The NnIOr Of Private Howell

lhe NhiOr OF Private Howell.
During the Indian mutny. saws Il
London journal, it was sometimes in
battle almost impossible to tell our
loyal native allies from the rcyoltCd
enemy. At the relief of Lucknow pri-
vata Howell was near loyal native
regiment that had. through too great
lmp"tuoSity and miSconccption Of or
dCrS, got to Il position where it was
mistaken for the enemy, and the whole
advance of the British army, amid the
smoke, poured into it an awful fire,
killing great numbers of men. At this
moment Howell, who saw that the men
exposed were paralyZcd with aston
lShmcnt and fear, rushed forward some
thirt! yards in advance of their line
and, throwing up his left hand warm
inSly, waved his helmet at the point
OF his muSkct with his right. Hun
dr"dS of bullets from his own COM
radcs whizzcd past him, two of them
cutting his right arm. but the daring
d'"d served his purpose, for the Brit
iSh officers saw what was intended.
NO sooner had the Cease fire." sound
"d than the men, to be the moment aft
cr again in the throCs of battle. sent
UP magnificent cheer for Howell
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-12-18

The first battle of The war of 1912
was fought at SacIict'S lIarbor. July o,
1872, ana consisted Of an attack made
upon the village. The inhabitants had
but one gun of sufficient size and
strength to inilict damage. 81 pound.
or for which they had no shot. This
difficulty WAS overcome by the patriot.
ism of the housewives. who tore up
carpets from the floors ana with strips
wound the small balls to fit the can
non.