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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-08-19
Negro Lynched In Alabama.

Mobile, Ala, August 18.-Rufus Les.
seur, a negro, was shot to death out.
side the calaboose of Thomaston, Ma.
rengo county. He had been loafing
around the place for several days. and
had committed two robberies. The
second time he entered the home OF
Mrs. J. P. Hollis. She was awak.
ened by the negro putting his hands
over her body. He dropped his hat,
which led to his arrest. Governor
Cunningham has ordered an investi.
cation of the lynching.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-08-19
Clearing House system for Roads.

Chicago, August Isl. w. Midgely
has been employed by the Hill-Harri'
man and other big railway interests to
demonstrate the advisability of apply
ing the clearing house system to rail
roading and to devise a plan for SO
doing, Mr. Midgely's duty is to show
the railway magnates how business
principles can be applied to the use
of railroad equipment, how economies
can be effected in the handling Of
freight at terminals and how big saw,
ings can be made in the settlement In
the interchange of accounts
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-08-19
MRS. MARY E. FULLER DEAD.
Wife of Chief Justice Melville w. Full.
Ter, U. Supreme Court.

Sorrento, Maine, August 18.-Mrs.
Mary E. Fuller, wife of Chief Justice
Melville w. Fuller, of the United
States supreme court, died suddenly
here yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Fuller was the daughter OF
William F. and Jane Brown Colbaugh,
and was born in Burlington, Iowa,
Aug. 10, 1845. She is survived by
her husband and seven daughters and
one son.
The death of Mrs Fuller occurred
while she was sitting on the piazza OF
her summer cottage, Mainstay, at Sor.
rento. Death was causedby heart
disease. Arrangements were made
for a funeral service this afternoon
at the Sorrento hospital. The body
will be inferred at Chicago.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-08-19
RUSSIAN GARRISON
NOT TO SURRENDER
Japs Must Take Port Arthur by
Storm IF at All.
CIVILIANS JOIN THE SOLDIERS.
Garrison HurIs Defiance at the Legions
of the Mikado and Will Fight to the
Bitter End-Other War News From
the Far East.

London, August 18.-A dispatch to
the Japanese legation from Toxic an
nounces that a reply was received
from the commander of the Russian
forces at Port Arthur yesterday re-
fusing either to surrender to the be-
sieging forces or to send out the non
combatants.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-08-19

st. Petersburg, August 18-It is I'M
derst0od that Russia will recognize
the validity Of the American and Brit.
ish view differentiating between condi.
tional and absolute contraband of war
and the Russian reply will be couched
in this sense.
Specific claims on the part of Great
Britain for seizures of vessels and car.
goes will probably be reserved for
later consideration.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-08-19
Tornedo Boat sunk IL Collision

Copenhagen, August 1S-While the
Danish training squadron was engaged
in maneuvering in the great belt today
the torpedo boat Haverstein was sunk
in collision with the torpedo boat Ste.
rem. The crew of the Haverstein
was rescued. The Storen was only
slightly injured.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-08-19
KILLED BY NEGRO.

Prominent Mil Owner Slain In South
Carolina.
Charleston, S. c., August 18.-Allen
Heathington, a prominent and prosper
Gus young white farmer and saw mill
owner Of Cotton county, was shot
through tho head and instantly killed
this morning at his saw mill at Mag
gets Station, on the Atlantic Coast
Line, by negro, Sam Brown.
The country side is much excited and
q large posse of citizens is hunting
the negro.
Bloodhounds have been sent from
Charleston to assist in the chase.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-08-19

st. Petersburg, August 1S.-1:20
p. m.-The report that General Stoes.
sci, the Russian commander at Port
Arthur, declined to capltulate In re.
sponse to the Japanese summons Gre
ates no surprise. The war office would
have been amazed if he had yielded.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-08-19
INSURGENTS ACTIVE.
Asuncion, Capital of Paraguay, Was
Bombarded.

Buenos Ayres, August 18-Dispatch
es received here today from Formosa
Argentina confirm the reports that
Asuncion, the capital of Paraguay, was
bombarded yesterday by the insur
gents.
The steamers Sajonia and Villa Rica
fred on the city for 20 minutes, after
which the diplomatic corps interyened
and obtained an armistice of "a hours
to permit the non-combatants to leave
AsunctCn.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-08-19
Chosen Supreme Chancellor

Louisville, KY, August 18-Charlea
E. Shively, of Richmond, Ind, was to-
day chosen supreme chancellor of the
knights of Pythias, succeeding Tracy
R Bangs, of North Dakota
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-08-19
Dispensarv Law DecIard void.

Uniontown, Ala, August 18-In the
cases of state Of Alabama versus Jo.
seph Green and city of Uniontown
versus Joseph Green, Judge Partridge
declared the dispensary law passed by
the last legislature void.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-08-19
TRAIN WRECKED BY
SPREADING RAILS
Accident on Chicago, Rock Is.
land and Pacific.
TWO WERE FATALLY INJURED
Fifteen Other Persons Were More or
Less Hurt-Smoker and Chair Car
Were Thrown Down an Embank-

Were Thrown Down an Embank.
ment.
Altamont, Mo-, August 18-The Chi.
cago limited on the Chicago, Rock
Island and Pacific railway, which left
Kansas City for the north last evn-
ing, was wrecked by spreading rails
miles east of here
Two persons were perhaps fatally
hurt, and is others were slightly in
jured.
Baggageman Bates, probably fatally.
News Agent Brock, probably fatally.
The train, which was made up of
baggage, smokers, two chair cars a
Pullman sleeper and an observation
car, was running at the rate of only
Is miles an hour when the accident
occurred The baggage car, smoker
and one chair car were turned over.
and went down the embankment. The
other cars remained upright.
Most of the injured were in the
chair car.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-08-19
Numerous.

Investigator understand the rela-
tives are disputing over the will. What
is the principal bone of contention ?
Friend of the Family Bone? Great
Scott, misterl He left 100000 of 'em.
Chicago Tribune.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-08-19

The wealth of man is the numbei
Of things which he loves and blessess
which he is loved and blessed BY
CARLYLE
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-08-19
sauce

"The impudence of that young broth
er of miner exclaimed Mrs. Nagger
HE just told me 1 was no chicken
when / married you"
"Well," replied her unsympathetic
husband, that's true enough. You
weren't chicken, were your"
''No, I was a goose. Philadelphia
Press.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-08-19
BLAckMAR NEW C. A. r. CHIEF.
Massachusetts Man Is Chosen by Rc
ciamatIon as Commander.

CfamatIon as Commander.
Boston, Mass, August 18.-General
Wilmon w. Blackmar, of Massachu
setts, was elected commander-in-chiei
of the Grand Army of the Republic
today by acclamation
John r. King, of Washington, former
commander of the department of Mary
land, was chosen senior vice comman
der-in-chief of the G. A. r.
The next encampment of the Grand
Army of the Republic will be held id
Denver, Colo.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-08-19
AhERICUS ACADEMY.

"a select preparatory school for boys
ro s.fls giving the usual four years
roat; 80 oCnool course-English, Mashe-
= Os' " History, Science, Latin, Greek
Ine Seven School Virtues" insisted
tanned. PA'0 NV A0
School Year: Oct. 1st to Jupe lat.
Sooa; SESSIONS; 8 to o'clock; Extra
m us' nus 'for special study ? to 4 ..
mon., 1u''lon; 80 month for eight
Fo BUS payable monthly in advance.
0' further particulars, apply to
l. L. NcNAIR, Principal.
Oil All College St.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-01-29

As a business proposition Il pays to trade at
home. conditions being equal as TO the value
offered, but when you can get a better article at
home on as good terms there Is an added reason
for patronzing the home institution.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-01-29
HE RIDES ON
COWCATCHER
Tossed in Air by Train, Man Re.
lights in Front Of the
Engine.
CLlNGs FRANTIC TO BEAM
Fearful Experience ofJOhn Han
crow, Who Has a Narrow
Escape From Terri
BILE Death.

Chicago. Jan. 23.-"Block the limit
ed. There's a man on the cowcatcher." I"
This message flashed along the Penn
sylyania Line told the story of rail-
road accident just outside Of Chicago
which nearly cost mans life and
which trainmen say was an almost un-
precedented Experience.
John Hancrow, while crossing the
tracks in Park Manor. was caught from
his feet. hurled in the air recaught on
the cowcatcher and while the train
sped on nearly a mile minute he
saved himself by wrapping his arms
around the iron beam in front of the
engine. Two of his ribs and one Of
bis legs were broken, yet in spite Of
a freezing temperature, he chung FOX
four miles unable to get a signal to the
engineer and fireman. who were only
a few feet behind him. Not until tel
ephone messages were sent ahead and
the train was stopped by signal at the
river line station was the man rescued.
Hancrow will probably recover.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-01-29

fyou do, then why not drink the bsst7 Beer
Is not necessity. but luxury and i you must
have luxury Of that kind then get an article that
i absolutely pure, and which s'made at home by
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-01-29
Fight win Be Bitter.

Those who will persist In closing their
ears against the continual recommend
alton Of DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption. win nave a long and BIT
ter fight with their troubles,if not end
ed earlier by fatal termination. Read
what T. r.. Beall, Of BeaIl, Miss, has
to say: Last fan my wife had every
symptom of consumption. She took
DR.. Kings new discovery after eveTJ
thing else had failed. Improvement
came at once and four bottles entirely
cured her. Guaranteed by Chas. Rog-
ers, druggist. Price Soc and si.ee.
Trial bottles frsa.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-01-29
Boxers Are Jsered.

Oakland, Cal, Jan. 2S.-The fight
between Jack Cordell and Charley
seiger scheduled for 15 rounds, went
the full limit. Referee Smith gave Cor
dell the decision on points. The fight
throughout was slow and uninterest-
ing, both men coming in for hooting
and jeers from the crowd of spectators.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-01-29
Cattle Thief Easily Taken.

Salt Lake, Jan, 2S.--A special to the
Tribune from Grand Junction, Colo,
says. Sheriff Struthers has placed in
Jail here J.. d. Bee, who is charged
with cattle stealing in this county. The
arrest is considered remarkable one,
as Bee was taken in what is known as
the robbers roost" country 80 miles
south of the Grand river in Utah,
Sheriff Struthers arrived at a place
called Nongiers on Monday evening
He located Bee sitting in tavern and
called on him to throw up his hands,
This Bee quickly did, the sheriff TAX
ing him into custody without difficulty,
This is the first arrest made in the
"roobers' roost" section in several
years.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-01-29
Furnace Companies win Continue
Each on It's Own Way
as Before.
EFFORT FOR NEW PLAN FAILS
Low Prices I'm Iron Markets Are
Same This Week az Pre-
yiOus Ones-Indica-
ti0ns Better.

Cleveland. Jan. rs. S.---Regarding the
Iron market the Iron Trade Review this
week says:
The meeting in New York this week
OF the presidents of three southern fur
mace companies has attracted much
attention. Its outcome was the ex-
pected one. The experience with the
last association made II certain no
similar movement would secure the
support OF one company at least and
after serious and prolonged effort TO
adopt new plan the New York meet
ing adjourned with the understanding
that each company would go It's own
way. l
The past week has been repetition
OF the previous one In respect to low
prices for irons. While $l2.5O at fur
mace for No. foundry iron is mini
mum with most furnaces, this price
has been shaded in few instances.
The demand for finished material does
not widen greatly, though there are
some hopeful indications.
Good promise for structural material
appears in several directions. The
sheet market shows further shading Of
prices and It Is difficult for independent
producers to make profit with No. 2S
black sheets selling at $22s. Tin plates
have been reduced Is cents a box for
hundred pound plates. The pool price
on bessemer steel billets has been
sh aaed on central western sales.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-01-29
Medical Lake salts Mfg. CO.. spokane. wash.

Co.. ,.
-Ihad been nlf
vase
and wa
Arriving ha em
tthan the tie In
stored dtoaw o
BERTH a
in the Conn Drus Company
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-01-29
PASSING of the Special.

Kansas City, Mo-, Jan. rs The
Charles w. Clark special train on the
Santa Fe railroad, consisting Of an
engine, day coach and Pullman, pass
ed through Kansas city at 1926. a. m.
HI. l.. Luke, a relative Of Mr. Clark.
went from Kansas City to Argentine.
Kan, on an engine and entered the
sleeper there. He win go TO New
York with the train Mr. Luke VIII
notify Mr.. Clark Of his wife's death
within few hours. Mr.. Clark was
sitting at an open window when the
train passed through here.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-01-29
Iron comnanies 70 combine.

New York, Jan. 2S.-Presidents OF
southern pig iron and steel companies
have, according 10 the Herald, decided
upon an attempt to ofrm large con-
solidatlon with view to restoring
trade conditions in the southern mar
kets. It Is said the Republic Iron and
Steel Company, the Tennessee Coal 4
Iron Company and the Sloss-Sheffielc
Steel & Iron Company are concerned
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-01-29

beef. The trains came west In fast
time In order that the beef might be
carried across the Pacific on the steam
er sailing from here the end Of this
month or early in February. This
large shipment is to be split in two on
the other side, half going to Port
Arthur and the remainder to yladIv-
ostock.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-01-29
Robbed and Shot.

San Jose. CAL. Jan. 2S.-B. 4.
Pohlman. treasurer Of the Federated
Trades Council Of Santa Clara county,
was held up and robbed Of $500 and
a gold watch shortly before midnight
and was then shot and perhaps fatal
ly. Pohlman was returning home from
a meeting of the Federated Trades,
where he had collected the money.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-01-29
Early Morning Fire.

Sonora. Cal, Jan. 2S.--A destruct-
i've fire took place at the town of Car
ters. near here. early this morning. 1t
originated in the kitchen OF Leohard's
Hotel and before II was subdued that
building and several others adjoining
were destroyed. The losses were as
follows
Leonad's hotel, $4,000, insurance
$4,000; Glbs block. $4,000; Loevies
fiat. $1,000, insurance, $4,000. and Nc
cormacks meat market, $4,000. not in
sured.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-01-29

at his home in Kansas City, Kan. Kopp
said that he came to Kansas City just
as soon as he heard Of his Indictment.
Charles NJ. Bowles, who is III, every
with the exception Of Kopp and
man indicted by the wyandotte grand
jury either has been arrested or sur
rendered himself to the sheriff.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-01-29
Meat For Russian Army.

San Francisco, Jan. 2S,--Three
special freight trains have just ar
rived here from Kansas City and oma-
ha with large quantity Of mess beef
destined for the Russian army In the
orient. In the three trains there was
an aggregate Of about 70 cars and they
contained over 100000 pounds Of
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-01-29
A Frightened Horse,

Running like mad down the street.
dumping the occupants, or hundred
ether accidents. are every day occur
RANGES. 1t bshoves everybody to have
a reliable salve mandy and there's none
as good az BHcklin's Arnica salvs
Burns, cuts sores. eczema, and piles,
disappear quickly under lts soothing
effect. 2se, at Jhas. Rogers drug store
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-01-29
Indicted Man Returns.

Kansas city, Mo-, Jan. 2s.-Kris
Kopp, the ex-councilman who was in
dicted by the Kansas City special
grand jury on the charge of bribery
and whose whereabouts have been un-
known for six weeks past, has arrived
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-02-24
PIANO PLAYERS Want
THEIR WAGES
CUT
WILL ASK THE UNION TO PER-
NIT THEM TO REDUCE THEIR
OWN wAaEs-oTHER UNION
MUSICIANS MAY OBJECT.

The members of the musicians
union are today predicting a story
meeting at the regular session to-
morrow night. The old question of
wages is again to be brought up. A
peculiar feature of the matter is the
desire of the piano players to reduce
their own wages and the objection Of
other unions to their doing so.
From $50 to S35.
Piano players, when they are en-
ployed as the sole musician in
place, demand scale Of $50 a week.
AS 1t costs but little more to employ
two musicians it is to the interests
of other musicians to keep the stand
ard of wages of one employee as high
as possible so managers will see the
advisability of hiring more men at a
very slight increased cost.
Piano players think they are being
made the means of boosting jobs for
others Of the union and at tomorrow
nights meeting they will try to have
their scale reduced to $35 a week.
That there will be much opposition
to this is predicted by members of
the union.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-02-24
MRS. CATHERINE FLYNN RAY.

NEWARK, Feb 24.-Mrs. Catherine
Flynn Ray has just been acquitted Of
the murder of her 4-year-old niece,
Marie Coming. The case is remark-
able in many respects.
In this age the trial of woman for
murder is not so rare as to excite
comment. 1t is seldom, however, that
a young and handsome woman is
accused of killing a child.
Marie Coming, the woman's niece,
as found dead in her attic bedroom.
On the little body were many bruises
and cuts and the skull was fractured
in two places. Neighbors told of cruel
abuse of the child and Mrs. Ray was
indicted for murder in the first degree
The state advanced no motive except
wanton cruelty, and the general notion
was that the defense would be in
sanity.
To the surprise of everyone, how
ever, the defense was that the child
was killed by Mrs. Rays husband in
an attack upon the woman by the
man.
Mrs. Ray was a circus acrobat and
bareback rider. She has perfect
figure and is trained athlete. She
has little or no education or refine
ment She was raised in the circus
and trained in the sawdust arena and
she has never known kindness or
affection. Her husband began to abuse
her, she says, when the honeymoon
was scarce an hour spent, and kept
it up ever since. She took her sisters
child to raise and claims she loved
the little one. People who lived in the
same house with her testified that she
was good to the child, while all the
outsiders could swear to was hearing
the screams and pleadings of Marie.
Mrs. Ray says these were due to her
husbands abuse.
On the stand the other day she
swore that when her husband attack
ed her the child chung to her skirts
and pleaded with Ray to desist.
my husband kicked her." she tes-
tilted, land she fell. He threw me
upon her and kicked us both repeated
ly. Don't kill the child, Joe,' / plead
ed. but he kept on beating and kick
ing us. / got between the child and
Joe and sent. her upstairs. AS he
knocked me down again she fell down
stairs, but went back upstairs to bed.
l didn't know she was seriously injur-
ed until she was dead"
The police corroborated Mrs. Rays
story of the fight and said they found
the room and furniture wrecked the
next morning. The woman's attorney
made frank appeal to the jury in out
lining his case. He said she had done
much she should have left undons and
neglected much she might have done
because of her untutored condition.
In telling her story she acted out
the scenes dramatically, her face set
and her eyes filled with tears. lSobs
shook her vote and there were few dry
eyes in the court room. More fhan
one juror cried and the judge himself
seemed impressed by the womans
story. She is only % years old and
seems strange bundle of contradie-
tons. Witnesses told of her many
fits of violent temper to which she was
subjected, and in the same breath
described many lovable traits and
gentle acts of mercy they had witness
ed her perform.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-02-24
WHAT PIANO and
where TO BUY IT
JUST WHAT PLANO" SHOULD
NOT CONCERN THE BUYER SO
MUCK AS THE "wHERE TO
BUY IT" PART OF IT.

No one piano house can possibly
have all the good pianos to sell al
though a large concern will naturally
number of good makes Then, too
the large dealer who is doing the big
business is the dealer who can sell
the best value for the lowest price
These features should all be taken in
to consideration in determining the
question of where to buy.
Look all around, size up the ap-
pearance of the different plano
houses Look up the pedigrees of
both the dealers and the pianos and
determine the comparative RESPONSE
bility of both. Beware of the dealer
with a sliding scale Of prices. A
plano should be sold upon its merits,
and plainly marked at just what it's
worth--no more. no less.
It's all a mistaken idea that there
are but one or two makes of pianos
worthy of your consideration or your
purchase. BY combining your selection
to any one or two makes you do your
self a great injustice.
Because your neighbor or your mu-
sic teacher has a certain make Of
piano is no reason why it is the only
piano.
Remember, too, that there is a
great deal of prejudice for and
against different makes of pianos,
therefore you should judge a piano
for yourself.
No one else can tell what tone suits
you; too many people judge piano
solely by the name on the front of 1t.
1t is the duty of a piano salesman to
so fully explain the detailed construc-
tion of a piano that the customer is
able to judge for himself and fully
understand what makes one piano bet
ter than another If the salesman can
not do this he is not qualified to sell
pianos.
We take pains to demonstrate so
fully the differences between different
makes and grades Of pianos that the
customer need not feel any doubt as
to the usSsSahility of the