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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-01-08
Atlanta Can't Get University

Nashville, Tenn, Jan. 7.-Chancery
court Of appeals of Tennessee decid.
ed that the southwestern Presbyterian
university cannot be removed from
Clarksville, Tenn There has long
been an effort by the Presbyterians
OF Atlanta to have the university re-.
moved to that city. It is probable
the case will be carried to the SUI.
preme court and possibly to the SUI
preme court of the United States.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-01-08
SENATE CONFIRMS NEGRO cRuM.
Senator TilIman Opposed the Confirm
alton by CoIleauueS

dliOU ny NoIiSdSuSS.
Washington, Jan. 1.-THE nomination
of W.D. Crum, a negro, to be collec.
tor for the port Of Charleston, S. c.,
was confirmed by the senate in exec.
utive session yesterday by a vote OF
33 to II,
Crum was nominated by the presi.
dent three times, and In addition to
these nominations has received three
recess appointments, and is now serv.
ing under the last of these. Confrma.
ton was opposed by Senator Tillman,
who objected to the appointment of a
negro.
Senator Tillman made a speech de.
voted almost entirely to the question
of the constitutional rights of the pres.
ident to make a recess appointment
when no actual recess had occurred,
the senate having adjourned one ses.
sion and begun another at noon of the
same day.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-01-08

The above dispatch is the first def.
mite news from Mukden Of the death
Of General Fock, commander of the
East Siberian division and Of the Rus.
sian left wing at Port Arthur. He
was also reported to nave been
wounded at the battle or 2O3 Meter
Hill, but this was subsequently denied
Later, Jan. 2, General Fock was re-
ported from st. Petersburg to have
been killed, but later in the day it
was announced that his death has not
been confirmed, though It was admit
ted that he was wounded.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-01-08
Father Guilty of KILLING Son.

Louisville, KY, Jan. IA special
from Owensboro, KY, says that Rev
w. w. Armer was today found guilty
of the murder of his son and he was
sentenced to 21 years in the peniten.
tiary. The father murdered his son,
who was 81 years old, because he had
gone to work for a farmer and had re.
fused to return home,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-01-08
Japanese Lieutenant a Prisoner

San Francisco, Jan. THE officers
of the steamer Harold Dollar, which
recently arrived from PetropavIovsk
say that Lieutenant Ito Matsumoto OF
the Japanese fleet, is prisoner in
the hands of the Russians. They say
that the lieutenant was captured at
Yavino on the western site of the
Chalka peninsula, and that he is hel
as spy by the Russians. Fearing
that he intended to escape on the Har.
old Dollar, the local authorities put
him behind the bars and he was in
confinement when the vessel put to
sea.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-01-08
RECEIVES PARDON
FROM PRESIDENT
Filipino Who Is Serving Life
Sentence Given Freedom.
OTHER NEWS FROM WASHINGTON
Representative BurIeson's Resolution
Regarding Cotton Estimate Reports
Adopted-President Appoints Rob.
ert w. Taylor Federal Judge.

Washington, Jan. THE president
has pardoned Juan w. Gutierrez, now
sewing life sentence in Bilibid pris.
on, Manila. Gutierrez is a native Fill
ipino and was convicted by military
commission of having killed prisoners
and sentenced to be hanged, but on
account of the aid rendered by him to
the United States in securing the sur.
render of other insurge Ns, the sen.
tence was subsequently commuted to
Imprisonment at hard labor for life.
The present action of the president
is based upon information that the
testimony upon which Gutierrez was
convicted was unreliable, and it was
alleged, part Of conspiracy to get
him out of the way and also because
of the subsequent important service
rendered the government of the United
States by Eutierrez, of the suppress.
sion of the Philippine insurrection.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-01-08
SECOND SQUADRON
RETURNS TO RUSSIA
Japs Do Not Regard This Act A
Sign Of Weakening.
RUSSIANS FIRE ON JAPANESE
Mkado's Men Do Not Return the Fire
of Russians at Mukden-General
Noei Send Reports of Prisoners Cap.
tured at Port Arthur.

Toxic, Jan. 7.-Noon.-1n naval cir
cles here the recall of the Russian
second Pacific squadron is not regard.
ed as a sign that Russia does not hope
for final success on the seas. 1t is
considered that the authorities at st.
Petersburg have realized the Inprcba-
bility of the second Pacif1c squadron
alone defeating Vice Admiral Togo,
and has recalled it to await reinforce.
ments and to further train the officers
and men preparatory to supreme
effort for the mastery.
A naval officer said to the Associat.
ed Press correspondent today
Japan has confidently awaited the
arrival OF the second Pacific squadron
of the Russian navy in the Far East
1t would have been a splendid fight
Now we must prepare for the future,
Of which we are no afraid
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-01-08
CALLED BRYAN NEXT PRESIDENT
Former Standard Bearer of Democracy
Spoke at Rannuaf

0PokS at Banquet.
Memphis, Tenn, an. IA banquet
at which 400 covers were spread was
rendered William J Bryan by the
Jackson club of this city. Hardwig
Peres, president of the club, intro.
duced Mr.. Bryan as the next president
of the United States
Mr.. Bryan's subject was 'Watchman
What of the Night?"
United States Senator Carmack re-
sponded to the toasts.
After speaking of the causes which,
in part, contributed to the recent de.
feat of the Democratic party, Mr..
Bryan said the platform adopted at
Kansas City expresses the views Of
more Democrats than any platform
adopted since. He praised several
recommendations made by President
Roosevelt, and spoke of him as doing
many good things.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-01-08
News From MuKoen.


Mukden, Jan. 6, via Pekin. Jan. T.
Though the news Of Port Arthur's ca.
pitulation was first generally known
here today, it was surmised by the
Russian army Jan. from the cheer.
ing heard in the Japanese camp along
the entire line when cries of Ban
zai!" were distinctly heard. The news
created no surprise because the army
had become accustomed to the posi-.
bility Of Port Arthur's fall from be.
fore the battle of Lao Yang and since.
While concerned at the disaster the
Russians are lost in admiration of the
wonderful and unexampled defense.
Although the death of General Fock
and General Kondratenko were not
published here, the facts regarding
Fook had been accepted for six weeks,
and the condition Of Port Arthur was
known throughout. The authorities
here as early as Dec. 25 denied that
relief vessels had successfully run ths
blockade as reported and candidINAad.
mitted the desperation Of the Heroic
Q6I0QQ0rS.
They regarded the explanations Of
foreign visitors to Port Arthur Before
the war that Port Arthur would
doubtless resist for Is months as be.
ing too optimistic, provided there was
no relief While it is impossible to
telegraph the tenor or opinion yet, is
is evident that greater events must
transpire before the end OF the war
is apparent.
The Russian army is beginning a
cheerful but quiet celebration of the
Russian Christmas, which is tomor.
row. There was an unusual cannon.
aiding yesterday along the center. Ii
was continued in moderate form to.
day.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-01-08
NEWS FROM The
RUSSIAN CAPITAL
With Hearts Bowed Down Rus.
sia Celebrates Xmas.
MUkDEN HEARS OF SURRENDER
The Reported Death of General Fock
Is Confirmed-FaIl of Port Arthur
Does Not by Any Means, Conclude
the Far Eastern War.

st. Petersburg, Jan. IA dispatch
from Che Foo says it is reported that
Rear Admiral Prince Ouktomsky and
Prince Admiral Dochinsky have ar.
rived here disguised on board a
launch.
With heavy heart the Russians to-
day Celebrated Christmas. The day
was peculiarly a family fete. The
trials of the war and losses at the
front had brought sorrow and mourn.
ing to countless homes. In st. Pc,
tersburg all the departments of the
government were closed until Tues.
day, and the intense cold kept the
people in doors.
All the ordinary public festivities
and private entertainments were omit.
ted. The imperial family observed
the day quietly at the palace of Tsar.
skoe-Selo. There was large Christ.
mas tree for the children, but there
was no elaborate ceremony.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-01-08
Bishop Stricken with

Peoria. Jan. THE CO..
Bishop Spalding, who was 81
with paralysis last night, in unAl
this morning. The disting n
tient passed an easy night.
Close friends of the dist
churchman attribute his conS
overwork and worry, superindu
the recent public renunciaSion
Catholic church by his niece, I'll
uuise Monstirs Meronville, fc
Miss Mary Caldwell.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-01-08
Rep. BurIeson's Resolution Adopted.

Rep. BurleSon'S Resolution Adopted.
Washington, jan. 1.-The house
committee on the census today author
ized a favorable report on joint res,
olution submitted by Representative
Burleson, of Texas. requiring the sec.
retary of commerce and labor to di.
rect the director of the census to col.
lect and publish at the same time he
makes publication of the glnners' re.
port of cotton production, annual sta
tistics of the consumption Of cotton.
of the surplus cotton held by the man.
ufacturers and the quantity OF cotton
exported.
The interstate commerce commits.
sion today fixed a hearing on what is
known as the differentlal case at
Washington, Jan. 25 This case in.
volved the problem of the differen.
tials in the relative freight rates to
New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore,
Newport News, Norfolk, and other
Atlantic seaboard points. A hearing
will also be heard here jan 81 on
the question of adopting a uniform
bill of lading throughout the official
classification territory of the railroads.
Robert w. Taylor, Of Ohio, appoint.
cd yesterday to be Judge of the Unit
ed States district court of the north.
ern district of Ohio, called on the
president tiday to pay his respects and
to thank him for the appointment. Mr..
Taylor expects to assume his new du.
ties on the first of February. II
the Smoot inquiry is not concluded
by that time, Mr.. Taylor will with.
draw from the case.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-01-08

Columbus, Ohio, May 20, 1903.
SIX years ago had severe attack OF
Tnhammatory Rheumatism. 1 was laid up
in bed for six months, and the doctors
had did me no good. They changed med
icines every week and nothing they pre-
scribed seemed to help me. Finally be-
gan the use of S. S. My knee and elbow
joints were swollen terribly, and at one
time my joints were SO swollen and pain
full that I could not close them when
opened. l was SO bad that I could not
move knee or foot. / was, getting discour-
aged, you may be sure, when began S. S.
S., but as saw it was helping me contin-
ued it, and to-day / am a sound we'll man
and have never had return of the disease.
S. S. S. purified my blood and cured me
of this severe case of Rheumatism after
everything else had failed. I have rec
commended it to others with good re-
suits. H. CHAPMAN.
1855 Mt. Vernon Az
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-01-08
Harrison Sick of polite

New Orleans, jan Mayor Cart.
Harrison 1arrived Friday and an
nounced his intention Of retiring per
.rsasently from politics 5 &c
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-01-08
BEAUTY TRgUHaPHS.

Beauty is woman's greatest charm. Th
world adores beautiful womep. prett
woman breads maternity for fear of losin,
this power. What can be done to perpetu
ate the race aud keep women beautiful
There is balm used by cultured and un
cultured women in the crisis Husbands
should investigate this remedy in order
to reassure their wives as to the ease
with which children can be born and
beauty of form ard figure retained
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-01-08
Mothers Friend

IS the nalne by which this Preparation is
known. 1t diniinishcs the pain allied ia
motherhood. Used throughout pregnancy
Il relieves morning sickness, cures sors
breasts, makes elastic all tendons called
upon to hold the expanding burden
Muscles soften and relax under its infiu-
ence and the patient anticipates favorably
the issue, in the comfort thus bestowed.
Mother S Friend is a linnnent for ex-
ternal application. 1t is gently rubbed
over the parts so severely taxed, and being
absorbed lubricafes all the muscles.
sDruggists De Il it for Fl per bottle You
may have our book "rlotherhoOd" free.
THE RaAHvlsla sEsu, aToa CO.. ATLANTA. a.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-06

~ Glove and was several times wounded
Nv HE bali'' Under the circumstances.
We consider that Flogg was very lucky, y
he got off with only "seyeral wounds,
hook is no doubt worthy of preservation
mt n good deal of it can hardly be SO
descrlbed For instance we frequently
run across passages q an edit9rlal char,
Ses ab9qt h ap Fayf through Foreign S
Countries, seeing the best that is In them
and to return home with a multitude OF
fresh Impressions, but living and work.
too too i m liS like exile. The loneliness Of
the situation becomes weary burden
and It is dangerous from Its, very lonee-
illness. Many have died or lost their
a again resident graduate Of Harvard,
who was accustomed to converse Of such
subjects as the metaphysics Of IIamilton's
tuuaternions. once said that I4ongfellow was
the paragon 6 Of s @n1i iin because ne
better, than they could, This was con-
pectl, q man who dlscourses on the meta
probate Iongfellow's art, Or any art pure
and simple AS these selections may
partially show. Mr.. Stearnss style has a
certain old fashioned rigidlty, which sug-
fine with which most Of it occupies it,
self,
THE PRINCE OF LOVERS. by Sir
william Mag ~ PIP Pp; s2s. sl;5o Lit
The prince Of Lovers was in reality
all hut king, to wit--king Ludwig, of
lDrax- Beroldstein. Meeting him as a
crown-prince at the beginning Of the
shin in the course OF It. Rollmar, the an
I,tte chancellor Of Waldroyia had cons
cciyed she idea OF an alliance between
young Ludwig and the lValdroYian prin--
ceas AyRsrts Ap2ss1a' squI .sssasl!sA
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-06
e-s-e-s-s-s-e-e-e
/: THE LATEST BOOKS
! UNDER BRIEF REVIEW.

Z + . T "a Z y,
charming but porn.cous young lady in
a damaging maze OF Incidents. The plot
gets under way ingeniously, and barring
the, tried.and-true, houses party settins,
s S, GF oonnryy Aee onyt sk the Xan
d party for the week. end. her guest list
incl,nding the name 1N's Of fanoqs nctress
ence among SO distinguished an asAeln-
blag had distinct and unusual ad GER
tlsing value for Elida. which she deter
some credit on her powers of imagination,
The idea Of having her, *o, cog Jewels
eDen sny r e1srfps
actress, and this was not where I5lida
that she had no SO, 900 Jewels at AL. SO
some from sa tl s.at to Monday rom
Sonnenthal, the jeweer, who was, how
not 50 easy all as Fa tbs
necklace OF rubles worth wort the - regulation
kings ransom...and oeguiled her friend.
accompliCe.
The plot was simple, but great: Just
before t GWsn eitWh ne a 70 M return TO
pass the. swng on 70 Gwen. who would.
til 10 sonnenthai ii I'M may be readily
imagined what q press agent who knew
that. The splendid little coup was worked
successfully. the package was handed to
herself safely seated IN the. train. bound
for New York. But Just before the train
started, the gallant Captain McCrackcn.
side her.r told her that the theft OF the
celebrated Van Suyden sapphires-not the
rubIes. mark yo,i.-had just been discov-
cred, and that everybody who had boarded
the train in Wheaton was to be thorough
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-06
md shares tho sorrow the South feels;

and shares tho sorrow the South feels;
and
Whereas, the evening of life Is fast
drawing the curtain upon the few re-
naming survivors of that cause which
General F!tzhugh Lee SO grandly typi-
f1eda be It
Resolved, That the District of Colum-
bia Division OF the United Daughters Of
the Confederacy. transmit to the be-
reaved family OF the deceased the fullest
measure of sympathy, and that copy
of these resolutions be sent to his strick-
en- widow.
The resolutions are signed BY Mrs.
Magnus s. Thompson, president OF tho
District OF Columbia Division, and Of
the Stonewall Chapter; BY Mrs. Archibald
Young, first vice-president District Of
Columbia Division, and president OF r.
p. Lee Chapter by Lillian Pike Roome,
bia Division. and president Of Southern
Cross Chapter, and by Drury c, Ludlow.
recording secretary.
Personal Mention.
Captain and Mrs. r. p. Lee, of King
William county. who have been the
guests OF pr, and Mrs. George Ben john
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred T. Harvie. Jr.,
will sail on the 18th from New York
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. w. Scott and family
Will san on tho 18th fro mNew Yoas
for England.
Miss Pearl Smith. Of Newport News,
Is spending the week with friends In
| Richmond.
Miss Gertrude Camm has returned after
a visit to Mrs. FLOYD Huges. on York
Street, Norfolk.
Mr.. ], L. Cochran and Mr.. A. NJ. TRAY
ers are spending few days In Harrison
! burg.
DR.. 7. c. Firebaugh. OF Harrisonburg,
| Is in Richmond for a few days
| FsY-t.,aa
Mr.. w. 8. Elliott. OF Roanoke is spend.
ing a few days in Richmnod with
Mr.. y. ?. Dechert is In Lynchhurg for
| a short stay.
| The Weekly News. OF West Point. Va,
contains the following item; The Rev.
! n HsEsy "a A10snaoa aM 2Faasp
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-06
More May Magazines.

E The Atlantic Monthly for May begins with
an important historical article by William
Carrot Bram on .''The Tenth Decade OF the
United States" the first paper in q
series Of papers Which will attempt to reduce
the Reconstruction Period to the historical
perspective. Tho Schiller Anniversary IL the
occasion for two Schiller articses by Kuno
drew D. White writes authoritatiyely on ''Ths
Paul Elmer More furnishes a paper on ''Ths
Centenary OF Saint Henye." Two interesting
short articles arc on New aVrtetes Of SIM
and what Should College Professors be
Paid 7" The serial publication OF Thoreaus
Journal and Margaret sherwood's novel, 1.-THE
Coming of tho Tide" continues Other articles,
some good poetry and a couple Of short stories
interesting Items for May, and includes
portraits Of DR.. Osler, Mrs. Clarence Mao
kay, w, " Jacobs, Robert Hlchens White.
law Reid, Mary Austin, Carter Goodloe, Jack
l.ondor and others. An unusually large asaort@
contributions from Homer st, 0audens. ], B.
and ". L. Glider, Mary @. Crawford, C. b,
Looms. Mrs. l. Zangwill and many moro
Verse Is by McI.audbursh Wllson and Colonel
u, sreamers The departments OF book ~.
viewing and book talk abound In mater 6
j interest -tp lAs l9tslllgsns Esads&
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-06

/ OF her love for Harry is rather re.
marketable one. In response to her hus-
bands frenzied inquiry MS to what they
had better do Lydia shrugged her shout
ders and observed ~ suppose II you were
a foreign husband, you would accept the
inevitable and console yourself rs best
you could. We should 20 our respective
ways and ask no questions I should
: be discreet and-und things would remain
ms they are. so far MS Guen is concerned
lydia said other surprising things In 81
perfectly cool way, and with real dls-
tinction Of manner. BY this time she was
ready to fly with Harry but an. awk-
ward difficulty arose Harry had only
three thousand yenr. which, or course
would not have been ,pin-rmoney lot
Lydia. She then conceived the clever
and novel idea Of selling her claim TO the
Maxwell baby to her husband for con.
alteration of two million. We trust that
the satire Is sufficiently plain at TINS
point. The deal Is successfully put
through, and Mr.. and Mrs. Spencer de-
part for foreign parts. to return @ ye ga.
later in an automobile OF bridal "h ~.
when they resume their old poPulhritS
in the westfeld colony.
..The orchid is not brilliant and not
deep. 1t shows no unique sagacity IN
tho observation OF American manners OF
Alife. and We suspect that the author
wrote n for the easy beguilemcnt OF an
,die hour. rather than because he tclt
himself moved with n great message 70
misguided America 1t may be rcad Win
moderate enjoyment. however There are
some excellent pictures in color BY A1on-
10 Kimball.
CAMBRIDGE SKETCHES. BY Frank 7 n
preston stearns PIP. 34. J. .. LIP.
nincott Company. Philadelphia. 4,
Thirty or forty years ago Mt. r.
stearns knew most Of the distlngnissnea
men in Cambridge, and his recoiiec', .,,,s
boot = innrfellow, Lowell. Holmes. Sum
aner a pplcton F.. J. Child @and many
others cross his pages. The opening
cha pter tells OF Cambridge at the close
or the War" and mentions the TAX CUR
rent q t that time in regard TO hanging
Mr.. Jefferson Davis. The author congrat-
.ulates the public at large that no such
step was taken. Much better" he says.
that Jefferson Davis, and his conteder,
ates In the secession movement. should
have lived to witness every day the con-
sequences Of that gigantic blunder.'i AS
a descriptive and summarizing apWlla-
ton, for the Civil War and the causes
that led up to it."gigantic blunder Will
perhaps strike some readers as being a
trfle, strange. OF baseball in tho sixties,
Mr.. Stearns says :."Fogg was the finest
catcher In New England at that time;
and, although he was never chosen cap
tain, he was the most skillful manager.
of the game. It was he who invented
the double-play, which can sometimes be
accomplished by muffing n fly-catch be-
TWEEN the bases. He caught without mask
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-06

g 4 q
THE PIONEER. BY Geraldine Bonner.
PIP. Sa2. $780,. Bobbs-Merrill Com
pany, indianapolis.
This is a good story, with the ADDED
advantage OF an I'm worn background. me
situation with which the action starts
moving struck us as being really fresh
and particularly effective. the Oid ~.
onel Parrish, returning to Neyaaa a..e =
ssquatter, upon the Parrish tract-onGe
deemed worthless. but now suddenly val.
liable. through the discovery 81. mineral
spring upon it-fnds that the sauatter
ago had betrayed his friendship and ran
Off with his wife-to-be, a brief day or
two before his wedding. The Colonel
4 finds that his fathess love- ha nd, oe zen
whom she had Tilted him., and there were
also two children, fair flowers of girls,
just crossing the line Of womanhood. the
Colonel was a generous man: for Beaure.
which Is the natural lot of false friend
ship, but to Affects children he could not
De Indifferent. So the squatters stay on
the Parrish tract, and young June AZ,
object In life. Beau" Allen accepted the
land from the man he had wronged with
out qualm; in fact as long as he lived
ne evinced 2 perfect Willingness TO take
rn' tiii1S tiluIhtHe sIpiOhel "ouiu LOSS ilii!.
But early In the story, ore was struck
on the Parrish tract and Allen found
himself almost overnight wealthy man.
Tho book Is rather a large one, in that
II embraces a good many characters and
scenes, and the arafnfications Of the plot
arr are 1ar too many. to be set down here.
me action shifts from the little mining
town of Foleys to San Francisco, and
back again to Virginia city. at the time
when the big boom struck the town. That
was IN 1874, whenSthe "Big Bozanza' be-
gan 70 forge TO- the front. Life In the