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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-05-07
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New York, May 6.-At 6:15 p. m. a
cablegram was received in this city
from London that King Edward VII of
England has passed away. The end
was peaceful, and death came to the
distinguished patient after a brief i'll
ness. He will be succeeded on the
throne of Great Britain by Prince AL
bert.
The kings death was due directly
to bronchitis in an acute form, and
the first intimation to the people that
anything serious was wrong with the
king was when his majesty failed 70
meet the queen at her pier when She
returned from visit to the continent
yesterday. 1t has been the kings in
variable rule to be present on the
queens arrival from any out-of-town
journey, and his absence yesterday
was made the subject of general COM
ment at once.
The queen hurried to the palace and
soon afterwards the public learned
by an official announcement that the
king had been i'll seriously for two
days. The fact that his illness had
thus been concealed from the know
ledge of the public increased the alarm
and when the end came this after
noon, little surprise was expressed
Prince Albert, who will succeed his
father on the throne, is popular among
all classes, and is conceded to be
an able and conservative statesman,
although young in years.
The king spent the weekend at
Sandringham with the object of COM
batting the threatened attack which
resulted in his demise, and upon his
return was apparently improved in
health, but sudden changes in the
weather were very trying on. his ma
jesty, and he was finally compelled to
keep indoors
Almost up to the time of his death
the deceased king was in full possess
sion of all hi sfaculties, and apparent
ly in good spirits, though suffering
intensely. All the members of the
royal family were at his bedside when
the end came.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-05-07
ARE HURLED TO DEATH
IN WRECK OF TRUCK
Four Firem6n Are Killed il
Macon.
Truck is urned Over
While Rushing to a
Conflagration.
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Macon, May 6.-Four firemen were
hurled Ito instant death and another
one badly injured, perhaps fatally, i'll
the crash of Macon's new automobile
fire truck as it was being driven at
great speed to a small fire occurring
shortly before ? o'clock this morn
ing.
Firemen Burlington, Roberts, Kent
and McCrary were killed, three of
them beneath the ponderous truck,
while the fourth died on the way to
the hospital
The accident is the most awful that
has ever occurred in the history of
Macon's fire department.
The big truck was being driven at
high speed down Cherry street, hug
ging closely the curb on one side.
When near the corner of Cherry and
Fifth streets the flying truck gave a
lurch and turned over, with the men
beneath.
Four of the seven men on the truck
were pinioned under it.
The cause of the accident at first
glance was the supposed bursting af
tire, but it S now believed that the
wheel was cut upon a fragment Of
iron carelessly thrown into the road
way. The bursting of the tire, how
ever, was the direct cause of the ac-
cident.
Two men of the seven on the truck
escaped with but slight injuries while
another member of the crew is in the
hospital with some hope of recovery
from wounds. The dead firemen were
removed to am undertaking establ: sh-
men, where the bodies are now await
ing burial
The new truck was badly smashed
against a telegraph pole which It
struck head on as it turned over, the
impact cutting the pole in two parts.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-05-07
AMERICUS is FIRST IN
BRUSH With COLUMBUS
5hUtOut For Visitors in
fifth inning.

In regular mid-season form the
Americus Champs took the first game
from the Columbus Ni-Electrics by
the interesting score. Of four to moth
ing. Both teams were in fine fettle
and put up their very best article. i
For tEe first three innings it was a
case of three up and three down, and
the visitors had little the best of the
argument, inasmuch as they pulled
down two hits and one of these a dou-
bic, but there was nothing doing to
encourage them further.
1t was in the fourth that things be-
came lively. "Finnegan' first lined
out d clean one to center. Dunn fol
lowed with a timely bunt and this
seemed to confuse the visitors. Hol-
den, who did the twirling for the Wis
itors, hesitated briefly, but that hes.
itation cost him the game. Peddy
! followed with nice one to left, with
c. and Bostwick each following will
one of the same variety, the net result
being four runs for the locals. With
this the visitors tightened up and
were never in any danger of allowine
further scores. The Champs secured
but two safe ones after this fourth
inning, and the visitors made but one
error during the game.
For the visitors the batteries We're
Holden and McCraney, who were both
on the job" entirely. Probably the
particular feature of the game was
the one hand catch pulled off by
Broughton on second, robbing Dunn
OF a pretty hit.
(For the Champs the battery was
! erryman and McGregor. These tw
were on the job and in control of the
game at all stages. Perryman deliv-
cred the goods, striking out ten men
five of whom were out Of the frst
eight men to the bat. Of course. ey.
cry one has come to expect Peddy t
be there, but that does not make his
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-05-07
EDWARD VII. PASSES
TO THE GREAT BEYOND.
End Game After Very Brief
Illness.
ALI England is Saddened
BY Sudden Death of
Its Ruler.
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London, May "a bulletin issued
this afternoon by the kings physi-
clans says that his majestys symp-
toms became worse during the day
and the kings condition is now crit
ical
Well, it is all over; but | think
have done my duty" These words
fell from lips of King Edward VII.
in waking interval late this after
noon. His majesty's condition is de-
clared to be critical by the attending
physicians.
Gloom has settled over the city and
the provinces.
All the members of the royal fam
lily have been summoned to the pal
ace.
Bulletins on the condition of the
kings health are issued hourly from
Buckingham palace.
These bulletins are signed by Drs.
Lakeing, Reid-Powell and Dason.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-05-07
MANY KILLED BY QUAKE
DOWN IN COSTA RIGA.
Four Towns Are Wiped Out
There.
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Port Limon, Costa Rico, May g.
For three. days Central America has
been shaken by violent earthquake
shocks which continued for several
days, but with dim nished force.
For the seventh time in it's history
Carthage, the former capital of Costa
Rica, lies in ruins. Other cities have
been destroyed.
Careful estimates based upon the
latest reports received here today give
the following as the extent of the d s.
aster; Dead, 1000; injured, 4,5O0;
homes wrecked, $4,000; towns destroy
ed or partly demolished, 4.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-05-07
12 MEN CARRY HIS COFFIN.
No Hearse Big Enough for 56S.POund
Hotel Keeper.

New York, May 6.-The funeral, OF
William e. Burney, the Locust Val
ley hotel keeper, who we 'ghedN 56S
pounds, was held here today. The
body was placed in a large metallic
coffin. No hearse was large enough
to carry the coffin, and it was car
ried on wagon. 1t took twelve pail
bearers to carry the coffin in and
out of the church.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-05-07
$. A. L. RESULTS.
Columbus 4, Columbia l.
Augusta 7, Savannah l.
Macon 2, Jacksonville 1.
RECOVERING DEAD FROM
EXPLOSION OF MINE.
Worst Mine Disaster in His
tory of Alabama.
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Palos, Ala, May 6.-The grim work
of recovering the remains of forty
five white men and ninety negro min
ers imprisoned in the No. 8 mine
of the Palos Coal and Coke Co by the
terrific explosion of yesterday. be-
gan today
No hope is entertained for the res
cue of any of the men alive. This is
believed to be Alabamas worst mine
disaster.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-05-07
PRETORIA HOTEL AND
CAR SHOPS BURNED
Several Guests of Hotel Narrowly Es-
cape With Lives.

News received in Americas yester-
day from Pretoria says that the White
hotel and large car repair shops at
that place We're burned Thursday, the
loss being total. Several occupants
of the hotel had narrow escapes with
their lives, and John Griffin, an in
mate of the hostelry, was painfully
burned. Pretoria is prosperous mill
settlemen about fourteen miles south
of Albany
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-05-07
STANLEY JORDAN KILLED
BY A SWITCH ENGINE
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Atlanta, Ga, May STANLEY Jor-
dan, a white man, aged 45 years, was
caught between a platform and a
freight car being switched by a
Western and Atlantic engine here and
crushed to death directly beneath the
Broad street bridge this afternoon ut
Sis o'clock
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-05-07
MRS. NJ. T. ELAN TO OCCUPY
JAS. FRICKER BROS. STORE

When Jas. Fricker & Bro. remove
from their present store to the new
one in the hotel block Mrs. NJ. T.
Elam will occupy the store thus va
Gated
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-05-07
AMERICAN LEAGUE RESULTS.

Washington 8, Philadelphia a.
Chicago 4, Detroit 0.
st. Louis 3, Cleveland 4.
New York II, Boston I
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-05-07
County Tax Books to Close.

Make your returns of state and
county taxes. Books must be closed
June Goth sure. Please give this your
attention at once.
w. r. SPEER, Tax Rec.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-05-07
NATIONAL LEAGUE RESULTS.

Philadelphia 2, New York g.
Pittsburg 6, Chicago /.
Boston 8, Brooklyn 5.
Cincinnati-Stt. Louis game not
scheduled.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-05-07
REV. CALLAWAY WILL OCCUPY
PULPIT AT FIRST BAPTIS I
Preaching at Both the Services There
on Sunday.

on Sunday.
Rev. T. Furlow Galloway, pastor of
First Baptist church of Orlando, and
who with Mrs. Galloway, are guests of
Mr. and Mrs. w E. Brown, will fill
the pulpit of the First Baptist church
here tomorrow in the absence Of DR..
Lansing Burrows, who has gone to
Nashville. DR.. Burrows will go next
week to Baltimore to attend the
Southern Baptist convention, where
Mr.. Galloway will go as we'll, as a
member of the Florida delegation.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-05-07
SOUTHERN LEAGUE RESULTS.

Chattanooga 5, Nashville 4.
Birmingham 6, New Orleans 1.
Montgomery 3, Mobile 2.
Memphis-Atlanta, no game-rain
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-05-07

1t is great pity that the chap who
invented trouble didn't take out a per-
petual patent on it.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-05-07

Hamilton's Sale-Every item in our
store reduced for 10 days.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-05-07

Four men and all good ones. Baths.
15c Yearwood's.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-03-03
.OScEOLH. CHEF or 777E SE1n,WOLEo =

the back from his superiors however, Custer
was ordered into arrest charges os exceed
Ing his authority in the field II was declared
at the time that Custer had ordered de- tiit Of
men under non-commissioned officer 10 20
out from camp and bring back some men who
having secured some liquor. were having
1ollihcation at distance on the prairie II
was charged that he gave the sergeant cer
tain orders which were carried out and they
were OF nature to anger the authorities
Despite Clusters magnificent career in the
civil war; this taking OF the law into his own
hands was not condoned, and he was sen.
fenced by court martial to two years sus-
pension from rank, pay and command
The army execution most pathetic In detail
and surroundings. and yet which was wholly
1ustifiable apparently by the circumstances,
was the shooting Of Private c. b. Henry, by
order OF Lieut. Greedy. In the far north
Greely's party was starving to death. Its con.
dition was getting more terrible each day A
few shrimps and little edible moss was all
that the explorers could get to sustain life
Some OF the men were already dead from star
walton Henry was detected on several occa-
sions stealing more than his share of food He
was warned three times, and his offense was
condoned. The other members of the party
saw Henry gaining In strength day by day
while they weakened with starvation. Then
Greedy wrote out an order of execution. load
ed three rifles. two with ball. and one with
blank cartridge. and gave the weapons with the
death warrant. to three men. An hour later
from far over the ice foe came the reports of
three rifles. Henry was dead After the res
cue the report OF the execution was sent to
Washington. One of the shortest orders ever
issued from the war department was the an
swer: mo court OF inquiry necessary H.
When the second sergeant in charge OF re-
cruits at Fort Myer. Virginia, called the
reveille roll one day. at the outbreak OF the
Spanish-American war. he dwelt momentarily
on the last name In the list. the name of
man now dead. The recruit who answered,
Here on that morning. as private In the
ranks. was an elderly man. a West point grad.
uate, an ex-Unted States engineer officer and
an ex.United States paymaster He Is dead, |
believe. and he shall be nameless here, for he
lived down his past and fought for his coun.
try In an attempt to redeem his career | have
said that he shall be nameless. but will cali
him Williams.
II is hard to define Just what was passing In
Williams mind while the sergeant In the gray
light Of the Virginia morning was running
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-03-03
The ExEcuzz0N or PRIVATE c6.HxMRy :

Cromwell Prior to being ordered to the SOM
ers, Spencer had been on vessel In the south
Atlantic squadron and while there had pe'
come involved I'm some practices which secured
his removal from his vessel He was saved
from dismissal from the service by sheer force
of his fathers political influence. Wneh ne
was ordered to Capt. Mackenzie's brig. that or
ficer objected to the assignment, saying that
he had no use for the base son OF an hon
ored father" Spencer went along. however.
and for while behaved himself fairly we'll
There were 12 officers on the brig with crew
of 12 able seamen, and about 80 apprentice
boys The Somers destination was the Afri-
can coast, where 1t was to aid In the protec-
ton of American commerce. When 1t was
about half way across II was noticed that Spen-
Ger was hobnobbing with the crew; that he
was giving some of the men money. and 9th.
ers brandy and tobacco.
One night seaman named Wales impaired
secretly to Mackenzie the details of plot con-
cocted by Spencer to murder all the officers
and to seize the brig for the purpose CT enter
ing upon career of piracy The story that
Wales told was so horrible In its outlines that
Capt. Mackenzie treated 1t at first with ridt
cule, but the actions of certain members OF
the crew soon showed that there was some
thing in the wind The officers held consul
tation and agreed that Spencer's arrest was
imperative. The crew was assembled at even
ing quarters when the son of the secretary OF
war was arrested. Upon his person WAS found
the details OF the plan for killing the officers,
seizing the ship and the throwing overheard OF
the younger apprentices. whom the paper
ferred to as useless biscuit consumers" The
document was written entirely In Greek. Spen
Ger being classical scholar. Luckily there
was another officer on board who read the Ian
guage.
After the seizing OF Spencer many of the
crew became disobedient, sullen and mutinous
In action. Then Capt, Mackenzie ordered the
arrest of Small and Cromwell After this the
sullen ones among the crew behaved worse
than ever. The officers held consultation.
and It was agreed that unless an example were
set. the Somers would meet the fate of the
Bounty They signed recommendation that
the three ringleaders be hanged at the yard
arm The three culprits were strung up. Spen-
Ger and Small confessing their guilt. and say.
Ing that they deserved their fate. When the
Soiners reached New York. Capt Mackenzie
communicated with the navy department
court OF inquiry was ordered and ne was
cleared Of any blame In spite of this fact. his
chief. the secretary of the navy. ordered his
arrest on the charge of murder. Ho was tried
and acquitted by board of officers. and Presi-
dent Tyler approved the verdict
After the close Of the civil war. Gen. Custer
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-03-03

amples" set by commanding officers In the
field. who constituted themselves the last re-
viewing authority, was that of quarter-breed
Seminole Indian who, enlisting In the United
States army, endeavored to betray the brave
little band of Maj. Dade to the hostile reds In
the everglades of Florida. The story of this
execution and of the circumstances leading to
1t is but little more to-day than an army tradi
ton, the whole thing being involved in much
mystery. Not long after the shooting OF the
quarter-breed Dade's entire command was an
initiated by the Seminoles.
Almost the only thing on public view to-day
which recalls that tragedy of the swamps. Is
a plain white marble shaft, which rises at
West Point not far from Kosciusko's garden.
to commemorate the death of Dade and OF his
300 intrepid followers.
Osceola, the chief OF the Seminoles. saw a
number of his subordinate leaders sign a trea
ty with the whites by which the Indians land
was to be given up. Osceola, asked to sign the
paper. stepped forward. drew his hunting
knife and stuck its blade through the docu-
ment and deep into the desk upon which 1t
lay There Is my signature" he said. and
strode from the room. From that instant war
was on One OF the witnesses OF this fearless
act was the soldier whose blood was one-quar.
ter Indian 1t stirred In him an admiration
for Osceola that made him swear 10 himself
later to aid the Indian chiefs cause
A familiarity with the country on the part
of the quarterbreed led Dade to select him as
guide. The soldier led the command straight
to an ambush, which was discovered by for
tunate circumstance. just In time to save the
command from the annihilation which, how
ever came later. There was drumhead court
martial The guide was sentenced to be shot
at sunrise His last request was granted. He
removed from his person all signs OF the uni
form of the United States He put on leg
gings and hunting shirt OF deerskin. Then
this man, three-quarters white and only one
quarter red. sang the death song Of the Sem
mole Indians. and died with five bullets in his
breast
II a man will picture to himself the sensa-
ton that there would have been In the United
States II Admiral Dewey had strung up to the
yardarm until he was dead" the son of the
secretary of war, on the charge OF mutiny and
had done this without communicating with the
authorities at Washington. he may get some
adequate idea of the excitement OF the Ameri.
can people In the year 1843. when 1t was
learned that Capt Alexander Slidell Macken-
xie, of the brig Somers. had hanged Ensign
Philip Spencer. the son Of President Tyler's
secretary Of war. John c. Spencer.
This execution took place on the high seas.
and with Ensign Spencer were hanged Ordi-
usry Seaman Small. and Boatswain's Mate
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-03-03
Way.Ko or Wack-Ko7

Every town has right to pro.
nounce its name In its own way, but
Texans never seemed TO get together
On the pronunciation of the name
Waco" Years ago Texas was repre-
sented by two rather ancient sena-
tors. one of whom called the town
'way-ko," whereas the other insisted
It was "Wack-ko."
The reading clerk had merry time.
n the word were read one way the
opposing senator would make a COM
plant, and vice versa. Itrecalls the
time when Arkansas was represented
In the senate by Garland and Walker.
One insisted that the state should be
called Arkansas" just as it Is
spelled. The other always Insisted
upon "Arkansaw." John J. ingalls,.
who was presiding officer Of the sem
lte in those days, had the matter
iown to such a nicely that he would
recognize the one as "the senator
iom Arkansas and the other as
the senator from 'Arkansaw,' being
very careful to give each senator his
tavorite pronunciation. Washington
correspondence st. Louis Star.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-03-03
RUBlEs BOUGHT IN SUNLIGHT
Peculiar Methods Of Oriental Mer
misunderstanding Out BriIIiancy
Of the Gems.

Oriental merchants have business
methods which would arouse the won
der of the American storekeeper. Per
haps the most peculiar methods are
associated with the sale of rubies In
Burma.
The prospective purchaser takes
seat near window and has before
him large copper plate. The sellers
come to him one by one and each emp
ties upon this plate little bag OF
rubies. The purchaser arranges the
gems all In separate little heaps In
order that he may set valuation upon
them.
He first divides them into three
grades. according to size. Each OF
.hese groups is again divided into
.hree other piles, according to color
md each of these piles In turn is once
more divided into three groups accord
ng to shape.
Artificial light is never used I'm the
examination of rubies. the merchants
believing that full sunlight alone Is
capable Of bringing out the color and
''''"h'J VI tuc Sthus All sdlts uluSt
De made between the hours of 9 a. m.
Ind p. m. and the sky must be clear.
10 that nothing can dim the radiance
u the crimson stones.
The copper plate is brought into
tequisition In more ways than one.
rhe sunlight reflected from It through
the stones brings out with true rubies
color effect different from that of
spinels or tourmalines. which are thus
readily separated Many spinels bear
close resemblance to the ruby, but
this simple test made under the keen
eye of the oriental never fails.
When the various stones have been
segregated the buyer and seller begin
an odd method of bargaining by signs.
or rather grips. In profound silence.
After agreeing upon the fairness Of
the classification they join their right
hands, covered with handkerchief or
the flap of garment, and by grips and
pressures understood among all these
dealers they make, modify and accept
proposals OF purchase and sale. The
hands are then uncovered and the
prices are recorded.