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THE AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER.
TWENTY-SECOND YEAR.
HOTWEATHER
CALLS FOR
COOL CLOTHING
'' The past week we have received another lot of those
. striped Flannel Suits worth $10; to sell them quick
Jp- we price them at $7 00.
double-breasted Serge Coats worth $5 oo reduced to $4 00.
Double-breasted i:erge Coats worth $4 50 reduced to $3 25.
Blue& black Serge Coats & Vests reduced to 4 50 this week
NEGLIGE SHIRTS
Big lot just opened in plain white, “cool and neat”
and all the season new shades and colors.
UNDERWEAR
Nainsook and Check Muslin Underwear from 25c to
soc per garment worth at least one-third more. Big
line of Balbriggan Underwear for those who prefer it
at 25c, 35c, soc, 75c, $1 00 per garment.
NECKWEAR
Don’t forget that we have the nicest, newest and
prettiest line of Neckwear in Americus, 75c Ties
for 50c, 35c goods at 25c this week.
NICE LINE '
Os the latest in Collars, Cuffj, Hosiery and Suspen
ders always on hand for well dressed gentleman.
Very Truly Yours,
Lee Allen
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r ’ That’s the only way to get rid of bed
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\ \ \ \\ -i secure a complete and final riddance of
the pests. Follow the slightest indica
t M f.i,r tion of their return with another appli
. ■'l 1 cation of the remedy to make their ab-
= sence from your furniture permanent,
ir -s The unanswerable logic of experience
V. v ’ PWjsfe has shown our bed bug killer to be
Hudson’s store.
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m DR. MOFFETT S g Allays Irritation, Aids Digestion,
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C E I" tIHi fU f S strengthens the Child,
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VfiW A (Teething Powders) JLJLtEETHINA Relieves the Bowel
Costs on ty 25 cents at Druggists, any age.
Or mail 25 cents to C. J. MOFFETT, M. D., ST. LOUIS, MO*
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
G> JONES, Ph. G. M. D.
Specialist.
Genl to Urinary diseases and diseases of
the skin. Oftiice in, and over Dodson's I’nar
macy. Room No. 41 Windsor Bote!,
yAN RIPER,
PHOTOGRAPHER AND VIEW ARTIST.
Studio on Jackson street, opposite Presby
terian church.
DR. B. B. HUDSON,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Tenders his professional services to the pub
lic. Calls left at Hudson’s drug store will
receive prompt attention.
ROBT. L. MAYNARD,
Attorney at Law,
Office in Wheatley Building; Room 1.
Will practice in all courts except County
Court of Sumter countv.
JAMBS TAYtOII,
Attorney *t L*w,
Office over Rembert’s Bru* store, Forsyth
street.
£A. HAWKINS, • 1
• Attorney at Law.
Office in Wheatley Building opposite th ,
courthouse.
WELLBORN F. CLARtvE,
Attorney at Law
BiiMi Lamar Street. Americus. Ga
J A.' /nsley,’ jr. } Attorneys at Law
Americus, Ga.
Give special attention to the Bankruptcy
practice. Office. Bvne bldg, near court house
C-
E..CATO, M. D.
PH YSCIAN AND SURGEON.
Residence 330 Felder street Telephone 9(5
Tenders his professional services to the
people of Americus and surrounding coun
ties. Special attention given to general
surgery, diseases of women and children.
Office 4&>K Jackson street. Cails left at Dr .
Eldridge’s store will receive prompt at ten
ton
JOHN M. WILKES,
DENTIST
Office over Bank of Southwestern
Georgia.
STEVE WOOTEN has the only relia
ble transer agency in the city. Al
orders attended to promptly it left at
Windsor hotel. Hours 6am to 10 pm.
Orders for night trains must be left
before p m, Respectfully,
PHONE g 4 STEVE WOOTEN. J
PENNSYLVANIA PURE RYE,
EIGHT YEARS OLD.
OLD SHARPE WILLIAMS,
FOUR FULL QUARTS OF THIS FINE
OLD, PURE RYE.
EXPRESS
PREPAID.
We ship on approval in plain, sealed boxes,
with no marks to indicate contents. When
you receive it and test it, if it is not satisf ac-
I tory, return it at our expense and we will re
• turn your 83.50. We guarantee this brand to
Ihe eightyears old. Eight bottles for 86.50,
f express prepalu; 12 bottles for 89.50. express
f prepaid; 1 gallon jug. express prepaid, 83.00;
2 gallon jug, express prepaid, 85.50. No
charge for boxing.
We handle all the leading brands of Rye
and Bourbon Whiskies in the market, and
will save vou 50 ner cent, on vour purchases
Quart. Gallon.
Kentuck Star Bourbon 835 81 25
Elkridge Bourbon 40 150
Coon Hollow Bourbon 45 1 60
Mellwocd Pure Rye 50 1 90
Monogram Rye 55 2 00
Mcßrayer Rye ... 60 225
Baker’s AAaA 65 2 40
O. O P. (Old Oscar Pepper).. 65 2 40
Old Crow 75 2 50
Finches’Golden Wedding.... 75 2 75
Hoffman House Rye 90 3 00
Mount Vernon (8 years old).. 1 00 350
Old Dillinger (10 years 01d)... 1 25 4 00
The above are only a tew brands of the
many we carry in stock. Send for catalogue.
All other goods by the gallon, such as Corn
Whiskey, Peach and Apple Brandies, etc,,
sold equally as low, from 11,25 gallon up
wards.
We make a specialty of the jug trade and
all orders by mall or telegraph will have our
prompt attention. Special inducements of
fered.
The Altmayer &
Flatau Liquor Co.
laf-MUI orders shipped same day receipt of
older.
506, 508,'508, 510, 512 Fourth-st.
Near Union Passenger Depot
Phone 265.
Macon, - - Georgia.
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This elegant hotel, situated upon the out
skirts of the city of Winchester, Va., will be
formally opened June 15th.
Il cost over $125,000, and accommodates 250
guests, is modern in all appointments, rich
ly furnished and conducted upon a high
plane of excellence.
The city of Winchester, made famous by
song and story, ricn in historic reminis
cences, Is located In the heart of :he Shen
andoah Valley. Its elevation is over 1 1,100
feet, the atmosphere cool and dry. The Inn
is located upon the billside westward ot the
town, and a cool, bracing air fans it at all
times.
The many places of interest ;n this beauti
ful valley appeal strongly to the tourist and
those seeking summer rest. A visit to the
old battlefields is Interesting.
Beautiful shaded grounds surround tne
hotel, a chance for the children to romp; no
signs “Keep off the grass,-’ excellent high
ways. saddle riding, cycling, tennis, fishing,
bathing, etc., afford means of enjoyment.
An excellent orchestra during the entire
season. Rates from $12.00 to 821 each per
week for single rooms; $25 to $49 for double
rooms. Rooms en suite with bath. Write
for CHARLES ST. JOHN.
Winchester. Va.
THF.
Windsor Hotel,
AMERICUS, GEORGIA
CHAS. A. FRICKER, Proprietor
HENRY WETTEROTH, Manager
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IT IS A FINE THING
for COLIC and BOWEL TROUBLES.
For Sale By All Druggists.
NEAR THE END,
SffilHMT
British Officer At Peking Has
Abandoned All Hope of
Being Rescued.
FOOD ALMOST EXHAUSTED
Thirty Thousand Chinese Troops At
tack the City—Nearly All the Lega
tions Have Been Destroyed For
eigners Have Regarded Their Posi
tion as Hopeless Since June 26.
Chee Foo, July 12. —A courier from
Sir Robert Hart, in Peking, has just ar
rived, bringing this message, dated June
23:
“Close to good bye. Near the end.”
Shanghai, July 12.—A private letter
from Peking dated June 24 and received
at Tien Tsin June 30 says:
“We are in danger of death. Thirty
thousand troops are attacking. Only
three days’ food is left.
“No news comes of troops. If no re
lief comes all seems hopeless.
“Mallien’s store has been burned and
the Hotel de Peking bombarded. The
Italian, uutcn, American ana part oi
the British legations have been burned.”
This confirms Sir Robert’s dispatch of
the same date.
Yuan Shih Ki has telegraphed Taotai
Sheng that he has received a verbal
message from Peking dated July 5 to the
effect that two legations were still un
captured and that more than half the
Boxers had dispersed.
Refugees who have arrived from Tien
Tsin, which they left on July 5, regard
the position of foreign Peking as hope
less since June 26.
Washington, July 12. —A belated ca
blegram has been received at the navy
department from Taku via Siberia. It
bore no signature, but Secretary Long
believes it came from Rear Admiral
Kempff. The text of the message is as
follows:
“Runner from Peking reports that
German troops burned the tsung li ya
men. The Chinese have moved many
field guns on the wall commanding thu
legation. Chinese subjects have been
advised to leave the legations. ’ ’
London's View of the Situation.
London, July 12. —The character ol
the news from China only tends to con
firm the pessimism in London concern
ing the fate of the international colony
at Peking. Observers see in the edict
from Peking and information emanating
from Che Foo and other sources only
attempts to gain time, and desperate
anxiety on the part of some one to make
an apology for the outrages committed
at the capital.
The latest news from Tien Tsin con
siderably intensifies thef general alarm.
The lack of cohesion among the A allies
and the consequent failure to make
headway renders the situation there
critical.
Prince Tuan Reported Insane.
Che Foo, July 12.—1 tis reported on
good authority that Prince Tuan has
become insane.
WILL AGGREGATE $3,000,000.
Birmingham Industrial Development,
New Capital Invested.
Birmingham, Ala., July 12.—Th ©.rec
ords show that during the first sb
months in the present year 29 new cor
porations were formed in Jefferson
county, with a total capital slock oi
$1,518,750. In addition to these new
corporations, two old ones increased
their capital stock $150,000 and $25,000
respectively, making the grand total
$1,688,750. The capital stock repre
sented by the various concerns ranges
from $250 to $700,000, and every line oi
business is represented. Chief among
them are the corporations for the opera
tion of coal mines and new iron and
kindred manufactories.
As there has been no let up in this
work of development, so far as the
formation of new companies is con
cerned, it is believed that the total for
the year will exceed $3,000,000 of new
capital invested in the district.
Counterfeit Money In a Sewer.
Coi.Umbus, Ga., July 12. —Several lit
tle white boys playing in a gutter at the
corner of Sixth avenue and Thirteenth
streets found about SSO in counterfeit
quarters and hick els.
Telephone Company Organized.
Cleveland, Ga., July 12.—The Cleve
land and Cornelia Telephone company
has been organized here. Work will
begin at once, and in a few weeks it will
, be completed.
COMMITTEE VISITS
PRESIDENT M'KINLEY
He Is Officially Notified of
His Nomination,
ISSUES OF THE CAMPAIGN
Speech of Senator Lodge and the Pres
ident’s Response Form the Basis
Upon Which It Will Be Fought.
Roosevelt Also Notified.
Canton, July 12.—The second notifi
cation of William McKinley that he had
been selected as the nominee of the Re
publican party for president was made
at the same place as the first, and all
the accessories were similar to the occa
sion of four years ago. Then the chair
man of the committe was Senator John
M. Thurston of Nebraska, who had been
prominent in his nomination.
Today, Senator Lodge, in the presence
of a vast multitude officially notified
President McKinley that he was the
unanimous choice of the Republican na
tional convention for president. The
speech of Senator Lodge and the re
sponse of Mr. McKinley were intended
to be more than formal and to a certain
extent formed the basis upon which the
campaign is to be fought this year.
Their utterances were listened to with
the closest attention by the many promi
inent Republicans present.
Chairman Lodge and the members of
the notification committee, together with
Chairman Hanna and members of the
national committee, arrived on a special
train from Cleveland at 11 o’clock. They
were met at the station by the citizens’
committee in charge of the arrange
ments, and with a band of music were
escorted to the home of President Mc-
Kinley. Several flags had been flung to
the breeze in the early morning and the
streets through which the procession
moved had some indications of a cele
bration. The various organizations and
clubs as they arrived marched to the
president’s home and were grouped
about the place within seeing and hear
ing distance of the ceremonies.
Governor Roosevelt Notified.
Oyster Bay, N. Y., July 12.—Gov
ernor Roosevelt was today officially no
tified by a committee at his home, Saga
more, near Oyster Bay, of his nomina
tion for the vice presidency.
The committee left New York on a
special train at 10:30 o’clock and made
a quick run to Oyster Bay, where car
riages were in waiting to convey them
to Sagamore.
Senator Wolcott, of Colorado, officially
notified Governor Roosevelt that he was
the choice of the Republican national
convention for vice president, to which
the governor responded in his character
istic manner.
A. P. WHITE FOR GOVERNOR.
Bitter Fight on For Minor Places on
the Ticket.
Charleston, W. Va., July 12.—The
Republican state convention convened
for its second day’s session under pecu
liar circumstances. Usually the inter
est lags after the head of the ticket has
been named. The contests only began
at this convention after A. P. White
was nominated without opposition for
govornor. There are many contestants
for all the other places. The harmony
for Elkins and White gave way to a
long series of speeches in presenting
names and balloting and contending for
the minor places on the state ticket.
The contests have been waged all
week and the fighting for places is car
ried on with great bitterness.
STILL UNABLE TO AGREE.
Fuslonists In Session All Night—Dem
ocratic Proposition.
Lincoln, Neb., July 12. Daylight
found the three fusion state conventions
still in session with practically no'pro
gress made further than the adoption ol
their separate platforms. The whole
question hinges on whether the Demo
crats would yield from the position they
had taken in demanding two places on
the state ticket, together with all thp_
electors for president and vice presi
dent. All efforts to bring about a sur
render were howled down derisively.
In the Populist gathering some fiery
speeches were made in denunciation of
the stubborn attitude assumed ’by the
Democrats.
BRYAN WILL TAKE A REST.
He Will Make No More Speeches For
the Present.
Lincoln, Neb., July 12.—The speeches
of Mr. Bryan to the three fusion con
ventions are expected to be the last pub
lic utterances he will make for several
days. Mr. Bryan is anxious to get all
the rest he can before going to Indian
apolis to receive the official notification
or his nomination.
Nearly all the prominent politicians
who have been here since Sunday have
departed and few, if any, other visitors
are expected this week.
Will Be Notified Aug. 8.
Chicago, July 12.—Bryan and Steven
son will be officially notified of theii
nomination at Indianapolis Aug. 8.
TWENTY' PEOPLE INJURED.
Electric Cars Collide at Springfield.
None Escape Unhurt.
Springfield, 0., July 12.—-Two cars
collided on the Dayton, Springfield and
Urbana electric road late last night and
were telescoped. Probably 20 persons
were injured. One car was loaded with
persons returning from a church picnic,
and nearly all the passengers were hurt.
Motorman Armstrong had a leg broken
and was internally injured He may
die. Several others of the injured are
in a critical condition.
Two New Stamp Mills.
Dahlonega, Ga., July 12.—Two hun
dred yards from the site of the present
gold mining plant of 120 stamp will be
erected in the course of the next few
months a second 120-stamp mill, and less
than 4 miles from this point a third mill
of the same number of stamps will be
put in. The completion of this work
which is outlined for the present year
will give Georgia three of the largest
plants to be found in the United Statea.
ALLIES BADLY
DISORGANIZED
Discord Adds o the Gravity
of the Situation at
Tien Tsin.
FORCE IS HANDICAPPED
Safety of the City Is Imperiled By a
Lack of Organization—Commander
of AH Troops Is Necessary— Com
manders Work Withont Co-opera
tion—Conferences of No Avail.
Tien Tsin, July 4, via Shanghai, July
12.—A homogeneous army of half the
strength of the allied forces could do
better work than is being done by them.
The operations are dangerously handi
capped and the safety of the city is im
perilled by lack of organization and the
want of one commander to control all
the forces. The representatives of the
several nations manage their civil and
military affairs largely without co-opera
tion. The ranking officers of each na
tionality has absolute jurisdiction over
the operations of his government’s
troops. Questions of policy are discussed
daily at international conferences, which
have not the power to enforce the wishes
of the majority.
Admiral Seymour’s method of com
manding is to make requests, which the
other commanders generally follow, but
there have been instances of the rank
ing officers holding aloof from opera
tions of which they disapprove. There
is great need of more troops. The pres
ent force of 10,000 men is attempting to
hold a line 15 miles long around the
city. There is also great need of re
building the railroad to Taku and get
ting artillery equal to the guns with
which the Chinese are daily bombard
ing the allies’ position.
Allies Lose 60 Men Killed.
The week’s work resulted in a sub
stantial gain for the Chinese, as the al
lies lost 50 or 60 men and succeeded in
accomplishing nothing. Yesterday furn
ished a new illustration of the weak
ness of the present methods. A major
ity of the commanders have agreed that
it was imperative to attack the native
city beyond the foreign settlement and
destroy the artillery therein which
menaced the settlements. The attack
was fixed for four days, but was post
poned because the Russian commander
considered his men unfit for duty after
their recent work. It was again fixed
for yesterday mornkig, but was post
poned because creditable reports were in
circulation that 10,000 regulars from the
northwest had reinforced the Chinese.
Meantime, the "Chinese have removed
two big guns on the fort near to the na
tive city and have planted four in the
open near the east arsenal 2 miles away.
These shelled the city for four hours,
sending in more than 100 shells. They
got the range of the public buildings
and of the clubhouse, used as a hospital,
and dropped shells all about them. Some
of tho shells failed to burst and others
had a small radius of effectiveness.
Situation Is Chaotic.
In the absence of a concerted plan the
Russians sent a few companies of Cos
sacks, with two field guns, and the
Japanese a battery of three 6-pounders,
and two companies of infantry support
ing the English 12-pounders from the
Terrible to silence them. The Terrible’s
guns failed to get an effective position
and the Russians had one gun dis
mounted and four men killed early in
the engagement.
The Japanese are confident that they
silenced the guns in the open, but it ap
peared to the onlookers that these guns
fired the last shots as the Japanese were
retiring.
The Russians lost heavily and the
Japanse had one killed and 12 wounded.
The Chinese threw a few shells into the
city this morning to show that they still
were alive.
A British officer described the situa
tion as chaotic. He said:
“We have wasted many days in po
liteness, and it is time we did some
thing.”
Discord Among the Commanders.
There is no disagreement among the
commanders, but in the absence of a
definite head several of them are dis
posed to follow their own methods and
then simply abstain from operations
contrary to these methods.
The foreign population is greatly
aroused concerning this apparent apa
thy. While the city is being bombarded
they are likely to suffer heavily and they
cannot understand the apparent negli
gence of the governments to furnish re
lief and why reinforcements are not
coming on faster. The Americans are
particularly dissatisfied because, though
they have one of the smallest representa
tions, their interests are second to none.
One experienced officer said:
“It is impossible to realize at home
that there has been more real war here
than' in Cuba or the Philippines.”
The Germans have occupied and raised
their flag over the Imperial university of
Tien Tsin. The officers of the univer
sity are Americans. The viceroy deeded
the property to them. Consul Ragsdale
has protested against the action of the
Germans.
Smallpox At Cape Nome.
San Frangisco, July 12.—The steamer
San Juan, which has arrived from Cape
Nome with 46 disappointed goldseekers,
having left Nome June 30, brings news
that there were 11 cases of smallpox
there. There were also numerous cases
of pneumonia. The passengers predict
that the military rule now prevailing at
the Oape will soon adjust the differences
Between the contending claim owners
and that peace will be preserved.
Crapshooter Killed.
Birmingham, Ala., July 12.—At Ish
kooda Clarence Battle, a negro, was
shot and killed by John Jackson, an
other negro. The men quarreled over a
game of craps, in which the sum of 5
cents was involved. Jackson escaped.
Officers Elected.
New York, July 12.—At the annual
meeting of the stockholders of the Wes
tern Union Telegraph company, held at
the company’s office in Jersey City, offi
cers and directors were elected. Thomas
T. Eckert was
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/•'OXFORD
WNES/J
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Old Sol compels people to buy (straw
hats at the proper time but he fails to
induce many people to enjoy the maxi
mum foot comfort by substituting ox
fords for high shoes.
Better think about this matter “good
and hard.”
We have the proper oxfords at the
proper prices.
SCHUMPERT SHOE CO.
GREEN CHOSEN_PRESIDENT. -
National Educators Elect Officers For
the Ensuing Year.
Charleston, July 12.—The National
Educational association has elected J.
M. Green of the State Normal school,
Trenton, N. J., president of the associa
tion. L. C. Greenlee of Colorado waa
chosen secretary to succeed Mr. Pearse
of Omaha. Irwin Shepherd of Winona,
Minn., holds over as treasurer. Vice
presidents were elected from each of ths
states represented at the convention.
The office of treasurer will hereafter
be filled on the rotating plan.
President Corson presided at the morn
ing session of the general convention.
“The Problem of the Grades” was the
topic. That branch of the subject com
ing under the head of discipline was as
signed to Miss Gertrude Edmund, prin
cipal of the Teachers’ Training school,
Lowell, Mass. She recommended the
establishment of a department of dra
matic art for every school as an essen
tial to discipline.
Miss Elizabeth Buchanan, of Kansas
City, read a paper on the problem of
classification and promotion, and the
problem of instruction was well handled
by Mrs. Alice Woodworth Oooley, su
perintendent of primary grades, Minne
apolis.
The departments held meetings dur
ing the afternoon. Professor Woodford
Alderson, of the University of South
Dakota, read a paper before the depart
ment of business education. Miss Emma
A. Newman, an instructor of Buffalo,
read a paper before .the kindergarten
education department.
“A Study in Musical Interpretation,”
was the subject of a paper by H. E. Krata
read before the child study department.
ARBITRATION IS SUGGESTED
Citizens Urge a Settlement of the St.
Louis Strike.
St. Louis, July 12.—Notwithstanding
the renewal of the strike, street oars are
running as usual on the various lines of
the St. Louis Transit company. Officials
of the company declare that a numbe’rof
the strikers have deserted the union and
are applying for work. This is denied
by the Strikers’ executive committee,
which makes a counter assertion that
men are leaving the employ of the com
pany.
Efforts are being made by the citi- •
zens’ committee to settle the strike by
arbitration. The committee has issued
a statement reviewing the situation and
requesting both parties to the contro
versy to submit matters in dispute for
settlement by a board of arbitration.
Neither side has answered the request.
The Transit company officials assert that
so far as they are concerned there is no
strike.
MACHINISTS MAY STRIKE.
Report From Knoxville Says Walk
Out Is Probable.
Knoxville, July 12.—A machinist
employed in the Lonsdale shops of the
Southern railway in this city is au
thority for the statement that the ma
chinists in all the Southern’s shops may
strike if the company fails to grant cer
tain concessions asked. The machinists
want an increase of 5 per cent in their
wage scale, a 9-hour day instead of 10
hours, as at present, the regulation of
work'of “handy men” in their shops
and the limitation of an apprentice to
every five machinists.
If the demands are not granted, he
says, a vote will be taken on a strike.
Two-thirds of the men can order the
strike.
DEVOURED BY CANNIVALS.
Party of Bushmen Slain and Roasted
In New Britain.
Victoria, B. C., July 12.—Bushmen
from Oape Oxford, according to a letter
received by the Miowera from Sydney,
were killed and eaten by cannibals on
the coast of New Britain.
The most horrifying part was when
several men were captured alive and
dragged to the scene of the feast their
bodies were to provide. They were
clubbed and afterward roasted and
eaten.
This tribe of native ghouls is one of
the most notorious in the islands for
man eating, who kill for food solely.
The victims were not all killed at once,
some of them witnessing the killing of
their comrades and tne first part of the
cannibal feast.
WORK OF MAKING UP JURY.
Six Meo Have Been Selected—-Their
Names Withheld.
Georgetown, Ky., July 12.—1 n the
Powers trial the defense ask that the
order show that six temporarily accepted
jurors were sworn to try the case. Judge
Cantrill granted the request, but re
fused to permit the np-.es of the six
jurors to appear in the order. The
swearing of jurors before the full jury
is selected, will likely be urged as error
in of appeal.
The special venire of 100 men is»here
and the making up of the jury has been
resumed.
Lynching In Alabama.
Creswell, Ala., July 12.—John Jen*
I nings, a negro, has been lynched here.
■ Thursday last Jennings shot and killed
; L. Martin, a coaler on the railroad. He
. was arrested Tuesday, and was taken
i from officers at Childersburg and hanged
beside the road*