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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-07-13
LARGE CONVENTION
FAvORS STATEHOOD
Oklahoma and Indian Territory
Want To Be Admitted.
ONE THOUSAND DELEGATES MET
The Citizens of These Territories Are
Anxious to Have a State Immedi.
ateIy-Much Enthusiasm Displayed
at the Big Gathering.

Oklahoma City, Okla, July 12.-One
thousand delegates from the Indian
Territory and Oklahoma met in con
Vention here to take some definite ac
ton looking to mediate statehood
Delegates and visitors began arriv
ing yesterday and when the gathering
was called to order the greatest enthu.
siasm prevailed. The conyention was
of great Importance to both territories
and indeed, was considered one of the
most important ever held in the In
dian country. In the early hours del
egations paraded the streets, headed
by bands with banners flying and
cheering for immediate statehood.
Many regular and special trains dur
ing the night and early hours brought
in thousands of visitors from every di.
rectiOn. Seemingly, the utmost har.
mony prevailed among the delegates,
their only object being to forward the
movement of early admission to the
union. There were several contesting
delegations especially from the Indian
Territory, where it was alleged the In.
dians had not been given fair repre-.
sentation, the disagreements had been
settled largely before the convention
was called to order. An effort to
agree upon temporary officers in eau.
Gus early today failed, and that work
was left to the convention
When C. G. Jones, of Oklahoma City,
called the convention to order in
brief speech, he was accorded a ire,
mendous ovation, the delegates cheer,
ing until almost exhausted. Every
county in Oklahoma and every record
ing district of Indian Territory was
represented by the full delegation,
while hundreds of statehood enthusi,
astics crowded all the remaining floor
space in the building
l. N. Holcombe, former territorial
superintendent of instruction, wei.
coined the delegates and responses
were made by H. P Robins, of South
McAlester, |. T., and Senator T. P.
Gore, of Lawton, Okla.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-07-13
Electrical Railway for Cuba.

New York, July 12.-The Havana
Central Railway company has award
ed to prominent electrical company
contracts for the construction and
equipment in Cuba of the largest elec
trical railway system ever initiated
by American interests outside of the
United States. The company is to
build and operate a net work of in.
ter-urban lines radiating from the city
of Havana and covering an extensive
territory in the interior of the island
which has hitherto been without trans.
portation facilities. About 125 miles
will be constructed at first involving
an expenditure of nearly $5,OOO,000,
The road besides its passenger traf
= -. = =: :7augurate freight service
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-07-13
BILLS INTRODUCED
Georgia Legislature Hard at Work


Committee on New Counties.
Atlanta, July 12.-During the short
session of the house Tuesday several
interesting bills were introduced by
various members. Outside of the pass.
age of few privileged resolutions,
this was practically the only business.
before the house.
Speaker Slaton did not appoint his
committee on new counties, but he had
the matter under careful consideration
during the day and will probably an.
nounce it today or tomorrow
Among the interesting bills intro
duced was one by Mr. Wright, of
Floyd, the object of which is to make
dry counties dry in fact He pro.
poses TO make 1t a misdemeanor for
any person as agent for another to
sell liquors of any kind in counties
where prohibition prevails His bill
also makes it .misdemeanor for any.
one to carry or to send Intoxicating
liquors into dry county, except for
personal or family use. This measure
has been drawn to meet the defect In
the law which permits outside parties
to ship liquors and % sell them in
dry counties, thereby defeating, In
part at least, the objects of prohibi.
tion.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-07-13
ALLEGED LOTTERY Is RAIDED.
United States officials Capture Bank
Tickets and Literature.

Chicago, July 12-United States gov
ernment officials have raided the inn
perlal bank, one of the instit eiofs
conducted by Louis Gourdain and Jno
II. Dalton, now under indictment fol
operating a lottery. The search war
rants were issued by Judge Bethea on
the complaint of Inspector Ketcham
the postoffice department.
Accompanied by United States depu
ty marshals, inspector James E. Stu
art, entered the bank armed with
warrant and proceeded to confiscate
everything in the shape of books, pa
pers, literature, tickets and such other
articles as were thought necessary tc
be used as evidence. A wagon backed
up to the door and the bank" was
transferred to the postoffice store
house. The federal seizure warrant
cst4A4eea cst44eeal, for "all articles of literature
paper, tickets, books, ETC., belonging
to the Louisiana Banking company
Louisiana State Loan and Trust cons
pany, Victor Lopez & Co., w. j. J.Qr,
gan & Co., Louis Gourdain, ImpreiaT
Banking company, Imperial Bank and
the Manhattan Exchange bank" The
trial of the bank" officers will come
up before the federal court at the
next session in September. The ar
ticles confiscated will be introduced as
evidence in, the trial.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-07-13

San Francisco, July PA story Of
wholesale execution at the little vii.
Iage of Taikiu, a hundred miles inland
from Fusan, Korea, has been brought
to San Francisco by the Rev. F. F. Nc
Farland, missionary who came home
on the steamer Korea. In less than
a week 60 men charged with being
bandits and cut throats were hanged
by order of the Japanese government
A party of Korean soldiers were the
executioners. For many months bands
of outlaws had been robbing and muir
dering in the country surrounding Tai.
ku. The situation became so serious
that the Japanese ordered the exter-
mination of the offenders. The com.
mission was entrusted to a detach,
ment of Korean warriors who caught
the men and hanged them.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-07-13
Novel Plan of Boycott.

Victoria, B. c., July 12.-Mail ad
vices from Hong Kong tell of a novel
plan of campaign adopted by Chinese
in South China to further the boycott
movement against United States mer
chandise. Wealthy Chinese of TEX
hoi, in Sannin district, have imported
thousands of Japanese Sans, on one
side Of which they have had rough
sketches printed of Americans roughly
treating the Chinese, and on the other
side sketches of Buffaloes being beat
en- and ill-used, are printed. The let
ter press accompanies the picture:
calling upon the Chinese to fight the
Americans by boycotting their goods
The fans are being widely circulated
In south China.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-07-13
Americans Arrested In ENGLAND.

London, July 12.-J. S. and H. C.
Phipps, sons of Henry Phipps, of Pitts.
burg, who were recently charged be.
fore a sheriff with the reckless dis.
charge of firearms on the Beaufort es
tate Qn the Highlands of Scotland
leased by Mr.. Phipps from Lord Lo
vaD by which they wounded three per-
sons, were committed for trial today
The defendants were liberated il
$4,000 bail each. The Phipps boys dis
charged shotguns at three men whom
they believed to be poachers. One OF
the men was struck in the face and
lost the sight of an eye.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-07-13
Nsoro Killed on WAY to Pen.

Jackson, July 12.-Dave Collins, a
negro who was convicted of attempted
criminal assault on Miss Hogg, at a
special term of the Copian county
court was sentenced to ten years in
the penitentiary. was killed by Mr..
Dickey, brother-in-law of Miss Hogg,
on his way to prison. The killing oc,
Cured at Crystal Springs. Mr.. Dick
ey boarded the train at Hazlehurst,
and when 1t stopped at Crystal Springs
he walked calmly into the coach where
Travelling Sergeant Dpdda> was sitting
with the prisoner. anT drawing his pis.
tol, fired three shots into the negro's
body. Death was instantaneous. Mr.,
Dickey surrendered. expressing salts
faction with what he had done. He
considered the negro deserved death
for his attempted assault.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-07-13
CHARGES AGAINST Mayor propned.

Cincinnati, July 12.-The proposed
contempt charge against Mayor Helm,
bold, of Newport, KY, which had been
ordered by United States Judge Coch.
ran because of the mayors actions in
connection with the Imprisonment OF
Caleb Powers, in the Newport Jail,
has been dropped after a long distance
telephone talk between the judge and
the officials in Newport. The charge
of resisting federal officers in the per.
formance of their duties, however, will
be pushed the mayor and the two po,
Lcemen who acted under his orders
being held for appearance before the
United States commissioner tomorrow.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-07-13
Venezuela Makes settlement

Caracas, July 2.-The Venezuelan
congress has accepted the contract
signed June in London by the repre-.
sent2tives of Venezuela and of the dis.
conto-Geselleschaft, representing the
German bondholders and the counsel
of foreign bondholders representing
the British hondholders for the settle.
ment of the outstanding obligations Of
Venezuela. The contract provides TO,
the issue of per cent bonds to the
amount of 1882, 1926 bolivars, gold
redeemable within AZ years.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-07-13
GRAND JURY INDlcTs OFFICIALS.
County Officers Are Charged with Ac.
ceptinq Bribes, Etc.


Milwaukee Wis, July 12.-SiXty-seV
en- indictments against % individuals
most of whom are former county off
cials, were handed down by the grand
jury and the probing of the jury still
goes on, the term not expiring until
September 1. This batch of true bills
added to the thirty-eight returned ten
days ago makes a total of 105 thus far
This list contains 20 out of the q
names returned in the last batch
there being but five new names before
reported
Nearly all of the indictments charge
bribery in the sum of $50, the amounts
it is alleged having been paid to pres.
ent or former county officials, in con.
nection with the awarding of contracts
Aar the erection of an addition to the
.3unty hospital several years ago.
Many of the indictments are the result
of confessions of Otto Seidel, Jr., and
Edward F. Strauss, former members
Of the county board.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-07-13
China Wants To Be Consulted.

Pekin, July 12-The Chinese gov
ernment recently notified the Russian
Japanese and also the other Legations
that China would refuse to recognize
any arrangements made at the ap
preaching peace conference in the
United States regarding Chinese inter
ests, unless China was consulted II
the matter. The Japanese replied
politely, plainly intimating that the no
tification received from China woult
in nowise affect the plan of actor
adopted by Japan. No reply has ye
been received from Russia.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-07-13
Authorities Fear MutIny.

Reval, Russia, July 12.-Being appre.
hensive of a. mutiny the authorities
here have ordered the sailors of the
Russian cruisers Minnie and Kreml
to be relieved of their arms. So much
discomfort has been manifested among
the crews of the warships owing to the
quality of the food supply. The Off.
Ger who is held responsible for this
state of affairs has been placed under
arrest
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-07-13
Man and Baby Killed.

Gainesville, Fla, July 12.-WhiteI
slecs. ing in his home at Bland, near
this city, William West was fired upon
through window. The top of his
head was blown off, the baby, who
was with him, was also killed and his
wife seriously wounded. Four shots
were fired but the first shot extinguish-
ed the lamp, and the others went wild.
Cub Jackson has been arrested for the
cr' end committed to the circuit
tltaAlA
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-07-13
five Hundred Chinese provr.a

ictoria, B. c., July 12.-News was
received by the emperor of India OF
the drowning of over 500 Chinese as
a result of the collapse of an over
crowded mat shed on the banks of the
west river, near Canton. Outside Szu
City, northwest of Canton, a large
gathering had assembled to witness
the dragon boat festival Dense
crowds flocked to a mat shed built over
the river. The structure gave way
and precipitated them all into the riv.
or A few saved themselves but the
others were drowned. :,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-07-13
Killed showafiff Through Revenge.

st. Petersburg, July 12.-The mur.
der of Prefect of Police Shouvaloff,
of Moscow, who yesterday was assas,
sinated While receiving petitions, &C,
cording to the latest information was
inspired by motives of vengeance on
the part of the assassin who laid at
Count Shouvaloff's door the responsi.
bility for his recent arrest, although
there is absolutely no evidence that
the prefect had no cognizance of the
affair
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-07-13
General stoesseIs Arrested.

st. Petersburg, July 12.-The Nasha.
shisn prints a report that Lieutenant
General Stoessel has been placed un,
der arrest at Tsarsko Selo in conse.
quence of the revelations by the com.
mission which has been investigating
the defense and capitulation of Port
Arthur, and that the sword of honor
donated by a number of French ad-
mirers of General Stoessels will not be
presented.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-07-13
In the Senate.

President West announced Tuesday
the important and evidently eagerly
looked for, committee on new counties
and county lines, and imediately fol-
lowing the reading of the names by
the clerk a number of those interested
in the matter of new counties were
eagerly seeking for list of these sen.
ators.
This committee, which will doubtless
be one of the busiest of t~s standing
committees of the senate, is composed
of the following: Crawford Wheat
ley, of the thirteenth district, chair
man; w. c. Bum, of the thirty eighth:
G. N. King, Of the forty-third; E. A
Copeland, of the nineteenth; ]. R. Ho
gan, of the twenty-ninth; D. P. Rose
of the fourth, and s. B. Bennett, of the
seventh.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-07-13
LARGE Increase in Tax Returns.

Columbus, Ca, July 12-Over one
million dollars increase in the amount
of personal property was given in for
taxation to the city this year. The di-
rect tax from this will be over $4,000,
and it also increases the city's bond
issuing capacity to the extent Of $780,
900. In the completion of the city's
waterwsrks system this $4,000 can be
used to great advantage, as the pres
ent bond issue, $250,000, will not be
enough with which to build the system.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-07-13
Emperor Going to Moscow.

ST. Petersburg, July 12.-The SloyC
positively announces that the emperor
will travel to Moscow where, on Wed
nesday, the 18th instant, he viii issue
a proclamation summOning the repre-
sentatives of the people to the Islin-
sky palace, Kremlin. Some of the
officials of the court already ltave
gone to Moscow to make preparations
for the event
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-07-13
Famous Professor Dies of Cancer

Boston, July 12.-Professor Edwar
a famous expert in examining human
blood, is dead at his summer home a.
Pocassa. He had been i'll for several
months with cancer of the intestines
He was born in Cambridge in 1916
He gave expert testimony in many
muder trials, his last appearance in
court being in the trial of Charles
Tucker, who was convicted last winter
of the murder of Mabel Page at
Weston.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-07-13
Trying to Raise Submarine Boat.

Bizerta, Tunis, July 12.-Minister O..
Marine Thomson, left Bizerta for Par.
is today after final visit to the spot
where efforts are still being made tc
raise the submarine boat Farfadet
Admiral Aubert who is in charge OF
the work, said it might taken several
days before the submarine is brough.
to the surface owing to the difficulty
in passing hawsers beneath the boat
which is deeply imbedded in the mud
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-07-13
CAR MAY APPOINT
NEW PEACE ENVOY
Pressure Being Brought to Bear
Against M. Muravieff.
BITTER NEWSPAPER ATTACKS
1t Is Claimed His Health is Not Good
and VIII Not Be Able to Stand the
strain-other News from the Cars
Domain.

st. Petersburg, July 12-Strong in.
fuences have been brought to bea1
on Emperor Nicholas to induce him to
replace NJ. Muravieff as peace plenipo.
tentiary although the ambassador has
taken the passage on the steamer Kais-
er Wilhelm der Crosse, sailing from
Cherbourg July &C. According to re.
ports the emperor is wavering if he
has not already become convinced OF
the fact that his choice was unwise.
The Russian newspapers, whose crit.
icism compelled NJ. Muravieff to re.
linquish the portfolio of justice, have
attacked him with great savageneSs
as being utterly unqualified to con.
duct such important negotiations and
the foreign office has all along been
supposed to share a similar view. The
peace party at court has done it's ut
most to secure the suppression of NJ
MuraVieff under the belief that his con
duct of the negotiations would be sure
W lGdu W uIOIIuudI6 COuplCdJlOQS,
if not the complete wreck of the hopes
of peace. The members of his par
ty profess to believe today that they
have won a victory and that while M.
Witte will not lead the Washington
mission, NJ. Pokotiloff, Russian minis
ter to China M. Whites right hand
man, will head the mission.
They say the emperor's attitude was
apparent on Monday when he received
NJ. Muraieff coldly and remarked that
he did not believe his health would
stand the strain of going to Washing
ton. and the imperial intimation was
of a character not to be disregarded
Moreover, according to the usually re.
liable authority the emperor when he
received Foreign Minister Lamsdorff
in audience yesterday, declined to ap
prove the instructions prepared fol
M. Muraieff's S guidance, and during the
evening it was equally significant that
the foreign minister made it a point
to tell a foreign ambassador who
called that Muraieff's health was not
good.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-07-13
BELIEVED FOUR LIVES LOST.
Steam Launch ColIides With a Tramp
Steamship in Hudson River.

New York, July 12.-It is believed
that three and possibly four lives were
lost last night when the steam launch
Normandie was sunk in collision with
a vessel supposed to have been 8
tramp steamship in the Hudson river
Those who are believed to have
been lost are Captain Storm and En-
gineer Brady of the launch Normandie
and Miss Gladys Dodge, of this & -.
j. Green, of New York, is also missing
The Normandie was owned by G. w
Dumont, of New York, but had beer
chartered by him to John A. Rudd, OF
GlenwOOd.
Mr.. Rudd was on board the launch
at the time of the collision and it was
from him that the police Of Yonkers
received the meager information re
garding the district.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-07-13
Honesty in Clothes

is ustke any other hOnesty;you ought to respect it
as you do any other honesty.
There are no degrees of honesty, in clothes or in
any thing else; if man is really honest he isn't
dishonest in anything, not even a little There is
no middle ground he's either one thing or the other
he standard of honesty in clothes is aIl-wool.
not a 'tandard arbitrarily set without reason but
based upon many years of experience of weavers of
clothes. All wool is best because it has been proved
best 'j1ercerized cotton is dishonesty in CIOthes
not necessarily in the intention of the maker or
seller of it, but in fact, One fabric may contain
more ''mercerized cotton" than another but one is
just as dishonest as the other,
We stand for aI-wOOl for no other reason than
because it's best;and the best isn't too good for
for you. Our label is the sign of it-a small thing to
look for, big thing to find.
W. D. BAILEY
The Mems Outfitter.
Forsyth St. and Cotton Avenue. Americus. Ga
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-07-13
Huntinqton BUYS Another Railroad.

San Francisco, July PA dispatch
to the Call from Los Angeles, says
that official announcement has been
made that through the consummation
of deal just terminated H. T. Hunt
tngton has purchases entire all the
noldings and interests OF the Los An
geles and Redondo Railway company
The property comes into the hands nj
Huntington through his purchase VI
every share of the capital stock oil
100000 and the assumption of the
bonded Indebtedness of $500, 900.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-07-13
Hiohwavmen Kin RaiIroader

Winfield, Kans., July 1.-TWO high
waymen, who early today at Cedar
vale, shot and killed J. C. Calhoun, OF
Kansas City, special agent of the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe rail
road, were surrounded by a posse at
Hewins, near Oklahoma state line,
nd shot and killed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-07-13
new YORK 'CHANGE
GREATLY SHOCKED
Want An Investigation On Cot
ton Report Leakage.
LETTER TO PRES. ROOSEVELT
President Hubbard, of the Exchange
Says that Official Reports Should Be
Above suspicion-should Punish the
Guilty Ones.

Guilty Ones.
New York, July 12.-The New York
Cotton Exchange made public today
the following letter:
Theodore Roosevelt, President OF
the United States. Washington, D. c.
Dear Sir: On behalf of the New York
Cotton Exchange l want to say that
it's members have been greatly shock.
ed by the recent disclosures of venal
tty in the department of agriculture
upon whose reports they have depend.
ed for accurate information in the con.
Quoting of their common business.
1T is to request that full investi.
cation be made of the methods which
led to corruption with a view to pre-.
venting the possibility of a recurrence
that | write, and that the guilty ones
shall be adequately punished.
Official reports should be above the
suspicion of the publication in the in.
terest of any person or their individ-
ual benefit and as president of this
exchange l wish to put its members
upon record as utterly opposed to such
culpable proceedings.
"On the line of common honesty
ask you for your most emphatic con.
demnation and action upon the prac,
tices which made legitimate business
impossible and put the members of our
body at the mercy of tricksters and
gamblers.
with great respect am your truly.
Walter C. Hubbard, president New
York Cotton Exchange"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-07-13
MOTHERS
FRIEND
No. 50.

does diminiSh the pain accompanying
maternity. With its aid mothers can and
do bring healthy, sweet dispositioned
and ideal babies into the world.
Morning sickness, sore breasts and ex.
cruciating pains caused by the gradually
expanding organs, are relieved by this
penetrating and relaxing lininent
Among the manifold aids to childbirth
Mothers Friend has grown i'll popularity
and gained prestige among rich women
as we'll as poor; it is found and welcomed
in the mansion as we'll as in the cabin.
BY lessening the mothers agony of mind
and diminishing pain beautiful influence
is wrought upon the child. and instead of
peevish, ill-tempered and sickly forms you
have healthy, laughing humanity, remain
ing blessing ever to you and its country
All Druggists sell Mothers Friend at 81 90.
Write for our free Book brotherhood"
GHE RRADFIELD REGULATOR CO., Atlanta. Ga.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-07-13

Peasants to Destroy sergius' Property.
Dmitrovosk, Russia, July 12.-Peas-
ants have overrun and destroyed a
large amount of property belonging to
the vast estate of the late Grand
Duke Sergius near Dobinsky.