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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-01-22
Live Stock Association

Denver, Colo. Jan. 21.-"Four
thousand live stock men viii be in
Denver this week in attendance at the
tenth annual convention of the Amer
lean National Live Stock association,
the meeting of the cooperative live
stock commission company and the
Western Live Stock show" said T.
w. Tomlinson, secretary of the as
sociation today" The gathering
which begins tomorrow, will be the
largest we have ever had. Those
who will deliver addresses include
President Murdo A. Mckenzie, S. H.
Cowan, attorney of the American Ma
tional Live Stock association, and
Hon Giffow Pinchot Forester, United
department of agriculture, Washing
ton.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-01-22
Marietta Ca Ladv BADLY H,r+

Marietta, Ga. Jan. 21-Mrs. Dy-
son, wife of John Dyson, a contrac-
tor, was very painfully, if not ia
tally injured in a runaway accident
here Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
The lady was coming to the city in
a hack when the horse reached Pow
der Springs and became frightened at
a bicycle and commenced running.
Upon nearing the public square Mrs.
Dyson attempted to jump, She fell,
striking on her face, and the wheels
Of the hack ran over her. She was
carried to the store of Dyson Bros. j,
and medical aid summoned. The
horse made five complete trips around
the square before he was stopped.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-01-22
"EFF-EFF"
FASHIONABLE CLOTHES

and you must certainly appreciate chance like this pur
chase Suit Overcoa of this make underprice
Nothing is reserved.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-01-22
Chattanooga Lynchino Case

Washington, Jan. 21.-The con-
tempt case of Sheriff Shipp and sew
al others charged with completely in
the lynching of the negro Ed John
son, at Chattanooga, Tenn the SUI
preme court of the United States
on Monday entered an order directing
each of the % defendants to appear
before the district court of Tennessee
and enter into personal recognizance
for his personal appearance. The
testimony in the case will be taken
by commissioner
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-01-22

Louisville, KY. Jan. 81 The riv-
er continues to rise and the gauge
registered AL which is above the
danger lime The Illinois Central is
expected to suspend the running of
trains into the Seventh street depot
by noon, and the Louisville and Nash
vile is making preparations to start
their trains to Cincinnati from the
east Louisville depot as the water is
running a foot deep over their tracks
in the east end of the city and pre-
venting trains from reaching the union
depot at Tenth and Broadway.
The weather officials expect a fur
ther rise of something over a foot,
and this will probably put the seventh
street station out of commission. The
cold weather has added to the misery
Of the homeless, who are existing in
warehouses, school houses and other
buildings.
The river continued its steady rise
of an inch per hour during the morn
ing. The cheering advices from above
Of a fall at points beyond Cincinnati
led District Forecaster Waltz to make
the statement that the crest Of the
flood will have passed Louisville in "a
hOuds. It is believed that a stage of
AZ feet will be reached.
About two hundred and forty city
blocks are submerged in Louisville
in the territory running from the
Country Club at the extreme eastern
end Of the city, to Parkland. There
has been no loss of life, but suffer-
ing is acute on account of the cold.
The life-saving service received
more calls during the morning 10 res
cue people from homes than at any
time since the situation became seri-
Gus.
SiXty-five thousand bushels of coal
in barges sank near the foot of Fourth
street during the night. The barges
were torn loose from their moorings
at the upper end Of the city. Fif-
teen empty barges were swept down
stream by the current during the
morning, and five of them striking
the Pennsylvania railroad bridge went
to the bottom.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-01-22
CENTRAL OF GEORGIA
z Alt ~ AY
OanartuYaR.
Eensdulss gne, : :. Jan, 6 OF

Arrival and departuGe OF trains, at Ameri
Gus, Ga.-Central of Gcorgta Railway Pas-
senEer Station, Qeth Meridian Time.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-01-22
SENATORS
REACH AN AGREEMENT
On Substitute Resolution on the
Brownsville Resolution
WHICH IS TO BE INTRODUCED
BY Sen. Foraker, and 1t Is Asserted
Will Receive the Unanimous Vote
of the Majority Party-Wording of
Resolution Not Yet Made Public.

washington, Jan. 21.-An agree
ment was reached Monday by Repub-
lican senator's on a substitute resolu-
ion on the Brownsville resolution
which is 10 be introduced by Senator
Foraker and it is asserted, will re
ceive the unanimous vote of the ma
jofity party The phraseology Of the
resolution viii not be made public
Until actually offered in the senate,
but it is said that in addition to pro-
yiding for an investigation by the
senate@ committee on military affairs
Of he facts connected with the af
fray at Brownsville, Tex it carries
a declaration tlat ne committee shall
not raise the question as % tie pres
dents right to G.charge the negro
soldiers ALLEGED to have been involved
in the outrage
Senator Foraker did not l.ve ais
consent to ~1e con- romi5l Un.u lay
il is not incon stent with the 20 i
ton he has prey 1usly taken, he final
ly agreed TO w;'. :raw his 0bjecgi n.
He was frs 81 assurances. hoT-
ever, that the lesClEj,0n would be
supported by Senator LC.,ge and ne
unanimous s,rengt} Of the ReDublic&2s
in the senate. Fl is NOT certain wheth-
er Senator Blackburn will offer as n
amendment to the new resolution. he
amendment ne presen, ed to the pend
ing resolution inGo"st2g ne presid rs
cou 2. If re does ch,er it the agree
meat by TIE Republicans would in
sure its defect.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-01-22
Prince Escaped After Arrested

St Petersburg, Jan. 21.-It was
announced in a dispatch received
from Seoul, Korea, that acting under
orders from the authorities at Toxic,
the Japanese at the Korean capital
recently tried to arrest Pring Ming,
brother Of the late Queen of Korea
on the charge of completely in the in
'surrection in the southern part of
the country. The prince escaped,
but his lodgings were occupied by
the police and his papers were Sc
cured.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-01-22
Negro Children cremated .

Columbus, Ga, Jan. 21.-Two ne
gro children, aged 4 years and is
mcnths old, were burned to crisp
in building destroyed by fire here
Monday morning at s o'clock. The
charred remains were found by the
firemen, who burst open the door to
tAa burning building, which had been
locked and the two children left in
room by their mother at o'clock,
with a fire burning in the open fire.
place.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-01-22
END OF FLOOD
NOW IN SIGHT
Losses and Suffering Will Con.
tinue For Some Time.
MANY BUILDINGS COLLAPSE
The River, However, Continues to
Rise at Louisville, and Is Away
Above the Danger Line-The Cold
Weather Adds to the Misery.

Above the Danger Line-The Cold
Weather Adds to the Misery.
Cincinnati, Jan. 21.-The Ohio riv~
er at this point has stood at 65 l feet
for several hours, and it is believed
that the end of the flood is in sight.
1t will recede very slowly, however,
the immediate body of water below
here holding back the flood and the
losses and suffering will continue for
some time The slow recession of
the water may reduce the amount of
damage to property because of the
less racking experience buildings will
have to endure, but the cold weather
which was hoped to stop the flood
will be an occasion for greater suf-
fering by those whose homes are in
the flooded sections.
Many dwellings and other smaller
buildings have collapsed under the
pressure of the water. the high wind
added materially to the damage in
this respect.
Reports from Lawrenceburg and Au-
rora, Ind, which were threatened
with destruction by the flood were
that both towns were still safe on
Monday morning, although the danger
increases hourly.
At 10 o'clock Monady morning the
water had crept up 10 65.2 feet, or
more than Is feet above the danger
line, and 1t was still rising slowly
Several fatalities have been report
ed ), but it is possible some of those
believed to be drowned may have es-
capped by being picked up down the
river
Three men in a small boat disap-
peared at this point Sunday night
and no trace of them has as yet
been discovered.
At Ripley, one man was reported
drowned. Five dwellings and a saw
mill were carried away by the flood
at Higgins Point. Similar damage is
threatened at many other points.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-01-22
Caused Much Agitation

Paris, jan 21.-The government
decree regarding gambling has caused
much agitation on the Rivera. Work
on several new gaming places in
Monte Carlo however, is being con-
@ausd. p the decree is enforced ;.
enormous losses vii be the result.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-01-22
His Ambition,

How are you getting up in the
worldY' asked the admiring friend.
"Of course you are anxious to attain
the roll of fame and''-
''The rollr' replied the new states
man dreamingly "Yes, I'm after a
roll, all right"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-01-22
arrivals,

From sava5.nah. Augusta, Atlanta.
Macon -, ?. ~ Az p m
From rOcsh- toth2n & Albany. 80 10 p N
Lorkbart, DYthan and Albany Il 56 p m
AtIants 8uG Hacon.......... T2 07 p N
ana Macon or :. ................... ~ *5 Sam
inter,oed int. = att points. TO s5 pm
tteTmefia4c err r9ints. .s12 10 p m
FoTt Valley ...s............. s5 30 a III
S51t V4Iley @l0 40 p m
Ho,7ts. ,a-'.... ................... II 40 m
S"F,cys... :,1A ,....'................ Il 56 p m
SE.e7,1a .-.e......:. ....%Ic 40 p m
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-01-22
HAVE YOU BEEN IN TO SEE
The REMARKABLE VAL
UES IN WINTER SUITS
AND OVERCOATS

nat we are offering during this SemAnnua Clearance Sae
IL you maven then don't lose any time coming here for
you VIII see values that will astonish you hqh-class Suits
and oVercoas that you'll find equaed expen-
SVe to-measure-made garments You'll better realize this
when we tell you that sell the celebrated
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-11
EXPECTING TOO Much

Last Wednesday Mayor Mcclellan held pub
lie hearings on several bills recently passed by
the Legislature, among which were the bill pro-
viding for the immediate safe storage of the
County Clerks records and the bill depriving
the borough presidents OF their seats in the
Board of Aldermen. The other bills were all
minor ones. Four persons appeared at the
council chamber. three Intentionally and one
by accident. The Mayor was astonished. for
he said: This is extraordinary Here are pub
'lic measures Of great Importance TO the people
"of the city and not a single person appears
ION either side of some of them"
The occasion seemed peculiarly opportune for
a general groWl against the IstIessness Of citi-
zens, and Mr.. Mcclellan made the most of it,
But, in spite of the notice and comment which
the incident has received, there is really no
warrant for surprise and grief The bills on
which this particular hearing was held were
not of the kind which should have to be cham
pioned or fought in a debate of private cit-
Zens. The measure requiring immediate pro-
lection for the County Clerks records was the
most important One but what private citizen
would ever imagine that such an obviously
necessary and simple bill would need his per-
sonal attention: Whats the use of having
public officials he wonders. IF they can
mot be intrusted with the task OF taking de-
cent care of old books and fleS?' And every
bOuS MA. Ncli tNuO lIlt query, IoE IL IL dDSuIu
TO suppose that somebody must stand over pub
lie officials with a club in order to insure the
performance of their simplest duties
Because a bill is of great Importance to the
people it does not necessarily follow that the
people should turn out in crowds to shout for
1t at a PUBLIC hearing. The Importance of some
bills is too obvious for debate and the man
datOry one calling for the protection of public
records is Of this sort. There is likely, therefore
to be some surprise at the report that the
Mayor may veto the measure on the subtle
ground that it does no more than local authori-
ties are already empowered to do In strict
logic the Mayor may lie right but should the
rumOr prove true the impression may prevail
that he is bound to make public hearings a
social success by compelling citizens to attend
them for the sake of getting something accom-
plished.
The public hearing is an institution whose
usefulness nowadays is confined to great and
veXed issues about which public officials are
unwilling to decide before carefully sounding
the public in every possible manner As a
matter of sef-protection the people must re-
serve to themselves the right of speaking upon
bills affecting their municipal rights and prlvi-
leges but to expect men to appear armed for
debate whenever bill comes down the river is
TO be ignorant of what the public holds it's
servants responsible for.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-11

activity and interest may be properly e1cour
aged. and Mr.. Reynolds's recommendations
aim with reason at giving the people Of the
District a larger voice In the conduct of their
own affairs. He would establish a modification
of the territorial order, having a Governor and
two advisory bodies serving some Of the pur-
poses of the two branches Of the Legislature in
the territories and Porto Rico. A cabinet con
sisting of seven heads of departments would be
appointed to supervise the routine of govern
ment and also to act as a board of aldermen
with limited legislative functions. \ second
board of one hundred members, to be called a
citizens committee, would be appointed by the
President. 1t would have only advisory powers,
hut would he able to express effectively the sen
timent Of the city on local questions.
These suggestions seem 10 us we'll worth con
sdering. Ore defect of the existing system is
its lack of undivided responsibility. Another is
the imposition on Congress of the burdens of
trivial local legislation and the forced solution
by Congress of host OF minor problems in
which 1t is not intelligently Interested 1t is
desirable to relieve the two houses of most of
! this routine work. The federal district cannot
and should not be made sef-governing com
munity But it is evidently entitled to greater
measure of self-regulation than it now enjoys.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-11
THE GoTERNoR,s LEADERSHIP.

The Albany correspondence of The New York
Evening Post asserts that the Republican State
Committee by indorsng the Governors reform
programme will reinstate him as the party
leader" This is interesting Did the state com
mittee ever depose him from the leadership of
his party, that it should feel called upon to
reinstate him? If it did not, who did? Did some
half dozen Senators who failed to agree with
the Governors policies in all their details? Did
some imaginative newspaper correspondents,
whose dispatches one day swept him to victory
and the next buried him in defeat-did they
depose him from his leadership? If not, who
did? What sort of a leadership was it that
could be taken away by the opposition of half
a dozen Senators or by the despair of Albany
correspondents?
Let us suppose il means a leadership in ideas,
the execution of which would make the party
the efficient servant of the people and thus
strong with the voters. Has the Governor ever
lost this sort of leadership so as now to need
reinstatement? Has the opposition of hand
full of Senators the profound melancholy of
Albany correspondents ever stripped him of this
leadership? What Republican has or has had
throughout the whole Albany session. even
when the prophets were most Respondent such
following as the Governor has had and has
In his party and among the people at large?
He has never been anything else than the leader
III 'ho peSI 9cilSe VI i4e "oIu VI tIe 1lepuDIIcdh
voters. He needs no reinstatement there. He
has had the almost unanimous support of the
Republican press OF the state. He needs no
reinstatement there. Take him where he was
weakest. In the Kelsey case he had the sup
port of twenty-five out of tbirty-twO Republican
Senators, and of the ten who voted against the
Governor five or six admitted 10 be his
supporters on all his policies only that one.
where their personal friendship was engaged.
If that is not leadership which has the unan-
imous following of the voters the hearty sup
port of the party press and the loyal adherence
on practically all vital questions of a large ma
jority of the party's representatives in the Sen
ate and Assembly. what then, is?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-11
DRINK.

For the hundred thousandth time the other
day somebody worried a batch of statistics out
of the census reports about the consumption of
alcoholic beverages in the United States Such
statistics are always welcomed because they
manage TO be spectacular with less effort than
any others. This time we read for example
that in 1906 the United States made away with
1s000o0oo0 gallons of more or less alcoholic
drinkables, and the statstician reveals that this
indicates a per capita absorption Of about TWEEN
ty-two gallons. Of which nearly twenty gallons
were malt liquors. AS babies and some adults
do not imbibe alcohol, save in the form of pat
ent medicines or soda fountain drinks the COM
puter declares the real average drinking head
must be between seventy-fve and one hundred
gallons annually, or about one quart daily. The
size of the national drink bill provokes the usual
establishment and horror. Last year more money
was spent for booze" than for running the
federal government, and twice as much as was
spent for wheat cotton. And so on
Grave forebodings have been awakened by
these revelations. One writer even asks
whether socialism, anarchy and labor disputes
are not growing and spreading on account OF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-11

Wild ducks are, we believe common along the
| border line between Canada and the United
States, and at certain seasons Of the year they
In all the multtudcs of them. however which
sometimes darken the air. cover the land and
thronS the waters surely never was there 4
wilder one than that canard which Mr. William
l. Stead Is reported to have bagged and 10 be
exhibiting in all its dOwny Smoothness
Mr.. Stead is said to have been told bv n very
prominent American statesman thar Canada
was on the very ragged edge of fearsome things
IN the South African war; for her giving aid 10
the mother country was a fragrant violation OF
the Monroe Doctrine which provides that NO
nation on this continent shall allow itself IA no
dragged into European war. and that had this
very prominent, etc, been Secretary of state mt
that time the Dominion would have received an
ultimatum.
1t is indeed beautiful duck But we sbould
like to know where that particular provision is
III the Monroe Doctrine and why it has never
Deeh heard OF before, when American states
were actually at war apparently in i'm
mlheht danger of war with European powers
we should also be profoundly gratified To have
II explained with a diagram how q war which
was confined to the southern extremity Of tho
African continent could have been a Euroneon
war WIN these data provided, we should en-
JOY taking day off for the purpose of speculat.
ing upon the identity of the very prominent etc
who directed Mr.. Stead's attention TO this wild
est of wild ducks
Can II have been Mr.. Webster Davis?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-11
LOCAL GOVERNMENT N WASHINGTON.

LOCAL GOTERNNENT n WASHINGTON.
Interest will be aroused outside the District
Of Columbia as well as inside in the changes
IN the scheme Of local government proposed by
Mr.. James b. Reynolds. who has just submitted
a final report TO the President. Mr. Reynolds
authorized to investigate the workings of
the triumvrate commission system in Washing
ton and TO suggest improvements, if improve
ments seemed practicable Evidently his in
quiries have led him to think that a radical
change is needed for he advises an abandon
ment of the three headed commission with its
attendant dispersion of authority, and a return
10 a single executive with the title of Governor
The present form of government is an anomaly
IN American politics. 1t marks the EXTREMIST
departure from the representative theory which
we have ever attempted or tolerated. The rea-
son for this is plain enough. Both Congress and
the substantial resident elements in the District
were thoroughly disguised with the experiment
OF territorial autonomy which eliminated with
the Shepherd administration and in abolishing
local suffrage and local representative institu-
tons OF all sorts Congress went as far as il was
possible TO 20 in the other direction Congress
practically agreed 10 act as board of aldermen
FOR the District and executive power was vested
in three commissioners, one OF them TO be an
army engineer officer and all appointed by the
President.
government n washington is to-day benev-
client despotisnl. and as the population has con-
6dence that its rule will continue benevolent
there has been, on the whole, no deep founded
public protest After the laxities and extray-
agance Of the Shepherd regime Washington was
content with government which put the brakes
on and kept them But the merits of the
present system have been largely negative and
now that the District is growing prospecting and
even nursing commercial and industrial ambi-
tons it is only natural that desire should
make itself felt for greater Ieeway and initia-
tive. 1t would be inadvisabe TO give the Dis
trict Of Columbia autonomy-even the partial
autonomy of the organized territories or OF
Porto Rico The interests of the national
government are paramount at the capital and
there should be no Investment of its general
responsibility for order and local admins
tration- Yet there is degree to which local
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-11
THE PRINCE or THE ASTrRTAS

1t Is Il day of rejoicing in Spain, and on
personal and impersonal grounds alike the ap-
peal to the sympathetic interest of other ma
tons is Irresistible. ON political and public
grounds. Also there is cause for hearty con
gratUlationS to the Spanish dynasty and ma ton.
No European country has been more subject to
revolutions and dynastc disturbances than
Spain, ana in none is direct and unchalenge-
able succession to the throne of greater i'm
portance. The birth of this prince Is therefore
OF happy augury for the permanence of the
dynasty and for the continued peace of the
realm.
international interests are by no means lack
ing. Queen Victoria is a British princess-the
hrSt such married TO a Spanish king for many
years-and the next King CT Spain. therefore.
will be Of half British blood. That will mean
n valuable infusion into the blood of the Bour-
bonS and marked strengthening of the Iberan
dynasty. Moreover, ii is understood that the
sponsors of the young prince will be the Pope
of Rome, the King Of England and the German
Emperor. century ago there was n notorious
Spanish politician known as the Prince of the
Peace. This day-old babe is better entitled 10
the distinction. He is a promise OF peace in
Spain and an unconscious maker for peace
among the powers