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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-11-13
CONFEDERATE DAUGHTERS,
Tenth Annual Convention in Session
at Savannah.

ehth AnnuaI convention IN session
at Savannah.
Charleston, S. c., Nov 12.-The
tenth annual convention of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy has con
Vened at the Hibernian hall, the pres
Ident, Mrs. James A. Rounsaville, of
Rome, Ga, presiding.
The exercises were attended by sew
eral hundred delegates, Representing
% seats. The reunion promises to
be one Of the most enjoyable and sue.
cessful ever held in the history of the
organization. Long before the hour
arrived for calling the convention to
order the Daughters CT the Confederacy
began to assemble at the hall, and by
10 o'clock nearly every chair in the
hall was occupied.
Many visitors were present to wit.
ness the opening exercises, occupying
seats in the rear of the hall, while the
delegates to the convention from the
various states were seated in front
of the hall. Young women pages,
dressed in white and red escorted the
delegates and visitors to seats and
there was no confusion
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-11-13
HISTORIC LETTER FOUND.
That of General Grant Accepting Pres
identiaI Nomination.


Hartford, Conn, Nov. 12.-The his
toric letter of General Grant, accept.
ing the nomination to thepresidency,
and ending with Let us have peace" "
has been found among some waste
paper here.
The letter was addressed to Gener.
al Joseph R. Hawley, president of the
National Union Republican convention.
After General Hawley went to
Washington as senator the letter dis,
appeared and was believed to have
been lost. Workmen taking waste pa.
per from the cellar of the Courant
building to send to the rag man, tossed
out bulky envelope which was picked
up by the man in charge and taken to
the office. 1t proved to be the long
lost epistle, the last paragraph OF
which reads:
Peace and universal prosperity its
consequence with economy of the ad.
ministration will lif the burden of
taxation, while it constantly re&uoc
the national debt. Let us have peaCn
The letter is dated May 20. 1868.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-11-13

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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-11-13
IN DENSE FOG TWO
FREIGHTS COLLIDE
Fatal Accident on Louisville
and Nashville Road.
SIX ARE KILLED; TWO INJURED.

SIX ARE KILLED; TWO INJURED.
Trains Met 90 Reverse Curve at Top
of a 3o-Foot NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Engines emoITshed-Fire Destroys
Many Cars of Merchandise.
Louisville, Nov. 1.-Two heavy
freight trains, one of them a double
header, collided in a dense fog near
New Hope, Ky, on the Knoxville divi-
sion of the Louisville and Nashville
early today, killing six trainmen and
injuring two, one probably fatally.
The Dead.
Martin Graves, engineer.
Martin COnnOr, engineer.
Edward Sturges, engineer.
John Reynolds, fireman.
William. Lyden, fireman.
John Leach, fireman.
The Injured.
R. E. Hume, head brakeman, will
probably die.
Alb Winkler, head breakman.
Inc trains met on a reverse curve
ut the top of an embankment 80 feet
high Three engines were complete
ly demolished and nearly every car of
both trains landed at the foot of the
fill.
Fire soon broke out and Is cars of
merchandise and coal were destroyed.
Special relief trains were sent from
this city and Lebanon and the bodies
of the trainmen were received about 10
o'clock.
Hume, the only one of tAe men who
was alive under the wreckage had his
jaw torn off and was otherwise badly
hurt.
Car of Powder ExpIodes.
The corps of rescuers had after
much difficulty, taken Hume from un.
der the car of coke, and were bearing
him toward the special train when a
carload of gunpowder reached by the
flames exploded with terrific force.
Fortunately, none of the rescuing
party was injured.
Brakeman Winkler jumped, and was
badly hurt.
Passengers are being transferred
around the wreck. 1t will be late be.
fore the track can be cleared.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-11-13
JACKSON, MISS, TRAGEDY.

Assistant Cashier Neal of the Mer,
chants Bank Suicides.
Jackson, Miss, Nov. 12.-This morn.
ing F. E. Neal, assistant cashier OF
the Merchants bank of this city, sui.
cided by shooting himself twice in the
head.
He had been sick for some weeks,
and sent his wife downstairs for some
water and while she was gone he shot
himself.
He was one of the wealthiest citi.
zens of the city, and was state senator
from Kinds and Warren county, and
was prominent in state politics.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-11-13
IN FAVOR OF COMPANY.
Decision Of Anthracite Strike Com
mission Not Bindinu.


Snubury, Pa, Nov. 12.-Judge Auten
has rendered an opinion in which he
decides that in the eyes of the law
the decision of the anthracite strike
commission is not binding on either
the miners or the operators. This
is the first legal decision on the sub
ject.
The matter was brought before the
court by Llewellyn Mining company
The company refused the back wages
allotted by the strike commission, and
the miners of the Royal Oak colliery
brought suit before Justice of the
Peace Lloyd for the wages. The ius..
tice gave judgment in favor of the
miners. The company then began
mandamus proceedings against Justice
Lloyd and the court decided in favor
Of the company.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-11-13
Fire In Mail Train.

St, Petersburg, Nov. PA fire in
the mail cars of the st. Petersburg
Moscow mail train is reported to have
destroyed valuables estimated at $500.
600. The postoffice authorities at
tribute the outbreak to spontaneous
combustion, and say 437 foreign par
cells and eleven sacks of foreign mails
etc, were destroyed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-11-13
Abruzzia eoes to san nominnn.

New Orleans, Nov. 12-The italian
cruiser Liguria, with the Duke of
Abruzzia, in command, sailed today
for San Domingo. The cruiser has
been here three weeks and the duke
has been the recipient of much social
attention.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-11-13
QUEER FREAKS OF LIGHTING.
Striking Generator Reversed Current,
Which Caused FlywheeI to Burst.

striking Generator Reversed Current,
Which Caused FIywheeI to Burst.
Chattanooga, Tenn, Nov. 12.-Dur-
ing a severe electrical storm, light
ming struck the wires at the power
house Of the Rapid Transit company.
causing loss of about $4,000 and
fatally injuring the engineer in charge.
The lightning on striking the gener.
ator, reversed the current, causing
the immense 50-foot flywheel to burst
into many pieces.
One of these hit Robert Morgan.
crushing his head, while others were
hurled through the brick building and
scattered for many yards around the
country. One heavy piece fell through
the roof of the Converse Bridge com.
pany, barely missing three men.
All OF the lines of the company are
without means of operation.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-11-13
East Lake, Ala, Dec. Sth, 1907

East Lake, Ala, Dec. Sth, 1902.
Mr.. A. B. Girardeau, Savannah Ga.
Dear Sir:-This is to certify that on Au-
gust lst | went to Verbena, Ala, to hold a
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 f.Verbena, with whose family 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 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, 1903-11-13
Defaultinq Postmaster sentepced

jackson, Miss, Nov. 12.-Judge
Niles in the federal court sentenced
Charles Parks, defaulting postmaster
of Mechanicsberry, Yazoo county, to
six years in the Atlanta federal pris.
on. He held up the sentence until
Parks could appeal to the president
for a pardon.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-11-13
Strike of GIaziers.

Philadelphia Nov. 12.-As the result
of strike of SO GLACIERS the ]. p
Matthew e Co., glazed kid factory, will
suspend operations this week, and
about 700 employees will be rendered
idle
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-11-13
Fire at chlldershurn- Ala

Childersburg, Ala, Nov. 12.-Fire
has destroyed the Childersburg dispen
sary and Woods store The loss is
$4,000. The dispensary stock was in
sured and other losses practically GOV.
cred. The cause of the fire is un.
known. Immediate rebuilding is ex
pected.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-11-13
Fourteen Thousand Men Idle.

New York, Nov. 12.-WoriI on the
buildings in course of erection by the
Fuller Construction company in this
city have been stopped by a strike of
union brick layers Pending adjust
ment of the difficulty all work of the
company is at standstill and nearly
$4,000 men are idle. The men assert
that the company has sublet some work
for concern that has been declared
unfair. The officials say they vii.
make no effort to employ non-union
men.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-11-13
Arrested After a Innn cha..

New York, Nov. 12.-After being
sought all over the United States for
more than year James r. McNaIl.
who is wanted in Alabama for alleged
violation Of the lottery laws, has been
arrested in Brooklyn where he has
lived during the past eight months.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-11-13
Emperor Williams Condition.

Berlin, Nov. 12-Regarding the con
dition of Emperor William the follow
Ing bulletin was issued this morning
at the new palace Potsdam: His
majesty gave up his usual walk yes
terday owing to the sharp wind pre-
vailing. The healing of the wound
takes the regular course and the EN-
peror's general condition remains good
(Signed) Won Luthold, Schmidt, II
berg,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-11-13
Horseshoe Wedged In Slot.

Another cable train was derailed
at Forty-seventh street on the Cottage
Grove avenue line by a crowd of
strike sympathizers. A horse shoe
was Wedged iS the cable slot and this
brought the train to standstiIl. The
gripman was injured by the shock and
was removed to a drug store.
It soon became apparent that de.
termined effort was being made by the
company to break the strike at the in.
ception. The passenger cars on the
Cottage Grove avenue and Wentworth
avenue lines came along quickly as
soon as mail cars were safely out of
sight. No policemen rode in the cars
which were almost invariably empty.
Patrons apparently preferred to walk
or make long detours to steam and
elevated lines rather than risk injury
The first passenger car on the Went
worth avenue line carried two women
Strikers say that the women were
hired by the street car company to test
the attitude of the strikers toward the
passengers. This was the car which
was promptly blockaded by team.
SerS
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-11-13
First Public consistnru

Rome, Nov. 12.-Pope Plus x held
his first public consistory today. Five
cardinals, including the papal secre
tary of state, Merry del Val, received
heir red hats
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-11-13
Number Employees Involved.

The strike was ordered at an early
morning mass meeting of conductors.
motormen and gripmen which acted
with only four dissenting votes. The
strike is to enforce a demand for 2
wage increase of 25 per cent and recog-
milton of. the union. About 5000 en-
ployes are involved and 22O miles of
surface trackage part cable and part
electric
Officials of the union, fearing the on
peration Of the United States mail
service would result in the calling in
of troops to protect the cars, instructed
motormen on mail cars to report for
duty as usual.
Union men who reported at the va
rious barns to take out the mail cars
were told by the barn bosses, it is
said, that they must take off their
union buttons if they intended to work,
At the barn at Thirty-ninth and
State street, the strikers distributed
buttons to Would-be passengers bear
ing a picture Of a street car and the
legend:
Stand for principle l will walk"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-11-13
CHICAGO CITY R. R,
FACES BIG STRIKE
Long Delayed and Expected
Trouble Has Begun.
5000 EMPLOYEES ARE INVOLVED.
Union Strikers Intercept and Stone
Cars and Otherwise Interfere with
Their Operation-Wage Increase and
Recognition Demanded.

Cars and Otherwise Interfere with
Their Operation-Wage Increase and
Recognition Demanded.
Chicago, Nov. 12.-The lOng-expect-
ed and often deferred struggle between
the union employees Of the Chicago
City railway and the company has be-
gun, and today when the residents OF
the south and southeast sides of the
city started for their places of business
they were without their usual trans
poration facilities.
Beginning at midnight the trainmen
gradually took their cars to the sew.
en- barns of the company scattered
throughout the system ,and left them
there.
In shops, barns and pOWrehOuses the
union workers laid down their tools
and declared that they will remain
idle until the company consents to ar
bitrate the issue that brought on the
controversy. Notwithstanding state
ments by officials of the company that
no attempt would be made to run
cars today except for postal service,
a few passenger cars were started this
morning early by various lines.
Trouble Begins.
The result was that trouble began in.
stantly the first instances reported be-
ing intimidation and fight of a non.
union crew on the Cottage Grove av-
enue line. The cars we're without
passengers. That disturbances might
be expected today is indicated by the
wide distribution of the proclamation
by Mayor Garter H. Harrison, warning
citizens to keep off the streets along
the lines of he city railways. With
general orders to remain in reserve
and take no part in the strike unless
ordered and then only to protect prop,
erty, details of police were sent to
the various car barns. The first car
started was a mail car, leaving the
barns at Thirty ninth street and Cot.
tage Grove avenue. 1t was not harmed
during it's entire trip. In all 205 DO.
licemen were detailed to the different
car. barns.
Distractions Placed on Tracks.
Following the trip of the mail car
efforts were made by the street car
company to move passenger cars with
non-union crews. Four trains were
started on the Cottage Grove avenue
cable line bound toward the business
district. At Fortieth street an OBJ
struction upon the rails blocked the
trains A crowd of strikers had as.
sembled and shouts and jeers greeted
the train crews. A shower of stones
followed and car windows were demoI
ished.
One man. a non-union conductor, is
said to have been injured in the first
clash.
A mail car following the first pas.
senger train was also derailed near the
scene of the blockade. Besides the
police detailed for service at the sew
eral barns as many more were quickly
made available to respond to emergen,
cy calls.
A car on the Wentworth avenue line
proceeded north with little difficulty
until Van Buren, street was reached
There its progress was blocked by
hacks and delivery wagons which gath
cred by the score, locked wheels and
refused to move. Cars of the Union
Traction company also helped to make
the blockade complete
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-11-13
! (O)\| {;

Often leads to pow
erty. No real
woman ever sold
her heart for the
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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-08-19
A Quiek Wftted Partridge.

Nesting upon the ground, the par
fridge is likely to be disturbed. A bird
Of this species was once startled by a
pow passing within yard or 80 Of its
nest. Destruction was almost a cef-
tainty, az the plow must pass entirely
over 1t in the next round. and the Ia
borer wondered how the partridge
would act. The time necessary for 60
ing around the field was about twenty
minutes, yet In that almost incredible
period the parent birds had effected the
removal Of some twenty-one eggs to a
safe spot. Careful search led to the
discovery Of the bird calmly seated up
on her treasures in the bottom Of the
hedge out of reach Of the plow. Nine
teen partridge chicks were eventually
hatched and duly escaped unmolested.
London Tft-Bits.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-08-19

wouldn't hold again. BE had consta-
bic threaten me in order to drive me
away. but didn't scare.
1.-The old chap didn't give in until be
saw there was no other way for him.
Then he sent .or nae and offered me
$50 TO get the men back into the shop.
They had been out week when ne
made the offer and were beginning to
realize that they had been too hasty.
divided the money between two sa-
looms and a local charity and called an=
other meeting There are stock argn-
mpats to bring on strike and others
TO call 1t off. I didn't take anything
back about slavery, the rich growing
richer, the. poor poorer, capital grind
ing labor into the dust ETC., but I
praised the workmen for having shown
the world that they could not be treat
ed like black men IN the cotton fields
and advised them TO return to their
tools. Next morning the works We're
running full handed again, and I start
ed out to m~~, w3eh further adven-
tures. believe Z could have kept those
men out for a month. but having got
even with Old Po,nposity had moth
ing further to gain. He was at the
factory gate as passed it, and such
was the change in hiM that he even
waved me farewell M. QUAD.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-08-19
Eerbine

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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-08-19
The Ingenious AaRpie.

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nest with thorn branches, 20 that to
plumber it is by no means an easy mat
ter, but when circumstances oblige the
pie" to build in low bush or hedge
an absence Of lofty trees being mark
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he not only interlaees his home, but
also the entire bush. In a most formida.
Bile manner. Nor does he stop here. TIC
make assurance double sure he fash
Ions a means Of exit as we'll as entrance
to the castle, 30 that II disturbed be
can slip out by bis back door, as II
were.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-08-19
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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-08-19
A Theological Poser.

An eminent divine, discussing the Ia
Dor question with a friend, had an in
terested listener in bis little boy. Dur
ing q pause in the conversation the
child said earnestly:
II suppose. father, that even God has
to have workmen to help him to do all
be has to DO. Are the angels Gods
workmenT'
The minister, smiling at the child's
serious interest in the great question Of
the day, laid his hand kindly on his
sons head and said, Il think they are,
my son."
Father" said the boy, do you sup
pose that the angels ever strike ?-New
York Times.