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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-05-18
ERRORS OF SPEECH.

Common Abuse of the Verbs to Get,
to Lay and to Lie.
The verb to get is one Of our much
roisused words. 1t means to acquire,
win, obtain, and primarily it signifies
the putting forth of effort to attain
something. Consequently it IS not only
slperfuous, but incorrect to speak of
a man as getting drowned" or get
ting SICK" and you may unfortunately
'have cold" but it is impossible that
you ''have got a cold" At this mo-
ment no exceptions occur to the writer
to the rule that got should never be
used In connection with have, which
alone sufficiently expresses possession.
Say 81 have the picture" not 81 have
got the picture" The dog has a
broken Leg" not 'The dog has got a
broken leg"
The irregular verbs lay and lie are
frequently confounded. Lay Is an ac-
tive or transitive verb, and lie is pas
siye or intransitive. We lag things
down or have laid them down, but we
and things lie at rest. You lie down,
have lain down, will lie down or are
living down; she lay down yesterday
and is going to lie down this afternoon.
A frequent error Is to confound the
past lenses Of these verbs. One should
say, MARY laid the book on the table
and lay down herself" but the book
lies on the table.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-05-18
Cotton Seed Meal as Food.

Atlanta, May 17.-Wednesday's ses-
sion Of the Interstate Cotton Grow
ers' association included the transac-
ton of much business of both spe,
cial and general interest. The ad-
dress of Professor J. H. Cannell, of
Dallas, on Cotton Seed Meal as a
Human Food proved a surprise to
very many of the members of the as
sociation in showing the many prac-
tical values Of cotton seed as a prod
uct for the general family dinner ia
BILE. He said "a combination of cot
ton seed meal with other recognized
breadstuffs will greatly enrich the
fiours and meals now in use, while at
the same time decreasing their cost
to the consuming public"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-05-18
Maniac Aboard Yacht

New York, May 17.-The Herald
says that standing at the companion
way of the yacht Atreus, owned by
Geo. w. Childs and Dexel, of Philadel-
phia, tied up at South Brooklyn, John
Nelson, a seaman, suffering from reli-
gious mania, with revolver in hand,
compelled the little crew Of five men
to remain below deck from Tuesday
evening, until Wednesday. For eight
hours, Nelson by the light of a Ian
tern, read passage after passage from
the Bible. The terrified men, unamr-
ed, locked themselves in the cabin.
John Larsen, boatswain's mate, man.
aged to make his escape from the
yacht and telephoned the police.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-05-18
COTTON COMPRESS
BURNS IN MACON
Two Thousand Bales of Cotton
Consumed by Fire.
FIRE. LOSS WILL REACH $780, 900

Packing Houses Situated Near Com
press Were at the Time of the Con
flagraton Thought To Be in Some
Danger of Being Destroyed.
Macon, Ca, May 17.-Fire at $3.50
o'clock Thursday morning destroyed
the plant of the Atlantic Compress
company at the Central depot on Fifth
street.
Two thousand bales of cotton stored
in the compress building were con
sumed.
In addition to the plant and its con
tents Of the Compress company the
equipment of the Central Of Georgia
railway, worth approximately one
thousand dollars, was burned.
The total losses resulting from the
fire are estimated at half million
dollars.
At one time the various packing
houses, which are situated near the
compress, we're thought to be in dan.
ger, but the firemen after hard work
succeeded in getting the fire under
control.
The Atlantic Compress company is
said to be the property Of the Central
of Georgia Railway.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-05-18
SEA LEVEL CANAL.
Senate Committee Votes Against the
Lock Waterway.


Lock Waterway.
Washington, May 1.-THE decision
OF the senate committee on interocean-
10 canals is in favor of a sea level ca
nal across the isthmus or Panama
Senator Carmack's return from Ten
nessee gave the sea level advocates
a majority of one vote, and conse-
Quently Chairman Mallard was the
only one Of the minority faction who
attended the meeting. There was no
other business before the committee,
and it remained in session just long
enough to authorize Senator Kittredge
to make the report to be presented to
the senate as soon as the minority may
have an opportunity to prepare their
views for a lock canal.
Two reports will be made at the
same time. The vote was had on a
resolution presented by Senator Kit
tredge, declaring it to be the sense
Of the committee that a sea level ca
nal be constructed.
Chairman Mallard voted in the neg
ative. Senators Knox, Hopkins, Sim
mons and Dryden were not present.
All of these are supporters of the lock
type.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-05-18
Mormon Church Selling Holdings

Salt Lake City, May 1.-THE Nor
mon church is going out of business,
according to a local morning paper.
Its principal holding in Salt Lake, rne
Utah Light and Railway company, is
to be taken over by a $25,00O,O00 cor
poration, composed Of English and
American capitalists. The new com
pany will also acquire the Ogden
street railway and build a line from
Juan county, Utah, to Oneida county,
Idaho. The board of directors will
include H. H. Vreeland, Of New York
city; Baron d'Oissel, of Paris; Sir
Thomas Jackson, of London; Alex Nc
Kenzie, of Ottawa, Canada; Beres-
ford Hope, of London, and a number
of Utah men. simultaneously the
announcement is made that the Los
Angeles and Salt Lake railroad, an
other church property, has been sold
to local syndicate for $500,000.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-05-18
PresbYterians in Session.

Decatur, H., May 1.-THE seventy
sixth annual meeting OF the Cumber-
land Presbyterian general assembly
was called to order here Thursday by
the stated clerk, Rev. j. M. Hubert
Of Marshall, Mo, who presided be
cause of the absence of the moderator
Four other ex-moderators took part
in the Introductory services, DR.. S.
NJ Templeton, of Clarksville, Tex. ;
Dr. j. S. Grider, of Kentucky; Dr.
Bushnell, of Illinois, and DR.. Black
of Missouri. All these are prominent
advocates of union.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-05-18
WORD ''LIAR" HURLED
STRAIGHT AT TEDDY
Senator Bailey Enraged at Re.
ports as Published.
CONTROVERSY REACHES CLIMAX
And Correspondents Are, Also Liars,
Asserts Bailey on Floor of Senate.
Strong Words by Bailey Made Deep
Impression on His Colleagues.

impression on His Colleagues.
Washington, May 1.-THE contro-
versy over the rate bill negotiations
came to sensational climax Wednes
day when Senator Bailey, of Texas
rose to question of personal privi
lege and denounced as a malicious, de
lberate and unqualified lie certain pub.
l1catiOns in two administration organs
designed to reflect upon the sincerity
OF his support of rate legislation.
He denounced the writer's of these
newspaper stories in the same unpar-
Ilamentary but vigorous terms, and
then turned the batteries of his attack
upon the source Of the stories, what.
ever it may have been.
Il denounce," Senator Bailey said
the man who inspired the statement
as an unqualified, deliberate and mali
c1ous liar, whoever he may be, and
however high the office he holds"
Mr.. Bailey made it perfectly clear
that he believed the slander upon him
emanated from the white house.
1T seems to me conclusive that
this SANDER proceeds from the white
house" he said. Il hope for the hon
or of my country that it does not pro
ceed from the president himself. But
II he be man of high sense of honor
he will see to 1t that senators are
not slandered by his subordinates, and
the miserable wretch who communicat-
ed to these newspapers and who
sought through them to communicate
to the country a slander on me which
people might discuss, rather than these
issues that have been raised. He is
unfit for his high Office, and the man
who perpetrated that infamy will pay
for it with his position, and if the man
continues to hold his Office, it is to
be assumed that what he has done
has been done with the APPROVAL OF
his chief"
Coming, as this did, upon the heels
of the sensations of the past five days
this arraignment on the part of the
senator from Texas, has made a pro-
found impression upon official Wash,
ington, which has been greatly stirred
by the controversy that has ragged be,
tween ex-senator Chandler and the
president, and by the collateral issues
brought to the front in that contro
versy.
1t is the theory Of Senator Bailey's
friends that the stories which he took
such strenuous objection were deliber
ately handed from the white house
in the hope of diverting attention from
the charge that the president, in join
ing hands with Senator Aldrich and
other Republican leaders, had surren
dered his position on the rate bill.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-05-18
Larne Plant is DESTROYED.

Charlotte, N. c., May 17.-The plant
of the South Atlantic Waste company,
located in the northern suburbs of the
city, was partially destroyed by fire
Wednesday night. The waste house,
where the fire originated from an I'M
known cause, was burned, together
with six thousand bales of waste, and
the main plant and much valuable
machinery was badly damaged. The
loss will reach s25O,OO0 nearly covered
by insurance.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-05-18
Police Officnr Killed

Tamboff, Russia. May 17.-Zhanoff,
a police officer whoparticipated in the
brutal maltreatment of Maria Spirido,
novo, was shot and killed on the
streets here Thursday by an unknown
person. The avengers of the young
revolutionist recently meted out the
same fate at Borissogliebsk to Abram.
off, the Coccask officer. who boasted of
his cruelty to her while she was in
prison.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-05-18
Worlds international Commerce,

Washington, May 1.-THE worlds
international commerce will aggregate
fully 25,OOO,OOO,O0O in the year 1906,
says a bulletin issued by the depart.
ment of commerce and labor. By the
term worlds international com,
merce," explains the bulletin, is meant
the imports plus the exports of all
countries of the world from which sta.
tistical trade reports were available.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-05-18
Read and Discussed Papers

Philadelphia, May 1.-THE church
congress, composed of Episcopal cler
gy and laity, devoted Thursday to the
reading and discussion of papers
Ideal of God" was the topic dwelt
upon in papers read by the Rev. DR.
"A. Holland, of st. Louis, and the Rev
DR.. r. w. McCau, of Alexandria, Va
Addresses by Bishop Garlor, of Mem
phis, and Rev. Stuart Means, of New
Haven, Conn, followed the reading OF
the papers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-05-18
One Steamer Is Chartered

Macon, Ga, May 17.-As a result of
the efforts of President Small and
the members of the Macon chamber of
commerce, freight hauling over the DC,
mulgee will begin June 1. On that
date a freight steamer will start from
the wharf here loaded for Brunswick
This steamer will be operated until
it is known what success the new traf.
fic will meet and more steamers viii
then be put on.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-05-18
Sheldon Chosen President.

New York, May ia contest for
the election OF president of the Amer.
lean Institute of Electrical Engineers
has closed with the choice Of Professor
Samuel Sheldon, of the Brooklyn Poly.
technic institute. Other officers elect.
ed were A. H. Armstrong, of Schenec.
tady; F. G. Bauma, of San Francisco.
Among the managers chosen IS A. M,
Schoen, Of Atlanta, Ga.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-05-18
Fall Broke His Neck

Indiapanopis, Ind, May 17.-John
Truitt, aged % years, employed as a
driver for the c. A. Schrader compa-
ny, met instant death in a friendly
scuffle with Rutherford Fulton, an
other employe of the same concern.
They were pinching each other in their
scuffle and Truitt suddenly jumped
backward. In doing so he missed his
footing and fell against a dray wheel
his head striking with such force that
his neck was broken.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-05-18
Abolish Frankinq PRIVILEGES.

Berlin, May 17.-In the reichstag
Herr Singer, the Socialist leader, dis,
cussing the budget of the ministry OF
posts and telegraphs, remarked that
one easy way to increase the revenues
Of that department was tU abolish the
franking privileges enjoyed by the
members of princely houses and gov.
ernment officials, which cost the gov,
ernment $6,20O,00O yearly.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-05-18
TWO Valuable Gifts.

New York May 1.-Two anony
nous gifts, making a total Of 1925, ,00(
to the Union Theological seminary
were announced at the annual lunch
con of the alumni of the seminary. II
is understood that this money will be
used in covering part of the expense
of the erection of a new building fo1
the institution on MOrningside heights
A department of comparative re
ligion in connection with Columbia
university is planned for the near fu
ture, it is said.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-05-18
MRS. JEFF DAVIS
NEAR DEATHS DOOR
Distinguished Patient Is Slowly
Sinking.
AT A HOTEL IN NEW YORK CITY
Attending Physician Says She Is Now
Suffering with Pneumonia and on
Account of Her Age Hopes of Her
Recovery Are Faint.

New York, May 17.-Mrs. Jefferson
Davis, wife OF President Jefferson Da-
Wis, has suffered a relapse and early
Thursday her condition was said to be
serious.
During the morning hours resort was
had to the use of oxygen. Mrs. Da-
Wis, who is advanced in years, has
been failing recently and about two
weeks ago experienced an attack Of
the grippe which for a time alarmed
her friends. Later, however, she
showed marked improvement, and re-
Gently was declared to be out Of dan.
ger.
Wednesday night there was a de-
cided change for the worse and DR..
Wylie, who was hastily summoned, re-
mained for several hours with the pa
tient, and at his orders Mrs. Davis
respiration was aided with oxygen.
Mrs. Davis daughter, Mrs. Addison
Hayes and other relatives, are almost
constantly at her bedside.
Mrs. Davis celebrated her eightieth
birthday on Monday two weeks ago.
On that day she went for a drive
and contracted a cold.
DR.. Robert Wylie, who is attending
Mrs. Davis, said that she is now suf-
ferlng from pneumonia.
After sinking spell early Thurs
day, she revived and slept for sever
al hours, but owing to her advanced
age, hopes of her recovery are faint.
Mrs. j. Addison Hayes, her daugh-
ter, said that her mother was more
comfortable, but was not out of dan.
ger.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-05-18
Mother and Son Convicted.

New Haven, Conn, May 17.-Mrs
ida J. Jennings and her son, Herbert
w. Taylor, were convicted Wednesday
of murder in the second degree for
killing Joseph E. Jennings, the hus
band of Mrs. Jennings, on the night OF
April 1, in the Haven woods near their
home. Both were sentenced to life
Imprisonment by Judge Roraback.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-05-18
Entertained Prince of Wales,

London, May 1.-THE lord mayor
and corporation Thursday entertained
the Prince and Rrincess of Wales al
the Guild Hall, and presented them
with congratulatory address in com
memoration of their Indian tour. The
reception was preceded by the usua
procession through decorated streets
About 800 persons sat down to the
luncheon at the Guild hall
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-05-18
italy Demanded investigation.

New York, May 17.-According to
the coroner, Peter Acritelli, lawless.
ness has reigned for months in the
excavation which the O'Rourke Con.
struction company is making for the
Grand Central station, and the Ital.
ian government has demanded an in.
vestigation. The coroner yesterday
caused the arrest Of John Eldredge,
general superintendent of the
O'Rourke company. and held in 1000
bail on charge Of homicide follow.
ing the death of Angelo Bemesi, an
italian workman. He issued subpoe.
mas for the president of the corpora.
ton and to it's general foreman.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-05-18
Contract Awarded to Build Steamer

~N'~' S%SS TNNse' ~SNrN ~ SN'iS SS~N''S's
Jacksonville, Fla, May 1.-THE
Merrill-Stevens Shipbuilding company
has just landed a contract to build a
side-wheel steamer for Polk 6 Co., of
New York, to be used in the cattle
trade at Buenos Ayres, Argentine Re-
public. The steamer will be 1856 feet
long, 81 foot beam, and will have a
depth in the hold of seven feet. She
will have capacity of 200 tons on
a 36-inch draft. This makes the six
tieth vessel this firm has constructed
in Jacksonville. They are now build
ing two steamers for trade in Cuban
waters; both are nearing completion.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-05-18
Want cuIfport Harbor Deepened,

Gulfport, Miss, May 1.-THE Mis-
sissippi Press association meeting here
Wednesday unanimously adopted a res
olution memorializing congress to
make an appropriation for the deepen.
ing and maintenance of Gulfport har.
Dor. Copies of the resolution have
been sent to Washington by Secretary
J. G. Mcguire.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-05-18
For tho Murder of Mabel Pace

Bingham, Me-, May 17.-Jerry
Hayes, alias J. Moulton, has been ar
rested here on the charge of having
murdered Mable Page, for whose death
Charles L. Tucker has oeen sentenced
to die next month. Hayes, who was
at work at railroad construction
camp, was taken to the county jail at
Skowhegan.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-05-18
obioan Burned to Death.

Boston, May 17-Edgar Clark, OF
Cleveland, O., second mate of the
schooner Sycamore, of Boston, was
burned to death while fighting fire
on board the vessel in his cabin. The
fire was extinguished by q fireboat.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-05-18
Fatal Steam Pipe.

Menominee, Mich, May 17.-By the
bursting of a steam pipe in the mill
of the Wells Lumber company, Noch
olas Gemenden, night watchman, was
killed, and Engineer Bush and Fire
man Johnson SO badly scalded their
recovery is considered doubtful.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-05-18

81 wonder" said the man of statiS-
tical turn. II wonder how much pow
der Is destroyed daily In useless SAL
lutesY
There must be lot" said the friv-
olous girl. "but suppose women win
go on kissing each Eother just the
same. Stray Stories. y
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-05-18
Woman Sentenced To Be Hanged,

Baltimore, Md, May 17.-Dr Thorn.
as S. Lattimer, widely known as ply
sician, as a professor of medicines at
the college of physicians and sur
geons, and prominent ex-confederate
soldier, died Wednesday,, aged 81. He
was native of Savannah, Ca, but
came to this city at the age of IS.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-05-18
Stevens Sails for America.

Panama, May 17.-Chief Engineer
Stevens, of the isthmian canal, who
sailed for the United States Wednes.
day, has conferred with his division
engineers, getting together data for
the preparation of the report which
he will make to the canal commission
an the United States.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-05-18
Tennessee Jurist Dead.

Nashville, May 17-Chancellor A.
G. Hawkins, one of the states most
eminent jurists, died at his home in
Huntington, Tenn. Thursday morning.
He is said to have been poisoned by
eating Strawberries.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-05-18
$4,000 Fire Loss.

Monument Beach, Mass, May IL
A fire swept through the summer set
tlement here Wednesday. Twenty
four cottages and the New York, New
Haven and Hartford railroad station
were destroyed. The loss is estimat-
ed at 100000.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-05-18
Mother of Sextunlets.

Columbus, O., May 17.-Mendel Wild
der, of this city, has been informed
that his aunt, Mrs. Pearl Isaacs, OF
Frebusa, Austria, recently give birth
to six children, three boys and three
girls. The message stated that they
are all in good health.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-05-18
In Custody of State Courts

Cincinnati, O., May 17.-Caleb Pow
ers, now in the Newport, KY, jail,
has been ordered back to the custody
Of the Kentucky state courts following
the mandate of the United States su-
preme court.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-05-18
cornnnutes sentence Of Woman,

Trenton, N. J., May 1.-THE court
of pardons has commuted the SEN
tence. of Mrs. Anna Valentino to life
IMPRISONMENT. Mrs. Valentino was
under sentence to be hanged at Hack
ensack on May 25 for the murder of
Rosa Saliva.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-05-18
nisnrace = and Death.

Wheeling, w. Va, May 17.-Feel-
ing the disgrace of arrest on charge
of theft Foster White, of Martins
Ferry, o., cut his throat in his cell
and is dying in a Wheeling hospital.
New-York tribune., 1906-08-23
SHELDON FOR GOVERNOR.
Nebraska Republicans Name Norris
BrO1Un for Senate.

Lincoln, Neb. Aug. 22.-Attorney General
Norris Brown was nominated for United States
Senator 10 succeed Senator Millard, on the sixth
ballot, by the Republican State Convention held
here to-day, and State Senator George L. Shell
don was nominated for Governor on the second
ballot in the Republican State Convention.
Melville r. Hopewen was nominated for Lieu
tenant Governor at the night session.
The convention was calle5 to order this after
noon by Chairman Warner of the State Central
Committee The auditorium was crowded TO the
doors. demand for tickets for admission being
many times the seating capacity OF the hall.
Chairman Warner introduced w Z. Andrews.
Of Hastings. first auditor of the Treasury at
Washington, as temporary chairman. Mr.. An
drews addressed the convention in part fol-
lows:
What duty rests upon the Republican party
with special force at this time? To what
specific purpose should II direct its attention
and efforts with rigid determination and intel
hgent action?
From a party standpoint there is but one
answer. The emphatic Endorsement OF our ma
tional administration. This issue carries with
II all that is involved in state and local matters.
How can we suitably express that Endorsement? ?
By returning TO Congress a decisive Republi-
can majority for the next House Of Represen-
tatiVeS
New-York tribune., 1906-08-23
DEMAND PE4CE IN CUBA.
Foreign Investors H1M Not Endure
ReUOIutiOn.

FREDERICK Cpham Adams. writer and novelist re.
Gently returned from Cuba after several months
spent IN study of the social industrial and DO
Hueai conditions which prevail there Mr. Adams
mace the trip TO collect the material and absorb
the atmosphere for Cuban novel but he was so
impressed with the agricultural possibilities OF Cen
traI Cuba that he made several investments in
orange groves and sugar cane lands. Speaking Of
his trip, Mr.. Adams said:
Inc political conditions which have led to the
present conspiracy and attempted uprising are pc
Guiar and nttle understood IN the United States
II is PROBABLY fact that the atority Of the voters
OF CUBA are naturally allied with what is known
he Liberal party and the leaders of that party are
the lnStlgatorS of the present trouble.
IN the last general election General Jose Miguel
1iomez was nominated for the Presidency by the
Liberals, but In consequence of a complicat ed com
binatiOn OF circumstances ne withdrew lust prior
position PalmaS enemies claim that a square test
or strength would have resulted in his defeat. and
while this cannot be proved those best qualified 90
judge are of the opinion that the present adminis
minority.